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.
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.
helvella's medicines documents (UK and Rest of the World) can be found here:
helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines
helvella has created, and tries to maintain, documents containing details of all thyroid hormone medicines in the UK and, in less detail, many others around the world.
This link takes you to a page which has direct links to the documents from Dropbox and Google Drive, and QR codes to make it easy to access from phones.
The UK document contains up-to-date versions of the Summary Matrix for tablets, oral solutions and liothyronine available in the UK.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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