firstly, thank you for all the information in this forum that enabled me to understand a lot about my condition.
I’d like to ask for some help with access to t3, please… as I had no luck with my doctor. I found a supplier already,, but unsure how reliable and safe it is and would really appreciate some recommendations from people that already have experience. I’ve also been through the pinned post so I know this post will be close for comments and will communicate with (hopefully!) kind hearts in my private messages.
Thank you!
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please write another post outlining your thyroid journey so far
You may not need T3
You may simply need levothyroxine dose fine tuned and optimal vitamin levels
Bloods should be retested 6-8 weeks after each dose change or brand change in levothyroxine
For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested
Also both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once to see if your hypothyroidism is autoimmune
Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least once year minimum
Low vitamin levels are extremely common when hypothyroid, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease
About 90% of primary hypothyroidism is autoimmune thyroid disease, usually diagnosed by high TPO and/or high TG thyroid antibodies
Autoimmune thyroid disease with goitre is Hashimoto’s
Autoimmune thyroid disease without goitre is Ord’s thyroiditis.
Both are autoimmune and generally called Hashimoto’s.
Significant minority of Hashimoto’s patients only have high TG antibodies (thyroglobulin)
20% of autoimmune thyroid patients never have high thyroid antibodies and ultrasound scan of thyroid can get diagnosis
In U.K. medics hardly ever refer to autoimmune thyroid disease as Hashimoto’s (or Ord’s thyroiditis)
Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)
Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins
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Help sourcing T3 please
Still struggling with Hashimoto’s - can anyone help with sourcing T3 or NDT?
Reliable source of liothyronine - T3
