Signs Your Thyroid Medication is Too Low

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Do you feel like your thyroid medication just isn't working as it should? Do you still have symptoms of low thyroid even though you are taking your thyroid medication faithfully? It could be that your dose is just not high enough and that you need to increase it.
This problem is actually more common than you might think.
It's been estimated that as many as 25-30% of thyroid patients may be taking too much thyroid medication at any given time. We don't know the numbers for how many people are not taking enough but it's probably safe to assume that it's at least equal to the number of people taking too much.
This promotes a big problem for thyroid patients because you simply won't feel better if your dose is not sufficient.
The good news? There are ways to determine just based on your symptoms if your dose is too low.
Let's talk about those right now.
Signs that your thyroid medication dose is too low include:
#1. Gaining weight despite taking your thyroid medication every day
#2. Fatigue that is getting worse or doesn’t get better
#3. Hair loss that either gets worse or persists
#4. Continued constipation (may get slightly better or worse)
#5. Cold intolerance that persists
#6. Continued menstrual problems (may also get worse with some thyroid medication)
#7. Depression and/or anxiety that persists or get worse
#8. Pain in the joints/muscles
#9. Dry skin
Do you feel that your dose of thyroid medication is optimized? Or do you think it needs to be adjusted?
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Disclaimer:
Dr. Westin Childs received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic medicine in 2013. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Childs is no longer practicing medicine and does not hold an active medical license so he can focus on helping people through videos, blog posts, research, and supplement formulation. To read more about why he is no longer licensed please see this page: www.restartmed.com/what-happe...
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@faywickens2036 2 жыл бұрын

I wish GPs would take under active thyroid seriously. They just aren’t interested and are quick to dish out inadequate doses of cheap, ineffective bog standard levothyroxine. No sympathy at all for patients whose symptoms can make them feel as though life is not worth living. GPs need much more training on such a common complaint. Doses solely based on TSH is just not good enough. We’re talking about quality of life here! Change is needed!

@bluecurlygirl 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree 100%. It took me 8 years of hair loss, weight gain, intolerance to cold, hot sweats at night, pain in joints etc fighting with doctors and them refusing point blank to test me. Eventually after changing docs a number of times and getting an at home test done, I was put on eltroxin (levothyroxine) by my new gp. However, she's saying that they are only allowed to prescribe eltroxin for underactive thyroid and the bloody thing is making my hair fall out quicker. Sick and tired of being sick and tired.

@dharma__3 2 жыл бұрын

In case you haven't noticed, the medical profession has been proven corrupt over the past 2 years; they're beholden only to Big Pharma, not the patients they're supposed to help. Expecting them to take patient complaints seriously is like expecting the gov't to care about high taxes.

@mlc4231 2 жыл бұрын

@@bluecurlygirl the story of my life

@lindatyrie4825 Жыл бұрын

Even endocrinologists are this way. I was just to one who will only test TSH and told me point blank he doesn't care how a person feels as long as the TSH is in range. How do we find good doctors?

@sohalidina Жыл бұрын

I fully agree with you. I also wish there was a hormone monitoring machine similar to blood glucose monitoring machine. I hate waiting 3 months to check my thyroid levels!

@jogreen8109 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so frustrated that medical doctors know so little about the thyroid! Even endocrinologist know very little! Mine said eat more green leafy vegetables but that didn’t work! Most specialists know very little which is why I’m so thankful to the Lord for bringing me to your videos

@gailkellas2147 5 ай бұрын

I can only dream to have a great caring doctor like you, I live in a small town that has doctors with small minds.

@user-xq5hm5ry6e Ай бұрын

I am on synththroid, but everything sounds so iffy. There are no definitives here. I know my medication really isn’t working, but my dr won’t change it!

@hellegilbert3000 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I still have extreme fatigue and high cholesterol.

@sheilabuss8721 9 ай бұрын

The doctors took no notice of me for years I complained about having no energy and I think they just thought I was a moaner -I did get an apology after my mother demanded I ask for a blood test because I looked so ill - she said when you go back home demand one I suffered for years and years not being on any medication

@fifoqanda Жыл бұрын

Thank you, your explanation is like a breath of fresh air… the information is extremely helpful.. it has taken many years to the point of coming close to losing my life to get a Dr to take my thyroid issues seriously… grateful for this information…

@inspiredtothriveMarie 2 жыл бұрын

Be sure to ask your dr to run a full thyroid panel and not the typical labs they run! I really am glad you are shining a light on this subject. The issue is when you feel these symptoms the most of the drs don't listen.

