Posted by inanimate peanut on December 31, 2009, at 16:39:40
In reply to T3 (triiodothyronine) augmentation, posted by inanimate peanut on December 29, 2009, at 21:20:15
Yeah, I did quite a bit of research on it yesterday. I actually have hypothyroidism and am treated with T4, so my situation is a little different. I was reading about the studies where they used T3 in depression and bipolar, and they were giving people doses of 50-100mcg per day. So, endocrinologists said 'ok, let's see if we switch some patients from just T4 to a combo of T3 and T4 if their depression will improve" and it didn't in any of the studies. So, it may not be a good option for me. BUT, this difference was the the endocrinologists were putting people on 12.5 mcg of T3 while the depression studies were putting people on 50-100mcg of T3. I really wonder if my doc would give me 50-100mcg of T3 if that would help. But, I would bet you anything that I can't convince him to give me more than the 12.5mcg to treat my hypothyroidism. I'm going to show him the articles on the bipolar and depression studies and ask, but I can already tell you the answer is no.
But, the studies where they were taking normal people (not hypothyroid) and giving them 50-100mcg were pretty good, so that would be an option for some people reading this. If you want some articles on the research, babble me because I saved a bunch in a word doc.
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