However, most conventional practitioners are not going to be comfortable with medications other than synthetic T4 medications... Most clinical guidelines and pharmacology textbooks recommend only using synthetic T4 medications and avoiding the use of
Natural Desiccated Thyroid Medications (NDT), [brand names include: Nature - Throid, WP Thyroid, and Armour] and even Cytomel, a T3 medication, for most people with hypothyroidism.
MORE THAN 2 MILLION More than 2 million prescriptions each year are written in the United States for
natural desiccated thyroid drugs — including Armour Thyroid, Nature - throid, WP Thyroid, and the Acella - made generic natural thyroid drug.
It would be interesting to see a research study done to compare the two methods of
taking natural desiccated thyroid, sublingually versus swallowed, to evaluate the effectiveness of each method as far as TSH, Free T4, Free T3 levels, quality of life and symptoms.
If a struggling thyroid is the root of the issue,
natural desiccated thyroid support should be considered when FREE T3 levels are not in the functional medicine range (i.e. 3.0 — 4.0 pg / mL) and / or reverse T3 (rT3) are elevated.
Left Panel is before treatment, and Right Panel is after treatment with natural thyroid pills
NDT natural desiccated thyroid Photos taken from and courtesy of Mark Starr MD's book, entitled Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic.
One of the main arguments that endocrinologists put up
against natural desiccated thyroid extract is that it does not allow for a tight control of TSH levels, that it supplies widely varying amounts of thyroid hormones.
I work with people over 65 in social care and when I do assessments I am seeing a lot of hypothyroid listed in their med notes — along with atrial fib and other health issues — not least dementia which I think could be prevented by proper diagnoses and use of things like T3,
Natural Desiccated Thyroid etc — scary to be at the mercy of un-co-operative medical profs who are unbending and blinkered.
Several natural thyroid drug manufacturers were also contacted, and while they refused to go on the record publically, they concurred that sublingual administration of
natural desiccated thyroid does not prevent other substances such as iron, calcium, fiber, and coffee from impairing absorption.
Thyroid hormone treatment options range from nutritional support to prescription medications, we often
prescribe natural desiccated thyroid, which contains a mix of T4 and T3 and sometimes use a custom compounded mix of Synthroid and Cytomel to get you feeling better.
The end result: we have several generations of doctors who march in lock - step, believing - and continuing to be hear the message everywhere they go — that Synthroid is the one - stop solution for anyone and everyone with hypothyroidism, that everyone converts T4 to T3 perfectly, that no one needs T3, and that there is no role
for natural desiccated thyroid in hypothyroidism treatment.
If a struggling thyroid is the root of the issue,
natural desiccated thyroid support may be considered when FREE T3 levels are not in the functional medicine range (i.e. 3.0 — 4.0 pg / mL).
Because there is poor T4 - to - T3 conversion, timed - released T3 is the optimal treatment — although T4 / T3 combination medications such
as natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) can be used.
The FDA has shut down
natural desiccated thyroid drug production and distribution by three major firms, and is now calling the century - old natural remedy an «unapproved drug.»
Moreover, she was also taking prescription thyroid medicine, consisting of a T4 / T3 combination, with a small amount
of natural desiccated thyroid for completeness.
At the time I REALLY wanted to avoid going on meds for life (in 2009 I ended up on
natural desiccated thyroid) and so I researched...
That form of
natural desiccated thyroid is the cleanest.
Then, people who are on
natural desiccated thyroid, which has T4 and T3 in it, or people like me, I'm T3 only, this is not the case for someone on T4 only.
Along with recently holding its first kickoff teleconference to discuss the future of
natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) drugs, the Save Thyroid Coalition has also created the Save Natural Thyroid YouTube channel, where patients and practitioners can create and post videos supporting natural thyroid.
Got me on a combo of Cytomel (which I've since been able to reduce my dose by half) and
natural desiccated thyroid.
Although the use of
natural desiccated thyroid is considered controversial by some, studies show Armour Thyroid is beneficial for the treatment of hypothyroidism.
The natural desiccated thyroid is common, and obviously, natural method of supporting proper functioning of thyroid gland.
That is because these glandular thyroid supplements come from the same raw material as those other thyroid medications:
natural desiccated thyroid.
This book deals with the main thyroid hormone treatments: T4 (Levothyroxine), NDT (
natural desiccated thyroid), T3 (Liothyronine) and all combinations.
The CT3M Handbook explains the Circadian T3 Method for recovering adrenal health using thyroid medications like T3 and
natural desiccated thyroid (NDT).
Now we can focus on the natural versions of thyroid, which is where we want to focus on
natural desiccated thyroid (NDT).
The hypothyroidism resulting from Hashimoto's thyroiditis is treated with thyroid hormone replacement drugs, including levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levoxyl, Tirosint, Unithroid), and
natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) drugs, such as Armour and Nature - throid.