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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Androgens make hyperthyroid worse?
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<blockquote data-quote="jkozlow3" data-source="post: 166427" data-attributes="member: 20866"><p>Taking T3 can definitely increase SHBG. There's a known relationship there. Also, as you stated, TRT typically lowers SHBG for most men.</p><p></p><p>I have a different philosophy than many on thyroid treatment and I personally don't think most people need very much T3 - just a small amount is enough IMO (i.e. 5mcg/day added to your levothyroxine). This can be accomplished using natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) such as Armour/Nature-Thyroid (i.e. 1/4 or 1/2 grain added to your levothyroxine) or with synthetic T3 (i.e. you could cut your 10mcg pills in half with a pill splitter).</p><p></p><p>Having read more than just about any human on hypothyroidism treatment options, I'd recommend the books "Tired Thyroid" and the 2 thyroid books the late Dr. Kenneth Blanchard wrote (available on Amazon). He was a big fan of VERY TINY amounts of T3 being added to levothyroxine and said it worked wonders for most of his patients vs. taking levothyroxine alone.</p><p></p><p>I've been my own science experiment for a couple of years when it comes to treating my hypothyroidism and I tend to agree with Dr. Blanchard in that I've not personally found adding more T3 to be beneficial. Just a small amount (i.e. 1/4 - 1/2 grain of NDT) added to my Synthroid makes a huge difference. I can definitely notice a difference in how I feel every time I "experiment" with just going back to 100% Synthroid for a couple of months. Even if my blood work looks perfect (Free T4, Free T3, etc.), I don't feel as good on straight levothyroxine - even at higher than "normal" doses.</p><p></p><p>Everyone is different however - YMMV!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkozlow3, post: 166427, member: 20866"] Taking T3 can definitely increase SHBG. There's a known relationship there. Also, as you stated, TRT typically lowers SHBG for most men. I have a different philosophy than many on thyroid treatment and I personally don't think most people need very much T3 - just a small amount is enough IMO (i.e. 5mcg/day added to your levothyroxine). This can be accomplished using natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) such as Armour/Nature-Thyroid (i.e. 1/4 or 1/2 grain added to your levothyroxine) or with synthetic T3 (i.e. you could cut your 10mcg pills in half with a pill splitter). Having read more than just about any human on hypothyroidism treatment options, I'd recommend the books "Tired Thyroid" and the 2 thyroid books the late Dr. Kenneth Blanchard wrote (available on Amazon). He was a big fan of VERY TINY amounts of T3 being added to levothyroxine and said it worked wonders for most of his patients vs. taking levothyroxine alone. I've been my own science experiment for a couple of years when it comes to treating my hypothyroidism and I tend to agree with Dr. Blanchard in that I've not personally found adding more T3 to be beneficial. Just a small amount (i.e. 1/4 - 1/2 grain of NDT) added to my Synthroid makes a huge difference. I can definitely notice a difference in how I feel every time I "experiment" with just going back to 100% Synthroid for a couple of months. Even if my blood work looks perfect (Free T4, Free T3, etc.), I don't feel as good on straight levothyroxine - even at higher than "normal" doses. Everyone is different however - YMMV! [/QUOTE]
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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
Androgens make hyperthyroid worse?
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