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1139187 tn?1355706647

Free t4 and splitting meds

If free t4  ranges  .8  to 1.8  and you are 1.5  is that on the hyper side?   I'm at 1.4, feeling hypo but if i remember correctly i was hyper on 1.5

also  have you guys heard of someone splitting t4 taking 1/2 in the morning and 1/2 at night?
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649848 tn?1534633700
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The smallest dosage T3 pill you can get is 5 mcg.  I'm suggesting that you start with half (2.5 mcg) of that.  You can either try splitting that further into quarters and taking 1/4 (1.25 mcg) in the morning and 1/4 around noon or you can take the entire half at one time.  

The pills are so small that it's hard to split them into quarters without ending up with a pile of dust, at which point, you're pretty much sunk, unless you want to play "junkie" and can divide that into 4 equal piles, then eat the dust. You have to have a really good pill splitter to split them in quarters.

Another option is to have 1.25 mcg compounded, but I wouldn't get very many, because you'll be going up before long.  Discuss the options with your doctor.

Yes, I do think the body gets used to the T3 like it does the T4; sometimes it might take longer, though because the T3 is more powerful.  You've been without it for a long time, so it will take time for your body to adjust.
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T3 is in much smaller doses due to its power with it acting so fast.

So a starter dose of T3 is commonly 2.5 mcg.  

But because of your past history with intolerance of T3 I think Barb is suggesting splitting that pill in half which would be 1.25 mcg in the morning and 1.25 mg in the early afternoon say 1 to 3 PM.
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1139187 tn?1355706647
would you do .125   .125   or   2.5?
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1139187 tn?1355706647
do you think the body adapts to taking t3 like it does t4?   like you feel junky at first but eventually feel a little better?
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649848 tn?1534633700
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It's not the FT4 of 1.5 I'm so worried about; it's the FT3 of only 2.9.  That's not nearly enough and explains the "feeling of crap = 9  range 1 - 10".

I know you don't like T3 med;  you can't live with it and you can't live without it...  That's why I suggested a split of only 2.5 mcg to start, which is very tricky to accomplish.
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1139187 tn?1355706647
I hate that t3 stuff.   do you think that ft4  of 1.5 is too high?  do you see people doing well with a t4 of 1.5?
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