@realitydoinz9656 2 жыл бұрын

Dr iyaremoses on KZfaq African roots and herbs cured me from hypothyroidism problem

@user-qg5fe8pm5n 4 ай бұрын

Why do Drs. Not take full panels, I don't understand, you tell the Dr. what you went through ,from beginning, I was graves, overactive thyroid, had to drink the nuclear radioactive ,had a nodule on right side, of my thyroid, this is what I tell Drs. now I've went to so many Drs. just to find a Dr.that will take a full panel of freet3, free t4 ,T3, t2,t1,t5 . I've fallen into depression, cognitive, my muscles ache, 1Dr. said he wants to see if he lowers my mcgs if it will slow down bone lose, I was overactive 20 yrs. Was diagnosed in 1994. 😢 Is it I'm not important, is it I can't remember what and they want to get me as low as they can go, I'm just the mouse to experiment. I don't like living shut out of the world, afraid I'll say something wrong, what will people think of me now the Dr. has me on a cholesterol medicine,antidepressant, wouldn't it be better to make PT. fill better? Confused , unworthy mouse.🥹🥺🤯😡

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

I took Synthroid for 30 years. It worked but almost killed me really since 2002 I dint suspect Synthroid but they quietly went generic. switched to Tirosint which has in junk in it.

@darlenegera8866 Ай бұрын

Do you mean the brand Synthroid is passing off as a generic but still charging Synthroid prices?@@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245

@LK-bz9sk Жыл бұрын

This is such a helpful presentation. Thanks so much.

@sohalidina Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dr. Childs. Your videos are extremely helpful because I suffer from all the things you mentioned.

@helenross7751 Жыл бұрын

Excellent information, thankyou Dr Childs

@joannemessina7783 2 ай бұрын

In many other ways also. Right doctor is so important!

@vickilindberg6336 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your presentation. Thank you.

@lordraf5255 10 ай бұрын

Cool content. Thank you!

@user-ng7sw5he5u 9 ай бұрын

Thank you , you have addressed very important issue , hardly any doctor talks about this problem, am going through it these days and sure my medicine is not working

@islaadele1212 Ай бұрын

Love this doc. Wish we could clone him. Thank you so much for all the info you share. 💓

@keynadarling 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dr. Childs for another great video. Dr. Childs, can I take another version of T3 other than cytemal? I have never taken it and want to know before I do my checkup. Thank you.

@lizakiesling1289 29 күн бұрын

We all need a physician that knows the things that you know about the thyroid. I have had all of these issues all of my adult life and I am 67 with no help. My TSH is high I’m called sub clinical.

@annwalker3529 Жыл бұрын

After watching your videos, I feel confident to challenge my GP about my meds I'm on for under active thyroid. Thank you 💕

@SuperLeafleaf 2 жыл бұрын

Dr Child, Thanks so much for your information. I have benefited from your videos in last two years, but I noticed weight gained with nothing change, Does it means that we have to continue adding dosage over the time? I had very good results on levothyroxine & Liothyronine , but seems they don’t do the same after 2 years now, should I change to other medicine or should I just adding more dosage?

@nadia1752 Жыл бұрын

So much love for u Dr Child’s, l ‘m dealing. With everything you’re talking about, my Dr always told , that’s doesn’t have nothing to see with ur thyroid problem, l’m tired 😪

@aletich2 7 ай бұрын

Gracias!!!!! ❤❤❤ so useful!!!

@naileasalgado9028 Жыл бұрын

This video helped a lot I have been on methimazole for a little over a week now and I still feel horrible and more depressed 😞

@siftingtrutheshit2380 2 жыл бұрын

For me its.. Constipation Joint pain Fatigue in late afternoon Which means I'm a little low N weight gain

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

I took Synthroid for 30 years. It worked but almost killed me really since 2002 I dint suspect Synthroid but they quietly went generic. switched to Tirosint which has in junk in it.

@violet18 2 ай бұрын

Have you ever experienced numbness in your lips or a crawling sensation in your head? Or carpel tunnel?

@gailnel8812 2 ай бұрын

Me too

@lorraineferguson231 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your information! it has helped me so much as I am able to share with my doctor and then get the tests you recommend. I have been under treated for 32 years and am only now learning about desiccated thyroid and am currently making a change over. I felt some changes quite quickly. I will re test in 6 weeks and re evaluate. :)

@lyndagelormine6081 Ай бұрын

You are so smart! Thanks for this information,as my Doctor says she may put me on low dose of Thyroid meds and prescription vitamin D

@khaliddurrani6432 2 жыл бұрын

The other way to adjust your thyroid med is the TSH level that should be between .5-1.5 at least 4-6 weeks after any change in the dosage. Besides the requirement of thyroxine changes with age pregnancy and weather conditions.

@tanjasrensen3303 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻 wonderful info ... Can you kindly show us ‘ideal’ lab tests for hashimoto patients?

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

get an ultrasound I had Hashimoto's it resolves not just me if you go gluten free.

@gknight1 24 күн бұрын

All lab ranges are arbitrary. They are created by taking the average of lab results of 100 undiagnosed people. Those are undiagnosed people, not necessarily healthy people. I go by how I feel rather than lab results.

