Thyroid Hormones & Treatment
Paul is an active advocate for thyroid patients through his regular blog posts, which offer a wealth of information that both relate to his books as well as current news and insights.
Posts on thyroid hormones and how they function within the body will be in this category. As will the relationship to other hormones like cortisol. This category will cover the proper testing and treatment of thyroid hormones using all the thyroid treatments.
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High & Low Cortisol Effects on Thyroid Hormone, and Dispelling an Internet Myth
By Paul Robinson |
Higher cortisol levels reduce TSH (through the effect on the hypothalamic-pituitary system). A reduced TSH does two things: For those ...
The Free T3 (FT3) Laboratory Reference Range May NOT be Applicable for Thyroid Patients Taking: T3-Only, NDT, or T4/T3 Medications
By Paul Robinson |
Why is it foolish to rigidly apply the FT3 lab reference range to people on T3-Only, and probably for those ...
How Thyroid Patients Can Switch From One Brand of T3 to Another?
By Paul Robinson |
This is a question that comes up occasionally from thyroid patients. If someone is on one type of T3 (or ...
Is it Safe for TSH to Be Low or Suppressed on Thyroid Treatment – Research
By Paul Robinson |
I often get asked the question of whether it is safe to have zero (or suppressed TSH) when on T4/T3 ...
T3 is The Biologically Active Thyroid Hormone
By Paul Robinson |
T4 is a prohormone, or storage hormone. T3 is the only truly biologically active thyroid hormone. People can be totally ...
Is it Possible to Predict T3 Dosage When Changing Thyroid Medication to T3?
By Paul Robinson |
These type of questions arises frequently. Should T3 and T4 medication be used in a fixed ratio, or use FT4 ...
Testosterone and Men with Thyroid Problems
By Paul Robinson |
Note: some aspects of this article are relevant to women as well. Low free testosterone often causes significant symptoms. Two ...
Slow Release Versus Standard T3 for Thyroid Patient Treatment
By Paul Robinson |
From time to time a thyroid patient may ask me whether slow release T3 or standard T3 (pure T3) should ...
Effect of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) on Conversion of T4 to T3
By Paul Robinson |
This post is really relevant to many thyroid patients who are trying to feel healthier by adding T4 or T3 medication to ...
Thyroid Patients Need Enough T3 Thyroid Hormone to Resolve Their Hypothyroidism Symptoms
By Paul Robinson |
Going by standard laboratory test range guidelines is often NOT going to tell you whether you are correctly treated. This ...