Re: Re: Symptoms of Too Low T4 Over Time

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Okay... with the synthetics you do have to swallow them... on an empty stomach.... It's the stomach acid that removes the sodium molecule to make the T4 available for your body to use... so you're good there....

With your vitamins... Centrum Silver has no iron.. so it's not going to interfere with anything... but you may want to have your ferritin checked next time you have labs done... Ferritin is the storage iron in your body... if the Ferritin is low, even having adequate iron levels is still going to leave you feeling pretty crappy... if you do end up taking an iron supplement... take it at night... to keep it FAARRR away from your thyroid med...

With meals... the conversion process requires energy for the chemical process.. that means having consistent levels of blood sugar... so it really helps to break up the meals, eating smaller amounts more frequently...

There is also a mineral that is used during the conversion process, Selenium.... it is safe to take up to 400 mcg per day.. this, too, will help to increase your conversion rate...

.... I know.. I'm harping on conversion... but you are taking a T4 only med and it's T3 that our body uses for most of it's function... along with T2 and T1 for metabolism and brain function... so the better your conversion the better your body will function...

Have you had a chance to track your basals yet, to see how your body is doing?

Okay... now.. how is your sleep pattern? Do you fall asleep quickly and sleep through the night? Or is it hard to go to sleep? Wake up during the night? Feel crappy when you wake, like you didn't sleep at all?

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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 13:33:24 -0000 "Nick" writes:

, I take Levoxyl very early in the AM, at least 1 hour before I eat. I take the Levoxyl w/water, I don't do it sublingually (yet). I usually eat 3 squares a day, not much snacking in between, but some. I take a multivitamin daily (Centrum Silver + Vit E (400IU) + Vitamin C (500mg)). Thanks for any advice you can offer. For what it's worth, I don't mind you getting carried away at all. Nick

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That might be a sign of adrenal fatigue.. the adrenals can become fatigued when thyroid levels are low and they have to kick in to compensate.... since the symptoms aren't real extreme... I think I'd concentrate on getting good thyroid levels (Free T4 and Free T3) first and then see how the adrenals do..... IMHO, of course....

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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:04:23 -0000 "Nick" writes:

I have not tracked any basals yet. As far as sleep, I used to sleep soundly all night before all of this began. Now, since surgery (actually even before surgery) I sleep "lightly", waking up thru the night alot. I still feel like I've gotten enought rest, but the sleep pattern is totally different; more like alot of catnaps. Nick

[Guest guest]

That might be a sign of adrenal fatigue.. the adrenals can become fatigued when thyroid levels are low and they have to kick in to compensate.... since the symptoms aren't real extreme... I think I'd concentrate on getting good thyroid levels (Free T4 and Free T3) first and then see how the adrenals do..... IMHO, of course....

Topper ()

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:04:23 -0000 "Nick" writes:

I have not tracked any basals yet. As far as sleep, I used to sleep soundly all night before all of this began. Now, since surgery (actually even before surgery) I sleep "lightly", waking up thru the night alot. I still feel like I've gotten enought rest, but the sleep pattern is totally different; more like alot of catnaps. Nick

[Guest guest]

That might be a sign of adrenal fatigue.. the adrenals can become fatigued when thyroid levels are low and they have to kick in to compensate.... since the symptoms aren't real extreme... I think I'd concentrate on getting good thyroid levels (Free T4 and Free T3) first and then see how the adrenals do..... IMHO, of course....

Topper ()

On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:04:23 -0000 "Nick" writes:

I have not tracked any basals yet. As far as sleep, I used to sleep soundly all night before all of this began. Now, since surgery (actually even before surgery) I sleep "lightly", waking up thru the night alot. I still feel like I've gotten enought rest, but the sleep pattern is totally different; more like alot of catnaps. Nick