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7 ways to raise TSH without reducing thyroid dose
You’ve just come to your doctor for your annual check-up. Either you feel fine and you want to get a renewal of your current thyroid prescription, or you feel rather hypothyroid and you’re hoping to get an increased dose. But… Read More ›
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Screening for central hypothyroidism during thyroid therapy
If even the experts complain that it’s difficult to diagnose central hypothyroidism before thyroid therapy, it can be almost impossible for the medical system to begin to see your central hypothyroidism during thyroid therapy. Once you are on thyroid therapy… Read More ›
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Why is central hypothyroidism so difficult to diagnose?
Every thyroid patient and doctor should become more informed about the challenges of diagnosing central hypothyroidism. Did you know that people can even have elevated TSH levels in central hypothyroidism? Wow, really? Yes, the research says so. A graph of… Read More ›
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When dosing T3, you get higher levels of Triac
Surprise! You get a little bonus of Triac if you dose NDT or T3, and you might want to tell your doctor about its benefits & side effects. Triac is a naturally-occurring thyroid hormone metabolite that powerfully suppresses TSH without… Read More ›
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New clinical trial of Armour Thyroid is recruiting U.S. patients
A clinical trial comparing Armour Thyroid (NDT) and Levothyroxine (LT4) is now recruiting patients in the United States. The sponsor of the study is Allergan, the makers of Armour Thyroid in the United States. They hope to recruit 220 patients… Read More ›
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Our wish: May you be blessed with T3 sufficiency
At this time of year, many nonprofit organizations focus on the relief of poverty and hunger. But humans can also suffer T3 hormone poverty and hunger. We can’t be truly healthy without “enough” T3 in our bloodstream, our tissues, organs… Read More ›
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Survey: Canadian Thyroid Testing Tips & Challenges
We’re trying a new strategy to crowdsource data on Canadian thyroid patients’ access to thyroid laboratory testing. For a limited time, we are test-driving an anonymous survey with a real-time report that displays up to date statistics and results. Take… Read More ›
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Healthier thyroid warriors: Our fight is not over.
A fundamental principle energizes any group of thyroid patients to try to improve thyroid therapy: Some thyroid-disabled people have suffered a lot and have won partial victories in their own thyroid therapy. Now that they are on a therapy that… Read More ›