My Access to T3

Written by Natalie Guy
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Taken from our monthly ‘Talk Thyroid’ column in Health Triangle Magazine, where we discuss a wide range of subjects relating to Thyroid health. Currently 1 in 20 people in the UK have a thyroid disorder, which may be temporary or permanent.

This is Natalie's personal account of her own lived experience and she hopes that by candidly sharing her story it will help others feel less alone. The Thyroid Trust would like to add that whilst all views are the author's own,  from the thyroid patient community they help support stories of patients not feeling listened to and challenges around accessing T3 or Liothyronine are sadly commonplace. These patient stories just highlight that thyroid patient voices have been overlooked for too long and why there is such a desperate need for change. 

My journey to taking liothyronine medication has  been on a steep’ learning curve’ to find what works on an individual level for me and I couldn’t access them at all via the NHS.

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