slowing down T3 meds

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I found something I thought interesting about slowing down the action of T3

thyroid meds to make them more usable and less stressful on the adrenals:

~Ritzy

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Dr. Bruce Rind home page

http://www.drrind.com/default.asp

excerpted from this page:

http://www.drrind.com/faq.asp#wilsons

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How to take T3?

A. Unlike T4, T3 is very fast acting. It can be slowed down by mixing it

with a slow

release substance. This is not commercially available but may be

obtained from a

compounding pharmacy (not a regular pharmacy). Because even the slow

release

T3 has a peak action of only a few hours, it is best to take it in

divided doses. Thus

a 15 mcg daily dose can be taken as 7.5 mcg approximately every 12 hrs.

Or better

yet, 5 mcg approximately every 8 hrs. The adrenals are less stressed if

their

metabolic environment is stable. According to pharmacological

principles, a dose of

medication will produce blood level of the medication that rises and

then falls. If

taken as 2 separate doses, the blood level is more stable. 3 doses

produce an

even more stable blood level, etc. Cytomel is an example of a fast

acting T3. It

produces a strong immediate effect (high blood level) which is followed

by a weak

effect (low blood level). It may require breaking up the dose into many

small doses.

Note that a stick of dynamite and a candle stick can generate the same

amount of

heat or energy. The difference between the two is the rate or speed that

the energy

is released.

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What is 's Syndrome?

A. Around 1990, Dr. Dennis identified a condition in which the

thyroid tests

are in the ‘normal’ range but patients have low body temperature and many

symptoms suggestive of hypothyroidism. The old name for this condition was

Euthyroid Sick Syndrome. Dr. defined it more clearly, including

the role of

Reverse T3 (RT3). He called it ’s Syndrome and developed a

therapeutic

regiment that helps many sufferers. His pioneering work brilliantly

recommends te

use of slow release T3 as opposed to the quick release.

I have observed that T3 therapy is much more effective if the adrenals are

supported. In my own experience, I have found that, when T3 is needed,

using

lower doses of T3 along with adrenal support produces fewer undesirable

effects.

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