NDT cost ?

[Bigsi]

Looking into changing to NDT from my present Levo. Wondered about the price ?How have you benefited if you have changed ?

Thanks in advance ☺️

[TiggerMe]

It's very expensive compared to T3 and T4 and doesn't suit everyone

Have you bought yourself some good supplements for your vits and mins?

It was only 18 days ago you posted with results showing low Vit D, B12 and folate

[Bigsi in reply to TiggerMe]

Yes taking Folate and vit D 😁

[TiggerMe in reply to Bigsi]

Time to add some B12 🤗

[Bigsi in reply to TiggerMe]

Ordered some from Germany lol

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Bigsi]

You should ideally have started on B12 daily supplements a week BEFORE starting on folate

Has GP prescribed folic acid or did you buy methyl folate supplement?

[Bigsi in reply to SlowDragon]

Bought Folate myself 😀

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Bigsi]

So start slowly swapping just folate for a vitamin B complex

Initially folate on its own 4 days a week and vitamin B complex 3 days

Which folate are you taking

Recommend Jarrow Methyl folate 400mcg

supplementing a good quality daily vitamin B complex, one with folate in (not folic acid)

This can help keep all B vitamins in balance and will help improve B12 levels too

Difference between folate and folic acid

healthline.com/nutrition/fo...

B vitamins best taken after breakfast

Igennus B complex popular option. Nice small tablets. Most people only find they need one per day. But a few people find it’s not high enough dose

Post discussing different B complex

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Thorne Basic B recommended vitamin B complex that contains folate, but they are large capsules. (You can tip powder out if can’t swallow capsule) Thorne can be difficult to find at reasonable price, should be around £20-£25. iherb.com often have in stock. Or try ebay

IMPORTANT......If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 5-7 days before ALL BLOOD TESTS , as biotin can falsely affect test results

endo.confex.com/endo/2016en...

endocrinenews.endocrine.org...

In week before blood test, when you stop vitamin B complex, you might want to consider taking a separate folate supplement (eg Jarrow methyl folate 400mcg) and continue separate B12

once your serum B12 is over 500 (or Active B12 level has reached 70), you may be able to reduce then stop the B12 and just carry on with the B Complex.

Highly effective B12 drops

natureprovides.com/products...

If Vegetarian or vegan likely to need ongoing separate B12 few times a week

Post discussing how biotin can affect test results and why you should stop before testing

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

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[Bigsi]

Thanks for the indepth explanation slow dragon 😀I am taking together health 400 mcg folate.

I have ordered from Germany ( don't ask me why, it came up on Google search ? Vitamin B12 MH3A® + Folic Acid 1000µg + 400µ from Sunday Natural.

[Bigsi in reply to Bigsi]

Here is the description of the B12 complex -Each lozenge offers 1000µg of vitamin B12 from our MH3A® formula (providing a total of five B12 active ingredients) and 400µg of our bioactive folic acid complex (L-methylfolate from Quatrefolic® + Magnafolate® Pro), as well as a natural folate complex from lemon peel cultivated without the use of plant protection products. Natural guar gum lozenges, no artificial additives. Non GMO. 100% vegan. Made in the EU. 120 lozenges

[serenfach]

To answer the original question, where I get my NDT from Thailand it costs £155 for 500, so around 31p per pill. So the total cost depends on how many you take a day. For me the improvement in my health is worth it, but it does not suit everyone.

PM me if you want the place I order from. Delivery takes around 10 days.

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

Its not been long since you added vitamin supplements so I would give it a few months on those, restest vitamins and then many find that just adding some T3 is effective and also an awful lot cheaper and easier than trying NDT. Just saying.

[Bigsi in reply to Jaydee1507]

Thank you that is good advice. Will GP prescribe T3 or do you have to source it elsewhere?

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Bigsi]

It is available through the NHS but can be a postcode lottery as to which Endo's and their opinions are in your area and local policy. It does have to be an Endo so you would need a GP referral to one. GP cannot prescribe T3.

You have a few options other than NHS including emailing [e-mail] for a list of T3 friendly Endo's. Start a new post asking for feedback on one or 2 of them with replies by personal message only.

Roseway Labs offer a prescribing service at reasonable cost.

Self sourcing T3.

[Bigsi in reply to Jaydee1507]

Excellent. Do Roseway labs have a website please ?

[Jaydee1507 Administrator in reply to Bigsi]

I have messaged you.