@user-oo6jo9sg4f Ай бұрын

Why Thank You Doctor! 🙏🦉

@marjorievandamme4399 9 ай бұрын

Hi Doctor,im Australian i love your shows i have underactive thyroid im eighty one i have notbeen trsted for a long time howboften do u think i should get tested

@rachelfaithdarrow5526 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on things you might notice when your thyroid levels start to improve?

@BarbaraAnderson-rv2jr 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this information Dr Child,I’m 65 , I have been taking levothyroxine 25 mg for 6 + yrs. Went for a physical labs showed test wasn’t normal. My doctor went up on my medication to 37mg. I feel worse my hair is thinning more . I have more heat intolerance and I’m very frustrated. Also I’m wondering if I should be taking iron to see if some of my hair might regrow and what type and the dosage . Which other thyroid medications would you recommend few or less side affects with my hair I have to pretty much starve myself to lose weight the things you mention, in the video are the things that I have issue with while taking this medication. I actually stopped taking the meds for a whole year and my test showed normal go figure and I felt fine or the same. My apologies for the long comment. This has been on my mind for years. Why am I taking this medication if it makes things worse.

@nastassja161 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dr. Childs for all the great information. Could you please do more on Grave's disease, Grave's opthomology and how to prevent radio active iodine or surgery and ways to get off Neomercaze. Since starting treatment I've gained about 20kg and can't lose the weight no matter what I do. I'm taking supplements to aid reversal but no joy. Thank you from South Africa

@xy-pc9nh 2 жыл бұрын

@Dr. Westin Childs How does it come that my body needs more and more thyroid medication overtime? I have Hashimoto and I started with 100mcg L-Thyroxin which seemed to be fine due to TSH being optimal 4 years ago. Then I had to adjust to 125mcg and now I am up to 150mcg because my TSH went to 5 which is not optimal. I still have to check if 150mcg is enough to get into that 1-2 range. But there is a clear porgressive increase of dosages and I wonder why, what does that mean? I supplement with Zinc, Selenium, Iodine, Ashwaghanda, Vitamin D3. And I still have high antibodies and my body seems to ask for higher doses. Does that mean nothing is working?Is my thyroid being destroyed despite all the supplements and adjustments of dosages? Is 150mcg very high? I hope you can help me!

@tomcat51701 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dr. Childs thanks for making this video. I just checked my lab work. My previous PA who worked for a endo put me on a child's dosage only 5 mcg of cytomel. I am with a new Endo doctor and my T3 levels are still low. I only found out this by reading the patient leaflet online at the manufacturers website that 5 mcg is a child's dosage. I also started zoloft and I found out from the patient pamplet that my dosage also needs to be increased while on cytomel because zoloft increases the need for more cytomel. I am going to ask him to put me on a adult dosage of cytomel so I can get my T3 levels up.

@deegir3354 2 ай бұрын

Link to “how to take medication “properly” ….? It was referenced near the end of the video - but I can’t find where this has been addressed on your channel. Thanks!

@pepper419 Жыл бұрын

Thank you doctor, I've decided to take my thyroid into my own hands. If you get what I mean. I've had it with doctors, I do better on my own.

@TheSmcdona731 9 ай бұрын

Same!

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

I took Synthroid for 30 years. It worked but almost killed me really since 2002 I didnt suspect Synthroid but they quietly went generic. switched to Tirosint which has in junk in it. I have had it with doctors too

@big.eyes.beauty1268 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dr Childs, several years ago I was completely over weight. I’m 4’10 and was weighing at about 140 lbs. I tried losing the weight my exercise and eating healthier meals but it didn’t work. My daughter got sick from gluten allergy/intolerance of some sort and It was hard on her so I decided to go gluten free with her. My heart broke for her since she couldn’t have all the same meals as a family I guess I could say. So I noticed the weight started coming off just by my diet alone. I then, started to excersice because of it. I got a mommy makeover surgery and then afterward I went and got a physical my lab work and my doc said my TSH levels were elevated. So she put me on 25 mcg Levothyroxine. I’ve had the symptoms of hypothyroidism I just didn’t know that’s what it was.. I’ve been on it for about 4-5 weeks now and have seen a huge difference but I still wake up tired some days, I get sometimes get extremely dizzy sometimes and I slowly gaining weight despite eating healthy meals at home low in sodium and going on my 60 minute 3-4 mile walk/trots. Should I ask my doc to up my dose or should I just slowly get off of it ? My labs showed my tsh was elevated to 6.5….

@dianeditonno3569 Жыл бұрын

6.5 is too high.

