LoveLanzarote

[Lovelanzarote]

If you take pigs thyroxine for a week and then stop is this ok to do ???

[Buddy195 Administrator]

Welcome to the forum Lovelanzarote

So we can offer better advice, can you tell us more about your thyroid condition, eg when you were diagnosed, ongoing symptoms, current medication & dosage, plus blood test results (with ranges in brackets) for:

TSH

FT3

FT4

Plus any antibody and key vitamin tests (ferritin, folate, vitamins D and B12)

If your GP is unable to complete all the above (eg if TSH is within range, some surgeries may not be able to access FT4 and FT3 tests), you could look to do this privately, as many forum members do, for a better picture of your thyroid health:

thyroiduk.org/help-and-supp...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

It seems important for you to realise that desiccated porcine thyroid doesn't just contain thyroxine (T4) - it also contains T3.

Also, as it stands, it appears a very random question. Members will reply if they think they can help but there is no reason for you having started, no idea of dose, no reason for stopping (or wanting to stop), nor whether you would be switching to something else.

[Lovelanzarote in reply to helvella]

Ok sorry , thank you for your reply.

[greygoose]

Hi Lovelanzarote, welcome to the forum.

I don't think anyone can answer that question without more information. Did you take it by accident, or what? If so, and it was a small dose, I don't suppose it would do much harm, but how do you feel?

Or do you have a thyroid condition and just wanted to try? If that's the case, just taking it for a week wouldn't give you much of an idea about what it might do for you. These things take time.

So, as I said, much more information needed before anyone can help. Supply that information and I'm sure you'll get lots of replies.