In a message dated 1/10/2009 12:23:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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I'd be  curious to hear from others who are using slow release 
T3.  And if  most are using a T4 product at the same time.  Best  regards,
Susan  >>>>>
I've been on sustained release liothyronine (SRT3) for years. I feel better  
now than I did in my 30's and 40's (I'm in my 60's); my lipid  profile is much 
better than it was 14 years ago; and I never did well  for an extended time 
on the same dose T4, Armour, or Thyrolar. I  have been on essentially the same 
dose of SRT3 since I initially found the level  I needed, with only minor 
increases in the winter. I sometimes, half jokingly,  tell patients that, "They 
can take my thyroid medicine away from me...when they  pry it out of my cold, 
dead fingers." Life with adequate thyroid activity is  really essential for any 
kind of happiness. 
 
When I first read about Wilson's (thyroid) Syndrome, I thought it was  
nonsense. Now, I'd estimate that 20-30% of my patients do well on a  protocol using 
the SRT3 that Wilson recommends. Wilson is a  genius; but, once more,  
Mainstream Medicine ignores the obvious in favor  of the profitable.  
 
While not everyone needs SRT3; when it is indicated, NOTHING else works as  
well. Of all the thyroid replacements that I have used in my practice, I have  
had the fewest difficulties with SRT3. Usually, when SRT3 is indicated, T4 is  
not. 
 
Remember, nothing is as expensive as inadequate health care. You may want  to 
look into a larger insurance deductible with a Health Savings Account to pay  
for your SRT3 with the money you'll save on health insurance premiums. 
 
A prayer that you get what you need to get well.
 
Doc Don
 
(AKA D. Michael, MD, PC)
Mishawaka, IN

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