Thyroid support
Common Questions and Answers about Thyroid support
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I take 5 mg hydrocortosine with my thyroid. It has made a lot of my symptoms dissapear. Mainly the motion sickness. It does make me very hungry. I do not take a ton of it as it can quickly add weight. I take 5mg with my morning thyroid and 5mg with my afternoon thyroid.
I was operated in May for thyroid cancer..Today I have gone off all thyroid support medication and am scheduled for a full body in 15 days Sept. 15. My question is whether I can take vitamins during the period before my full body test? I am asking this because I have a stressful job and will need to be alert during this down period.
So, I've been overweight my whole life and I started making changes for the last two years but I haven't totally idk given up my fat mind state. It's like because I've never been a healthy weight, I feel it's impossible for me to be that person. I get mad at myself because I know I can do it but I over think it and then start doubting myself because my real goal is so big about 80lbs. So, I haven't lost any weight because I stop myself, wow that's a real wake up call.
I was on half that dose and was so tired.You mentioned that your cold too. Have you had your thyroid checked? Feeling cold can be a side effect of low thyroid.
I am a recovering bulimic myself (lasted on and off for about 7 years). I had quit several times only to go back to it. I kept quitting for everyone else and not myself. It wasn't until I quit because I wanted to that I finally did for good. I actually ended up with severe thyroid disease and now have heart problems because of the bulimia.
What I did find made a big change was when my thyroid hormone levels went back to normal. My thyroid was effected by my treatment from the very beginning of treatment. I have keep all my blood work and see that how I feel and my thyroid levels go hand in hand. So because it took 10 months for my thyroid to return to normal ...it only since last week I feel the effects of treatment are finally leaving.
Hepatitis C treatment effects every part of your body.
I was just diagnosed today with a toxic nodule (producing excessive amounts of thyroid hormone) with the added bonus of additional, smaller nodules growing but for now, not producing. This toxic nodule has been with me and benign for years; it has just recently started misbehaving.
My endocrinologist is saying I can use hyperthyroid meds to "wait-and-see" if they will treat the nodule as they would my thyroid.
Armour thyroid and Nature Thyroid are both made from animal thyroid glands and as such some might consider them "natural". Well they are still manufactured and manipulated. But are from a natural base stock I guess.
The synthetic hormones are chemically the same but are strictly man made from scratch.
The magic is to find the right dose in the right combination of T4 and T3 that will get you free of symptoms. I say magic because it is not as simple as it sounds for some people.
Hi - so nice to see a site with so many people helping each other, I need some of that! I'm a 49 year old stressed out single mom. A couple of months ago I noticed a lump in my neck, had a FNA and came back as benign hemorrhagic degenerative cyst. Then I noticed another lump on the lower right of my thyroid (didn't even know much about the thyroid before this)(other lump is upper left) my doc.
When you go to the MD, be sure to get a full panel blood test done including metabolic panel, DHEA, cortisol, Vit D and B12 along with the full panel of thyroid testing. Don't give up trying to get happy. Maybe switching meds will help. They usually Rx synthroid to most people. Make sure you get the real thing and not a generic. Generics can be inconsistent. I wish I could give more advice. Hang in there, things are bound to get better.
I have read that I should give it two weeks but I am not sure I can take this. The new doc also had me start magnesium at night and adrenal support vitamins which I take in between my thyroid meds.
I was so excited that I was going like so many others who got on Cytomel and life changed for the better. Any thoughts???
I am attempting to add wheatgrass shots to my daily routine for general well being. I am currently dealing with some thyroid issues again, after several years of good health. (waiting for a referral to my wonderful endocrinologist who is in high demand!) I have Graves Disease, but recently gained a lot of weight after a miscarriage, despite normal diet/activity levels. (In the past I struggled to keep my weight up, not down!
the fact is, i fear i am not going to succeed if i am alone, is there anyone who wants to keep in touch for support? that would be great to motivate each other and share tips and recipes!
Have you had your thyroid levels checked and antibody test done and if so ..post them here so we can help support you.
We need to know your FT3, FT4 and TSH.
DONT get the normal T3 and T4 done as that is just a waste of time and a waste of money.
You may thyroiditis but you need to get antibody testing for Graves Disease and hashi's.
We will all support you along the way.
Nodules detected by thyroid scans are classified as cold, hot, or warm. Thyroid cells absorb iodine so they can make thyroid hormone out of it. When radioactive iodine is given, a butterfly image will be obtained on x-ray film showing the outline of the thyroid. If a nodule is composed of cells that do not make thyroid hormone (don't absorb iodine), then it will appear "cold" on the x-ray film.
And unless his thryoid has already been rendered useless, then over time the amount of thyroid hormone produced by his thyroid gland is or has likely reduced. Thus he needs to ensure that the medication dosage is increased to compensate for this loss of hormone.
Also is taking DHEA something new? Is there or has there been a medical tested need to supplement with DHEA?
Reason why I ask is that DHEA can cause aggressivness.
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