@kathyerb3134 Жыл бұрын

@@dianeditonno3569yup too high

@karynsperry7676 Жыл бұрын

@dianeditonno3569, my doc says he was taught to only prescribe if TSH is only over 10.0 lol!!!😂😂😂

@debmazzarelli Жыл бұрын

I’ve been thyroid free since radioactive iodide treatment in 1988 - it just kept dissolving away and I kept gaining weight even after diagnosis of hypo in 1989, less than a year after treatment weighing in at 120 and a year later up to 140. Gaining weight every year and going through menopause at 40 years old. I ended up weighing over two hundred pounds even though my gp was giving me Levothyroxine-increasing dose every six months. Finally went to an endocrinologist when my gp suggested bariatric surgery. She wasn’t listening to me at all for all those years,thinking I couldn’t control appetite or exercise enough. Still battling to get to my weight of 135. 2023 and there was only one time I could lose and maintain with help of my mental health practitioner.She gave me Evekeo in 2020,2021 and in 2022 my insurance and drug store said it wasn’t available and gave me amphetamine salts. So for two and a half years I could fit into my size 8 clothes again! So careful with eating,skipping 2 meals a day,walking,yoga,and hard labor in the yard and house. But right back to 170 again,unable to lose. The Evekeo was key,but my endo just keeps lowering my meds. I was on 250 mcg in the 90’s all the way up to 2016. Then endo tried to help,but he’s hooked on fact my TSH is symptomatic of hyper,even though my t-3 and t-4 are in “normal” range. 5’9” tall and killing myself to get to under 170. So unhappy to be in this state for so long. Up until I was 37, I kept weight at 135. Then wham… now 67 and still not right.

@marym8028 Ай бұрын

My normal weight until I was 60 years old was 122lbs. In one year I went up to 170 and then 215 even on Levothyroxine. I realized my body was not making T3 from the T4. In desperation I went online and found natural, dessicated thyroid hormone. It worked! I am no longer so depressed that I cry myself to sleep every night, I have more energy and am down to 170lbs and eat whatever I want. I no longer can exercise as I am now 80 with COPD and diabetes but I feel good, look okay and am happy. By the way, the doctor still thinks I am taking Levothyroxine. What he doesn't know won't hurt either one of us.

@sharoncalver4106 8 ай бұрын

Hello and thank you for all your very informative youtube videos.I am watching them all . I take Thyroid-S, which is an NDT medication as I'm sure you know. My question is that surely NDT doesn't have T3 in it because that is made by converting T4 to T3 in the liver. I read that the thyroid gland makes T1 T2 T3 T4 and calcitonin.Which is correct, does the thyroid gland make T3, or is T3 made from T4 by the liver? Also, could you please tell me how dangerous overdosing on thyroid medication is? Recently my GP's surgery informed me that I was taking too much medication, yet they only ever do a TSH and a peroxidase test. They never do a free T3 and T4 test, let alone reverse T3 and T4.I did not feel any symptoms of taking too much and now I have decreased my dose, I have symptoms of hypothyroidism again.I think that you must be aware that in the UK there is no choice of thyroid medication, only Levothyroxine is ever prescribed. There are a few docto rs who will prescribe it, but I believe they must be private ones.I buy mine fromThailand and have done for fifteen years.

@JamesKing2understandinglife 2 ай бұрын

You should also look at a tumor growing on the pituitary like I have. With the pituritary not working normally, it will not control the thyroid properly.

@shosmyth1454 Жыл бұрын

Love you video

@freckleface954 Ай бұрын

Some of these items are also associated with low magnesium. Check it out.

@debsholander4291 2 жыл бұрын

I can only speak for myself...but, all my endocrinologist tests for (Graves disease) is TSH and T4! (Is that Dr decision or insurance allowance)? My Unithyroid dose has been adjusted 3x since radioactive iodine therapy because of symptoms. Now I'm having a different kind of fatigue and weight gain. I'm going to watch your video on taking Rx correctly before I call my Dr yet again. One call was never returned! I'm feeling pushed aside.

@kathyerb3134 2 жыл бұрын

thank you, my thyroid meds r too low, ive put o a good 10 lbs, lost lots of hair continuously, depression, crampy, even tho im in my late 60s, feel awful. my dr doesnt look after mr well.

@dorikell5179 2 жыл бұрын

I have just about all the symptoms you just mentioned. I had an under active thyroid for years and then my Doctor found out I had nodules, had half of my thyroid removed 7 years ago, the medician i take does not helped very much.

@patachon4882 Жыл бұрын

What if you are taking too much. Please tell what the signs are.

@juanitacullum9089 Ай бұрын

How does that affect people like me who have subclinical hypothyrodism! I was undiagnosed for years until I took it into my own hands to find out. Now I am always in the clinical range but having symptoms and can't get my doctor to change my dose.

@Natalia-jq7hr Жыл бұрын

Helpful video! What does evidence based medicine say about taking iodine with levothyroxine on an empty stomach?

@drwestinchilds Жыл бұрын

The standard advice is to never take any supplement or medication along with thyroid medication.

