who has tried synthroid?

[piningettysburg]

i'm in the process of researching synthroid and i'd appreciate any info/experience anyone has to offer

 

[Nelson Montana]

i'm in the process of researching synthroid and i'd appreciate any info/experience anyone has to offer

Synthroid is synthetic T4 and to a degree, will make you dependent on it. In other words, expect a little more energy and fat burning and then when you come off you'll go back to where you where and you may evn put on a few extra pounds because you'll be suppressed.

If you want to hype the thyroid, try ZIP from www.proteinfactory.com Natural methods are best unless you need a quick fix prior to a competition.

 

[needtogetarmy]

If you are ready to try it and you do not know that much about it I would do a lot of reading about it, especially what happens if you permanently damage your thyroid.

Your thyroid regulates more than your metabolism and, unlike your testes, it is very sensitive and can easily get shut down - forever.

Imagine being permanently depressed, eating 1500 calories per day and not losing weight, having a "fuzzy" memory, and cold extremities - just to name a few of the symptoms of a bad thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). Also imagine getting 12 hours of sleep at night and waking up tired and remaining tired all day.

If you are willing to risk all that to lose 5-10 pounds then go for it. If not, listen to Nelson and get some supps, and tweak your diet and exercise and do it the safe way.

How do I know all of this? My thyroid gland quit working a few years ago. It was pure hell. I now have to take synthroid ED for the rest of my life. It sucks.

 

[Pat_McCrotch]

T4 is weak compared to T3. THEN YOU HAVE TO RAMP UP THEN RAMP DOWN. Not that great. UseZIP or even use LIPOFLAME. I love LIPOFLAME. I have yet to use ZIP so I cannot comment on it but NM stuff is top notch.

 

[chris302001]

T4 is weak compared to T3. THEN YOU HAVE TO RAMP UP THEN RAMP DOWN. Not that great. UseZIP or even use LIPOFLAME. I love LIPOFLAME. I have yet to use ZIP so I cannot comment on it but NM stuff is top notch.

Pat's right.....The T4 from synthroid, and from your thyroid gland, has to be converted to T3 by 5'-deiodinase before it is even functional.

Any everything everyone has said about the harmful effects it can have on your thyroid are also true. The thyroid is a gland, just like your nuts, and can be screwed up in the same way if your not careful.

 

[piningettysburg]

first off, i'm not planning on using it, i heard a long time ago not to mess w/ the thyroid and i have no plans on doing so.
i was mostly unclear on how suppressive it is. someone had told me (which i didn't quite believe) that ramping down at the end of ur run, is enough to bring the thyroid back online.
thanx for the info guys, and sorry to hear that happened to you army vet

 

[gjohnson5]

Synthroid has a number of side effects that are undesirable.
Not to mention T4 is regulated by a negative feedback loop so taking it will reduce natural thyroid production

I don't any bodybuilding benefits from taking it

 

[eddymerckx]

t3 is one of the biggest mistakes i ever made--right up there with my ex wife----they both have the ability to shutdown hormone production--one thryoid the other test

 

[cmarcell]

I take Synthroid because I have hypothyroidism.

 

[needtogetarmy]

Synthroid has a number of side effects that are undesirable.
Not to mention T4 is regulated by a negative feedback loop so taking it will reduce natural thyroid production

I don't any bodybuilding benefits from taking it

+1

I remember reading an excellent thread on T3 & the thyroid gland and some of the real horror stories that people went through. If I find it again I'll report it. It should be a sticky.

 

[piningettysburg]

i remember reading a thread like that a looong time ago. that'd be awesome if you could post up the link

thanx to all who replied