T3 experiences

[Liverpool1977]

Hi, would anyone be willing to share their experience with T3 with me? Would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

would anyone be willing to share their experience with T3 with me?

In what respect?

Do you think you need T3? You would need to test TSH, FT4 and FT3 all at the same time to know that. If conversion of T4 to T3 is poor then the addition of T3 to Levo may be beneficial. But conversion can be poor because of low nutrients. Before considering adding T3, it's essential to test Vit D, B12, Folate and Ferritin and optimise levels if they are low or deficiency.

I had poor conversion, I added T3 to Levo and optimised nutrient levels, I am now better than I was before.

[Heloise]

Hi Liverpool, It's really not very helpful to know what has happened to others with T3. As Susie mentioned if your conversion rate was excellent which means that a large part of your Levo converted to FT3 and not reverse T3 then taking isolated T3 probably won't make much of a difference. BUT when other factors are not good, it's definitely easier on your body to use T3. This should make losing weight and increasing energy more efficient. If you think of it why shouldn't the two main ingredients your body produces be the two main ingredients you replace. That's why natural desiccated hormone worked so well for the fifty years or more before levothyroxine was manufactured.

[Celestialbeing]

Not sure of your needs/history. After my TT, I used synthetic T4. I was not thriving and, after 3 years of suffering, I figured out that I wa not converting the T4 into T3. I found an endo that scripted T3. along with the T4, I used the T3. I followed the guidelines from informed people as to how to use it. T3 did not work for me. My FT3 did not increase, i experienced headaches, stomachaches, constant hunger, and constipation.

I decided to try DTE (porcine-derived T4/T3). I have been through 4 endos in a 5 month period before find someone that knew how to dose and test levels (FT4, FT3, RT3) while using DTE. I have been fine since then.