thyroid

Hi, I have been taking 3/4 grain Naturethroid and 20 mcg Cytomel at about 3:30 am when I wake up to pee. At 8:15am, I did a blood draw. Results: TSH 0.922 (0.45 - 4.50) FT3 6.1 (range 2.0-4.4) FT4 0.67 (range 0.82-1.77) Am I taking too much cytomel or is this just a function of testing a...

First off, I want to wish everybody on this forum a great Thanksgiving. Anybody else here that doesn't respond to Thyroid meds? T3 or T4 or a combination of them? I have persistent and slowly worsening symptoms of hypothyroidism: Often feeling cold, I tire easily, I always have sore...

Prior to treating my hypothyroidism I really didn't even know that i had hypothyroidism. My Dr pinpointed some things on my blood work and explained how medication might help. That was 8 months ago. Here are those lab results. free t3 (2 - 4.4): 3.1 free t4 (.82 - 1.77): 1.45 TSH (.45 -...

I posted something similar on a nutrition thread. Is anybody taking both LDN and Desiccated Thyroid together?

it seems like after a dose increase i get my levels balanced (t4,t3) but then slowly my levels fall again. I am guessing that it is because endogenous production reduces due to a negative feedback loop similar to that of testosterone? Does my endogenous production have to be completely shutdown...

I was put on 50 mcg synthetic levothyroxine 5 months ago. It hasn't really helped and my new doc wants me to come off. Week 1 take half a pill and week 2 take half a pill every other day. I am worried about withdrawal. Anyone else on here successfully come off?

My doctor mentioned Tirosint gel caps as a relatively new option for treating hypothyroidism. Has anyone had any experience with it?

Hi all, I have been noticing a lot more hair than usual coming off my head in the shower and it has never happened before. I noticed my T3 meds last 2 orders have been the slow released version from empower, so can this play a role in this hair falling out? I am currently taking 20 mcg of t3...

Got a couple of weeks before my appointment with Dr Saya, but my results are in. There's a few red flags, and hoping someone could shed some light on them so that I feel a little bit better! I'm 34 years old, and have never had any major blood test red flags aside from slightly elevated...

Guys, does cytomel shut down your natural production of t3 in the body? I just started taking 10 mcg daily to lower a high RT3 and incrrease a low normal t3. Just saw a video stating that minimum dose should be 25 mcg daily as this is what the body produces naturally? They said it was like...

Did a one month experiment to see whether a very low dose of thyroid medication would suppress my natural production completely, and leave me with very low thyroid levels due to my replacement dose being extremely low, or if the low dose NDT would just add to my natural endogenous levels. Turns...

Guys need some feedback from the thyroid experts please. Here are my thyroid lab results, rt3 is off the charts! (I know this can be affected by dieting and heavy calorie restriction which I'm currently doing, losing about 15 lbs of fat in 2 months on the ephedrine caffeine stack) Only strange...

Fairly new here, thought I’d start a log detailing my journey and hopefully my progress. I am 49 (hard to believe), developed issues young. Minor issues in my early 20s and major sexual dysfunction around 26 years old. One thing that stands out from my earliest issues was having some ED when my...

I was wondering if anyone can recommend an Endocrinologist in the New York City area. Specifically to treat thyroid issues. Thank you

Hey Guys. My T4 is always low, for years. And I am always tired. But MY TSH has always been normal. My prolactin is also also slightly elevated by about 6 points, for the past 10 years. I went to a new doc and she decided to try me on 50 mcg of daily levothyroxine. I just tested 8 weeks in, and...

I've been on trt for about 9 months and been doing pretty well but I have some of the following hypothyroid symptoms: lethargy/brain fog brittle nails depression ED even though I've been taking 5mg Cialis daily and sub par libido Trouble losing that LAST 10lbs after losing 10lbs even though I...

Hi guys. I have fatigue issues in the morning and wanted to know if I could use low dose T3 (5mcg) to replace/reduce the use of caffeine whenever I feel high fatigue. It bothers me to rely so much on caffeine and if I could use T3 to at least reduce caffeine use it would be great. Are there any...

Hey Guys, First time poster on the forums, glad to be apart of the crew! So here's the dilemma. I've had a past history of steroid use and had my last cycle wrapped up since the beginning of 2016; I haven't been right since. I started seeking help in 2017 and in 2018 i've seen dozens of...

Does Having a suboptimal Thyroid cause cortisol to be secreted more?

I have come to realize from anecdotal evidence that NAC lowers Ferrtin, it keeps mine always about 80. I take 600mg daily from Jarrow, the slow released one. Do you take NAC and check regularly your Ferrtin? Dr Crisler once told me my ferrtin was lowish, and I also have hypothyrodim symptoms...

I'm almost 50 now and have been training - running, weight lifting for 25 years. I'm fit, probably 12% BF. I don't run long distances. I do a 20 minute trail run once per week and a few hill sprints at max effort on another day. I remember when I was in my 30s that my resting pulse would be in...

Need some advice with some side effects guys. Had a thread in the bloodwork forum but figured this would be more appropriate here. The numbers prior to beginning protocol: Free T3 - 1.3 pg/ml (ref 2.0 - 4.4) Free T4 - .82 ng/dl (ref .82 - 1.77) TSH - 1.180 uIU/mL (ref .45 - 4.5) Thyroglobulin...

Symptoms: Cold hands and feet, low oral body temps (35.8 - 36.2°C), thinning hair and eyebrows, constipation, brain fog, memory issues and no energy (workouts feel like they're fuelled on adrenaline). Here's a photo of my thinning eyebrows. Bloods: 9-MAY-2017 TSH 3.01 mIU/L (Range: 0.27 -...

Over the past decade, my Free T4 ALWAYS comes in low. All other Thyroid numbers are within normal. On my most recent lab draw my Free T4 was 0.50 NG/dL, Normal is 0.78- 2.19 No doctor (all GPs) ever recommended medication and when I ask they all say no necessary. I have trouble loosing weight...

Can high lectins food have a negative outcome on Thyroid Replacement therapy?

So for those that know i posted a while ago that i was taking 125mcg a day of iodine and it cause my shoulders to break out with crazy acne. Well I have also been having thyroid problems for a while too and my free t3, free t4 always at the very bottom of the acceptable range and tsh normally...

fT3 2.92 in 2-4.4 THS 1.18 in 0.27-4.2 Interestingly before going on TRT my THS was 2.25 in 0.358-3.74. I got a body thermometer and it measured 96.6 at this time (noon) which is considered low. I read that low body temperature means that your body does not produce enough energy and...

The results below are from a good women friend of mine, she has all the classic symptoms of Hashimoto disease. The labs do verify this. There seems to be lots of conflicting recommendations out there as to how one should treat this. My question is what would be the best way to treat this? I do...

Pre-treatment: TSH: 2.8 (0.45 - 4.5 uIU/mL) Free T3: 2.7 (2.0-4.4 pg/mL) Free T4: 1.4 (0.82-1.77 ng/dL) rT3: 23 (9.2-24.1 ng/dL) I was prescribed liothyronine and told to start with 5 mcg/day and titrate up to a maximum of 20 mcg. I tried the 5 mcg dose for a couple weeks, then went to 10 mcg...

I think this is an important discussion point that is not talked about when trying to dial in our thyroids. What are your thoughts/discoveries on this? How reliable are free thyroid and total T3 hormone assays? "Measurement of T3, FT3, and FT4 by the immunoassay methods commonly used by the...

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