After 5 years went off T3 and T4 medications. Have energy again, sleeping good, normal appetite and as Type 1 Diabetic went from 95 units insulin daily to 45 units. 😮 Blood work never indicated I was hypothyroid. Thank you for reassurance and studies.
Is Armour thyroid considered " nedication" even if it's natural dessicated thyroid? It'svexpensive and only available with prescription. That's why I want off. I've been on it it for almost 10 years and synthetic for 45 before that-- diagnosed hypo thyroid as an infant.
@Lisa Marie bullshit-if their krapp worked you'd be able to get weaned off QUESTION THAT DEMANDS ONE DAMN ANSWER REMAINSwhy are THEY unable to simply use a form of armor replacement,work w/that & their sacred lab numbers ?
Juliann522 any problems after.. did you have yo go to the hospital at all afterwards.. did you have a thyroid removed ??? Please reply I want answers… I want off the levothyroxine asap too… brain fog … hair loss.. ? I’m experiencing… someone please see my questions..
As a former hospital administrator, I was intensely interested in alternative methods to treat Hashimoto's. I changed my diet and went gluten free and no sugar. I exercised daily and took supplements including seaweed iodine. I started to experience severe depression, fatigue, gastrointestinal issues and severe body aches. In the meantime, I moved and changed endocrinologists and stopped taking levothyroxine. My levels were so severe that I nearly went into coma. Went back on correct levothyroxine level, kept the strict diet and exercise and now feel like a million bucks. There are some of us who do well on the medication and would probably die without it.
I agree with you. I am not someone who likes to take medicine. My levothyroxine is the only medicine I take, because I do need it. I am 5"6, and weigh 113 pounds. This is because I have been on keto, and swim 5 days in the week for one hour. I also fast for 18 hours everyday. I am 59 years old, and I have never felt better in my life. I remember when I was dragging and had memory loss. When people meet me, they don't believe my age. They think that I am a lot younger.
Just be careful going off thyroid meds. I've tried repeatedly, my antibodies skyrocketed, tsh 76, etc. Went strictly gluten, grain, soy, dairy free. Still hypothyroid.
My antibodies did go up also, but my TSH one year post withdrawal is a lot lower (from almost 8 down to 3), but my FT3 won’t go back to where it was :/ my beautiful hair also started to shed like crazy.
Got put on Levo..Weight gain, hair fall. Quit cold turkey after almost a year. Hair growing back, down 6 pounds. Using red light therapy 850 nm for 10 min daily on thyroid and super-clean diet. Feel so much better. Also taking l. Tyrosine, a non-essential amino acid first thing in the morning and a few times during the day. (1/4 teas per dose)
I am on t3 only medication and my hair shed for the first 6 to 8 months. It got very thick after that.. I believe thyroid medications make the hair shed when you first get on it, It's a side effect fot the first 6 to 12 months, I believe.
I want to wean off my desiccated thyroid 15 mg alternating with 30 mg. Been taking thyroid meds for 17 years. 13 years ago I lost 100 lbs and by the Grace of God I've kept it off. I've had hair loss on and off over the years. Tested negative multiple times for antibodies so not believed to be caused by Hashimoto's. I had also tested Iodine (both blood and urine testing) multiple times all Low 30's. No practitioners ever addressed the low iodine. On my own I finally began using a Kelp seasoning on my food and the last time Iodine was checked in 2018 it was High at 108. I have over the years felt like I might have had some fleeting bouts of 'hyper' at times. I stopped going to conventional endocrinology doctors because they were not addressing my concerns, no interested in the root cause or providing any healing. I follow neurosurgeon and health educator, Dr. Jack Kruse MD and I'd read on his Optimal Health Forum of folks using red light therapy for healing their hypothyroidism. So was nice to see your comment that you are using Red Light Therapy.....wondering what device you use for that? and wondering what you mean by super-clean diet? I work on my diet a lot. I have Vegetarian Tyrosine 480 mg in capsules on hand from Food Research a Brand that is 100% Food but I'm not sure how and when to take it. Suggested use on their web site says 1-6 capsules per day. I got it and several of their other thyroid supplements to prepare to taper off my desiccated thyroid prescription. Wondering if that compares to your Tyrosine dose? If you see my reply please let me know. www.buyfoodresearch.com/collections/l-tyrosine/products/vegetarian-tyrosinetweek
I've been on thyroid medicine for 10 years. I've tried backing off on my meds 2 times and I always get bradycardia and severe depression,body aches,etc. T3 and T4 dropped too. Especially T3.
I have been on Levo for at least 7 years. I forgot to take it with me on a short trip but found myself sleeping like a baby. I have had insomnia for quite some time. So, I decided to keep going to see how I feel. I'm a week in, so far, so good. I get blood-work in about another week, so I'm interested in seeing what it says. Either I was totally sleep deprived, or ??? I feel much more calm.
@@MrScoobieman I started feeling the fatigue after a few weeks and resumed my old prescription. Too much can go wrong and it started to spook me a bit. You'll be ok... I started back slowly. I would sure like to find a natural alternative.
For several years now I have been taking 50 mcg of levothyroxine every morning. Like clockwork I would feel very sped up and sweat heavily. I first thought it was just menopause symptoms. My doctor at that time didn't think it was caused by my medication. So I continued taking it at the prescribed dose. Over time I began to feel very edgy and easily aggitated . finally I saw another article about people being overprescribed so I cut my pills in half and continued at the lower dose. The symptoms began to lessen over the course of a few weeks but not gone completely. So I began experimenting with not taking it at all. I feel way calmer than I have in years. I do intend to discuss this finding with my new doctor (the other one retired)
Good for you. After my first sign on a routine bloodwork, my Dr. said "let's watch it" and didn't say much more, other than, if it doesn't self-correct, she can prescribe something. So, I looked into diet. Stopped all gluten, all refined sugars, see oils, soy and corn products. I started feeling pretty good and my number got slightly better but still FELT much better. I told my Doc about my diet changes, she just stared at me, like "ok that's good but..." Why don't they ever care about that? Anyway, I digress...she right there and then prescribed me 88 mgs of synthroid. Just a week ago I took one, morning, empty stomach as it said. 15 mins later, my heart was palpitating so fast, I was shaking and had to lay down...other than this sluggish thyroid...I am fit, 56, it freaked me out, it didn't really go...it lasted on and off all day and super anxiety feeling. I stopped, didn't take another and of course it's been the holidays just now...I feel like I don't even want to tell her. lol I'm not taking that no way. I have never felt like that in my life...and that cannot be good. Thanks for writing what you did..because I hadn't found anyone saying that...I wish you great things with your new Dr. Happy 2024!
