Re: Dawn T3 non conversion

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Hi Dawn --

Sounds like you've been traveling a long road....

A drug that does helps with T3 is Cytomel -- do you have that in the UK?

http://www.medbroadcast.com/drug_info_details.asp?brand_name_id=1202 & dowhat=acce\

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It's thought in the medical communtity that T4 drugs convert to T3 -- but for

some of us it our bodies don't convert as they think they should. If you can

get natural thyroid hormone -- Armour Thyroid -- that has some T3 in it.

http://www.armourthyroid.com/

Good Luck!!

T3 non conversion

Hi

after months of having been told I didn't have hypothyoidism as my

TSH and T4 bloods were in range I ahd a private 24 urine test done

whcih showed my T4 -T3 conversion rate was extremely low *my local

NHS don't test for T3 if the others are ok).

My GP now believes me and is finding an endocrinologist who may help

but hasn't prescribed anything

I am now taking a natural adrenal glandular and thyroid glandular

made by nutrilife in the UK as well as an aurverdic hormone balancer

and think it may be starting to work although early days yet. I had

already sorted out diet and upped selenium levels as I have been

sorting out a candida problem which has probably lead to this

I think I read somewhere that thyroxine and other meds don't work on

T3 anyone have any ideas of what does and if I am on the right track

as I don't want to be wasting money. As I've now been seriously ill

for over a year and have had to close my business down I do want to

start to get this sorted out so any help gratefully received

thanks

Dawn

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Hi

Thanks for that I'll look into it.

Just got a letter from my GP this morning unsurprisingly the

endocrinologist doesn't believe in these new fangled urine tests and

people reading for themselves on the internet so won't see me

althoguh (probably to stop me having a tantrum ) the GP has decided

to do me a blood T3 and antibodies at long last so fingers crossed

Dawn

> Hi Dawn --

> Sounds like you've been traveling a long road....

>

> A drug that does helps with T3 is Cytomel -- do you have that in

the UK?

> http://www.medbroadcast.com/drug_info_details.asp?

brand_name_id=1202 & dowhat=accept_disclaimer

>

>

> It's thought in the medical communtity that T4 drugs convert to

T3 -- but for some of us it our bodies don't convert as they think

they should. If you can get natural thyroid hormone -- Armour

Thyroid -- that has some T3 in it. http://www.armourthyroid.com/

> Good Luck!!

>

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

I suspect mine is a conversion problem also. My T4 was in the top

part of the range with a slightly elevated TSH and my T3 was in the

very bottom of the range. I have been trying the synthetic T4's

since November. Not had very good results yet. What seems to have

helped me the most was a small addition of selenium and Biotin, and

the other trace minerals that are in very small quantities in my

multivitamin. DHEA and tyrosine did not seem to have an effect when

I took them. Face broke out almost immediately from the DHEA. Ihave

also tried to take extra vit C and vit E.

I have had better conversion this week, ie higher temps, since

starting generic T4 and leaving off my soy isoflavones. Don't know

which one is most responsible.

I too am having trouble getting the right tests. At least the endo

let you know up front that they aren't open to educated customers.

Nothing makes me more unhappy than to ask, then go for the office

visit only to be told " we don't do that here " . Joan

> > Hi Dawn --

> > Sounds like you've been traveling a long road....

> >

> > A drug that does helps with T3 is Cytomel -- do you have that in

> the UK?

> > http://www.medbroadcast.com/drug_info_details.asp?

> brand_name_id=1202 & dowhat=accept_disclaimer

> >

> >

> > It's thought in the medical communtity that T4 drugs convert to

> T3 -- but for some of us it our bodies don't convert as they think

> they should. If you can get natural thyroid hormone -- Armour

> Thyroid -- that has some T3 in it. http://www.armourthyroid.com/

> > Good Luck!!

> >

[Guest guest]

Good Luck Dawn!

I know of another condition -- called 's Thyroid Syndrome, does this sound

like you?

http://www.wilsonssyndrome.com/

Re: Dawn T3 non conversion

Hi

Thanks for that I'll look into it.

Just got a letter from my GP this morning unsurprisingly the

endocrinologist doesn't believe in these new fangled urine tests and

people reading for themselves on the internet so won't see me

althoguh (probably to stop me having a tantrum ) the GP has decided

to do me a blood T3 and antibodies at long last so fingers crossed

Dawn

> Hi Dawn --

> Sounds like you've been traveling a long road....

>

> A drug that does helps with T3 is Cytomel -- do you have that in

the UK?

> http://www.medbroadcast.com/drug_info_details.asp?

brand_name_id=1202 & dowhat=accept_disclaimer

>

>

> It's thought in the medical communtity that T4 drugs convert to

T3 -- but for some of us it our bodies don't convert as they think

they should. If you can get natural thyroid hormone -- Armour

Thyroid -- that has some T3 in it. http://www.armourthyroid.com/

> Good Luck!!

>