Thyroid treatment Wiki Page Suggests that T3 reduces adverse effects on the heart.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I just came across this which has some interesting suggestions in it

http://onibasu.com/wiki/Treating_the_thyroid

>Elevated T3 does not cause hyperthyroid, elevated T4 does. Elevated T3 causes

euphoria. - http://onibasu.com/archives/amc/532.html,

http://onibasu.com/archives/amc/555.html,

http://onibasu.com/archives/amc/554.html. Cutler adds: " Actually, it is T4 that

makes your heart go thumpity thump (there are T4 receptors on the heart -

cardiologists know this and this is why hypERthyroidism as in Graves Disease is

treated with large doses of T3 - the T3 suppresses endogenous productioin of T4

and thus protects the heart. T4 also seems to be what elevates blood pressure

and gives you the runs. T3 is euphoric and has not that much other peripheral

effect. The brain does NOT make it's own T3, another superstition that leads to

a lot of inappropriate prescribing. For the chemically sensitive among us, T4 is

what speeds up phase 1 liver metabolism and makes you more chemically sensitive,

T3 doesn't seem to. "

>Cutler points out that standard medical texts indicate normal TSH does not

exclude thyroid disorder. Also points out that euthyroid people are unlikely to

have TSH greater than 2.0 mU/L - http://onibasu.com/archives/am/156539.html