Update: I saw an Endocrinologist as my Thyroid nodule is growing pretty fast and although I opted NOT to take the 88mg Synthroid prescribed by my GP OVER THE PHONE um…the Endo confirmed that even tho Drs like to downplay Levoxa/Synthroid’s effects THEY ARE REAL…she said it can speed hearts to a dangerous degree! A Dr told the TRUTH for once…she did however hahaha still prescribe 25mgs. I just said, INSIDE VOICE um fast growing nodule, 10mm in 3 mos. It’s now 2cm (they initially told me to come back in 5 yrs) uh huh 🤔 swollen lymph nodes in my neck now, throat pain. Guess what?! TIME FOR NEW DRS - good luck to all of us out here. I am in Canada and LITERALLY unless you are broken, bleeding or blood work says you’re dying? YOU WAIT…sometimes over a year until now? Oh yeah, that thing you caught early? Has now metastasized - happened to my Grandma, my mother…gone and they both knew early and were dismissed. I turn 57 today…and if I have to pay to play, so be it, I understand it’s a privilege, and believe me I am grateful to have it. But I’m not being left to twist out here…I’d rather be anywhere but in Canada rn and Canadians will Know what I say is true. WE ARE BROKEN. Wee birthday rant ✨😎🫶🩷 cuz today…I change this course of action. Good luck out there will diet, hormones and gut/brain/thyroid connection 👍
I do hope things workout for you. I did end up having to take my thyroid rx . I do feel alot better these days. Sometimes you gotta take the good with the bad. All medications come with side effects unfortunately but sometimes we have to weigh in on the consequences if we don't take them. Thyroid is a hormone and does regulate our systems. I developed very high blood pressure when i wasn't taking it. Turns I need to take it whether I like it or not. My blood pressure is back in safe limits now. Maybe try the lower dose. You were probably overprescribed the first time. An endocrinologist is your best course of action. Anyway I hope you find the right answers in your case and get the right treatment.@@hezebelbeing
I gave up on levothyroxine. It hasn't helped me feel any better after years. I have started iodine and selenium and I started to feel a bit better immediately.
Daughter was diagnosed at age 15 she is now 19 .med went all the way to 275 now lowered to 125 she has allergies to gluten ,dairy also has fibromyalgia
Thanks for this honest video. Much appreciated! I got overweight 22kgs in just 2 years after levothyroxine and still gaining weight and knee problems.. Please also spread awareness on how this med sometimes can trigger Reverse T3 which can actually contribute weight gain.
@@santiagonunez6294 no i m still struggling with weight gain alongwith severe body inflammation. I m also suffering from PCOD so its a challenge for me
@@santiagonunez6294March to Sept 2017 I did a doctor supervised liquid diet with success, loved it was so easy. Lost a LOT. After the process was over I started to gain steady. It was only a 1/2 pound a week, now that doesn't sound like much but OMG it all adds up after 6 months. I watch some Keto doctors on youtube, like Dr Berg and Ken Berry and read a lot and started KETO in Aug of 2018. I found it was not hard at all since I did my research. I also had a great frame of mind going in. I found out after a week that my FIBRO pain was helped GREATLY by KETO and after a few months, KETO is my way of life. When pandemic hit I live a lone and was thrown off with my feelings and ate a few NON keto items THINKING it was going to make me happy. WRONG!! MY FIBRO pain came back and it was SO HARD to get back on KETO train again. After 7 months of trying to get back in ketosis, doing great for 5 days only to back slide, I was in trouble. Gained the dreaded Cl9 pounds. I sit here full aware my health and semi pain free life depends on my diet. This is for me, we are not all the same. GOOD LUCK!
I’ve been on thyroxine for over 10 years.. my hair is still thinning, I’m still feel fatigued, my finger nails are still think and break, and can’t lose weight round belly area. Plus mood affected.. feels like I’m taking this medication for nothing
I was on Levo since 1988 for Hasho. I weaned my self off in the past year. Eyebrows grew back..not tired etc. TSH Lab results normal. I eat at least one BRAZIL NUT for selenium. Over Wt is stable but believe I have leaky gut & hoping when I resolve that I will lose wt. I am 75 & feel well for the most part...on vits.Glad to be off Levo.
That's great that you were about to get off of it and see some improvements! I have a couple resources for leaky gut so I'll attach those for you here: drruscio.com/what-is-leaky-gut/ drruscio.com/how-to-heal-leaky-gut/ th-cam.com/video/5en_twP8DcE/w-d-xo.html Hope those help!
@bonnieparrett696 Hey, Bonnie, that's great!! Were you on a very high dose of Levo? I'm your age and been taking Synthroid for about the same length of time as you. I would sure like to get off it, if possible! How did you do it? Can you please explain more how you weaned yourself off? And what vitamins do you take? God bless you, good job!
@DrRuscioDC hey boss, my wife Wendy has been on levothyroxine 0.112 for the last 45 yrs. What can I do for her to help her get off this drug? We eat well. No fast food, no soda's, eat plenty of fresh vegetables and all meats. Nutz occasionally and I try to get her to drink plenty of water. We do RO water. Thank you 😊 Joshua
I'm curious if you gradually lowered your dosage or went off completely cold turkey. Abruptly stopping any meds is hard on our body - which has become reliant on the meds. I am going to slowly go down and get lab tests every 3 months to see what is happening with each lower dosage.
😊very good advise I am very thin and the doctor from the hospital told me my thyroid level was high and to take levothyroxine no I taken 11 years ago it made me sick I'm not tired I have a lot of energy yes the gut diet good advise
I was in 2013 administered by my general doc to take thyroid hormone based only on thyriod test and on his imperssion regarding my health condition . I felt immidiately that it improved my condition Because my heart was already on a brink of colapse and I was too. Only after I've done USG check of thyroid I realized that I have thyroid gland half size of normal . Since I started hormone I started to live normal life like never before. For previous 50 years as I can remember I used to tell that any heat is better than not enough. I enjoyed outside heat in tropical sun in 35C deg . I could wear thick winter sweeter in hot sunny day. Now I care rather to keep dressed not too much - because heat is unbareable for me and I have much more energy than 20 years ago. Tried how would it go without medication and within 3 days felt so bad that was forced to go back. It was my test and I am not planing blood test because one of such tests resulted in damage of my arm vein and results in numbers are so clear as inside feeling.
I'm hypo since i had a full thyroidectomy. I tried to get off the medication and just within 2 weeks everything in me was shutting off. I can't walk and my legs were swollen and I'm twitching all over plus the brain fog was so bad. I had to get back on levo and in just a few days my body returned to normal.
Dangerous to do that since your thyroid is gone. It could cause death, you are in a position where you NEED THYROID REPLACEMENT FOR LIFE. Please do not risk your health like that. Getting off thyroid needs to be done gradually and only those with functioning thyroid have that option, and best case scenario with help from a doctor or naturopath. Hope you are doing better! 😊❤
you have no option but to take it, since you have no thyroid. What the doctor said is for people who have subclinical hypothyroidism, their thyroid still manages to make enough T3 and T4, although their TSH is higher.
