hi all,
Re; my hashi's, currently on levo' 175mcgs
I have been taking T4 only for a few year now, I did manage to pursuad my GP to give me some T3once but he was reluctant and didn't know how to dose it and my level's ended up too high...
anyway, I've been pretty stable for a while now and my Dr is happy with my labs, however I still get the residual symptoms of fatigue, emotional things ect. I'd been keen to try some liothyronine again, however my GP work budge on fiddling with my does, "if ain't broke don't fix it!" "but doc, it might not seem broke to you, but its still a tiny bit broke to me"....... I'm convinced that I'm knowledgeable enough about how my thyriod and body work and what feels right that I could dose it myself but knocking off a tiny bit of T4 and adding a tiny bit of T3 twice a day. I definately wouldn't do anything drastic, it'd be small experimental steps...
my theory is that I have my T4 labs currently over the top inorder to keep my TSH and T3 mid range, by knocking the T4 down a touch and adding a tiny bit of T3 i'd be able to keep the TSH happy but in a more natural, harmonious way.
anyway due to my Doc's reluctance I'm going to buy online and DIY it, (don't get me wrong i reall like my Dr but he's a stubborn old git), I started looking at a few sites but they mostly seem aimed at the weightloss/steroid market, as such I'd be worried about quality and does regulation.
is there anywhere I can reliably by T3 without prescription? without getting ripped off?
many thanks, Owain