Thyroid Frustrations

I'm still trying to get my thyroid dosage straight. It isn't easy.

I had my thyroid tested a few weeks ago. Free T3 and Free T4 were high; so was reverse T3. The good news: antibodies were very low.

So I quit taking thyroid medication for a number of days until I started feeling shaky and nervous...the same symptoms you get when your thyroid is too high.

Using the basal temperature method from Dr. Broda Barnes, I tried assessing my thyroid status by taking my morning temperature. My temperature has run low, yet when I take thyroid medication, I get jittery.

I'm now going to try going by instinct. My instinct say my thyroid is too high, regardless of my low temperature. I remember reading long ago that being on a low-carb diet tended to lower your temperature, but I can't find any reference. In any case, I don't feel cold.

The other frustration is that I have a lot of work to do outdoors--my garage needs the paint scraped, the window fixed, the termite damage epoxied, some siding replaced, then primed and painted--and I don't feel like doing it despite today's beautiful weather.

Comments

Lowcarb team member said…

Sorry to read you are not having an easy time with your thyroid.
Hoping things improve and you will be able to get some of your outdoor jobs done.
Take care, my good wishes.

All the best Jan

August 03, 2020

Lori Miller said…

Thanks, Jan. Sorry for the delay in approving your comment--it just now showed up.

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