Re: T3 Half life and questions about Activated Charcoal - CONFUSED

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1) about an hour

2) I don't know

3) Activated charcoal " will only attach to substances that are still inside the

stomach or intestines. "

from

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/activated_charcoal/page2_em.htm

Moderator Nick's web page about interactions should help:

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/interact.htm

For charcoal, I would go by the iron guidelines - take " T3 1 hour BEFORE Iron or

4 hours AFTER iron. "

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> OK I dont want to sound dumb but could someone answer the following:-

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> 1)I can not take T3 sublingually so how long does T3 take to be fully absorbed

from the gut when you swallow it?

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> 2)When it is absorbed where does it sit, In the blood stream or does it

recycle back to the intestine?

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> 3) VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION:I am treating Lyme Disease and on bad Herx

reactions I have to take activated charcoal, I take it 4 hours after last T3

dose and I assume Activated charcoal only works in the gut so would it pull any

of my T3 from my system/Blood

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> I only have to take Activated charcoal in a severe herx and not on a regular

basis but I do need to know can it effect my T3??

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> Thaks everyone

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