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 IS T3 the same as synthroid
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| Author | Topic: IS T3 the same as synthroid |
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Eramthgin Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 184) |
posted June 16, 2000 04:56 PM
  
Can somebody help me out on this one? ------------------ If you enjoy it today you can always do it again tomorrow. IP: Logged |
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NoviceJuicer Pro Bodybuilder (Total posts: 174) |
posted June 17, 2000 08:43 PM
No. Synthroid is a synthetic form of T4 (thyroxine) which is the much less active thyroid hormone. T3 is the more active form. The body can change T4 into the more active T3. But it takes a conversion step. Some people lack the ability to make this conversion properly (they have what is called reverse T3 or sometimes Wilsons syndrome). People with this problem can take synthroid all damn day and not get much benefit. Active T3 is triiodothyronine. IP: Logged |
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