@annettegenovesi Жыл бұрын

When I was first diagnosed my tsh was over 100. Levo brought it down to normal levels. Then it went too low; below normal. So my dose was lowered. Then - you guessed it. It went too high! I have been on 1/2 of a 25mcg. tab and my recent test was 5.7. Too high, doc said. Suggested taking it exactly the same time each day and yesterday I had a new test and will get the results. Don't expect much now from this roller coaster but I may try the natural thyroid to see if this stabilizes me.

@tasi2008 Жыл бұрын

thank you

@patachon3044 5 ай бұрын

You are the best

@cybersal7 Жыл бұрын

The synthetic thyroids I tried nearly institutionalized me. Non-functioning and apparent dementia and I was very young. Armor, natural pig desiccated thyroid was a lifesaver. I’m not the only one.. my full brain power came back, almost immediately. After starting keto, I’ve had to reduce the dosage two times.

@genghischan69 Жыл бұрын

Tell us more. I googled it and I immediately see from official sources how it's "not safe" etc. Probably cause they can't profit from it but eh.

@nancybishop7975 11 ай бұрын

What's your dosage? Mine is just 30.

@giovannip5678 2 жыл бұрын

Best explanation on this topic. I've been taking levothyroxine for twenty years, my energy level is being very low, my doctor told me that my blood test is fine and I didn't need to see an endocrinologist in the mean time I feel very fatigued, and I don't know what also to do. I will try the supplements you are suggesting. Thanks

@realitydoinz9656 2 жыл бұрын

Dr iyaremoses on KZfaq African roots and herbs cured me from hypothyroidism problem

@debbiepeters1647 2 жыл бұрын

Ty for the encouragement and info. I am on my second medication and 8th dose adjustment since having thyroidectomy in October 2020. Body just goes haywire if not balanced. I keep having energy crashes and then my legs get weak and stiff for weeks or months after. (why?) Will keep trying. Just want to feel like me again. Have had all these symptoms and more. Hang in there everyone.

@ceepark114 2 ай бұрын

I also had my thyroid removed several years ago and they removed my parathyroid glands so I have to take lots of calcium. Lately (the last couple years) I have been getting stiff muscles also, not sure what is causing it, doctors don’t help either.

@debbiepeters1647 2 ай бұрын

@@ceepark114 it just seems like if I am not balanced, my legs don't work right. I have an occasional day where I feel great and my legs work just fine. Drs always tell me it's something else, not thyroid connected when I know it is. Have been tested for everything and they haven't found any other problem yet won't understand the thyroid connection. There is so much to learn about thyroid still. Thx for sharing. Hope you improve. This stinks but there's always hope.

@debbiepeters1647 2 ай бұрын

One more thing. Not medical advice... If you are taking a lot of calcium, maybe affecting your muscles? I know there needs to be a balance of calcium and magnesium for muscles to work right... Ask dr about it?

@ceepark114 2 ай бұрын

@@debbiepeters1647 My doctors say the same thing-it’s not your thyroid meds. They said that about the statin drugs which is what I think my stiff muscles are due to.

@debbiepeters1647 2 ай бұрын

@@ceepark114 oh, that's a hard one. I hope it improves for you. Blessings.

@ronsiedavie2377 Ай бұрын

I have all these symptoms and thought I am just going to have to live with it. I am starting an extra half tablet from tonight. What r doesnt kill fattens.

@seven471 Жыл бұрын

I still have these symptoms, but TSH is now good on medication, T3 is ABOVE optimal, and T4 is below optimal. What the heck?

@gknight1 24 күн бұрын

I always go by how I feel rather than basing the need for synthetic hormone on an arbitrary lab range. I feel better with a TSH of 6.3, regardless of how the Dr thinks I should feel.

@Joani161 Жыл бұрын

You forget about insurance on these Meds, Levoxy or levothyroxin are covered not so with Armour Thyroid or Synthroid which is really expensive. Some insurances may partially cover them but most Medicare Insurances will not.Synthroid cost may be close to $150.00 even with GoodRX for 90 days of 200 mcg which I need plus Liothyronine at around $40 with insurance. It is at retail price $100.89

@rachelkincaid1345 Ай бұрын

I go thru manufacturer and I pay 75.00 for synthroid

@Charlie_127 Жыл бұрын

Ive been on synthroid for 25 years had a huge goiter, endocrinologist shrunk it, i was so thankful but now i want off it, i dint want to be on this rest of my life, i took armor fir a few months but half my hair fell out, had to go back in synthroid now im in menopause do yiu think i need to stay on synthroid? Thanks for your videos!

@carmentaira1148 2 жыл бұрын

May you please rate or give reviews to different generic brands of levothyroxine and if is advisable to use only synthroid.

