T3 and T4 trial

[meme]

I have been taking 2 grains of Thyroid S.

I saw a new Endo today, who has given me a trial of T3. He has prescribed 75 Levo and 15 T3. Does that sound about the right ratio ?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

Have a look at the reply I posted earlier, here:

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

"Standard" T4:T3 ratio in porcine desiccated thyroid is around 4.2:1.

Your dose is 5:1 which isn't very much different. But it is always difficult to know when changing between desiccated thyroid and levothyroxine/liothyronine. Simple arithmetic doesn't always get it spot on.

[meme in reply to helvella]

Thank you.

Guess only time will tell how my body will cope with the synthetics.

I report back to him 6 weeks after starting. However the pharmacy had no 5 only the 10 T3 and as they are capsules I cannot split. I have to wait for the 5 capsules.

[Brightness14 in reply to meme]

I have recently tried to go from Thyroid s after seven years to Levo plus T3. It's very trial and error and patience. You have to wait and see how you go on. The T3 is much less strong in Thyroid s. Good Luck