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Endocrine society says T3 can be substituted for T4 – WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG!!!

July 08, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Shock and amazement.

At the 90th annual mee­ting of the Endoc­rine Society, it was announ­ced that T3 can be an effec­tive subs­ti­tute for T4. And…the tar­get TSH was .5 — 1.5.

DUHHHHHHH.

But it’s GOOD news.

OK, so…

1) it’s light years behind what patients had already figu­red out for a longgggg time
2) it’s not as effec­tive as being on desic­ca­ted thy­roid (which has exactly what your thy­roid would be giving you: T4, T3, T2, T1 and cal­ci­to­nin)
3) the TSH needs be even LOWER when you are ade­qua­tely trea­ted.
4) NO THYROID TREATMENT SHOULD BE BY THE LOUSY TSH AT ALL.…

.…but it’s a GOOD STEP in the right direction!!

http://www.endocrinetoday.com/view.aspx?rid=28931

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