There’s no one-size-fits-all thyroid medication and finding the right one can make the difference between feeling terrible and feeling like yourself again. These articles cover everything from levothyroxine and Synthroid to NDT and T3 medications, including dosing, timing, and how to work with your doctor to optimize your treatment.
About 50% of thyroid patients still have thyroid symptoms when taking levothyroxine. Update: I built a free directory of vetted thyroid doctors who test the full panel, treat to optimal ranges, and prescribe medications like NDT and T3 when they make sense. You can search it by state right here. If this is you, know …
Let’s start with what many doctors won’t tell you: T3 is the most active and powerful thyroid hormone in your body and is far more potent than the T4 found in levothyroxine. For this reason, it’s probably the best (or second-best) thyroid hormone you can take for weight loss. For purposes of this article, I’m …
Levothyroxine is, by far, the most commonly prescribed medication used to treat hypothyroidism and many thyroid patients have no idea the problems that it can cause. This is probably part of the reason that thyroid patients score it a 5.2 out of 10 on average (as of September 2026) [1] and why so many thyroid …
Most people on levothyroxine do the same thing every morning: Wake up, swallow the pill, and wait to feel better. For some people, that works fine. But for most thyroid patients… it doesn’t. If you aren’t feeling better on levothyroxine, know that you aren’t alone. And that making a few simple tweaks can dramatically improve …
Recently, the FDA sent warning letters [1] to manufacturers of natural desiccated thyroid (NDT), thyroid medications like Armour Thyroid and np thyroid, stating that these medications are technically illegal to sell without new approval. They’ve given these companies 12 months to comply or shut down production. This is definitely a power play by the …
I ranked every thyroid medication from best to worst, and I’m sharing it all with you today. Most thyroid patients have no idea that the most commonly used thyroid medication is also the worst, or that they have other, better options. If you are struggling with low thyroid symptoms like weight gain, fatigue, and hair …
