Liothyronine Sodium vs Liothyronine Hydrochloride - what's the difference?

[pandacat2]

Hi there,

I'm currently taking 5mcg tablets of Liothyronine Sodium (SigmaPharm) three times daily which is rather expensive, I've asked for an alternative that might be cheaper and pharmacy I get it from can supply me 20mcg tablets of Liothyronine Hydrochloride (Thybon Henning).

I have two questions and would be grateful for your help/advice:

1) what is the difference between these two chemicals and is it ok to switch to Liothyronine Hydrochloride? I'm still in the process of working out the correct dose of T3 for me (with a private Dr).

2) Is it possible to cut the 20mcg tablets of Thybon Henning into quarters?

Many thanks,

Kathryn

[jimh111]

Essentially the same although I find the Thybon better, it seems to give more stable in levels.

You can snap the Thybon into halves along the score line and then it's easy to to snap the half into quarters.

[pandacat2 in reply to jimh111]

Interesting, I hope it's better for me too, it's so much cheaper than the brand i'm currently using. Thanks for you advice

[Lovecake]

Hi, I have Thybon in 20mcg tablets. As Jim says, you can easily break or cut them. I even manage 1/8s as I’m taking 2.mcg in the afternoons at the mo.My endo said Thybon is usually better tolerated too.

[pandacat2 in reply to Lovecake]

Fab thank you! Glad it's not gonna be too tricky to split

[Lovecake]

I figure if it’s a bit wonky it evens out over the day ☺️