I was put on levo just because hashimoto's was affecting my fertility and I wanted to get pregnant so my endocrinologist decided to medicate. I got pregnant a couple of months after starting the treatment and now have to keep taking it throughout my pregnancy, but dr says that as soon as we're in the clear he'll gradually take it off. I'm also seeing a naturopathy doctor so I can support my thyroid during pregnancy and eventually make a smoother transition to no meds.
@@Zuvie77 Everything's going great! my TSH has been stable at less than 1.00 for the past 4 months and I didn't even have to go really high with the dosage. 8weeks until I meet my baby! All the best for you 🙏
@@majda1729 My baby is 3 and a half years old! I haven't taken levo in a couple of years now, I only take a supplement with iodium and selenium dr scanned my thyroid last wednesday and he's amazed at how good it looks. So far so good 🙌
About 6 years ago due to personal stress my body crashed.. Had goiter.... Exhausted.. Low energy . was placed on synthroid.... Symptoms went away... Have been on it since. Life is great and I would like to go off of it now ... Instead just continue natural thyroid supplementation recommended by naturopath... Exercise and I do believe diet is important as well. Thyroid meds isn't for a lifetime like the doctor on here said. Why not try it and see what happens...
I had thyroid problems on pills.. off them now... I went carnivore keto to eat properly and all levels are right now..wish I was told about this 20 year’s ago...
Hang on a minute...but.....Wouldnt YOU also test ft3 and ft4 as well as tsh? I know for certain that a person can come off medicines for 6-8 weeks, see an initial rise >5 TSH, then a drop to normal levels (
Was on synthyroid for about 5 or 6 years have been off it about 2 years . Just started iodine about 2 months feel really no better or no worse. Lost 30 pounds now.
I was on thyroid meds for 8 yrs. I started ADHD meds I needed to take with food so it was really annoying to wait so long. I asked doc if we could try to go off thyroid meds. I tested after 8 weeks and my TSH is fine
many are NOT benefitting from this crappppp-IF YOUR DAMN thyroid IS DEAD wtf IS the point of eating a thyroid stimulating hormone----huh ? why are they reluctant to work with thyroid REPLACEMENT therapies /supportive ideas and of course WiTH lab work guidance ?
Excellent clear teaching. I was prescribed Levothroxine but my USS showed a normal thyroid. So glad to be off the medication. Going the nutrition route and taking Lugol's iodine.
@@jcmjcm1945 I did not have any particular symptoms but was prescribed based on blood results. Recent blood results showed my T3 is still under the range but I am determined to get to the root cause. It could be my liver or gall bladder not able to convert TSH into T4 and T3 properly? My adrenals are fine so maybe something to do with gut health? Levothroxine is a synthetic 'natural' drug. I am keeping well away from anything synthetic!
Testing T3 would actually be much more important than testing TSH and/or T4.. Because a problem with TSH/T4 would result in a problem with T3 levels, but not vice versa. I don't know or agree with this doctor only saying to test TSH levels.
I have been on levothyroxine for 16 years now and I still feel like crud tired just have no energy at all and seven years ago had a brain stem stroke. Really think it is the LT3 and not the LT4 that is not working correctly at all, a lot of food for thought in this video.
I am the only person in my family with thyroid disease and now I’m experiencing periodontal disease. Seems there is a connection. Also meds can be the culprit as well. Any thoughts on this doc ?
@@Shaylas vit D is actually too high. Doc told me to back off supplements 🤦♀️ I do have hashimoto Scaling is so painful. Just had a good cleaning and check up was good. No cavities. This is so crazy. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I just keep praying for no more infections 😢
I am a 76 year old female. Been on lowest dose of Levothyroxine --since 2008-16 years. I recently Learned that Levo can cause bone loss, anxiety and insomnia! All of which I have! One Doctor on TH-cam says Levi contains lactose and I am lactose intolerant. I am active-walk an hour a day and I am not overweight and eat healthy. I read Armour is made from pig’s glands so I don’t want that! What can I do? I want to get OFF the Levo!
Retired nurse here. If you've had a total removal or your thyroid completely stops functioning, you must take thyroid med for the rest of your life. (That said, I did see one patient with a nonfunctioning thyroid that started functioning again, & the thyroid med was able to be greatly reduced!)
Hey Doc, Recently i did a complete blood test for first time.I have been in fitness for 10 years in great shape..my tsh values came 11. 7 and t3 and t4 are normal..recently i had loss in my family..the doctor prescribed me with levothyroxine 50mcg..i dont want to take the meds..what should i do
That’s really interesting. I lost my father to a terrible disease known as familial CJD 11 years ago. It was a complete shock to us! I went into shock which must have affected my thyroid because 2 months later, I was put on thyroid medication. I wonder if stress and shock is what makes the thyroid go off balance?! I’m currently starting my weaning off of the drug 🙏🙏
@@sabrinamariamusic I do believe that stress affects our whole body in ways that Doctors cannot evaluate. I had a great deal of stress for many years when I was diagnosed in 2008 with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I never had any symptoms!!!!!! But got put on Synthroid/Levothyroxine. I want to get off of it! I had tons of hair but lost about 1/2 my hair over the past 10 years (a side effect of both meds). A great study done by Dr Vincent Felitti showed that Adverse Childhood Experiences make us more susceptible to illness in adulthood. I do believe the Gut issue (too much sugar and carbs in our North American diet) are to blame!
been on levo for nearly 35 years (am 70) and none of my symptoms have improved. My doctor and my new endocrinologist said my numbers are good and if I go off, the endocrinologist said it is dangerous and there is a chance I will go into a coma. I find his comment extremely difficult to believe, as I've had these symptoms since puberty. Who can you believe in medicine these days?
I am pretty sure my dx was legit (hashimoto's at the time). I have taken the meds for 13 years now. 75mcg now needing to up dose. I think the manufacturing is sometimes inconsistent and/or the fillers sometimes affect absorption. I was on the natural forms of the meds for awhile but they were wildly inconsistent and had supply issues too. On synthetic prior to that and had felt it was contributing to hpa axis problems and "adrenal crashes". Have been gluten-free for 8 years. On synthetic again now because I don't know what else to do.
Are the adrenal crashes better now? I can’t remember the website but I had found something on the extra stuff in levothyroxine and it’s different in different dosage. The 50 mcg was the best one I think. You might want to look it up to see how the 75 mcg compares. Hope you’re doing well.
I have been on levothyroxine for 20 years now and I wish I had never started to take it, I haven't felt properly well in all that time. I was without any levothyroxine for a week and I slept properly, as soon as I started taking it again my sleep went out of the window.
