Unipharma and Tiromel problems

[Tuxi1]

I have been on Unipharma T3 for years and been trying Tiromel at the same dose (12.5 a day) but am not sleeping well and have headaches, tinnitus, depression, constipation, dizziness and feeling sick. I have decided that this must be me changing my T3 rather than other things but I don't know if I just can't tolerate the Tiromel or if I need to lower or higher it?! i don't see why I should react to the ingredients in the pill (although i don't know what they are!) but more that it is having a bigger or lesser effect.

Can someone please tell me if they have tried both and if they have had similar problems and what they did about it?

Do I need more or less or try and find Unipharma again? (although they were from Greece)

Thank you

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

This information needs confirmation as my document is somewhat old, but the Tiromel ingredients were:

6. PHARMACEUTICAL PROPERTIES

6.1. List of excipients

Lactose

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

Starch

Magnesium Stearate

[Alanna012 in reply to helvella]

What on earth is Polyvinylpyrrolidone?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Alanna012]

Also known as povidone.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyv...

Not to be confused with the closely related povidone-iodine.

[Tuxi1 in reply to helvella]

Thanks - Last time I looked up Povidone I thought I must avoid it. Maybe it could be a reaction to that then?

[bagpuss61]

I personally find Tiromel weaker than Unipharma

[Tuxi1 in reply to bagpuss61]

I think that is what I my body is saying but not sure at my brain is whirling around and has stopped me sleeping well and I thought that was too much T3? How much weaker do you think it is?

[bagpuss61 in reply to Tuxi1]

I use roughly twice as much, but I would think its really a personal thing. Also how well your liver is functioning, has a lot to do with it as thats where most of it gets converted.

[Tuxi1 in reply to bagpuss61]

thank you - that's helpful

[Simplyred57]

hi I tried Tiromel first and had a really bad reaction a 4 day migraine and burst blood vessel in my eye and I only took 06.25 mcg , it really scared me and stopped it straight away, I then changed to Unipharma and thankfully I have been ok and really well on it , Im very sensitive and can only tolerate mercury pharma or accord thyroxine, so it could definitely be the aTiromel in my experience.

[Tuxi1 in reply to Simplyred57]

That sounds bad! I have this headache that is unpleasant on it atm. Can you let me know where you get your Unipharma from? How much do you take of it? Thanks

[Tuxi1 in reply to Simplyred57]

I wonder if that reaction was to the Povidone now I think of it?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Tuxi1]

Povidone is used in over five and a half thousand medicines in the UK! (Some of those will be different dosages rather than totally different medicines - but still a large number.)

Including analgesics like paracetamol, antihistamines, antibiotics, indigestion/antacids, disinfectants, and goodness knows what else.

That doesn't mean it is not the povidone, but most of us will have taken medicines containing it over the years.

products.mhra.gov.uk/search...