Re: Re: T3 dosing / dividing pills

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Margery, are you snapping the 25mcg tablet? I am having the same problem with splitting with a pill cutter...too much waste. I am not splitting into 4 parts just 2 and I cannot see how I would be able to split with my fingers. Any tricks?VeniziaSubject: Re: T3 dosing / dividing pillsTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 2:12 PM

I have better luck just snapping them into (roughly) 4 equal pieces with my fingers than using a pill cutter, which seems to more crush them than cut them.

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> this is for either nick or valerie...

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> i have hashi's and was prescribed armour, took for a month, and after new blood tests, my doctor has taken me off of armour and has me on 25 mcg of cytomel (along with iodine)

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> i read on nick's site that he recommends dosing 4x a day, my doc has me taking 2 doses a day....even with just dividing the table (using a pill cutter) there is a tendency for the medication to crumble somewhat...

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> i am curious about how you are able to cut this tiny med in 4 pieces, and also get your opinion on simply dividing the dosage in two...

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> i've only been on this treatment for a week and i'm already getting some symptomatic relief..although sleep seems a bit worse (hasn't been 'good' in years, so its hard to tell)

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> thanks to you both and everyone on the forum!

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[Guest guest]

>Margery, are you snapping the 25mcg tablet?  I am having the same problem with

splitting with a pill cutter...too much waste.  I am not splitting into 4 parts

just 2 and I cannot see how I would be able to split with my fingers.  Any

tricks?

The 25mcg Grossman are scored in half and easy to break with fingers.

The Aventis are a little larger and scored in quarters but much more

expensive

Nick

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I have the ones from King. I will try it and hope it works. Thanks.Venizia

>Margery, are you snapping the 25mcg tablet? I am having the same problem with splitting with a pill cutter...too much waste. I am not splitting into 4 parts just 2 and I cannot see how I would be able to split with my fingers. Any tricks?

The 25mcg Grossman are scored in half and easy to break with fingers.

The Aventis are a little larger and scored in quarters but much more

expensive

Nick

--

for more information on RT3 and Thyroid Resistance go to

www.thyroid-rt3.com

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Mine are scored also but they seem a little small for me to grab and snap. We shall see!VeniziaSubject: Re: T3 dosing / dividing pillsTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 5:01 PM

Yes, it's the 25mcg tablet. Mine are scored down the middle, I just try and snap along that score line. (I need my reading glasses for this!) I usually get two reasonably even halves (not perfect though). My pill splitter just crushes them into crumbs.

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> > this is for either nick or valerie...

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> > i have hashi's and was prescribed armour, took for a month, and after new blood tests, my doctor has taken me off of armour and has me on 25 mcg of cytomel (along with iodine)

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> > i read on nick's site that he recommends dosing 4x a day, my doc has me taking 2 doses a day....even with just dividing the table (using a pill cutter) there is a tendency for the medication to crumble somewhat...

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> > i am curious about how you are able to cut this tiny med in 4 pieces, and also get your opinion on simply dividing the dosage in two...

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> > i've only been on this treatment for a week and i'm already getting some symptomatic relief..although sleep seems a bit worse (hasn't been 'good' in years, so its hard to tell)

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> > thanks to you both and everyone on the forum!

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When I have pills that crumble, I wet them slightly with my tongue and then they are easire to split. I guess being a bit wet makes the outside less crumbly.

<>Roni

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Subject: Re: T3 dosing / dividing pillsTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 3:01 PM

Yes, it's the 25mcg tablet. Mine are scored down the middle, I just try and snap along that score line. (I need my reading glasses for this!) I usually get two reasonably even halves (not perfect though). My pill splitter just crushes them into crumbs.> > >> > > this

is for either nick or valerie...> > > > > > i have hashi's and was prescribed armour, took for a month, and after new blood tests, my doctor has taken me off of armour and has me on 25 mcg of cytomel (along with iodine)> > > > > > i read on nick's site that he recommends dosing 4x a day, my doc has me taking 2 doses a day....even with just dividing the table (using a pill cutter) there is a tendency for the medication to crumble somewhat...> > > > > > i am curious about how you are able to cut this tiny med in 4 pieces, and also get your opinion on simply dividing the dosage in two...> > > > > > i've only been on this treatment for a week and i'm already getting some symptomatic relief..although sleep seems a bit worse (hasn't been 'good' in years, so its hard to tell)> > > > > >

thanks to you both and everyone on the forum!> > >>------------------------------------We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

[Guest guest]

Venezia, I use a pill splitter.

<>Roni

Immortality exists!

It's called knowledge!

Just because something isn't seen

doesn't mean it's not there<>

Subject: Re: T3 dosing / dividing pillsTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 5:01 PM

Yes, it's the 25mcg tablet. Mine are scored down the middle, I just try and snap along that score line. (I need my reading glasses for this!) I usually get two reasonably even halves (not perfect though). My pill splitter just crushes them into crumbs.> > >> > > this is for either nick or valerie...> > > > > > i have hashi's and was prescribed armour, took for a month, and after new blood tests, my doctor has taken me off of armour and has me on 25 mcg of cytomel (along with iodine)> > > > > > i read on nick's site that he recommends dosing 4x a day, my doc has me taking 2 doses a day....even with just dividing the table (using a pill cutter) there is a tendency for the

medication to crumble somewhat...> > > > > > i am curious about how you are able to cut this tiny med in 4 pieces, and also get your opinion on simply dividing the dosage in two...> > > > > > i've only been on this treatment for a week and i'm already getting some symptomatic relief..although sleep seems a bit worse (hasn't been 'good' in years, so its hard to tell)> > > > > > thanks to you both and everyone on the forum!> > >>

[Guest guest]

hmm, good idea Roni! Thanks for the tip!Venizia

From: Margery__W <m.escoffery@ sbcglobal. net>Subject: Re: T3 dosing / dividing pillsTo: RT3_T3 (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) comDate: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 3:01 PM

Yes, it's the 25mcg tablet. Mine are scored down the middle, I just try and snap along that score line. (I need my reading glasses for this!) I usually get two reasonably even halves (not perfect though). My pill splitter just crushes them into crumbs.> > >> > > this

is for either nick or valerie...> > > > > > i have hashi's and was prescribed armour, took for a month, and after new blood tests, my doctor has taken me off of armour and has me on 25 mcg of cytomel (along with iodine)> > > > > > i read on nick's site that he recommends dosing 4x a day, my doc has me taking 2 doses a day....even with just dividing the table (using a pill cutter) there is a tendency for the medication to crumble somewhat...> > > > > > i am curious about how you are able to cut this tiny med in 4 pieces, and also get your opinion on simply dividing the dosage in two...> > > > > > i've only been on this treatment for a week and i'm already getting some symptomatic relief..although sleep seems a bit worse (hasn't been 'good' in years, so its hard to tell)> > > > > >

thanks to you both and everyone on the forum!> > >>------------ --------- --------- ------We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.