NDT / Desiccated thyroid
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Study the patients who need T3 and are harmed by its withdrawal
Clinical trials of T3 (Liothyronine) have been barking up the wrong tree. The limitations of their research designs are now actively harming patients who need T3 medication. Prices for T3 have been rising, medical prejudice against T3 is rising, worldwide T3 shortages are occurring, and patients who truly require T3 are being harmed by denying…
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Annotated bibliography of desiccated thyroid therapy articles
This public Google Spreadsheet contains a collection of all the important sources we can find PRO and CON for desiccated thyroid. The list currently includes 67 sources from the 1950s to the present, and it will grow. Here is the LINK to the “Desiccated” worksheet. It is part of a larger Google Sheets spreadsheet on…
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Shomon: Why endocrinologists may oppose desiccated thyroid therapy
An article by Mary Shomon, updated Dec, 2018, explains why endocrinologists are biased against desiccated thyroid. Fogoros, R. N., & MD. (n.d.). Why Your Endocrinologist May Oppose Natural Thyroid. Retrieved January 5, 2019, from https://www.verywellhealth.com/why-endocrinologists-oppose-natural-thyroid-3882628 Ultimately, it comes down to endocrinologists preferring to Trust the Pituitary more than the rest of your body. Mary Shomon…
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1965: Thyroid therapy of Christmas past
Quotes from McAninch & Bianco’s history of therapy for hypothyroidism: 2016 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4980994/ “In 1965, approximately 4 of every 5 prescriptions for thyroid hormone were for natural thyroid preparations” “Physicians hesitated to use L-thyroxine monotherapy over concern that it could result in a relative T3 deficiency”
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Trials of T3, desiccated thyroid and thyroxine in 1958
Here’s my review of this treasure, an article about T3 therapy from the scientific literature in the 1950s… TITLE: “TRIIODOTHYRONINE—Clinical Effects in Patients with Suboptimal Response to Other Thyroid Preparations” — LINK: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1512399/ In this article, “Thirty patients with evidence of hypometabolism or a clinically related condition were given triiodothyronine after suboptimal response to thyroxin or…