Tiromel vs Thybon Henning potency query

[pandacat2]

Hi there,

Just wanted to ask for people's experiences of the potency of Tiromel 25mcg. I am currently taking Thybon Henning 20mcg (I take 40mcg a day) but have a box of Tiromel and was advised I may need to increase my dose if I switch to it.

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks,

Kathryn

[jimh111]

I found them of equal potency. Thybon feels better and more ‘gentle’ perhaps because it is liothyronine hydrochloride whereas all other tablets are liothyronine sodium.

[arTistapple in reply to jimh111]

Can you say more about this reply to pandacat2 ? I would be interested.

[jimh111 in reply to arTistapple]

Thybon just feels more gentle but equally effective. Other brands seem to give a bit of an 'edge'. I wonder if the slightly different formulation allows Thybon to be absorbed more slowly. I couldn't find any documentation about the pharmacokinetics of Thybon so can't confirm this.

[arTistapple in reply to jimh111]

Thank you for that jimh111. I have just been prescribed it. My last lot (self medicated Uni Pharma) went disastrously wrong - my own fault. I am now starting again but apprehensive. Your experience is comforting.