Question for regarding T3 doses

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Hi ,

In your book you write about splitting the tablets to make smaller doses. The

T3 may not be uniformly distributed througout the tablet. Did you find

splitting the pills caused frequent problems with dosing at particular levels,

as half or less of a pill for one dose might contain less or more T3 than the

other parts of the pill? What I mean is that it cannot be guaranteed a part of a

tablet is delivering the actual decided dose unless a whole tablet is used.

A similar problem could occur with crushing, mixing and then dividing the powder

from pills.

I suppose the timing of the next dose is just accordingly adjusted and if the

doses are relatively small, then taking part of a tablet which has a bit more T3

than the decided amount, should not be so harmful in the short-term as in the

long term the doses will kind of balance out.

I think I recall you mentioning beta blockers in your book as a safety

precaution in case of taking too much T3. Can these be obtained without a

prescription for those of us doing things privately. Dr P helps me but he

cannot prescribe. I don't know whether a NHS GP would be willing to prescribe

them, when they are not doing the thyroid treatment.

Many thanks,

Colin