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Old 03-06-2012, 03:28 PM
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You can vary by hours.... T4 (levothyroxine) has a long half life in the body....190 hours.

T4 is stored in tissues and on special proteins in the blood that carry it around...once you have been on it...you will have a huge hedge for time changes. T3 on the other hand has a short half life of a few hours (less than 5).

Some people with normal TSH and low T4 values, may benefit from Iodine supplements. I don't feel comfortable with the new ultra high doses of Idoral some doctors give. But you could take a kelp extract that has 150mcg in each tablet...take 2 of those to increase your iodine intake. That might help too.
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