[T3] Tips on taking T3

[greg233]

Hello,

Right now I'm taking T4 along with T3, how should I go about taking the T3? Right now I'm taking 10mcg in the morning and 10mcg in the afternoon. Can I take the full dose at the start of the day as I'm still cold with the 10mcg and I mainly have the energy after the 2nd dose, so until the afternoon I'm still not fully awake in terms of the energy levels. When I was taking 10mcg per day my doctor said to split the dose so I'm not sure whether I should follow that.

Thanks.

[Lalatoot]

Greg if you think taking it all in one go will work then try it. On combo we need to find what suits us individually. Some folks take it in 1 while others split it into 3 or 4 doses.

[Poniesrfun in reply to Lalatoot]

Some people have reported taking their T4 at night instead of in the morning takes advantage of any natural T4 to T3 conversion you may still do.

Patti in AZ

[greg233 in reply to Poniesrfun]

I'm taking Tirosint sol for T4 so there is no conversion, it just absorbs it straight away

[Poniesrfun in reply to greg233]

If you take T4, have any Free T4 and still have any ability to convert T4 to T3, some conversion will take place.

Conversion takes place mainly in the liver and kidneys and some in other organs and muscles. It doesn’t matter what form your T4 comes in - a tablet, in Tirosint gel caps or sol or in NDT. T4 to T3 conversion happens after it is absorbed.

Patti

[greg233 in reply to Lalatoot]

Will it not affect the anti-TPO in terms of developing other illnesses with thyroid? I mean will it not affect an increase in chances of getting hashimoto or other thyroid illnesses?

[Lalatoot]

Greg I think you have a wee bit of reading up to do on how the thyroid works. Plenty to read on this site.Taking t4 and t3 is done to replace the hormones your thyroid is not making and or your body is not efficiently converting.

Hashimotos and graves are autoimmune conditions which damage the thyroid. They are some of the reasons folks need to take oral thyroid hormones. The thyroid hormones don't cause the thyroid disease.

Antibodies are the good guys. We all have some and their levels vary. Having over the range antibodies is a sign that you have autoimmune thyroid problems. But the antibodies don't harm the thyroid. They clean up the mess once your immune system has damaged the thyroid .

Some folks take their full daily dose in one go. Some folks take it in the morning and others at night. Some folks split their doses. There is no right or wrong way. You are replacing hormones your body can't make, nothing else.

[shaws Administrator]

I follow the method suggested by one of Thyroiduk's Adviser. His name is Dr. Lowe who was also a scientist and expert regarding thyroid hormones and restoring patients' health. I am one.

Unfortunately he had a bad fall that caused a severe bleed in his brain that he didn't recover from. He was/is missed by many of his patients and he restored people's health who had problems with their thyroid gland.

Levothyroxine caused me to have severe palpitations every day - worse during the night.

Following Dr Lowe's advice I have recovered my health and it has been stable for a few years now as I am prescribed liothyronine (T3) alone and I take my dose when I awake and wait for about 2 or 3 hours before taking breakfast. I have had no clinical symptoms and feel well.

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