Category Archives: Thyroid Medications

High T3 Levels affect Memory, Language, and Math Ability

Can’t remember anything lately?  Having problems recalling the right words or performing simple math like adding and subtracting?  Taking longer to perform simple cognitive tasks?  You may be on too much T3 if you’re on a high dose of desiccated … Read More

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Desiccated Thyroid contains T4, T3, and rT3, but little T2 or T1

Myth:  Natural Desiccated Thyroid is superior to T4 meds because it contains the same hormones that your own thyroid would produce–T4, T3, T2, T1 and calcitonin.  I have heard some variation of this statement on nearly every thyroid forum, and … Read More

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Thyroid Medications

From:  http://tiredthyroid.com/medications.html There are basically three different medications for restoring thyroid hormone levels, each with its own pros and cons:  synthetic T4 or levothyroxine, synthetic T3 (Cytomel or liothyronine), and natural desiccated thyroid (Armour, Nature-throid, Erfa Thyroid, NP Thyroid, etc.). … Read More

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