Has anyone tried time released T3?

[Liz118]

Hi everyone!
I am about to start replacing my cytomel with a time release form of T3. I read an article online by Dr. Lowe which said that cytomel is better than time release, which makes me nervous. My own Dr. doesn't like cytomel because of the ups and downs it causes with temperature, etc.

[Terrysue]

I am trying to convert from my regular T3 but am having a hard time. Could you please share with me the amount of T3 you took before the time released. What was the difference in the dose? I am hoping this will help me figure out how much approximately for me to take.  Thanks mucho.

[toni2251]

If you still around please respond. Are on t3 only?

[Alexis74]

Hi there!
As I was reading I noticed that you are in Florida and seem to have a doctor that seems to have a better understanding of the thyroid.  I have Hoshilotos and cannot find  doctor that understands the disease. Would you mind if I asked what part of Florida are you in and who is your doctor?  I refuse to settle for a doctor that thinks synthroid is the only cure and ones that have never heard of.  Also, part of my regimen is T3 and I wold like to try the sustained release and of course my doctor has never heard of it.
Thank you in advance.
Alexis

[Brucergoldberg]

Im on sustained release t4.  I happen to like it very much.  The regular t4 converted too fast for me.   I asked the compounder how it works.  He told me that when you get sustained t3 or t4 they mix it with a powder.  When this powder is ingested, it mixes with the liquid in your tummy and makes like a puddy.  The puddy digests, but it just takes longer for it to make it through your blood and large intestine.

I also take my meds at night.   This also helps with absorption.   The digestive system runs much slower at night when you sleep so this again aids in absorption.  But every person is different and finding what works for you is the most important thing.  Listen to your body.  

[t3helpedme]

No, Wilson's syndrome is not officially recognized, but Hashimoto's thyroiditis definitely is. I have suffered from Hashimoto's for several years. I was given "traditional" FDA-approved medication for years, and continued to spiral into a mess of symptoms and depression. I was gaining a pound a day, my muscles and joints ached so badly that I could barely walk down the hall, my hair was falling out in clumps, my face and hands were swollen and unrecognizable, I was so depressed I could barely function....I could go on and on for days. I found a new doctor and was so desperate that I drove 5 hours to see him. He is a believer in Wilson's syndrome and believed that I had it along with my Hashimoto's. He took me off of the horrible, FDA approved Levoxyl and started me on sustained release T3. Within a week, I felt like a black cloud had lifted off of my brain. All of my symptoms cleared up. I have been on the T3 for about 5 years, and have never felt better.

[sunrock]

My experience.
I was on a custom compound T4/T3 that was started in September of 20012.

What I began to notice is the capsules, some were filled tight and some had space in them (?) I also was having some tummy problems that were not going away...no matter what I tried.

My blood test for my FT's were not improving much, even though I was increasing the doses. I finally agreed to switch to Tirosint and a pill form of T3 that I can divine and take intermittently if I want to. I have been on this for a week....(so no report yet)
What happened when I quit the compound...was my tummy problems cleared up immediately! I was so surprised. I went to the pharmacy soon after to find out what was in the fillers they used in the  capsules.

What I found out was, they use a gel type chemical to bind the T's so that as it travels though your gut it will release slowly . Something in that "gel" was responsible for my GI troubles! They also told me that they filled the caps by hand...so maybe that is not that best way if some are more full then others.

That was my experience and I will not be going back to that way of  meds again.
I will work out other means.
Mia