Fantastic video. Thank you for taking the time. I've studied this and tried make sense if it all. My THS showed 10....after much illness n stress n gut issues. Colon concerns eliminated etc. Stress v Hugh ...n then after many illnesses...one doctor tested thyroid. I took levothyroxine lowest dose n symptoms got worse n v dark depression set in. I slept round the clock. Ate sugar. After 6 weeks I got retested n I got a 7 on THS....but I feel worse. I've tried halving dose..but foir what I ate in those 6 weeks I should be dead! I was never hungry..just nauseated. N when hunger did strike I ate wrong foods. Interestingly...I had to cut back on anti depressants as they contraindicated to thyrx. Now they think NY liver is in trouble...that could be reason in first place! Bile etc I have not drank or smoked foir ten years but was on aestefor.. Ibuprofen after bad fall..concussion n several broken vertebrae. I'm in pain like never before! Its this crap big farms push meds! I'm going to try natural...then your suggestion. Changing diet etc. Thank you again.
Thank you I certainly hope my son can get off of this med…yes totally overused as so many other meds…thank you for this ray of hope much appreciated…other than all the horror stories other docs say …stay blessed
I was diagnosed years ago, as hyper/hypo. medication was not given to me at that time. When I moved to Florida, I had an incident where I got a slight hit to my side temple. The clinic took my lab work and said I was hypo thyroid ang prescribed levothyroxine. I took that for a while, I seemed to gain weight. Then I tryied Synthroid, I did not like the way I felt on that. So I ended up trying Armour thyroid, and have been on that ever since. I do not or never had much of the symptoms of hypo thyroid. I do not get cold, and most of the time I am always warm and do not like the heat. I am not tired except for when I go to work and wake at 3am to get ready. My lab work I don't understand, my doctor just resigned. I am not sure, but I do not think I need to be on this even though I have taken it for a long time , I think it made me gain weight actually. The levothroid did.
I have been on Levo since 2015 my doctor was giving me a higher dosage which moved me to hyperthyroidism . The symptoms were heat intolerance and hair loss, plus anxiety. I hate this medicine and want to get off.
My thyroid was killed by the immune therapy cancer treatment, what can I do to help myself reverse the effects of the cancer treatment and get off the levothyroxine, i don't like the idea of having a 14 day shelf life without medication but do not want to be on medication for the rest of my life, any advice
My TSH was 207 after first child in 1983. Been on meds ever since. I felt fine but doc insisted. Haven’t felt well since taking med and even had an overdose which gave me a storm and left me with Menierres ear. Can I really get off? I went off for a month before the overdose in 1990. TSH was 17 but I felt great.
I suspect I should never have been diagnosed and prescribed (13 years ago.) I never even went to the doctor with hypo symptoms in the first place. However my body has become accustomed to the meds and I get cold painful hands and feet, and sensitive to the cold when I forget to take tablets. Finally I have actually improved my diet, plus various supplements, and currently taking 38mg iodine (Lugols) a day, I plan to try weaning myself off tablets very gradually and see how it goes. I have never tested positive for thyroid antibodies. Wish me luck!
Happy to hear you improved diet and feel you're in a better spot! I have an article about weaning off thyroid hormone that might be useful to you in the process: drruscio.com/how-to-get-off-thyroid-medication/ Best of luck!
The medicine helps oxygenate your body❕ We should have bloodwork every 6 months and note any symptoms that appear or worsen. I can’t think or work because I’m sleeping 16 hours and terribly depressed without NP Thyroid. EeI get very sick. I have a multi modular goiter that I ultrasound most years.
In 2012, they cut halve of my thyroid because of a benign nodule, been taking levo since, other than that, never been diagnosed anything else. I will like to stop taking it
this video had nothing to do with how to get off your thyroid medicine. It just tells you how to see if you really need it. Nine minutes of my life I'll never get back.
Yes, I was put on thyroid med when preg with my son. I felt great at the time but the dr said my blood levels showed I needed it. After my child was born I asked if I could go off they said no. I have gained a huge anmount of weight. When I sop taking it now I feel really bad. I wish I stopped taking it after preg. It has made me feel so sluggish and down. I just deal with it bc I dk what to do
Does levothyroxine cause anyone to get irritable easily I’m on 100 mcg levothyroxine for 20 years. My TSH is 1.0. Also I’m worried levothyroxine may cause bone loss especially in the hips as I’ve read this. I have no idea because ya never what you read if it’s true or not
hi. my wife have hypertyriod for the last 9 year. and now we are not sure if we should take the either radioactive iodline or surgury. but my point is either way. the person will became to hypo after treatment and will take medication for life. then what is the point to take these two treatment? we can stay on current hyper medication cabemizole for life too？
TSH over 2 is hypothyroid.. but you can get it down with diet... you don't need thyroid hormone. I wish I never got on it because I was doing carnivore and I was feeling better, but so up and down with the t3 hormone.
@@Louisianna321 eating a low carb helps, and making sure you are eating red meat (which is amazing for healing), along with other meat, fish, raw egg yolks if you don’t have a sensitivity, and some vegetables if you don’t have bloating issues.
@@Shayne_TI did the same, but also included 2 drops of Lugols iodine and mineral supplement that included selenium. Did well but 2 years later started have thyroid type symptoms and hoarse voice. Cut the iodine and it cleared up. I am thinking my thyroid healed and didn't need it any more. Not completely sure because Dr. Only did tsh and said fine. I need to go back and be more specific on the test requests, 😁
I had Grave's disease as a child and had radioactive iodine treatment. I could not convert the synthroid so I have to take cytomel with it. It was the only way to get my thyroid stable. Is there any alternative to these meds? I am concerned about the possibilities of war famine and hyperinflation ahead of us. How do I survive if I can't get my meds? I can't get more than 90 days at a time. Is there a plant or any other way to stay alive in a situation where I can't get access my thyroid meds?
Consider finding a naturopathic doctor- or at least an herbalist. I go to a Korean acupuncturist who knows a lot about Chinese natural medicine. Lots of herbs.
Last time it was checked it was at 475, and he just shakes his head. I am at 300 for my everyday dosage which he tells me is sky high, and if I take the generic it really goes up. So I take the brand, Synthroid and it seems to help bring it down. I have been fighting this stinkin' thyroid for over 25 years now. My neighbor had hers removed, and I asked him if he would just take this thing OUT but he said NO, never. My cousin had it and after they took it out she gained a boatload of weight to the point she is in a wheelchair because of it. I don't want that!! That girl is enormous!!! OMG. I am just tired all the time and tired of dealing with it.
