changing from thyroxine to T3

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Hi,

I am currently well on thyroxine (162.5mcg daily) but my endocrinologist wants

me to try T3. This is a whole other argument and I don't want to get into it!

Basically he is the one who prescribes and I am having a lot of trouble with

other doctors so I need to keep him happy by at least trying this.

He wants me to switch directly from thyroxine to T3 so one day I will take my

thyroxine and the next day I will stop it completely and only take T3. He wants

me to get a blood test after one week on T3 and then if I can tolerate it,

continue on T3 and get another blood test after the second week. I'm well enough

to work at the moment but I'm concerned about the impact this will have on me. I

really can't afford to take any more sick time. I know everyone is different,

but how big an impact is this likely to have on my health? It normally takes me

at least a month to adjust to a new thyroxine dose.

Thanks,

Jen