@kathieeidem5670 8 ай бұрын

Years ago I had a goiter…the doctor put me on synthroid and told me I could never take the generics…only synthroid

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

I took Synthroid for 30 years. It worked but almost killed me really since 2002 I didnt suspect Synthroid but they quietly went generic. switched to Tirosint which has in junk in it.

@nickcavolli3072 Жыл бұрын

So ive noticed that even though im on Levo, my hair is falling out more. Im also not recovering from activity quickly and extremely tired throughout the day. Where this week so far i have to take a nap in the afternoon. My eyes tend to be sensitive to light. I also take TRT and wonder if/how testosterone impacts for better or worse.

@debrad5783 Жыл бұрын

What if my TSH is high 29.45, TPO is high 34 and homocysteine is high 11.9? Any suggestions? I am on 50 mcg per day levo. I watched your other video on conversion issues and it does seem like I have a conversion issue based on pattern 1.

@Milagroscrs 2 жыл бұрын

I was taking synthyroid 50 and T3 Lio 35 mcg my TSH went down to negative 0-01 my T3 went to 8.8 It took me 3 years of slowly adding 5 mcg. I turned hyperthyroid and it happened very fast some of the symptoms are the same as hypo. I was irritable, anxious, cold, my hair wasn’t falling off it was actually breaking off, and thinned out my nails would not grow and started lifting from the nail bed. I had to start again with the initial dose I got of Levo 75 mcg in 2018 just so that I could get my TSH up, I will see her in four weeks to see it goes. Symptoms are very tricky you can get cold feet with hyper too. My TSH came up from the -01 but my T3 was 2.2 and my total T3 was 133 it’s really crazy. It’s important to journal your symptoms and when you change your doses so you know when you did what or felt what it’s easy to get overwhelmed in this process it took me 3 years to tolerate Liothyronine in increments of 5 mcgs we went slow too but if you don’t track it, a lot of things can go wrong. It’s a long journey to find your right dose even when you have a Dr that is working with you.

@realitydoinz9656 2 жыл бұрын

Dr iyaremoses on KZfaq African roots and herbs cured me from hypothyroidism problem

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

I took Synthroid for 30 years. It worked but almost killed me really since 2002 I didnt suspect Synthroid but they quietly went generic. switched to Tirosint which has in junk in it.

@myrandaclark1395 2 ай бұрын

Only while practicing gluten-free keto with intermittent fasting has my hair grown back, fatigue went away, depression went away. Super slow weight loss, gaining muscle

@clickdazey Жыл бұрын

My Doctor told me she couldn’t up my dose of Synthroid because I have really bad osteoporosis, said it would make it worse! But I feel like crap! Loosing hair no energy and gaining weight like crazy!

@user-po9os1ku3g 27 күн бұрын

Agreed doctors need to educate them selves 💯✅🤔🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐

@auntiemame3190 2 жыл бұрын

I have been on the same dose of levothyroxine for years.Nothing has changed.My doctor wants me to keep taking the same dose.I've decided I am not taking it at all. She just wants to run test after test but nothing changes. So no more. I'm going to start with sea kelp for iodine and Selenium , I also take Vit D.

@lynnettemurphy8243 Жыл бұрын

Auntie Mame, Its been a year now and I'm just wondering if you went off the levothyrixine and did you make any changes to your diet and what supplements you took. I've been taking it for years bloods come back as normal. Well I don't feel normal, and I don't know if I'm taking too much or not enough. It's like being on a merry-go-round that won't stop. Very frustrating. Hope you're doing well now.

@divyakhan743 2 жыл бұрын

If Dr discover how they can use another dead person thiroid or any other solution on thyroid removal patient it will be helpful for us

@user-vp6lf3qo3p 23 күн бұрын

Ive been on thyroid medication for 20 odd years for hashimotos , im not over weight actually lost weight with changing diet, i do have coeliacs as well. Tsh 4 is only one doctor asked to check ive consistently asked to have t3 checked but doctors here in australia say they dont do it.

@12345621770 Жыл бұрын

Doctor please make a video about high prolactin and Estradiol in hashimoto. What may be the cause??

@latricezebouchi 2 жыл бұрын

My hair started to fall out after my last appointment in which my doctor increased my medication. After viewing your video, I asked my doc if she thought the loss of hair had anything to do with the low dosage, she said no. Sighhhhhh seems obvious to me. Also, I stopped taking my meds in the morning and now take it at night. I feel much better! I’m so grateful for your videos 🙂

@alix197152 2 жыл бұрын

why take thyroid pill at night?

@latricezebouchi 2 жыл бұрын

@@alix197152 I can’t remember the name of the video, but Dr. Childs suggested it. I was on Levothyroxine for 2 years and felt horrible. I finally switched doctors and was put on Armour. I felt great, but still not as good as I wanted to. So, after watching that video, I switched from morning to night. I’m still not 100% but getting there.

