by Gary Pepper M.D. | Sep 14, 2019 | THE THYROID PROJECT
Do you wonder if you need t3 (Cytomel, triiodothyronine, liothyronine) added to your thyroid hormone treatment to feel normal again? The answer could be in your genes. Recent discoveries reviewed by Antonio C. Bianco, M.D., Ph.D. at the recent American Thyroid...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | May 3, 2016 | Hypothyroidism, T3
On April 11, 2016 an article, Doctors Hear Patients’ Calls for New Approaches to Hypothyroidism, appeared in the Wall Street Journal regarding the growing influence of patient preference on treatment selection for hypothyroidism (sluggish thyroid). The article...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Jul 3, 2013 | Hypothyroidism
Our member, Ella, has analyzed her own T4 plus T3 thyroid replacement needs and offers a terrific explanation of how she arrived at her conclusions. Follow her thinking in her message to metabolism.com Ella writes: Dear Dr. Pepper: I’m a 54 year old female,...
by Gary Pepper M.D. | Mar 8, 2013 | health insurance, hormones, Hypothyroidism, T3, thyroid
The 2013 guidelines issued by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Thyroid Association reiterated their long standing opinion that only a single hormone, T4 (Synthroid, levothyroxine) is advised for treatment of hypothyroidism....
by Dr. G. Pepper | Dec 23, 2011 | fitness, general health & nutrition, health, hormones, thyroid
Hello, Everyone I was diagnosed Hypothyroid 10 years ago, I have two sisters and several aunts with the same problem. I was prescribed synthroid and it was a Godsend for the first three years even though I was up and down, however I began to be more and more tired and...
