Hi. I was advised to start T3 supplementation(lyothironine) 5mcg per day and increase by 5 per week until 25 or side effects.
The problem is I found only 25mcg in neighboring country(Greece). The tablets seem too small to cut by 4 or 5.
Can this be dissolved and dosed with syringe, similar to the arimedex in vodka?
Why would you do this? Unless you’re full-blown hypo why would you interrupt natural production and use a dose that is a small portion of what you’d produce during a normal day?
As I understood from the doctor that recommended it this dose will not interrupt natural production
Do you have hypothyroidism? It would only make sense then.
SB
Subclinical, which means my T3 is in norm but not optimal and Reverse T3 is very high meaning I have conversion problems. Thats why they advised me to start small doses of T3
At 25mcg you should expect some level of suppression of TSH while using and within a certain time after. Using a replacement dose should, you know, replace what you’re supposed to be making. I am dubious of this protocol. But then again you can try it and see. Maybe this particular doctor has had success with their patients using this technique. But I don’t think that’s common in the rest of the medical community.
@iron_yuppie He told me to start 5 mcg only, I guess I may not reach 25 but 15 lets say if I start to get side effects. I read on other places that high RT3 is treated with T3 only. Doctor said said that when we suppress the conversion to RT3 we will try to tapper out T3 or change to NDT.
But my original question was can I dissolve in some liquid the 25mcg pills to dose 5mcg?
I suppose you can, yes. With doses that small it’s going to be really hard to get them accurate without dissolving them. You’re right that you can’t cut the pill five ways. That’s pretty much impossible. So dissolving should be fine. I can’t speak to whether or not vodka is the right choice, but I will say you need to grind the pills down as finely as possible before trying to add any liquid.
Also dose that small should not turn off my thyroid and should be possible to stop the med, right?
Just get a mg scale, a razor blade and measure it out. I get it it’s very small but I’ve done this hundreds of times with teeny-tiny amounts. It’s the way to know you are taking exactly what you are taking.
I love this one but there are cheaper ones too.
Well there is going to be suppression no matter what. That’s just unavoidable. But the degree of said suppression is not knowable. Should be relatively small, but if your thyroid numbers are already suboptimal then I don’t know how this helps that much. You should also recover pretty quickly after you stop taking the drug. It should return to normal in a matter of weeks if not much sooner. (Based on what most studies show)
I use the same scale, absolutely money.
Also in case of high Reverse T3 NDT is jot a good option, right?
Will this one do?
I need to order from UK amazon since from US the deliveries are hell of a nightmare
Yep if it goes to .001 then you’re good. Measure the whole pill first before you cut it.
I have been taking 20mcg every morning for about 20 weeks now, due to high RT3. I haven’t had RT3 checked again yet, but last free T3 panel showed me at 4.1.
Is it sustained release?
I started today. I cut the 25mg pill in 4 with specialized cutter.
I cut this further in 2, took around 3mcg morning and 3 more afternoon. I feel a little bit over stimulated but overall more energetic and fine.
Is it normal to feel a little bit more stimulated when starting T3? Provided I have very strong reactions to all drugs and supplements when starting them I guess this is normal. I hope it will subside…
I did not feel drop of energy from the morning dose at least until 3 PM so maybe tomorrow I will take the all 6mcg at morning…
I’ve been taking 60 mg Armour for over a week, and have yet to feel a damn thing. I can’t imagine that tiny sliver of T3 could do anything other placebo as far as feeling amped. Not ripping on you, just saying that you get in your own head a little and that has an impact.
I do, but I’m quite sure I also think I’m over-responder. Its either genetic or my nervous system was damaged 5-6 years ago.
Today I felt really energetic, in some moments of the day also I felt very hot and I usually feel cold all the time compared to the other people in the office.
