It’s a year to the day that I started T3 🙌 I’ve been so well during this time. Part time job, part time college and 4 teenagers. I’ve been so happy over this last year.
With the pandemic and lockdown in place it’s a time to reflect, I’ve said to a few family and friends that the uncertainty that they are living under at this time is not unlike the one I live under constantly. The low level anxiety rumbling beneath the calm exterior of my life. The anxiety of where my next batch of T3 is going to come from. It’s so sad that my NHS Endo doesn’t believe that T3 works, believes that it’s dangerous. I actually can’t allow myself to wallow in her words, I’d fall into a depression if I try and think what I’m going to do for the next 40yrs of my life, every 6mths hoping that I can ‘score’ some more T3.
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Your Endocrinologist believes T3 'doesn't work' because that's what they've been told and if they, themselves, don't have hypo and believe what they've been trained to believe and somehow think their patients are wrong - after all they've trained for years before consuling with patients. Unfortunately that is not the case and their treatment and prescriptions may not improve the health of some patients but prescribe 'other medications' to try to control symptoms.
I am with you - all the way - as I was more unwell on levothyroxine than before diagnosing myself, when TSH was 100, and told the day before by the doctor 'there's nothing wrong and your blood tests are fine'.
They seem completely ignorant of the purpose of T3 - the brain and heart contain the most T3 receptor cells and we have millions in our body. Why would 'mother nature' supply T4 and T3?
Are they also unaware that T4 (inactive hormone) is supposed to convert to T3 but for some of us it doesn't restore our health and energy., Others who find levo good and restores their health wont be on this forum.
How can authoritive Associations be so wrong when many, mainly women, cannot recover on levothyroxine alone. Some doctors also seem to believe that once the TSH 'is somewhere in range i.e. up to 10 '- that we're on a sufficient dose. Why do they not know any clinical symptoms? They seem to read no research but have to stick to the 'rules' otherwise will lose their livelihood.
Researchers and scientists have proven time and again that T3 or the addition of T3 to T4 works.
Also, the very original thyroid hormones- called Natural Dessicated Thyroid Hormones (NDT) - introduced from 1892 onwards and and lives were saved - up until False Statements were made about it to get with withdrawn also . So instead of NDTs, or T4/T3 - or T3 they will only prescribe levothyroxine. There were no blood tests in 1892 and patients were given a trial of it due to their unpleasant symptoms and if they improved they stayed on NDT for life.
I am thinking of switching from Armour 30 mg plus 15 mg to T4 and T3 separately. Been having hair loss, weight gain and being breathless. Was doing ok on Armour for 2 years till end of 2019. Anyone trying this combo with Hoshimotos thyroid?
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