Hi Everyone,
Hopefully you can help me on this one.
I believe it was Shaws, but I am not sure about it, that provide me with a link to Dr. Lowes' work on vitamins and minerals.
I cannot find that piece of work so if you can point out where to find it, that would be great. I am struggling with compliance and absorption. but hopefully very slowly I will get there.
Many Thanks
Carla
Hi Carlax,
I found this link to Dr Lowe:
healthunlocked.com/redirect...
if you want to tag a member to alert them just type @ followed by their user name, then press return and the name will turn blue, eg:
shaws
Probably not what you want but could be of interest/help.
A PDF Conversion of Dr Lowe’s Thyroid Science Website
A conversion of some of Dr Lowe’s website into a PDF to help make it accessible.
From Dropbox:
dropbox.com/s/w7cjut689r1w1...
From Google Drive:
I'm glad re Dr John Lowe helvella has responded to your query.
I follow Dr Lowe's advice and he was also a scientist/researcher/expert on T3 and Adviser to Thyroiduk.
I have recovered my health through his advice and also fortunate to have been prescribed liothyronine (T3).
The usual replacement is levothyroxine (also known as T4) and is supposed to convert to T3 and many people do well on it. Some people don't and that's when they look for an option.
T3 used to be more difficult to get prescribed but now that the cost has lowered more are being prescribed.
As a teenager and due to Dr L's father and his father's brothers who committed suicide Dr L. experienced its affect upon families, and began to search for answers of what could cause someone to take their own lives.
He found how important thyroid hormones worked in our bodies and how to remain healthy and that the heart and brain had the most T3 receptor cells.
He didn't split doses as he stated that all of the T3 receptor cells had to be 'saturated' and it then sent out waves throughout the day (or up to 3 days). I trialled this, took one dose - none on day 2 and day 3 and I still felt fine.
Unfortunately, Dr Lowe had a serious fall that caused a brain bleed and he accepted that he wouldn't recover and for the final days of his life and bed-bound he still did his workload.
He is still badly missed. I hope you find T3 works for you.
Hi Shaw,
Hope you're well. Would you mind sharing where your free t3 levels are within the range? Is it midway,higher end or slightly above? I'm always curious know where those who have struggled with palpitations/tachycardia have their free t3 levels at.
I am glad to state that due to now having T3 prescribed, I haven't had a blood test for ages so cannot respond with an answer.
All I am aware of is that I am symptom-free, feel well and energetic and am glad that I now get T3 prescribed instead of sourcing my own.
I also have multiple autoimmune conditions but none make me feel unwell.
This old post might help...
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
l need high dose T3 only and followed Dr Lowe's protocol....with tbhanks to shaws
Good luck
Hi,
I've read your profile awhile back since I was interested in learning about the journey of others who've struggled with thyroid resistance. Would you mind sharing where your free t3 levels hover on the range? Midway, high end or above the range?
I need high dose T3-only so my FT3 level is over range.
This serum level does not however reflect the amount of T3 that has entered the cells....where it becomes active.
Most medics don't appear to grasp this and freak out at the high FT3
BUT...
Important to emphathise that unless RTH is a problem FT3 must remain in range.
FT3 with signs and symptoms of overmedication will guide dose level.....if the signs are there one is overmedicated!!
Listen to your body!
If a higher dose of T3 is safely tolerated RTH may be a consideration.
Crucially, the essential nutrients must be optimised
I'm not medically qualified so cannot advise....this is just my experience based on much reading, considerable trial and occasional error...and support from a few experienced and knowledgeable members here.
Hi DD
How did you find out you have RTH? Was it simply that you discovered you had a capacity to tolerate high dose T3 or is there a reliable test for it?
Thanks
No specific tests available
It causes low cellular T3 and no tests for that either.
I read a lot and then it was trial and error until I found my symptom free therapeutic dose.....that was very high....so there was only one obvious conclusion.....RTH
Without RTH my dose would have done me harm
I really appreciate your response, thanks. I find keeping an eye on signs and symptoms a little tricky since they overlap for me.
It can be difficult ....at one point I had a group of syptoms and thought they may be due to wrong T3 dose... but it turned out they were caused by Chronic UTI which as the name suggests has been "bugging" me for 10+ years.
Coincidentally, this morning I had to see the Nurse Prescriber who has been treating my CUTI for ages.
She had just been on a course and is starting me on a new treatment protocol.
So hopefully a symptom free time ahead....
Good luck...it does get easier!
Thanks DippyDame and @shaws. I am on combination therapy still as no doctor is willing to put me on T3 only based on blood test results.I read all Paul Robinson's book and I am trying to apply his method but I am finding it a bit challenging...in many ways.
Thanks a lot !!
Carlax
I doubt you'll easily find a medic to support T3-only.
I found splitting the dose didn't work for me
Sorry that's not very helpful....i just read and read and decided to take control.....and had the invaluable support of a few knowledgeable T3-only members here
We're all here for you....just ask!
Thanks DippyDame. Appreciated. I am reading loads but not quite sinking billy but I guess it takes time.I will be reading the info from Dr Lowe this weekend. But in essense, what does Dr. Lowe protocol consist off? You eluded to it but I would like to know the essence to it to guide my reading.
Many thanks.
Carlax
Dr Lowe (RIP) was a humane doctor and did not like to see people who were still sympathetic despite being diagnosed and given levothyroxine only and he stated that levo became No.1 replacement due to endoctrinologists being paid (in USA) by Big Pharma and eventualy levothyroxine overtook Natural Dessicated Thyroid Hormones (first prescribed in 1892 and it saved thousands of lives).
When he was young some of his relatives took their own lives and that is when he began researching as to what could cause this as he knew how families were stunned and devasted by that action.
He preferred to prescribe NDTs (natural dessicated thyroid hormones) - that saved lives from 1892 without the need of blood tests but the skill of doctors) or T3 (liothyronine) for those who were resistant to thyroid hormones. He himself was resistant and had to take a higher dose of T3 than normal. He took it in the middle of the night - so that nothing would interfere with the uptake of the T3.
Thankfully his work is still on the internet.
He had a bad fall that caused a brain bleed that couldn't be stopped but even bedbound he worked until he died.
Giving the Dr John Lowe middle of the night single T3 dose a go!
Dr knows best..my moment of madness
Dr Wants to reduce my Thyroxine further - aghh
