slow release T3

[PJ39]

good morning

can anyone give me some advice on SR T3 ,

TSH 1.02

FT3 3.9

FT4 21.1

B12 active 150 pmol/l

Ferritin 323 ug/l

folate 30.5 nmol/l

Vit D 128 nmol/l

Managed to get SR T3 from roseway labs.

£80 for 100 tablets.

Not sure now ,I have chronic constipation will this affect SR T3 in my body.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

[J972]

Hello, sorry more of a question rather than actual help.

What are your reasons for going for slow release T3? Have you previously tried regular T3?

Thanks 🙏

[PJ39 in reply to J972]

thanks for replying

No I have never had any t3 , have not even seen an endo in 30 years.

Frightened of taking it, but need to do something.

Just thought slow release might be easier on the body, but now I am reading about if you have gut issues SR T3 might not work or it will lower its value.

Thanks

[J972 in reply to PJ39]

Thanks for responding, I appreciate it.

 helvella has compiled an impressive list of thyroid meds and their safety record. Hopefully he or someone else will be able to share the relevant link.

In the meantime, good luck!

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to J972]

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[PJ39 in reply to helvella]

Thank you 😊

[PJ39]

thanks 👍🏻

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Next time …just try ordinary T3

Thybon Henning 20mcg …..and cut into 1/4’s to get 5mcg doses and spread through the day

Use sharp craft scalpel or pill cutter

If starting on Thybon Henning we recommend just adding 5mcg initially

After 5-7 days add 2nd 5mcg dose roughly 10 hours after first dose

See how that goes

Either wait 6-8 weeks and retest

Or consider adding 3rd 5mcg dose after 2-3 weeks on 10mcg

And splitting at roughly equal 8 hours intervals

Waking, mid afternoon and bedtime

If, initially bedtime dose keeps you awake, try 6am, noon and 6pm

[PJ39]

thanks for replying

I have paid for the SR T3 so should I ask for the Thybon Henning , she has just given me 10 mcg of SR T3 to see how I go.

Would this be a better way to go because of the constipation, will taking the T3 Thybon Henning help with constipation as I have tried everything and just don’t go easy.

Thanks

[thyr01d in reply to PJ39]

Hi PJ39, I think the T3 will help with the constipation - it helped me straight away, honestly, I was started on it at the hospital and noticed that by the end of the day I had no stomach ache, something I hadn't experienced in years. I have not had the stomach ache since! It definitely speeds up my peristalsis. Very best of luck

[PJ39 in reply to thyr01d]

thank you so much for replying to me.

I am on slow release 10 mcg t3 , bet you were on t3 tablets, can you tell me if which ones you were on and the amount you were taking , just been on these a couple of days now . I chose slow release because I had read about palpitations and more side affects.

Can I have bran flakes in the morning as it says t3 does not like bran.

But doctor says fiber is good for constipation. So hard to get all this right.

Thanks again for your reply 🙏

[thyr01d]

Hi PJ39, I will try but may not remember accurately. I was on a low dose for the first year at least, 10 mcg like you I think, and it took at least three years to build up to my current 40 mcg. (I was started on the low dose like because my TSH was 95 which was coma level so then you have to start low and increase very slowly). The tablets were not slow release, the dose was split into two doses at first then three doses once taking more. I can't say anything about palpitations because my heart used, before the T3, to go into arrhythmia and palpitations, but that had been going on many years and it didn't worry me. Luckily I rather like the feeling (!) so my nervous system remains calm. My endocrinologist said that no reliable studies have shown food/drink having an impact on T3. He is a Consultant in a team led by a Professor and I have faith in them but at the same time avoid food and drink other than water for an hour either side of taking the T3 and try not to have much soya ("trust in Allah but tie up your camel anyway"!). As a vegan I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables so plenty of fibre and can't offer any helpful advice on the bran. I hope this has helped in some way. Just had a thought, GreyGoose gives great advice and is very knowledgeable especially around this kind of question but I don't know how to tag her, perhaps post again asking and she'll probably reply.

[PJ39]

great that is great information for me to move forward 👍🏻😀

Thanks again for you help xx

[petalouda]

Hi, finally did you tryed srt3? I found your post and don't understand why you was so hesitating. The results of t3 or srt3 appears rapidely. You don't need 7 weeks as for levothyroxine.