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This research study analyzed both the symptoms and the active T3 thyroid hormone
levels between untreated hypothyroid patients and patients that were treated with the
standard T4 only medication that is used today.
The results of this study show just how ineffective the standard T4 only medical
treatment is.
Journal of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine, Volume 11, Number 3, 1 September 2001 , pp. 159-
166(8)
Thyroid Insufficiency. Is Thyroxine the Only Valuable Drug?
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Results: The group of 89 patients, treated elsewhere with T4, but still complaining
of symptoms of hypothyroidism, did not really differ from the group of untreated
hypothyroid patients as far as symptoms and 24 h urine free T3 were concerned.
For starters, this study revealed that 90% of T4 treated patients continue to suffer from
fatigue despite more than 3 years of treatment.
But let’s look at this even further…
According to the table above, taken directly from this study, the “Symptoms score” for
the T4 treated patients were actually higher than those of the untreated patients. So, not
only do T4 treated patients show no improvement, their symptoms tend to be slightly
more severe than even untreated patients.
Also, according to the table above, the measured active T3 thyroid hormone levels of
the T4 treated patients were not significantly different than those of the untreated
patients. So, we know that these patients being treated with the standard medical
approach are not getting the right thyroid hormone to their cells and they are still
effectively hypothyroid regardless of their test results.
As seen in the above study, T4 treatment will effectively lower TSH, but in most cases, it
does not improve thyroid function.
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