Tru Thyroid arrived - new NDT - levo equivalent

[Lesleyg13]

I ordered the new NDT from Thailand, Tru Thyroid, earlier this month. It arrived after only 2 weeks, via air mail.

I emailed the seller yesterday to ask about the breakdown of the product (T4 vs T3), in comparison to other makes of NDT, and here is their detailed reply:

"We produce Tru Thyroid using a nearly identical process to what Armour has registered with the US FDA for their powder. This means we make our thyroid powder to USP standards, with an average hormone content of 38 mcgs of T4 and 9 mcgs T3 per 1 grain/65 mg. Thus, 2 tablets are hormone identical to 1 tablet of Thiroyd from Greater Pharma.

That said, you should always be prepared to adjust your dosage when changing brands. This applies to any brand, not just ours. Hormone content is a necessary condition (if the hormones aren't there you can't absorb them), but it is not the whole story. Bioavailability can change based on the location in your digestive system where the hormones are released, and this can be affected by the tablet formulation. So you may find you need to adjust your dosage. Greater actually used a process where they had an inner plug of concentrated thyroid powder surrounded by an outer shell that delayed absorption until later in the digestive cycle. Tru Thyroid does not use that technique, and is more akin to what you would have received if you chewed Thiroyd or took it sublingually.

So you should use extra care during the first several weeks to titrate your dose based on the new tablets. "

I have just started taking it, so won't be able comment on the quality of the product for a while yet. I should also point out that Thiroyd from Greater Pharma which they compare it to above is actually a little weaker than the new Tru Thyroid.

Each tablet of Thiroyd contains: equivalent of 35 mcg of Levothyroxine (T4) and 8.31 mcg of Liothyronine (T3).