This post is a brief outline of my physical "Thyroid Therapy Transformation," a glimpse into my personal life and how symptoms and body composition changed in response to changes in thyroid therapy and diet. You can see my favorite colors are pinks and blues. And it also shows many hairstyle transformations, ha ha! This post … Continue reading My body composition before and during thyroid therapy
One of Thyroid Patients Canada's values is to bring to light little-known aspects of the history of thyroid therapy so that it can open minds about future possibilities. The history of L-T3 (Liothyronine) monotherapy brings to light the flexibility and diversity of our thyroid pharmaceuticals to adapt to the unique metabolic needs of the individual. … Continue reading Finkler, 1959: Liothyronine as a replacement for thyroid therapy
How long does it take for the final dose of synthetic LT3 (Liothyronine) hormone to clear from blood, and how much suffering might a withdrawal cause? This is an important question for many people who dose LT3. They want to know what would happen if they unexpectedly ran out of supply due to a pharmaceutical … Continue reading LT3 monotherapy withdrawal: Clearance and effects
Lack of knowledge about Free T3 peaks and valleys contributes to failure and frustration in T3-based therapies, including desiccated thyroid and T3-T4 combination therapy. On patient support groups, I often see conversations that go like this: "My FT3 result was over reference range, FT4 low in range, and my TSH was low, so my doctor … Continue reading Free T3 peaks and valleys in T3 and NDT therapy
What does NEW thyroid science have to say on the topic of thyroid pharmaceutical equivalency? How many micrograms of L-T3 Liothyronine (i.e. Cytomel) are equivalent to L-T4 Levothyroxine (i.e. Synthroid)? Thyroid hormone pharmaceutical monographs currently provide very rigid and low-ratio equivalency statements: ERFA Canada says "Desiccated thyroid 60 mg is usually considered equivalent to ... … Continue reading How to calculate LT3 vs. LT4 substitution: New thyroid science