@JustDr.S 2 жыл бұрын

My hair loss was definitely due to my thyroid dose. I lost half my hair. It's stopped, mostly, and is growing back. But, Now that my TSH is messed up AGAIN, it's starting all over again. (TSH is still too low, due to too much synthroid.) Hyper and hypo can both make your hair fall out. I know this! It's terrible.

@JustDr.S 2 жыл бұрын

@@latricezebouchi That's great advice. I'm looking to change my medication also. Too many problems with Synthroid and levothyroxine. I also started taking my medication in the afternoon. I hope it helps. Thanks for sharing. ❤

@dharma__3 2 жыл бұрын

If the doctor increased your medication, why would your hair fall out from a low dose?

@Melanie-ix4nq Жыл бұрын

I will always know when my thyroid is too much, I will get horrible anxiety attacks. If it isn't enough I feel like death, no energy and I can fall asleep in the chair liceity split.

@marycrewdson1637 5 ай бұрын

does some of the coukd symptoms you talk about be due to the perimenopause and menopause rather than the meds for under active thyroide being incorrect

@rosemarysamalack792 2 жыл бұрын

I had RAI 21 years ago. Therefore why would my doc do Thyroid Antibodies test? Should I have 0 antibodies?

@joelleenlowe2332 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos! I take mostly t3 (1/2 grain of NDT, otherwise just t3). I keep having problems with it pooling and not getting into my cells. Then, right after a meal, a bunch of t3 will flood into my cells and give me very strong hyperthyroid symptoms. It makes me very hungry and just feel like crap. I had a saliva test and it showed pretty normal cortisol levels, but I am taking estrogen and have heard that could mess up cortisol results. I am recovering from mold illness and have hypopituitarism as a result. Do you know of anything that would help? It’s been very hard for me to find the right dose and stay consistent on the amount of t3 I take? I have symptoms of low thyroid, then I take more of the t3. It seems to help until all the sudden it floods in after a meal raises my blood sugar enough.

@realitydoinz9656 2 жыл бұрын

Dr iyaremoses on KZfaq African roots and herbs cured me from hypothyroidism problem

@dreams1756 6 ай бұрын

Doc, im 18 years old and my recent lab test on my tsh, t3 t4 are all normal, but i complained to my doctor that im having trouble breathing, and sometime i could feel my neck tightening but still im taking methimazole tapdin 5mg S-M-W-F

@coolcatschitah6394 2 жыл бұрын

The medication never worked still you feel the system Dr

@clickdazey Жыл бұрын

What if you are having symptoms of both high and low?

@Vexxy333 2 жыл бұрын

I have tingling pins and needle, continued numbness in legs while sleeping, fatigue, cold, and I swell in my hands, legs, and face. I have been taking Synthroid. Do you think I'm having an allergic reaction?? Will Armour thyroid work better for me?

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

I took Synthroid for 30 years. It worked but almost killed me really since 2002 I didnt suspect Synthroid but they quietly went generic. switched to Tirosint which has in junk in it.

@dawnwells524 2 ай бұрын

Try vitamin B6 B 1. Plus a B -Complex, and folic acid. This is what the doctor told me to take. The tingling pins and needles stopped.

@Marjie73 2 ай бұрын

I started np thyroid 30 mg and gained 20 lbs in the last 7 months

@juliakos6009 Ай бұрын

I am sorry, I got an email from you tube that I reported this video. I didn’t understand that this happened ,probably l pressed something by accident. I am very sorry. I hope this helps. You are doing a good job. Thank you.

@hilarylowe2568 Жыл бұрын

I have stopped smoking will that effect absorbtion of thyroid tablets

@gabrielleperson4794 2 ай бұрын

What about shakiness? Hands shake. Legs shake while standing? I was on Levothyroxine for years in alternating doses (88mcg and 75mcg). My recent exam showed my TSH a little high. So I was put on just the 75mcg. That's when the shaking started. Got TSH checked again (maybe too soon) and it was 1. So good. I do remember before we got my thyroid settled, I went through a lot of symptoms (including a bout of shaking and another bout of spasming). I was low then high, Hashimoto's, Grave's, etc. Radioactive iodine pretty much destroyed my thyroid. Don't remember if shakiness was when I was high or low.

@petrafied. 2 ай бұрын

you might wanna try taking thiamine/b1, and see if it helps.

@jezimahashim6724 9 ай бұрын

Dr.childs is thyronorm good meducatio. Taking 125mg fir thyroidectomy

@anuwamirichi1834 21 күн бұрын

In my country is only levothyroxine 😢😢, can't even access cytomel

@sharonmcgillivray2119 Ай бұрын

What can I do to boost my thyroid, other than taking the meds.

@kristinebalena3969 Ай бұрын

I'm a medestatic thyroid cancer surviver. My endocrinologist only goes by bloodwork, not the dry skin, chronic constipation, weight gain, joint and muscle pain. She says. Bloodwork is within range, drink more water. Ugh. My appt is June 3rd and there will be a battle!!

