Thyroid Log
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Day 4
Wake-up: 36.5 C, 65 bpm
I’m glad I started using thyroid (again). I really needed it, I was miserable without it. Things are slowly getting better, I feel more alive, more able to engage in my day to day activities.
Temp-wise, I reached 37.0 C at some point, but after that the measurements were more erratic.
I know it takes a couple of weeks for T4 to accumulate and stabilise in the tissue. So we’ll see how it goes.
I will talk to my endo about prescribing me thyroid, but most likely she won’t agree, she will say that my TSH of 3.4 is normal. And if she will agree, she will likely prescribe Levothyroxine only, the standard treatment.
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@GreekDemiGod said in Thyroid Log:
And if she will agree, she will likely prescribe Levothyroxine only, the standard treatment.
Is a T-3 only prescription drug even available in your country? Mine has just T4-only or T3-T4 in standard NDT proportions (and I have yet encounter someone who has actually received the latter), so even if she agrees with you, there might be limited options.
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2 weeks on T4 + T3. Morning temps at a constant 36.4 - 36.5 C, pulse at 70bpm. Daytime temps go up to 37.0 C.
I currently take:12.5 mcg T4 + 6mcg T3 first thing in the morning 2-3 doses of 4-6 mcg T3 spread through the day. 12.5 mcg T4 + 6mcg T3 first thing in the evening/ at night.I definitely feel better and less fatigued that before.
Yesterday, I had the urge to do physical activity, I did a sprinting session.
I believe I could benefit from an increase in dose, but I’m wary of doing it, in the past I’ve experienced high rT3 from increasing T4 too much. -
Things are going well for me. Thyroid is really helping me function better in my everyday life. I'm able to better do my work, I can stay focused for longer, on mental tasks. to pick up chores around the house. I'm slowly breaking out of helplessness.
Yesterday, my morning temp was 36.6 C, pulse 85 bpm. Reached 37.3 C in the evening.
I will stick to my current dose until I reach one month. Then I plan to take blood tests, and increase my T4 dose from 25mcg to 37mcg. -
Spoke 2 soon. Had 2 bad days in a row.
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@GreekDemiGod said in Thyroid Log:
Had 2 bad days in a row.
By bad days you mean worse than before taking thyroid?
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@DonkeyDude yes. Suddenly felt very hypo. Either it’s the liver that I ate having an anti-thyroid effect through Vitamin A, or the T4 I’m taking has accumulated and converting to rt3. I’ve had this happen before.
It’s frustrating cause I’m taking a quite low dose of T4. 25 mcg. How much lower should I go? I should take it more sparingly perhaps. -
@GreekDemiGod What is your vitamin D and calcium consumption like? Eating Vitamin A rich foods without adequate vitamin D can do some weird shit. I noticed this myself. I think it can stimulate PTH whenever there's a D deficiency. I don't know that for sure, but all three A, D, & calcium play integrated roles with one another. For me, when I notice my temps drop, usually it has something to do with PTH.
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3 weeks on thyroid
Switched to 50mcg T4 and 12.5 mcg T3. Currently feeling great. Quality of life substantially improved.
I went to the endo last week, she said that my blood tests are fine and I do t have any problems with my thyroid.
But how can that be possible when I tick all the symptoms of hypothyroidism and see improvements with taking exogenous thyroid hormone? -
@GreekDemiGod If you tick all boxes for hypothyroidism then what symptoms were drastically improved?
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Increase in energy closer to normal levels and reduction of brain fog.
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@GreekDemiGod Cause docs work under a different paradigm/ideology. Looking at the wrong things. fixing numbers on a page is their goal
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@GreekDemiGod Thyroid tests from docs are usually bunk. You can exhibit hypothyroid symptoms and ur numbers for what they test be in the “normal range”…and that range is determined usually by the average number of people who get their thyroid tested… and those, if not most, tend to be hypothyroid given that most of us have suboptimal health lol
erm...[insert brainrot quote]
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Increased my T4 from from 50 mcg to 62.5 mcg. I take it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and 1 hr before food for maximum absorption.
I've also reduced my T3 intake to under 10 mcg/ day. The plan is to transition to T4 monotherapy. -
Update:
Now doing 75 mcg T4 and nibbling T3 (< 12 mcg total).
I increased because for some reason, my TSH went back up, from 1.84 to 3.26. -
@GreekDemiGod beginner here. what’s the issue with low SHBG? wouldn’t that mean higher free test? would mean more free e2 as well of course but lowering shbg wouldn’t even change the free test:free estrogen ratio since they would both become lower equally surely
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@hypercashoidism It’s below the lower limit, that’s too low. last time I tested, my SHBG was 12.
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Starting to realize that I have conversion issues. On T4 alone, I feel awful, very fatigued. On T4 + T3 nibbles, much better, I'm able to function.
I've also been reading on why T3 monotherapy is not sustainable and doesn't work in most. When you take T3 only, it will suppress your TSH, causing your thyroid to produce much less T4 naturally. That's why you need to add T4 in the right amounts. Too less exogenous T4 will leave you with your thyroid production suppressed and at the same time, the exogenous amount will not be enough.
I also don't agree with Ray and Danny Roddy saying that Calcium and Iron, and food in general, doesn't interfere with thyroid absorption %. Because I've been reading how people who were on T4 monotherapy and eating within 1hr of taking the medication saw much better results when they ate 4hrs after taking the medication. So they either took it at night 3-4 hrs after last meal, or very early in the morning, 4-6AM. -
Switched to 100mcg T4 and 12 - 25 mcg T3 after latest blood tests.
TSH went down to 1.16.
FT3 in the middle of the range
FT4 dropped to 13.5.Judging from the blood tests, it looks like:
- both exogenous T3 and T4 suppress TSH
- exogenous T3 also suppresses (or lowers, depending on the dose) the body's natural production of T4, because the body senses more active thyroid hormone, so it downregulates natural production of T4. This is thy T3 monotherapy doesn't work long-term.
- To compensate for the FT4 drop due to exogenous T3, we have to supply a generous dose of T4
I’ve been feeling better and better. Fatigue has been diminishing.
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Current dosages:
- 100 mcg T4
- 12-20 mcg T4 (it varies on a day by day basis). The goal is to eventually wean off T3 and be on T4 only.
For the past 3 days, I have set an alarm at 5am to take my thyroid meds. This is to allow 4 hrs between the meds and the first meal of the day. I'm doing this to get maximum absorption from the meds. I'm aware that this is not what Peat advised, and it's more in line with mainstream advice about T4 dosing, but I'm willing to experiment.
Since taking my dose at 5AM, my temps have been consistently high. Pulse is decent too. Not consistently high, though.
Overall, I feel slightly better with my energy levels, but other symptoms are still present for the time being.
When my pulse and temps are both high (higher than 37.0 C, and pulse over 80), I feel slightly euphoric.