Don't remove you thyroid. That won't fix the problem. The problem is Thyroid Perioxidase antibodies (TPO). Take 20,000 IUs of vitamin D3. Change your diet to anti-inflammatory foods of fruit, vegetables, water, a Brazil nut per day for selenium. Improve your gut health. Cut out junk. No dairy, meat, or eggs, no fried foods. Calm your immune system down. It will lower the TPO antibodies to normal range. Test the TPO antibodies at each blood draw. You have to request each time.
I have been on levothyroxine for 11 years I stop taking the meds for 3 weeks the 3rd week I had to start back I was having heart palpitations and couldn't sleep do you think I can still come off the meds
Hi doctor, I’m 80 years old is a live in Vero Beach Florida. I am hypothyroid diagnosed 60 years ago and I’ve been on levothyroxin for 60 years but I feel very hypothyroid. I’m tired I I gain weight easily. I can’t control my weight my hair is falling out my eyebrows are falling out I’m a cold all the time who should I see to give me some help that I need the endocrinologist and doctor say oh you’re fine everything is normal it’s not normal. Can you help me please.
I'm so sorry to hear you've been struggling for so long. You're more than welcome to become a patient of the clinic, which you can do here: clinicstore.drruscio.com/pages/become-a-patient I also have lots of free resources on the site for managing those symptoms. And my book, Healthy Gut, Healthy You also has a protocol you can follow. Please reach out if you decide you'd like the help! Best of luck :)
Comeon after y9ur 10 min video there is no good answer to how to get rid of thyroid medication... i think this video is not for patients but for doctors... !~!!
Many of Dr Westin Child's commenters claim they now feel much better after following his protocol...some say nothing ever changed for them. He doesn't recommend anyone stop their current thyroid med on beginning his program, & tells everyone they must continue to have their blood levels checked regularly as ordered by their own private physician. He doesn't take on any patients himself. He uses vitamins & what I call thyroid "boosters". Some claim they have been able to completely stop their thyroid med, but it doesn't work for everyone, & he openly admits that. I have hypothyroidism & took 100 mcg Levothyroxin when I started on his program & diet to clean up the gut. (I've also been diagnosed as prediabetic, & my glucose levels are now within normal on his program) I have experienced much more energy, less depression & brain fog, & have better ability to concentrate now. My Levothyroxin was reduced to 75 mcg by my private physician recently due to better blood levels. I've been on the program about 6 months now. I will admit I do not buy his products, as they are just too expensive for me. I go to my local healthfood store, & buy the best similar products that contain what he uses in his products.
I'm coming off of the Levothroxine because I have a healthy thyroid yet because I had joint pain and swelling of the face she thought putting me on thyroid meds was the best thing to do I didn't question her she was a doctor I trusted her. I started in February and ended up in the ER Tuesday they stopped me cold turkey and said they hope my thyroid comes back I'm in 4 the day of withdrawal and I am really sick. the blood test shows my thyroid now is a 11. So very low. How long does withdrawal take and does your thyroid come back? Can't believe she could prescribed something I didn't need.
I DON'T have a Thyroid Gland at ALL & haven't been on ANY medication in approximately 5 years I was told that I would have to take a Synthetic for the rest of my Life is that fact or fiction???
3 years ago i got a blood test done and my tsh level was 3.8. I was told that it was higher than what they desire , they did the ultrasound om the tyroid gland and found one 3x4mm diameter nodule. My free t3 and t4 levels were optimal. Anti tpo test results were normal. However after the ultrasoud,right away they told me that it was hypothyroid and i’ve been on levotiron treatment since 2020. What should i be thinking? Am i hypothyroid or not? I believe 3.8 is not so high. Sİnce that day with the medication i gained 20 kilograms and my whole metabolism crashed. 😢
I'm sorry to hear that. I'll link some of my articles about this and hopefully they can get you more insight on thyroid levels and potential options. drruscio.com/optimal-thyroid-levels/ drruscio.com/the-gut-thyroid-connection1/ drruscio.com/how-to-get-off-thyroid-medication/ Hope that helps! And of course, don't make any changes to your medications without talking to your doctor. :)
eating the right foods is so important.
After 5 years went off T3 and T4 medications. Have energy again, sleeping good, normal appetite and as Type 1 Diabetic went from 95 units insulin daily to 45 units. 😮 Blood work never indicated I was hypothyroid. Thank you for reassurance and studies.
I’m right here with you! I was on it over a decade. So mad!
My husband has been on thyroid medication for at least 10 years and never made him feel any better! hank you for this video.
And me never had any thyroid problems yet doctor put me on it if anything it's made f feel like crap the rest of this medication has gone in the bin
Is Armour thyroid considered " nedication" even if it's natural dessicated thyroid? It'svexpensive and only available with prescription. That's why I want off. I've been on it it for almost 10 years and synthetic for 45 before that-- diagnosed hypo thyroid as an infant.
i feel better off my meds
Yes and did you have surgery to remove all or some? What was you last dosage?
@Lisa Marie bullshit-if their krapp worked you'd be able to get weaned off QUESTION THAT DEMANDS ONE DAMN ANSWER REMAINSwhy are THEY unable to simply use a form of armor replacement,work w/that & their sacred lab numbers ?
Juliann522 any problems after.. did you have yo go to the hospital at all afterwards.. did you have a thyroid removed ??? Please reply
I want answers… I want off the levothyroxine asap too… brain fog … hair loss.. ? I’m experiencing… someone please see my questions..
@@cynthiamerritt2275toma T3 thyroid amour
As a former hospital administrator, I was intensely interested in alternative methods to treat Hashimoto's. I changed my diet and went gluten free and no sugar. I exercised daily and took supplements including seaweed iodine. I started to experience severe depression, fatigue, gastrointestinal issues and severe body aches. In the meantime, I moved and changed endocrinologists and stopped taking levothyroxine. My levels were so severe that I nearly went into coma. Went back on correct levothyroxine level, kept the strict diet and exercise and now feel like a million bucks. There are some of us who do well on the medication and would probably die without it.
I agree with you. I am not someone who likes to take medicine. My levothyroxine is the only medicine I take, because I do need it. I am 5"6, and weigh 113 pounds. This is because I have been on keto, and swim 5 days in the week for one hour. I also fast for 18 hours everyday. I am 59 years old, and I have never felt better in my life. I remember when I was dragging and had memory loss. When people meet me, they don't believe my age. They think that I am a lot younger.
It sounds like you never checked your TPO antibodies.
Subscribed! Anyone with thyroid issues ...just listen to this! Great medical/common sense advice....
very refreshing to see a doctor wanting what's honestly best for people!
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Just be careful going off thyroid meds. I've tried repeatedly, my antibodies skyrocketed, tsh 76, etc. Went strictly gluten, grain, soy, dairy free. Still hypothyroid.
Why would your antibodies skyrocket? Did you change your diet?
