Thyroid supplements leading to lack of drive & deteriorating energy
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@bhspeat
Prolactin way too high. Should be under 10. Heard progesterone brings prolactin down. -
You also need vitamin A if you're taking thyroid, so make sure you're eating liver. Vitamins D & E should have a prolactin lowering effect, but maybe throwing in some P5P would help too. The high TSH and low thyroid is going to keep prolactin elevated no matter what you do, so fixing that will be the long term solution. If you don't start noticing a decrease in TSH while taking your thyroid supplement you may just need to change products.
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@bhspeat this cholesterol level may be a bit low for exogenous thyroid tinkering as I recall at least 200 being safe.
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I think the tiredness can be from suppressed pituitary activity when you’ve been used to running on more cortisol and adrenaline. Takes time to shift away from the stress physiology. And I’ve heard that TSH can rise at first when the stress hormones are being lowered, now the pituitary can work on stimulating the thyroid system.
I would start at a super slow dose NDT and slowly raise every 2 weeks.
U can also use a heat lamp or halogen lamp in the morning.
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@insufferable Definitely lot of laptop work — i enjoy it considering i'm attempting to build something in the world as well
my TSH has risen in 6 months, though not directly attributed to "Peating" as a whole. I think there was a stressor/other reason, and along the way, i've been "Peating" to attempt to curb this change
I have not gotten Iron work done. interesting though. will check that out.
Thanks for replying!
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@latte You are right, it is a very very diluted thyroid supp.
I don't think its unrelated or nocebo, because I was looking forward to taking it, and one of the reactions was ears ringing in the morning — and I've never had that happen before, definitely a strange new symptom.
But i see where you're coming from. Thanks. thinking of just stopping everything for a while and coming back to proper NDT dosing in a while
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@wagner Way too high indeed. Wonder if prolactin rising itself is a cause for concern, or if prolactin rises because other related stress pathways and underlying issues cause it to rise
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@Mulloch94 Doing a weekly serving of 100g liver. I've had a Vit D deficiency for a long while, and only recently started supplementing with 5000 IU occasionally at random times. Vit E whenever PUFA is in the horizon
Thanks for the perspective. What I don't look forward to is the adaptation phase of taking thyroid. I seem to think to myself that I cannot afford to take a while with subpar mental and physical performance (work, creative output) in this adaptation phase to thyroid, since I'm taking on important pursuits at work right now
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@Buckian I have been seeing similar things as well.
Cholesterol was closer to 200 6 months ago (2.1 TSH era) back when red fatty meat everyday
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@BroJonas This makes a lot of sense. Thanks, will try and share back.
My real concern/thoughts are around what else needs to be carefully accounted for during this NDT supplementation phase. Magnesium? nutrient deficiencies? prog? can't get a doc currently so just relying on forums and the broda barnes work
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@bhspeat said in Thyroid supplements leading to lack of drive & deteriorating energy:
So somewhat curiously, I tried 2 thyroid supplements, and both did not sit right at all.
The first was an off-shelf supplement that was a higher dose than needed on day 1 (150mg natural glandular). After a couple days of that, instantly felt uneasy, lack of motivation and drive, and just overall not right. So I stopped it. Gave it a 2-3 weeks of no supplementation
Then, after reading about ideal dosing and more, I tried a homeopathic supplement ‘thyroidinum 3x’. It’s supposed to be sheep glandular. Tried this for 2 days — again lost all motivation, drive, had ears ringing in the morning, etc
I too felt terrible when trying the types of supplements you mentioned.
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@bhspeat said in Thyroid supplements leading to lack of drive & deteriorating energy:
What I don't look forward to is the adaptation phase of taking thyroid. I seem to think to myself that I cannot afford to take a while with subpar mental and physical performance (work, creative output) in this adaptation phase to thyroid, since I'm taking on important pursuits at work right now
The hardest part is getting the dose right. Start out low, like half-grain. After a few days you should see some improvement. It will take several weeks to feel full effect however.
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@max How long did you try it?
Did you end up switching to synthetic eventually?
I just received NDT from lifegivingstore after hearing good reviews. Though you're right, its tough to understand t3 to t4 ratio. Just wondering whether to start on it or think it through and figure something else out.
Not in a hurry, i'm all ears to figure this out
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I believe it was anywhere from a couple weeks or a month maybe. I switched to Armour after that.
I personally wouldn't start with an NDT product like that. I think it will probably just be confusing to figure out what's going on without the ability to be precise. If your temp and pulse are both low and you want to look into thyroid as a tool to get it up, I'd definitely use something like Armor, or Cynomel/Cynoplus.
If you haven't seen this article by Danny, it's very helpful.
There's a lot of good info on this page as well.