BadBadBear
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The more I read about the importance of B2, and sufficient thyroxine to activate it, the more I wonder what happens for those of us who take exogenous T3 and have suppressed T4 levels?
My T4 levels are usually at a trace amount. I have tried switching to NDT, and even tried going mostly off of T3 meds to let my T4 levels come up. Even when I was on a minimal T3 dose (12 mcg per day) my T4 level stayed suppressed. When I took NDT, my body never seemed to take up the T4 and use it.
In both cases, I developed a very hypothyroid state and had to go back on straight T3. My NMH issues go crazy when I get low on thyroid hormones and my brain fog reaches dangerously ditzy levels. My NDT trial ended when I drove the wrong way down a street, thinking it was a 1 way street.
If I am taking one of the Source Naturals active B2 tablets, is this enough to compensate for the lack of thyroxine? Do the regular B2 supplements do anything useful if T4 is low? Is there anything else helpful that can be done?
Thanks!
Michelle
My T4 levels are usually at a trace amount. I have tried switching to NDT, and even tried going mostly off of T3 meds to let my T4 levels come up. Even when I was on a minimal T3 dose (12 mcg per day) my T4 level stayed suppressed. When I took NDT, my body never seemed to take up the T4 and use it.
In both cases, I developed a very hypothyroid state and had to go back on straight T3. My NMH issues go crazy when I get low on thyroid hormones and my brain fog reaches dangerously ditzy levels. My NDT trial ended when I drove the wrong way down a street, thinking it was a 1 way street.
If I am taking one of the Source Naturals active B2 tablets, is this enough to compensate for the lack of thyroxine? Do the regular B2 supplements do anything useful if T4 is low? Is there anything else helpful that can be done?
Thanks!
Michelle