Why Is Tirosint Better?

For people with food or ingredient sensitivities, Tirosint offers effective relief of hypothyroidism without sugars, dyes, alcohol, wheat starch (gluten), lactose, or any other excipients (inert ingredients) used to make traditional levothyroxine tablets.

Is Tirosint stronger than levothyroxine?

Many of Dr. Friedman's patients prefer Tirosint because it has very little fillers or binders and want a more natural preparation. Some patients find it stronger than other preparations of levothyroxine and it often helps patients improve their hypothyroid symptoms that weren't improved with other preparations.

What's the difference between levothyroxine and Tirosint?

Tirosint is the brand name for a form of levothyroxine designed for people with allergies to fillers and dyes found in standard formulations. The soft gel capsules contain no dyes, gluten, alcohol, lactose, or sugar. Besides T4, Tirosint contains only three inactive ingredients: gelatin, glycerin, and water.