Is it possible to take 75mcg t3 every day for a few weeks?

[SacToSD]

So when I went to Tijuana to refill my Rx for t3, the only strength they had available was a 75mcg pill. I've read about people staircasing their doses starting at 25mcg and then working their way up by 25mcg every 3-4 days or so, and then doing the same thing on the way down, but I've never heard about anyone taking 75 mcg per day all the way through. Is this possible? What do you guys think? Thanks a lot
SacToSD

 

[sadie]

honestly i have no idea why people pyramid.. i personally ether use 25mcg or 50mcg a day. if i go over 75 i get really tired for some reason.

 

[Suffocation]

really? I have always read you should pyramid using T3...
interesting, I will have to give that try someday...I have always started at 25mcg and worked my way up to 75-100mcg..

honestly i have no idea why people pyramid.. i personally ether use 25mcg or 50mcg a day. if i go over 75 i get really tired for some reason.

 

[sadie]

i have read that also but it doesnt seem to make any kind of difference at all and if you are going to run it a while its better to stay low and steady

 

[SacToSD]

hmm, all good knowledge. Hopefully my thyroid isn't reading this, too

 

[sadie]

tell your thyroid its tougher then it thinks lol

i ran 50mcg a day for 8 months.. came off.. a 6 weeks later i got bloodwork and i was all nice and normal..

 

[SacToSD]

tell your thyroid its tougher then it thinks lol

i ran 50mcg a day for 8 months.. came off.. a 6 weeks later i got bloodwork and i was all nice and normal..

Thanks for reassuring my thyroid, sadie

 

[loganb_football]

Thanks for reassuring my thyroid, sadie

There is no reason to taper on or taper off... It's not like testosterone, where if you take doses as low as HRT, natural testosterone production (according to recent studies) is still in effect, albeit not excreting as much as one would be without testosterone supplementation.

When you take t-3, natural thyroid production is pretty much put to a halt. The good news, as Sadie has said, is that the thyroid is "tough." Thyroid production comes back very fast, and the theory that thyroid production may permanently shut down, is outdated and again recent research has stated that this is not the case.

I'm not going to put the studies up, but you can find research on both with google I'm sure. The testosterone studies I read in a recent medical research book, but I'm sure you will still find studies on the net.

 

[Big Bapper]

I think there is very good reason to taper up dose over a period of weeks. Do a google search for thyroid storm.

 

[machola]

I think there is very good reason to taper up dose over a period of weeks. Do a google search for thyroid storm.

yes. doctors always taper when putting a patient on thyroid hormones. thyrotoxic crisis can kill

 

[mrshoulders]

Always taper up and back down with T3...and yes, you can run 75mcgs for weeks at a time...even 100mcgs if you like just keep the protein intake high