Posted by jay on January 16, 2004, at 15:16:57
In reply to Re: Metabolism speed, something here! » jay, posted by Maximus on January 16, 2004, at 8:19:53
> > Hey folks...I am taking Prozac and T4 now as my doc thought that might help 'up' my metabolism a bit. (My Thyroid tests are borderline, but nothing alarming.) I have read that T3 works best in these cases, as I don't find T4 (even at various does over a few months) helps with sluggish metabolism. Would T3 make much of a difference? Any input appreciated...
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> Hi Jay,
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> I suffer from hypothyroidism myself. It is a real plague. Huh? My endo even said that those SSRIs tend to lower the effectiveness of T4 supplements like Synthroid, Unithroid, etc.
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> Being said, try to have a TSH between 1 and 2.
> You will feel a lot better. Adding T3 to your regimen could be a real benefit. I wish you can.
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> Unfortunately for me, i think that recently Health Canada has pulled off the market the drug Cytomel, a T3 supplement.
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> However you can speed up the T4 to T3 conversion ( and your metabolism) by adding 200 to 300 mg of Selenium and a small dose of L-Tyrosine, see 500 mg a day. It works great for me.
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> As usual, i hope this helps.Thanks very much. I did a search in the Health Canada Drug Products Database, and it still seems to be available. goto: http://search.hc-sc.gc.ca/cgi-bin/query?mss=dpd/english/active/simple
But, as you said, it may only be in certain provinces or something like that. I have also heard some people getting a good T3/T4 ratio with the like of Armour Thyroid, but you have to get everything measured on a regular basis, as it is supposedly sometimes inconsistent. I don't know if you can get this in Canada or not. Thanks for the info!Best,
Jay
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