Thyroid Log

the MOUSE

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GreekDemiGod

Getting to the correct and effective doses of T4 and T3 is quite tricky. I have yet to reach a ratio that works great.
I've been trying to gradually lower my T4 intake, as I didn't felt quite as energetic for a while and was suspecting that I have low conversion into active thyroid hormone from my gut issues.
Once I do that, and start increasing T3, I feel great for a day or two, then I crash again. Temps go lower too.
At that point, taking a large dose of T4 (75 mcg) quickly raises my baseline energy levels.
This is what happened this weekend.

If I take thyroid, I am functioning ok on a T4 amount that is at least 100mcg. I don't really understand why do I need such high doses.

zaaku

@GreekDemiGod I'm in a similar boat and chalk it up to a sluggish liver. I've tried 100mcg T4, reduced that to 50mcg, and now to 25mcg. I've increased T3 to 25mcg to reach a 1:1 T3:T4 ratio. My temps and pulse are lower but my blood sugar is stabler and I feel warmer, paradoxically. My insatiable appetite for sugar is also reducing. I think the constant bouts of hypoglycemia that are caused by a diseased liver convert T4 to rT3, which make me more hypothyroid (despite good temps and pulse), so correcting liver function is my priority right now.

RP: "The liver, to the extent that it's injured, will ruin the whole organism. It's the chemist for the whole organism."

RP on a diseased liver: “Eliminating all PUFA would be the most important thing, and having lots of orange juice, other sugars including honey, and milk and gelatin. Cytomel, aspirin, acetazolamide, and progesterone all protect the liver and help to slow cancer growth. Some people use extremely large amounts of aspirin, which require supplements of vitamin K, to prevent bleeding. Fibrous foods such as bamboo shoots and laxatives such as cascara help to reduce the absorption of bowel toxins that promote cancer and burden the liver.”

I think it's important he says Cytomel instead of Cynoplus, as it is T3 which directly leads to fat-shedding and synthesis of glycogen in the liver. I might stop T4 altogether and just do T3 for a while depending on how I feel in a few weeks.

I've also added daily Vitamin E and Aspirin, increased my glycine intake, and reduced coffee to just 1 cup a day because it makes me hypoglycemic.

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GreekDemiGod

Having consistently good temps and pulse in the winter on Novothyral. Brand/ product matters a lot.
I was getting inconsistent results when taking Levotiron from Turkish brand (abdi ibrahim).

Current doses: 2 daily doses of 50 mcg T4 and 15 mcg T3, totalling 100 mcg T4 and 30 mcg T3.

Note: NovothyraL has 100 mcg T4 and 20 mcg T3 in a pill. I split the pill by half and add 5 mcg T3.

Korven

@GreekDemiGod said in Thyroid Log:

Having consistently good temps and pulse in the winter on Novothyral. Brand/ product matters a lot.
I was getting inconsistent results when taking Levotiron from Turkish brand (abdi ibrahim).

Current doses: 2 daily doses of 50 mcg T4 and 15 mcg T3, totalling 100 mcg T4 and 30 mcg T3.

Note: NovothyraL has 100 mcg T4 and 20 mcg T3 in a pill. I split the pill by half and add 5 mcg T3.

Hi @GreekDemiGod , do you get your Novothyral prescribed by a doctor, or do you have a source in EU? Thanks

albion

@GreekDemiGod Why not try 2:1 or 1:1 ratio T4/T3?

GreekDemiGod

@albion said in Thyroid Log:

@GreekDemiGod Why not try 2:1 or 1:1 ratio T4/T3?

Too much of T3 even when combined with T4 gives me palpitations and chest discomfort.

Mossy

@GreekDemiGod said in Thyroid Log:

@albion said in Thyroid Log:

@GreekDemiGod Why not try 2:1 or 1:1 ratio T4/T3?

Too much of T3 even when combined with T4 gives me palpitations and chest discomfort.

It's these kind of experiences that keep me away from thyroid. I realize it's just a matter of refining the dose and getting it right. Even so, not fun.

GreekDemiGod

@Korven Not prescribed. I get it from a source in my country.

albion

@GreekDemiGod I think @T-3 pushed through this and found success.

Jonk

@GreekDemiGod have you ever tried NDT? Just curious, after reading Broda Barnes and some other book which references Barnes a lot, his patients seem to favor NDT over synthetic. I'm myself in the process of upping my synthetic T3/T4 to 30mcg/100mcg Wondering if NDT is something to potentially consider.