Thyroid problem never goes away easily
My antibodies did go up also, but my TSH one year post withdrawal is a lot lower (from almost 8 down to 3), but my FT3 won’t go back to where it was :/ my beautiful hair also started to shed like crazy.
Have you been able to find anything that seems to help? (That is Not western medicine)?
@@RationalNon-conformistI think zinc help hair growth
Got put on Levo..Weight gain, hair fall. Quit cold turkey after almost a year. Hair growing back, down 6 pounds. Using red light therapy 850 nm for 10 min daily on thyroid and super-clean diet. Feel so much better. Also taking l. Tyrosine, a non-essential amino acid first thing in the morning and a few times during the day. (1/4 teas per dose)
Can you give us an update? It's been like 2 months since you're comment. I would appreciate it if you say how you feel
I am on t3 only medication and my hair shed for the first 6 to 8 months. It got very thick after that.. I believe thyroid medications make the hair shed when you first get on it, It's a side effect fot the first 6 to 12 months, I believe.
carnivore way of eating is amazing..
I want to wean off my desiccated thyroid 15 mg alternating with 30 mg.
Been taking thyroid meds for 17 years. 13 years ago I lost 100 lbs and by the Grace of God I've kept it off. I've had hair loss on and off over the years. Tested negative multiple times for antibodies so not believed to be caused by Hashimoto's. I had also tested Iodine (both blood and urine testing) multiple times all Low 30's. No practitioners ever addressed the low iodine. On my own I finally began using a Kelp seasoning on my food and the last time Iodine was checked in 2018 it was High at 108. I have over the years felt like I might have had some fleeting bouts of 'hyper' at times. I stopped going to conventional endocrinology doctors because they were not addressing my concerns, no interested in the root cause or providing any healing. I follow neurosurgeon and health educator, Dr. Jack Kruse MD and I'd read on his Optimal Health Forum of folks using red light therapy for healing their hypothyroidism. So was nice to see your comment that you are using Red Light Therapy.....wondering what device you use for that? and wondering what you mean by super-clean diet? I work on my diet a lot.
I have Vegetarian Tyrosine 480 mg in capsules on hand from Food Research a Brand that is 100% Food but I'm not sure how and when to take it. Suggested use on their web site says 1-6 capsules per day. I got it and several of their other thyroid supplements to prepare to taper off my desiccated thyroid prescription. Wondering if that compares to your Tyrosine dose? If you see my reply please let me know.
www.buyfoodresearch.com/collections/l-tyrosine/products/vegetarian-tyrosinetweek
Hey Ann Long, how have you been? Your comment gives me hope. Can you share what your clean diet is? 🙏🏻 thank you
I've been on thyroid medicine for 10 years. I've tried backing off on my meds 2 times and I always get bradycardia and severe depression,body aches,etc. T3 and T4 dropped too. Especially T3.
I have been on Levo for at least 7 years. I forgot to take it with me on a short trip but found myself sleeping like a baby. I have had insomnia for quite some time. So, I decided to keep going to see how I feel. I'm a week in, so far, so good. I get blood-work in about another week, so I'm interested in seeing what it says. Either I was totally sleep deprived, or ??? I feel much more calm.
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Hey, how did it go? Did you stay off it how did you feel?
Please give us an update…. I’m on vacation and forgot my meds at home … feel ok after 4 days so far
@@MrScoobieman I started feeling the fatigue after a few weeks and resumed my old prescription. Too much can go wrong and it started to spook me a bit.
You'll be ok... I started back slowly. I would sure like to find a natural alternative.
For several years now I have been taking 50 mcg of levothyroxine every morning. Like clockwork I would feel very sped up and sweat heavily. I first thought it was just menopause symptoms. My doctor at that time didn't think it was caused by my medication. So I continued taking it at the prescribed dose. Over time I began to feel very edgy and easily aggitated .
finally I saw another article about people being overprescribed so I cut my pills in half and continued at the lower dose. The symptoms began to lessen over the course of a few weeks but not gone completely. So I began experimenting with not taking it at all. I feel way calmer than I have in years. I do intend to discuss this finding with my new doctor (the other one retired)
Good for you. After my first sign on a routine bloodwork, my Dr. said "let's watch it" and didn't say much more, other than, if it doesn't self-correct, she can prescribe something. So, I looked into diet. Stopped all gluten, all refined sugars, see oils, soy and corn products. I started feeling pretty good and my number got slightly better but still FELT much better. I told my Doc about my diet changes, she just stared at me, like "ok that's good but..." Why don't they ever care about that? Anyway, I digress...she right there and then prescribed me 88 mgs of synthroid. Just a week ago I took one, morning, empty stomach as it said. 15 mins later, my heart was palpitating so fast, I was shaking and had to lay down...other than this sluggish thyroid...I am fit, 56, it freaked me out, it didn't really go...it lasted on and off all day and super anxiety feeling. I stopped, didn't take another and of course it's been the holidays just now...I feel like I don't even want to tell her. lol I'm not taking that no way. I have never felt like that in my life...and that cannot be good. Thanks for writing what you did..because I hadn't found anyone saying that...I wish you great things with your new Dr. Happy 2024!
Update: I saw an Endocrinologist as my Thyroid nodule is growing pretty fast and although I opted NOT to take the 88mg Synthroid prescribed by my GP OVER THE PHONE um…the Endo confirmed that even tho Drs like to downplay Levoxa/Synthroid’s effects THEY ARE REAL…she said it can speed hearts to a dangerous degree! A Dr told the TRUTH for once…she did however hahaha still prescribe 25mgs. I just said, INSIDE VOICE um fast growing nodule, 10mm in 3 mos. It’s now 2cm (they initially told me to come back in 5 yrs) uh huh 🤔 swollen lymph nodes in my neck now, throat pain. Guess what?! TIME FOR NEW DRS - good luck to all of us out here. I am in Canada and LITERALLY unless you are broken, bleeding or blood work says you’re dying? YOU WAIT…sometimes over a year until now? Oh yeah, that thing you caught early? Has now metastasized - happened to my Grandma, my mother…gone and they both knew early and were dismissed. I turn 57 today…and if I have to pay to play, so be it, I understand it’s a privilege, and believe me I am grateful to have it. But I’m not being left to twist out here…I’d rather be anywhere but in Canada rn and Canadians will Know what I say is true. WE ARE BROKEN. Wee birthday rant ✨😎🫶🩷 cuz today…I change this course of action. Good luck out there will diet, hormones and gut/brain/thyroid connection 👍
I do hope things workout for you. I did end up having to take my thyroid rx . I do feel alot better these days. Sometimes you gotta take the good with the bad. All medications come with side effects unfortunately but sometimes we have to weigh in on the consequences if we don't take them. Thyroid is a hormone and does regulate our systems. I developed very high blood pressure when i wasn't taking it. Turns I need to take it whether I like it or not. My blood pressure is back in safe limits now. Maybe try the lower dose. You were probably overprescribed the first time. An endocrinologist is your best course of action. Anyway I hope you find the right answers in your case and get the right treatment.@@hezebelbeing
I gave up on levothyroxine. It hasn't helped me feel any better after years. I have started iodine and selenium and I started to feel a bit better immediately.
what type of iodine and where did you get it?
