A thread for newbies.
For those of us who know nothing about thyroid hormone.
I read about t3 and t4. Do you get one drug that represents t3 and t4? Or would you get many, many drugs that represent both t3 and t4? If that is the case, which one is best? I would obviously chose the best thing at my disposal to try and minimise side effects.
So far, I have only come across Triiodothyronine (t3?) and levothyroxine (t4?).
Lastly, which one would you chose? If I am showing signs of hypothyroidism, do I start with t3? Or t4? What differentiates the two of them?
Please correct me, if anything I have stated is wrong. I am a NOOB, and trying to learn as I go along.
For those of us who know nothing about thyroid hormone.
I read about t3 and t4. Do you get one drug that represents t3 and t4? Or would you get many, many drugs that represent both t3 and t4? If that is the case, which one is best? I would obviously chose the best thing at my disposal to try and minimise side effects.
So far, I have only come across Triiodothyronine (t3?) and levothyroxine (t4?).
Lastly, which one would you chose? If I am showing signs of hypothyroidism, do I start with t3? Or t4? What differentiates the two of them?
Please correct me, if anything I have stated is wrong. I am a NOOB, and trying to learn as I go along.