Title: How to take Levothyroxine & other Thyroid Medication (NDT/T3) Correctly
Headings: How to take Levothyroxine & Other Thyroid Medication (NDT/T3) Correctly
How to take Levothyroxine & Other Thyroid Medication (NDT/T3) Correctly
The Importance of Taking Thyroid Medication Correctly
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Will Changing How you Take Levothyroxine Help with Weight Loss?
Tips for Taking Levothyroxine & Other T4 Containing Medications
1) Change levothyroxine dosing to 50mcg increments
2) Consider switching to Tirosint
3) ​Make sure your dose is correct
4) Consider taking thyroid medication at night​
Tips for Taking Natural Desiccated Thyroid Medication (Armour Thyroid, Nature-throid, WP thyroid, & NP Thyroid)
1) Consider using WP thyroid (fewer fillers)
2) Treat any GI-related issues you may have
3) Be careful if you have autoimmune thyroiditis
4) You may need to split your dose throughout the day​
Tips for Taking Cytomel and Other T3 Containing Medications
1) Immediate release T3 (liothyronine + Cytomel)
2) Treat any GI issues you may have if switching to SR T3​
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Content: Now on to more pressing questions: ​
Will this change result in weight loss? ​
Will Changing How you Take Levothyroxine Help with Weight Loss? The answer to this question isn't necessarily an easy one, but we will talk about how it might help you. Obviously, the value of increasing your T3 + T4 levels simply by changing when you take your thyroid medication is very promising. But, does this effect change your metabolism? The answer is that it might...
Several issues are involved in why some thyroid patients lose weight and others don't and I've written about it in detail here . Basically, as long as your body is converting T4 to T3 adequately then increasing your absorption may improve your metabolism and lead to weight loss. When we talk about thyroid function and weight gain you need to understand that the majority of the benefit from taking thyroid medication comes from its influence on your basal metabolic rate (5) and other hormones. ​So for some of you, increasing your thyroid medication may result in an increase in T3 which may result in an increase in metabolism.