Thyro active 2

[Hookie01]

Hi,

Just curious, is anyone on here using Thyro active 2?

[Jodypody]

I was yes.

[Hookie01 in reply to Jodypody]

How did you find it?

[Jodypody in reply to Hookie01]

I was done but found I had to go up to 3.5 grains to hit my sweet spot. They ran out and I ordered bovine thyro gold and having to drop to 2 grains of that so all over the place 😂

[Hookie01 in reply to Jodypody]

Oh dear! It's all fun and games isn't it 🙄

[Hidden]

I did some research when trying to decide which type of NDT to take, and all the info about Thyro Active I found seems to indicate it is pretty weak so you may have to take a lot of it. It´s not clear from your post if you are interested in a bovine or porcine version. If it´s a bovine glandular, then the best alternatives seem to be Thyro-Gold , Thyroid by Allergy Research Group and Thyrovanz.. One disadvantage with Thyro-Gold and Thyrovanz is that they have to be ordered from the US so shipping can be pretty expensive. For Thyro-Gold, for instance, international shipping costs 40 USD. Thyroid by Allergy RG is available in Europe. There don´t seem to be many porcine glandulars available except Metavive which was reformulated about a year or so ago and some users have reported problems with it since. There used to be a brand called Nutri-Meds but it no longer seems available.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Hidden]

If something is usually so weak you need to take a lot, I'd be even more concerned than usual about consistency. Suddenly get a more potent batch and end up significantly over-dosing.

That glandulars often make a boast that they don't manage potency is, to my mind, a major issue. Between tablets, between batches, between years.

[Hookie01 in reply to helvella]

Ok thank-you. Something to think about.

[Hookie01 in reply to Hidden]

I'm not really sure which type, what are the difference between porcine and bovine?

[Hidden in reply to Hookie01]

The hormone ratio in cows is slightly different from that in pigs..pigs produce slighlty more T3 than T4 and cows slightly more T4 than T3. The ratio in cows´ thyroids is said to be closer to the human ratio. But, the hormone levels in cows are said to vary more on a seasonal basis whereas the hormones in pigs are more steady. Also, pigs are said to resemble humans more closely than cows.

[Hookie01 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for the explanation. Maybe best to try both then and see what works best for me.

[Hidden]

Are you planning on adding a glandular to levo/NDT, or just take a glandular? Glandulars are sold as supplements with no declared hormone content.

[Hookie01]

I was thinking of just taking the glandular, but I don't know now. I'm on levo only at the moment (Aristo) and was looking at something more natural with t3 but without lactose.

[radd in reply to Hookie01]

Hookie01,

Glandulars are sold as dietary supplements to avoid the usual licensing laws that drugs & prescription NDT's are subject to, and so the amount of contained hormone remains controversially unknown. Members use them either instead of prescription thyroid hormone replacements or as a supplement alongside their existing meds.

I have noticed when some members have made a total switch they have struggled to raise FT3 levels even when taking FT4 becomes over-range through large doses. Dr Peatfield was always a great advocate of glandulars Nutri Thyroid & Nutri Adrenal to encourage existing meds to work more effectively. Unfortunately these aren't available today but there are many other brands.