What medication is used to treat low T3?

If you do find someone that is skilled at treating low T3, treatment may include both Levothyroxine (T4) and Liothyronine (T3) at a 4:1 ratio (four parts of T4 to one part T3).

Can you treat hypothyroidism with T3 only?

Some endocrinologists recommend that people whose hypothyroidism symptoms persist despite normal TSH levels try adding synthetic triiodothyronine (T3) to their levothyroxine therapy. It could work, but research suggests it doesn’t help everyone. T3 is the body’s active form of the thyroid hormone thyroxine.

How to increase free T3 levels naturally?

Optimize Key Nutrients. There are many nutrients that are required to create thyroid hormone in the body,in addition,several are involved in the conversion of T4 to T3.

Improve Gut Health. Your gastrointestinal tract does much more for your body than just absorbing nutrients and food.

Reduce Reverse T3.

Optimize Iron&Ferritin.

Why does low T3 cause weight gain?

Why Low T3 Leads to Weight Gain. One of the biggest issues that hypothyroid patients face is weight gain. Part of this problem is mediated by the fact that many patients don’t actually convert T4 to T3 efficiently, and the other part is the reliance upon TSH as a measure of proper thyroid hormone in the body.

How do you cure hypothyroidism naturally?

Go gluten-free. Diet is one of the biggest factors in managing hypothyroidism,and many patients see a big improvement in hypothyroidism symptoms after going gluten-free.

Limit your sugar intake. Too much sugar is bad for you in general,but it’s especially harmful if you have a thyroid imbalance.

Eat iodine-rich foods.

Take a good probiotic.