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SYNTROID/LEVOTHYROXINE diet pill ,a ???????/// - jovanavcs
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03-03-2007, 11:37 PM
Post break-up with boyfriend, mother of patient finds synthroid tablets in nursing student daughter™s belongings. Doc™s response to patient? synthyroid is Thyroid hormone I guess, but not sure if it is T3 or T4. the pt. may be planning on weight loss because boyfriend hated her obesity .
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03-03-2007, 11:40 PM
T3......
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03-03-2007, 11:45 PM
it is T4 inactive form
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03-03-2007, 11:46 PM
so what is T3 or T4 ????????
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03-03-2007, 11:48 PM
T3( more active form) increae metabolites...... so , good for obise
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03-03-2007, 11:50 PM
in T3 iodine missing from outer ring ...... DIT+ MIT......=T3

T4 = DIT+DIT.....????????
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03-04-2007, 12:18 AM
syntroid is T4
tyroxin is T3
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