Swedish prescription of T3

[diogenes]

This paper has questioned Swedish doctors as to their prescription of thyroid hormones for hypothyroidism. It's interesting that despite guidelines 50% of doctors prescribe T3 in combination where they think it necessary. This contrasts sharply with the UK acquiescence in refusing T3 treatment. It's downloadable and an interesting summary of Swedish practice. Not all countries are as blinded to guidance supporting T4 only.

Front. Endocrinol., 06 December 2021 | doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021....

Use of Thyroid Hormones in Hypothyroid and Euthyroid Patients: A 2020 THESIS Questionnaire Survey of Members of the Swedish Endocrine Society

Tereza Planck, Mikael Lantz, Petros Perros, Enrico Papini, Roberto Attanasio, Endre V. Nagy and Laszlo Hegedüs

[nightingale-56]

This is a case of where some lead, hopefully others might follow. Thank you for posting diogenes .

[LindaC]

Ah, countries where patient health is uppermost in their considerations AND where they're sufficiently smart to 'work out' that which is corrigible and that which is not?

One of the Scandinavian countries, in 2009, said that GET [Guided Exercise Therapy] used in ME/CFS, was harmful... took until quite recently for the UK to finally acknowledge what they'd been doing to people!?

[Alanna012 in reply to LindaC]

Yet they're still referring patients for GET with enthusiasm despite acknowledging the harm it has caused some.

[LindaC in reply to Alanna012]

Appalling - jobs for the... I've said to certain docs that this, re GET, is garbage... as for CBT [aka 'talk yourself 'round from mitochondrial fatigue'], that I could likely run classes for them were I the type to scam ill people. If CBT works for ME/CFS, then there may be other issues in any event?

[Alanna012 in reply to LindaC]

Don't get me started on CBT for chronic fatigue! What a laugh. When untreated even a phone call is too tiring let alone a CBT session. I think it's like the AD pills, we don't know what's wrong so it must be in your mind and you can talk yourself out of it! There must be literally no evidence or flimsy at best that these 'interventions' ever work for people with ME, CF but they persist with them regardless.

[LindaC in reply to Alanna012]

No one has yet dared to suggest 'psych pills'... I think they somehow know not to

[pennyannie]

I do wonder if there has been any research into what is so unique about the UK climate, diet and lifestyle that seems to make T3 - Liothyronine superfluous in the treatment of hypothyroidism.

[tattybogle in reply to pennyannie]

it's genetic.

Too much "Anglo-Saxon-Q- Nicely-and-Apologise-for-Complaining-gene"

(apart from all those stroppy Celts still hiding in the mountains)

[LindaC in reply to tattybogle]

Guess I must be one of those 😅

[pennyannie in reply to LindaC]

I was one once : then I found Thyroid UK : and have never been the same since :

[LindaC in reply to pennyannie]

I meant one of the stroppy variety 😅😘 Don't take any 💩 from them! No one need have to! Take care xox

[DippyDame in reply to pennyannie]

Me too...TUK gave me the courage to march to the beat of my own drum!!

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to pennyannie]

Maybe we have moved on a bit and developed a more assertive Swedish attitude?

I blame Ikea - people going there and eating meatballs and lingonberries! That's what has done it.

[radd in reply to helvella]

🤣🤣🤣

[tattybogle in reply to helvella]

own up helvella ... have you got a Billy bookcase ?

[radd in reply to tattybogle]

You guys are killing me tonight! 🤣

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to tattybogle]

No. I'm already a hero.

[radd in reply to helvella]

Thats coz the marchin' band came down along Main Street

[mountainice in reply to helvella]

🤣🤣