Which iodine helped
diet diet diet. don't go on one. instead, make life long modifications to your eating habits and eliminate what stresses your gut.
Great advise.
Intestino e fígado, devem estar limpos para Q a tireoide funcione bem.
For once there is actually one good advice on the social media.
They should have checked the whole thyroid panel for all those participants in their study
@grapejelly...pp
Daughter was diagnosed at age 15 she is now 19 .med went all the way to 275 now lowered to 125 she has allergies to gluten ,dairy also has fibromyalgia
Test her for Lyme, the 24-hour blood test not the instant one.
Thanks for this honest video. Much appreciated! I got overweight 22kgs in just 2 years after levothyroxine and still gaining weight and knee problems.. Please also spread awareness on how this med sometimes can trigger Reverse T3 which can actually contribute weight gain.
did you find a way to fix the weight gain?
if so what did you do
same
@@santiagonunez6294 no i m still struggling with weight gain alongwith severe body inflammation. I m also suffering from PCOD so its a challenge for me
Thank you for letting us know.
@@santiagonunez6294March to Sept 2017 I did a doctor supervised liquid diet with success, loved it was so easy. Lost a LOT. After the process was over I started to gain steady. It was only a 1/2 pound a week, now that doesn't sound like much but OMG it all adds up after 6 months. I watch some Keto doctors on youtube, like Dr Berg and Ken Berry and read a lot and started KETO in Aug of 2018. I found it was not hard at all since I did my research. I also had a great frame of mind going in. I found out after a week that my FIBRO pain was helped GREATLY by KETO and after a few months, KETO is my way of life. When pandemic hit I live a lone and was thrown off with my feelings and ate a few NON keto items THINKING it was going to make me happy. WRONG!! MY FIBRO pain came back and it was SO HARD to get back on KETO train again. After 7 months of trying to get back in ketosis, doing great for 5 days only to back slide, I was in trouble. Gained the dreaded Cl9 pounds. I sit here full aware my health and semi pain free life depends on my diet. This is for me, we are not all the same. GOOD LUCK!
I’ve been on thyroxine for over 10 years.. my hair is still thinning, I’m still feel fatigued, my finger nails are still think and break, and can’t lose weight round belly area. Plus mood affected.. feels like I’m taking this medication for nothing
Try fasting. Find Dr Mindy Pelz
Same for me.
I have just been diagnosed through a blood test. Started Levothyroxine on the 23 March. However I don’t suffer from constipation or brittle nails
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Eat seaweed for Iodine NOT synthetic Iodine because that will make your numbers go way up and no dairy or soy. This is what fixed my thyroid.
How much kelp? 1/8 tsp?
I was on Levo since 1988 for Hasho. I weaned my self off in the past year. Eyebrows grew back..not tired etc. TSH Lab results normal. I eat at least one BRAZIL NUT for selenium. Over Wt is stable but believe I have leaky gut & hoping when I resolve that I will lose wt. I am 75 & feel well for the most part...on vits.Glad to be off Levo.
That's great that you were about to get off of it and see some improvements! I have a couple resources for leaky gut so I'll attach those for you here:
drruscio.com/what-is-leaky-gut/
drruscio.com/how-to-heal-leaky-gut/
th-cam.com/video/5en_twP8DcE/w-d-xo.html
Hope those help!
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@bonnieparrett696 Hey, Bonnie, that's great!! Were you on a very high dose of Levo? I'm your age and been taking Synthroid for about the same length of time as you. I would sure like to get off it, if possible! How did you do it? Can you please explain more how you weaned yourself off? And what vitamins do you take? God bless you, good job!
@DrRuscioDC hey boss, my wife Wendy has been on levothyroxine 0.112 for the last 45 yrs. What can I do for her to help her get off this drug? We eat well. No fast food, no soda's, eat plenty of fresh vegetables and all meats. Nutz occasionally and I try to get her to drink plenty of water. We do RO water. Thank you 😊 Joshua
I stopped taking thyroid meds for month. What happened was I was losing more hair and gaining weight.... hence why I went back on it again
I'm curious if you gradually lowered your dosage or went off completely cold turkey. Abruptly stopping any meds is hard on our body - which has become reliant on the meds. I am going to slowly go down and get lab tests every 3 months to see what is happening with each lower dosage.
Your body got used to the medication, so it made your thyroid useless.
😊very good advise I am very thin and the doctor from the hospital told me my thyroid level was high and to take levothyroxine no I taken 11 years ago it made me sick I'm not tired I have a lot of energy yes the gut diet good advise
I was in 2013 administered by my general doc to take thyroid hormone based only on thyriod test and on his imperssion regarding my health condition . I felt immidiately that it improved my condition Because my heart was already on a brink of colapse and I was too.
Only after I've done USG check of thyroid I realized that I have thyroid gland half size of normal . Since I started hormone I started to live normal life like never before. For previous 50 years as I can remember I used to tell that any heat is better than not enough. I enjoyed outside heat in tropical sun in 35C deg . I could wear thick winter sweeter in hot sunny day. Now I care rather to keep dressed not too much - because heat is unbareable for me and I have much more energy than 20 years ago. Tried how would it go without medication and within 3 days felt so bad that was forced to go back. It was my test and I am not planing blood test because one of such tests resulted in damage of my arm vein and results in numbers are so clear as inside feeling.
I'm hypo since i had a full thyroidectomy. I tried to get off the medication and just within 2 weeks everything in me was shutting off. I can't walk and my legs were swollen and I'm twitching all over plus the brain fog was so bad. I had to get back on levo and in just a few days my body returned to normal.
Dangerous to do that since your thyroid is gone. It could cause death, you are in a position where you NEED THYROID REPLACEMENT FOR LIFE. Please do not risk your health like that. Getting off thyroid needs to be done gradually and only those with functioning thyroid have that option, and best case scenario with help from a doctor or naturopath. Hope you are doing better! 😊❤
If you have no thyroid, do not get off thyroid pills. You can die from that.
you have no option but to take it, since you have no thyroid. What the doctor said is for people who have subclinical hypothyroidism, their thyroid still manages to make enough T3 and T4, although their TSH is higher.
