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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
My start on NDT
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<blockquote data-quote="ratbag" data-source="post: 114920" data-attributes="member: 972"><p>I remember reading a study on that very issue some years back. It might have been part of Broda Barnes research. It stated that the minimum dose is usually 2 grains and that it's exceptionally rare for someone to need less than that. I read so often people Rx'd tiny doses like 1/2 a grain for 6 months and they wonder why it doesn't work. We have the same feedback loop as for testosterone that we need to overcome before we realise any benefit and that's one of the reasons we should increase the dose sooner rather than later. Obviously 6 months is too long to hold a tiny dose. Realistically I believe it should be a week or two max. </p><p></p><p>You do need to add T4 to your protocol. You should be able to do that over a phone call to Defy without an appointment. I never had a T4 problem until I started taking T3. Once on T3 it drove my FT4 down to the point I had to start taking some. This is quite common for people on TRT. I take 250mcg Synthroid daily because I take T3. If I stop taking T3 I can also stop taking T4 and my FT4 normalizes. Weird huh. But then I end up with low FT3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratbag, post: 114920, member: 972"] I remember reading a study on that very issue some years back. It might have been part of Broda Barnes research. It stated that the minimum dose is usually 2 grains and that it's exceptionally rare for someone to need less than that. I read so often people Rx'd tiny doses like 1/2 a grain for 6 months and they wonder why it doesn't work. We have the same feedback loop as for testosterone that we need to overcome before we realise any benefit and that's one of the reasons we should increase the dose sooner rather than later. Obviously 6 months is too long to hold a tiny dose. Realistically I believe it should be a week or two max. You do need to add T4 to your protocol. You should be able to do that over a phone call to Defy without an appointment. I never had a T4 problem until I started taking T3. Once on T3 it drove my FT4 down to the point I had to start taking some. This is quite common for people on TRT. I take 250mcg Synthroid daily because I take T3. If I stop taking T3 I can also stop taking T4 and my FT4 normalizes. Weird huh. But then I end up with low FT3. [/QUOTE]
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Thyroid, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, DHEA, etc
Thyroid, DHEA, Pregnenolone, Progesterone, etc
My start on NDT
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