5mcg T3

[Dalias]

Hello,

I was on 75mg Levothyroxine but did not feel at all great with this....

I saw a private Endo and I have been on a trial with 5mcg Liothyronine a day for nearly 3 months. It seems to work as I feel much better. My Endo is trying to get my GP/NHS to take over but waiting to hear.

I got my 5mcg with Roseway Labs with a prescription. It cost £30 a month for this.

Can anyone recommend in the UK where I can get such a low dose? I have contacted others but it came in 20 or 25mg, so I cannot use those as they are so little to split. The 5mcg is much better.

Thank you.

V

[FancyPants54]

I’ve been happily splitting 20mcg Thybon Henning from Roseway for 2 years. 20mcg tablets are much better value. You just need a sharp pill cutter. I can easily cut them into quarters.

[Dalias in reply to FancyPants54]

Thank you very much. I have contacted Roseway and I think I will do that. They are very helpful too.

[FancyPants54 in reply to Dalias]

They are. And if you get stuck, they have a prescribing doctor on their books. I had a £30 consult a couple of weeks ago and got a prescription for NDT that I wanted to try. Well worth it. So if you were being kept on too low a dose of something this could be a way of getting a top up.

[Dalias in reply to FancyPants54]

Thank you. I appreciate your help.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Dalias

All you can do is ring around the different pharmacies to see if they can obtain 5mcg or even 10mcg which you could split. ThyroidUK have a list of pharmacies who accept private prescriptions here:

thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hy...

You might find that Roseway is the only one or the cheapest.

[Dalias in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you very much. I will check the list.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

Current licensed UK liothyronine:

UK liothyronine matrix

[Dalias in reply to helvella]

Thank you very much for this helpful table.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Dalias]

It is in my medicines document:

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[SlowDragon Administrator]

NHS now recently offer liothyronine capsules in 5mcg, 10mcg or 20mcg doses

Many of us take 2 or 3 x 5mcg dose T3 per day

Like many I have always cut 20mcg into 1/4’s

I prefer a sharp craft scalpel

Cost to NHS

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[McPammy]

I cut my private prescription of Thybon Henning 20mcg into quarters. They snap quite well with a scalpel sharp bladed knife. You can get one off eBay cheaply. I also get Morningside 5mcg off my local NHS hospital but I feel Thybon Henning T3 is better for me. I found Morningside raised my TSH and my T3 bloods reduced. Strange as supposed to be same strength in both.

[Dalias in reply to McPammy]

Thank you very much. I think Thybon Henning 20mcg might be the way to go for me as another couple of person have suggested this as well. I hope the consultant will agree to do this. Best regards

[arTistapple]

I thought it would be a problem splitting pills but I have found it easier than I could have imagined. It’s my first experience of T3 so a complete novice. I am splitting my 25mcg pill into 8 pieces. They are remarkably even. I have a pill cutter. Also a big saving as getting 8 pills for price of one! This will cut down in number off course as I increase the dose.