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June 26, 2012

"How to start taking Natural Dessicated Thyroid" AND "How NOT to Start Taking Natural Dessicated Thyroid"

How to Start Taking NDT

In her chapter on What Thyroid Patients Have Learned, Janie Bowthorpe explains the patient-based protocol for starting Natural Dessicated Thyroid (NDT):
  • 1 grain (60 mg) for one-to-two weeks
  • increasing by 1/2 grain every two weeks
  • and holding around 2-3 grains for four-to-six weeks to allow time for the T4 to build and convert to T3
This is the protocol whether you are switching from synthetic T4-only medication or starting thyroid medication for the first time.