Posted by Larry Hoover on June 6, 2005, at 10:50:41
In reply to Re: Thyroid lab results: T3 is high--help?, posted by Pfinstegg on June 3, 2005, at 17:13:56
> The problem with using the Armour preparation is that you don't know exactly how much T3 and T4 you are getting. I know I've mentioned this before, but I think it would be much better medically to take T3 and T4 individually. It's not hard to achieve a steady, optimal TSH level that way. Everyone is different, of course, but to just give you my own example, I have been taking 5 mcg. of Cytomel twice daily, and .05 mg. of Synthroid once daily for three years: my TSH stays very steady at a little below .5. (Before treatment, I had a slightly elevated TSH of 5). I know these are my proper dosages, and don't need to have blood tests more than once a year when I have my regular check-up.
Big article in yesterday's newspaper....you can't even get Cytomel in Canada any more. All North American Cytomel is made in Canada (Montreal), but it is owned by a company in Tennessee, called King Pharmaceuticals (named after Jesus). It's all shipped to Tennessee. They won't sell any back to Canada. Period. If there is any to be found in Canada anywhere, it is old stock. When it is gone, it is gone.
Lar
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