Anyone else find the Thai NDT a tad weak?

[Jodypody]

I was on 3 grains in the summer maybe 3 1/4. Last batch of naturethroid very weak so I worked my way up to 4 grains. Opted to buy Thai TR Man and I’m now up to 4.5 grains. Is it normal? I’m only about 56kg and most definitely not overdoing it (it’s 8.30 and I could fall asleep right now. 😀. What’s an average dose? Does it mean my thyroid is failing or is it just a blip??

[MrWellness94]

Hello Jodypody,

I am also taking this brand, however this is my first time taking NDT so I have nothing to compare it to, so far doing pretty good. According to a source, here is the information for TR man thyroid: Natural Desiccated Thyroid (NDT)

Each tablet contains: 60 mg. Thyroid Extract (1 Tablet = 60mg = 1 grain)

(1 Bottle contains 1000 Tablets)

Source of extract: Porcine

Each tablet contains: 38 mcg of Levothyroxine (T4) and 9 mcg of Liothyronine (T3)

I'm not sure how much naturethroid has in its tablets to you might want to compare and see if it contains more thyroid hormone than this. It is also possible that you may need more of this due to the changing weather (we need more thyroid hormone during winter months). Hope this helps in any way.

[Jodypody in reply to MrWellness94]

Exactly the same but it’s been problematic since it’s reformulation and there are a huge amount of people complaining it wasn’t working. I have been so busy this past 12 months I didn’t realise I was deteriorating

[Hidden]

No, in fact, I have found all three brands of Thai NDT (Thyroid-S, TR, Thiroyd) to be quite potent. Thyroid-S and TR contain the same amount of T3 and T4 per grain as Naturethroid.

Unlike Naturethroid, TR does not contain cellulose, nor does it contain lactose, both of which are said to decrease the absorption of thyroid hormone.

Could you try one of the other Thai brands and see if it works better for you?

[Jodypody in reply to Hidden]

Maybe I just need more. T.R. Man has less fillers so would probably be the best

[snow22 in reply to Jodypody]

I also went down hill on Nature Throid so stopped. Tried Thiroyd and felt more awake and normal after 1 tablet, but could not tolerate it so quickley stopped. Now just started Thyroid S and felt better more awake on taking first tablet. Now on day 4 and feel more normal already. So yes sounds odd to me too.

[Jodypody in reply to snow22]

Well I’ve just checked and I’ve put on nearly a stone in weight too. Gutted

[NatChap in reply to Jodypody]

I think you need to get your blood tested and see what your lab results are saying. I switched from NT to Thai thiroyd (straight swap, 4.5 grains NT to 4.5 Thai thiroyd) as NT stopped working and I'm doing fine so far (been around 6 months now). Last tests a few months ago showed my t3 was on it's way back up and I'm due a thyroid review in a couple of weeks so will see if I'm back to where I should be.

[Jodypody in reply to NatChap]

That’s interesting. It sort of proves my theory as you haven’t had to reduce your dose

[Jodypody]

Yes definitely. There was someone else I spoke to recently who’d had to take similar jump from 3 to 4.5 but I can’t remember who it was