Shut down after a 12 week T3 cycle?

[poantrex]

How does 200mg of T3 keep you normal. That is way, WAY above a normal person's T3 production. Even people with hyperthyroidism don't have that much T3 running through their bodies. Also, doctor's don't usually prescribe T3 to people with hypothyroidism, they use T4.

That is because they are idiots. All they care about is getting blood tests in the normal range, and they don't even pay attention to the Free T3 blood test. Some people cannot properly convert T4 to T3 (espeically ones that have abused stimulants or thyroid hormone) and T4 will do absolutely no good.

Hell, most endo's don't even test for T4 and T3 - just TSH. Of course TSH can be in the normal range while T3 will be absurdly low.

 

[poantrex]

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[skunkworks]

Is their anything theat can help restore the bodies natural throid output?

 

[SlimJim300]

That's some scary stuff.

What I can't understand though is that in all of Author L. Rea's experience, he has yet to find a case of permenent thyroid gland dysfunction due to synthetic thyroid hormone abuse. He supposedly has a lot of experience. Either guys like Gigantasor unfortunately have a "natural" case of hypothyroidism, or Author Rea is full of shit.

I am not pointing a finger at anyone, but one of those statements has to be true.

 

[JP@Ironology]

Bump.

 

[ChefWide]

there people who did blood work after using 25mcg of T3 and they were completly shut down.....if you messed up you thyroid gland you will be on t3 forever

wrong.

 

[Gigantasor]

That's some scary stuff.

What I can't understand though is that in all of Author L. Rea's experience, he has yet to find a case of permenent thyroid gland dysfunction due to synthetic thyroid hormone abuse. He supposedly has a lot of experience. Either guys like Gigantasor unfortunately have a "natural" case of hypothyroidism, or Author Rea is full of shit.

I am not pointing a finger at anyone, but one of those statements has to be true.

Slim,

I think you are correct. There is a chance, fairly good actually, that I had a natural case to begin with that was offset by puberty. However, it's one of those things where there is no way to know for sure. All of the professionals I have spoken with, I work in the medical field, have told me that it is possible to shut the thyroid down permanently.

Obviously I'm not an expert on thyroidism though so I often have to take things on face value or on what research I can do myself. I'm interestd in what this Arthur L. Rea has to say. I'll look for some of his material.

If shutdowns or supression happen do you know the typical time frame in which recovery can or does take place?

regards,

Gig

 

[JP@Ironology]

I have never read a study where doses <=50 ug caused permanent shut down.

Does anyone have a study that showed exogenous administration caused permanent shut down?

JP

 

[poantrex]

This is what i'm saying. You WILL NOT be permanantly shut down. BUT YOU WONT BE where you *were*, either. Youthful TSH range is generally between 1-2, which is where I was before cycling T3. After having my blood checked 3 months down the road and while eating a normal diet, it was 3.5 or so. Certainly not anywhere near optimal.

Hey, if you guys want to mess with that shit...fine. But I kinda regret it.

 

[mace232]

This is what i'm saying. You WILL NOT be permanantly shut down. BUT YOU WONT BE where you *were*, either. Youthful TSH range is generally between 1-2, which is where I was before cycling T3. After having my blood checked 3 months down the road and while eating a normal diet, it was 3.5 or so. Certainly not anywhere near optimal.

Hey, if you guys want to mess with that shit...fine. But I kinda regret it.

How long did you take T3?