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Charlie said:It takes 4-6 weeks for T4 to build up.
tobieagle said:Charlie said:It takes 4-6 weeks for T4 to build up.
Its about 2 weeks...
I am taking thyroid from pimpom and just self diagnosing based on symptoms.
Maybe i can take 1/2 grain at morning, and 1/4 at afternoon (+ 1/4 grain) :)
InhouseChemist.vuI'm new to the forum, so please excuse me if this has been mentioned before, or I'm in the wrong place.
I can't get over the arrogance and God Complex of doctors. I'm on Naturethroid and it has been a lifesaver. Synthroid made me want to die. However, my doctor refuses to prescribe more than 2 grains. In the last 8 months, as hypo symptoms returned, I raised 1/4 grain at a time every 4-6 weeks (though raising with no increase in strength burns through my prescription faster). 3 1/2 grains seems to be the start of the sweet spot---brain fog gone, aches and pains gone, and I've lost 16 lbs (Synthroid put 40 lbs on me in 6 months, with no change in diet and exercise). The doctor yelled at me yesterday for increasing the dosage myself, even though I have repeatedly asked for an increase and raised slowly. Also, after stressing me out by yelling, he took my BP, which was, of course, high (duh). Then he used that reading to "prove " his point that I was risking a heart attack. He also uses the automatic wrist cuff, however, 10 days ago, another doctor I saw (for a sprained ankle) took my BP with the old fashioned manual arm cuff, and it was Normal! Anyway, I guess I'm going to have to accept the 2 grain prescription and just supplement the extra 1 1/2 grains with the Pimpom products---while trying to find another doctor who will prescribe more than 2 grains of Naturethroid.
Not sure about equivalents. How much Thiroyd or Thyroid-S would make up the extra 1 1/2 grains? Also, are they porcine or bovine thyroid?
Thanks-
Kathy
How much in mg is 1 grain NDT?