Taking TyroMix Orally
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Hello all! I am going to start taking a low dose of TyroMix to see if it can help me with some of my problems and I am wondering what is the most effective way to take it orally. Is it okay to simply drop the liquid on my tongue and swallow with saliva? Or should I dilute it in a bit of water and drink it quickly to prevent the drop from being absorbed topically through the tongue? Perhaps I am over thinking it.
On a side note, I have seen some report taking TyroMix or other ones of the IdeaLabs ethanol-based products sublingually, but when I have tried this I definitely feel a burning sensation from the alcohol so I'm curious as to whether this could cause damage in the long term.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
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@DMS I take sublingually. I do a single drop 3 times per day so it isn't much. My mouth is acclimated to the ethanol; I barely notice it especially from just one drop.
I don't know if this is the most effective but here's how I justify it. Under the tongue is well-known for allowing efficient absorption through the skin of the mouth. What doesn't absorb is swallowed and goes through the normal digestion process. So, I get absorption that bypasses digestion and/or liver plus I get the regular digestion too for some portion of it.
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@cremes Interesting, thanks. Is there a specific reason you want to avoid it being processed by the liver? I thought that maybe it would be beneficial for it to pass through the liver given the liver's role in converting T4 to T3.
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Why are you choosing to take it orally over transdermal if you don’t mind me asking?
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@metabolicmilk I've seen mixed opinions on taking supplements transdermally in general and I figured oral would be the safer choice for starting out, especially since that is how thyroid has traditionally been taken.
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@DMS I do not want to avoid it being processed by the liver. I want to avoid it being exclusively processed by the liver.
It's the same way I take Kuinone (mk4). I take 8 drops orally and 2 drops topically. For vitamin K, there are transport elements which are under competition by other vitamins (vitamin E and K compete, as an example), so it seems wise to allow for absorption by 2 routes.
It's not one or the other, it's BOTH.
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@cremes Makes sense. Thank you!