@AJ-hi9fd Ай бұрын

Take more of your medication. If I’m slowing down I don’t wait to be told I already know, so I just take a little extra.

@KarenEstes1295 Жыл бұрын

I'm lucky to have a GP who looks @ T4,T3,+ TSH & listens to how I feel, what I think. We do my labs every 3-6 months. I get labs drawn the week before my appt. so we can go over the results together. We have lowered my dose steadily over the last 2-3 years. I was @ 130 mg NP Thyroid twice a day, now @ 90 twice a day. My heart rate kept being high (100) + lab results agreed. I put myself on many supplements over the years. Zhou Thyroid Support has helped. 1 frustration is that I abruptly became very Anemic (9/29)with Very low iron levels (Can cause higher heart rate). No wonder I was so tired + very pale Last Fall, My Opthamologist had me reduce red meat for the beginnings of Macular Degeneration. I'm Keto + didn't eat many vegetables + can only eat berries, no other fruits as I am a Stable Pre-diabetic. Also, I've been on Prilosec for GERD for years. I have Gastritis + Diverticulosis (upper + lower GI Scopes looking for bleeding/ causes anemia.), My H+H was 10/32 Had been taking Hemaplex iron TID.. (Now I know why I don't tolerate black pepper + spices) I removed one of my digestive enzymes pills that had black pepper in it to one containing BetainHCL (Low Thyroid peeps have low stomach acid/ upper opening of stomach doesn't close well with low acid) BetainHCL is supposed to increase stomach acid. 2 days later I skipped the prilosec, no Reflux. I took 1 more Prilosec + stopped. I've only had 1 episode of Reflux in 2 weeks! Yay!! no more Prilosec. I am still taking Hema Plex iron + Added B12 sublingual, eating more lean beef, increased veggies. My color is better + I'm not so tired. Will repeat labs next week. Hopefully, my anemia + low iron will be improved.

@Maresrena Жыл бұрын

I wish the same thing. She keeps telling me my test come back normal

@Noreensplace Ай бұрын

Maybe you need t3. And get the reverse t3,checked for sure. The t4 just sits there useless if reverse t3 not working to accept the t4. . That was me. Took years to get the test.

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

I took Synthroid for 30 years. It worked but almost killed me really since 2002 I didnt suspect Synthroid but they quietly went generic. switched to Tirosint which has in junk in it.

@user-dd4jv6re7x 7 ай бұрын

I have Multinodure goiture. Pl suggested medicine

@selyemperzsa1 Жыл бұрын

The same can happen if you have untreated IR while taking thyroid medication. I got severely overdosed because of this.

@ChroniclesofGhoul 4 ай бұрын

My Dr classes NDT as a supplement that Naturopath's push on vulnerable people, and so will not prescribe it.

@pepper419 Жыл бұрын

When you're being given medication that constantly causes weight-gain and you're being balled-out for upping your thyroid meds because the weight is changing. I've given up on doctors. I was placed on Epilim for twelve years and the first year my weight doubled. It went up more than fifty kg. I didn't know about thyroid meds then and it took twenty-five years for a doctor to find that I had a thyrioid problem after I was taken off them. They cost me my gallbladder and my appendix in the fist six months. My nurologist refused to take me off them.

@marym8028 Ай бұрын

I am so sorry to hear this. I completely understand as I couldn't get doctors to listen to me either. Finally after almost 20 years of suffering I went online and got natural dessicated thyroid hormone. I am on the lowest dose and it's doing the trick. I am now 80 and just so thankful that I won't be acting like I have dementia because of my thyroid.

@laurieb9053 2 жыл бұрын

Any that treat like Dr Childs in the Chicagoland area?

@realitydoinz9656 2 жыл бұрын

Dr iyaremoses on KZfaq African roots and herbs cured me from hypothyroidism problem

@retroqueenbeeart 2 жыл бұрын

Acromegaly even with injections, which I have I am very hot with sweats and mild fatigue and occasional headaches. I have been dx low thyroid from pituitary dysfunction 3 months ago. My symptoms are still present but mild hair loss, leg cramps, fatigue combined with acromegaly and weight seems to climb a little. Very hard to lose weight. My dr decided not to increase my dose. Levothyroxin is what I am on.

@benjaminphillip9562 2 жыл бұрын

I can't stop thanking GOD for using Dr iyaremoses on KZfaq for using his herbal medicine to get rid of hypothyroidism.

@geraldinemcwilliams5137 6 ай бұрын

Aful conspation always told my blood s ok have thyroid cancer ten years ago never given follow up scan to see what s going on

@theoneandonlypinkypinky8245 4 ай бұрын

I took Synthroid for 30 years. It worked but almost killed me really since 2002 I didnt suspect Synthroid but they quietly went generic. switched to Tirosint which has in junk in it.