Re: Synthetic Thyroid meds

[Guest guest]

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You wrote:

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> I just learned that the synthetic thyroid meds only contain T4, ...

This is incorrect. Cytomel is synthetic T3. Armour is dessicated pig

thyroids, so it contains a fixed ratio of T4/T3/T2/T1. If you mix

Cytomel with a synthetic T4, you can get T3 also but with the

possibility of adjusting the ratio.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

> >

> > I just learned that the synthetic thyroid meds only contain T4, ...

>

> This is incorrect. Cytomel is synthetic T3. Armour is dessicated pig

> thyroids, so it contains a fixed ratio of T4/T3/T2/T1. If you mix

> Cytomel with a synthetic T4, you can get T3 also but with the

> possibility of adjusting the ratio.

>

> Chuck

>

Chuck-

Thanks much for the reply. What I'm trying to understand is that the

synthentic thyroid meds on the market today do not contain any T3.

Is this correct?

Thanks again.

;0)

[Guest guest]

,

You wrote:

> Thanks much for the reply. What I'm trying to understand is that the

> synthentic thyroid meds on the market today do not contain any T3...

_Most_ of them do not. They depend on your body to convert the T4 to T3.

However, Cytomel (liothyronine) is a synthetic thyroid medication and it

does contain T3 as the active ingredient.

Chuck