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Hi.ive taken levothyroxine for 30yrs..cant say ive ever felt normal whatever that is lol but i am on day 4 of taking liothyronine for 14 days pre radioactive test for parathyroid..i was dreading this change but... i have never felt so well..so alive..my family think i have been replaced by someone else..why was i not given this pill in the first place..not had chance to adk dr this yet..just dreading the 14 days afterwards i have to take nothing at all pre test..very scared..

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katherine107

i feel so much better on t3 but am worried it will be stopped

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doolalleytat in reply to katherine107

Yes.im only on it for 14 days then 14 days nil then back on levothyroxine which i have had for 27years! But 5 days on t3 have given me 5 days of life lol x

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guysgrams in reply to doolalleytat

Why not ask to stay on it?

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JaneChapple

Hi Doolalleycat

Just wishing you good luck. I have my fingers crossed for ypu.

Janex

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fortunata

I felt so poorly on Levo. I now take 60mcgs of Liothyronine and have been doing for about three years and feel really well and healthy on it.

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doolalleytat

well I,m past my first week on liothyronine and honestly I can not explain how good I feel, probably just normal like a person should feel. Why should we who have thyroid problems have to ,just get by,.. I am going to realy go all out after scan to see if I can keep on it... I,m in tears because I feel so ok. thank you for replies...gilly

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