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Iam taking 3 metavive IV daily.Due starting a new job for about 6 months now and having 48 y/ o..i think i am a bit off.

My friend told me Metavive is just a suplement...kind of placebo maybe..

What do you think about Metavive IV?

If u replaced it. ..you replace it with what?

Thank u !!

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tattybogle

it has no officially declared thyroid hormone content , and is sold as a supplement, but you can tell if it's a placebo by looking at changes in your fT3 / fT4 / TSH results ... if it was merely a placebo , they wouldn't improve. There are several people on here who use it successfully , but like anything , it doesn't suit everyone .

i get confused with the metavive sizes as i don't use it myself ,( i take levo plus a bit of T3 ) so can't comment on the metavive IV compared to their other sizes.

But to see if it is working for you you need to be testing TSH / fT4 / fT3 .

if you can post recent / previous results for theses , you'll get better answers .

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Noelnoel in reply totattybogle

Metavive definitely isn’t a placebo and used correctly will affect your thyroid hormones in a positive way. If you don’t know what you’re doing you can get into an awful tangle with it which of course will affect your view on the product. If your core nutrients and adrenals are in poor shape you could end up feeling very unwell by taking it

It would’ve been a good idea to get a comprehensive thyroid function test prior to starting it to enable accurate tracking of what’s happening to your blood levels. I would suggest you do a check soon because you’re on a fair dose and without knowing your current levels it’s impossible to say whether it’s too much or too little for you as an individual with your unique set of needs

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Noelnoel in reply totattybogle

Sorry tatty, the reply wasn’t for you. Didn’t mean to lecture you 🙂

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tattybogle in reply toNoelnoel

tis ok , i guessed as much :)

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What were your results BEFORE starting anything

Get yourself a test in New Year

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)

NHS only tests TG antibodies if TPO are high

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)

What vitamin supplements are you taking

Essential to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Lower vitamin levels more common as we get older

For good conversion of Ft4 (levothyroxine) to Ft3 (active hormone) we must maintain GOOD vitamin levels

VERY important to test TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 together

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

Metavive ….day before test split as 2 or 3 smaller doses spread through the day, with last dose approximately 8-12 hours before test

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins

Post all about what time of day to test

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Testing options and includes money off codes for private testing

thyroiduk.org/testing/

Medichecks Thyroid plus BOTH TPO and TG antibodies and vitamins

medichecks.com/products/adv...

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes BOTH TPO and TG antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

Medichecks and BH also offer private blood draw at clinic near you, or private nurse to your own home…..for an extra fee

Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning.

Tips on how to do DIY finger prick test

support.medichecks.com/hc/e...

Monitor My Health (NHS private test service) offer thyroid and vitamin testing, plus cholesterol and HBA1C for £65

(Doesn’t include thyroid antibodies)

monitormyhealth.org.uk/full...

10% off code here

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If you can get GP to test vitamin levels

Randox FULL thyroid test including both thyroid antibodies just £29

Test at home or in clinic

randoxhealth.com/en-GB/at-h...

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 if taking

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pennyannie

Metavive is a non prescription OTC ' supplement ' which gets very good results for very many people.

The closest medical graded thyroid hormone replacement option to Metavive would be Natural Desiccated Thyroid - which is no longer available on the NHS to new patients -

due to cost - with Big Pharma's synthetic T3 and T4 treatment options being much cheaper and easier to produce in volume.

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My desiccated thyroid document might help:

helvella - World Desiccated Thyroid

Contains details of all known desiccated thyroid products including information about several products not considered to be Natural Desiccated Thyroid (NDT/Desiccated Thyroid Extract/DTE).

📄 dropbox.com/scl/fi/gx6dmz5i...

Direct link to blog:

helvella.blogspot.com/p/hel...

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Micky7

Thank you kindly for your answers!I am taking Metavive iv for more than 2 years. At some point i switched to metavive porcine..due to shortage of metavive iv.

I.am taking ashwaghandha also, vitamin D and tulsi tea..

Thank u and happy holidays!!

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Noelnoel

If u replaced it. ..you replace it with what?

If you’re asking with what would one replace Metavive, the answer is levothyroxine, levo and lio or NDT

Good luck

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