liothyronine

Anyone had any luck in being on replacement doses of T3 / Liothyronine and not having their muscles go flat? 25-32mcg of T3 spread out throughout the morning completely fixes some debilitating gut issues I have, but makes my muscles go flat. My cortisol tends to run lower, so upping carbs too...

I will preface this by admitting I am slightly leery of my need for thyroid supplementation. My Free T3 and T4 are within normal range, but on the low end. My rT3 is a bit high and my rT3 to T3 ratio favors supplementation according to functional medicine guidance. In any case, I am open to to...

I started TRT with Defy Medical about 5 weeks ago now. They put me on T3 as part of my protocol and I’ve titrated up to 15 mcg a day as directed. However, I didn’t realize that I am down to only like 3 days of T3 now. I’ve ordered a new prescription from Empower via express shipping that Defy...

Pre-treatment: TSH: 2.8 (0.45 - 4.5 uIU/mL) Free T3: 2.7 (2.0-4.4 pg/mL) Free T4: 1.4 (0.82-1.77 ng/dL) rT3: 23 (9.2-24.1 ng/dL) I was prescribed liothyronine and told to start with 5 mcg/day and titrate up to a maximum of 20 mcg. I tried the 5 mcg dose for a couple weeks, then went to 10 mcg...

I think this is an important discussion point that is not talked about when trying to dial in our thyroids. What are your thoughts/discoveries on this? How reliable are free thyroid and total T3 hormone assays? "Measurement of T3, FT3, and FT4 by the immunoassay methods commonly used by the...