Such a valuable video..Thanks Doc ✌🙋🤗
I was put on levo just because hashimoto's was affecting my fertility and I wanted to get pregnant so my endocrinologist decided to medicate. I got pregnant a couple of months after starting the treatment and now have to keep taking it throughout my pregnancy, but dr says that as soon as we're in the clear he'll gradually take it off. I'm also seeing a naturopathy doctor so I can support my thyroid during pregnancy and eventually make a smoother transition to no meds.
Please tell me how it’s going for you. I think I’m in the same situation. Please I need another advice.
@@Zuvie77 Everything's going great! my TSH has been stable at less than 1.00 for the past 4 months and I didn't even have to go really high with the dosage. 8weeks until I meet my baby! All the best for you 🙏
Hi! I hope everything went well for you and your baby! Can you let us know your news please. I’m in the same situation 🙏🏼
@@majda1729 My baby is 3 and a half years old! I haven't taken levo in a couple of years now, I only take a supplement with iodium and selenium dr scanned my thyroid last wednesday and he's amazed at how good it looks. So far so good 🙌
About 6 years ago due to personal stress my body crashed.. Had goiter.... Exhausted.. Low energy . was placed on synthroid.... Symptoms went away... Have been on it since. Life is great and I would like to go off of it now ... Instead just continue natural thyroid supplementation recommended by naturopath... Exercise and I do believe diet is important as well. Thyroid meds isn't for a lifetime like the doctor on here said. Why not try it and see what happens...
I had thyroid problems on pills.. off them now... I went carnivore keto to eat properly and all levels are right now..wish I was told about this 20 year’s ago...
HERBAL REMEDY CURED ME PERMANENTLY FROM HYPOTHYROIDISM PREPARED BY DR IYAREMOSES ON TH-cam CHANNEL..
Hang on a minute...but.....Wouldnt YOU also test ft3 and ft4 as well as tsh? I know for certain that a person can come off medicines for 6-8 weeks, see an initial rise >5 TSH, then a drop to normal levels (
Was on synthyroid for about 5 or 6 years have been off it about 2 years . Just started iodine about 2 months feel really no better or no worse. Lost 30 pounds now.
My TSH was 12 and immediately prescribed Synthroid...
I was on thyroid meds for 8 yrs. I started ADHD meds I needed to take with food so it was really annoying to wait so long. I asked doc if we could try to go off thyroid meds. I tested after 8 weeks and my TSH is fine
Thank you for being honest!! I felt better without this medication.
I stopped mine I felt so sick taking it. I think I'll start feeling bad soon my body will respond to it
me toi
many are NOT benefitting from this crappppp-IF YOUR DAMN thyroid IS DEAD wtf IS the point of eating a thyroid stimulating hormone----huh ?
why are they reluctant to work with thyroid REPLACEMENT therapies /supportive ideas and of course WiTH lab work guidance ?
Thank you for sharing this message.
Excellent clear teaching. I was prescribed Levothroxine but my USS showed a normal thyroid. So glad to be off the medication. Going the nutrition route and taking Lugol's iodine.
How long did it take you to feel better after stopping ? I'm on day 4. Doctor gave it to me for swelling and ER doctors were shocked. The yNked me off
@@jcmjcm1945 I did not have any particular symptoms but was prescribed based on blood results. Recent blood results showed my T3 is still under the range but I am determined to get to the root cause. It could be my liver or gall bladder not able to convert TSH into T4 and T3 properly? My adrenals are fine so maybe something to do with gut health? Levothroxine is a synthetic 'natural' drug. I am keeping well away from anything synthetic!
I'm swollen like a balloon. Uggg
@@jcmjcm1945 You need to seek out a functional doctor who can treat the root cause of your symptom.
@@rubyduby4209 ever find anything out? And success with lugols iodine?
You wouldn't recommend testing Free T3 as well? ....the actual active thyroid hormone?? TSH and Free T4 alone don't give a full picture
Testing T3 would actually be much more important than testing TSH and/or T4.. Because a problem with TSH/T4 would result in a problem with T3 levels, but not vice versa. I don't know or agree with this doctor only saying to test TSH levels.
Exactly! It can point to a conversion problem. Many medical providers stop as soon as they see one level that is off.
Levothyroxine is causing me severe knee pain.
Thank you Dr. I have to address my gut diet since, I have inflamation.
Exercise is very important to thyroid patients
I have been on levothyroxine for 16 years now and I still feel like crud tired just have no energy at all and seven years ago had a brain stem stroke. Really think it is the LT3 and not the LT4 that is not working correctly at all, a lot of food for thought in this video.
Dx with Hashimotos- taking levothyroxine 50 mg about two years -not one day feeling better yet labs are normal - want to quit but fear side affects
Same - Ill do a genetic test to see if I have DIO2 mutation - if yes than I dont convert T4 into T3 well
I am in the same boat. Levothyroxine makes my asthma worse, etc.
same
I hate levithoroxine, I haven’t slept well in 20 years, gained weight, tired all the time and lost most of my eyebrows!
I'm sorry to hear that!
@@DrRuscioDC thank you, I just wish doctors would listen.
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I’m taking magnesium it helps to sleep,Castor oil on my eye brows came back
I am the only person in my family with thyroid disease and now I’m experiencing periodontal disease. Seems there is a connection. Also meds can be the culprit as well. Any thoughts on this doc ?
@@Shaylas vit D is actually too high. Doc told me to back off supplements 🤦♀️ I do have hashimoto Scaling is so painful. Just had a good cleaning and check up was good. No cavities. This is so crazy. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I just keep praying for no more infections 😢
No mention of proper iodine levels to regulate thyroid hormones?
Thanks. I do wish people on YT with the title Dr. would qualify a bit more though.
Very good presentation.
I am a 76 year old female. Been on lowest dose of Levothyroxine --since 2008-16 years. I recently
Learned that Levo can cause bone loss, anxiety and insomnia! All of which I have! One
Doctor on TH-cam says Levi contains lactose and I am lactose intolerant.
I am active-walk an hour a day and I am not overweight and eat healthy. I read Armour is made from pig’s glands so
I don’t want that! What can I do? I want to get OFF the Levo!
My thyroid was removed so I must stay on this med
How are you feeling now? Why did the doctor remove your thyroid? Just curious…
@@amypetra5021 I feel great ! My thyroid was removed in 2012 due to 4 cancerous tumors. I take brand name Synthroid
I never had any of the symptoms but I’m on thyroid medication. How do I get off the med
What is your take on taking thyroid hormones medication after total thyroid removal doc??
No answer ever seems to appear.
Retired nurse here. If you've had a total removal or your thyroid completely stops functioning, you must take thyroid med for the rest of your life. (That said, I did see one patient with a nonfunctioning thyroid that started functioning again, & the thyroid med was able to be greatly reduced!)
Hey Doc, Recently i did a complete blood test for first time.I have been in fitness for 10 years in great shape..my tsh values came 11. 7 and t3 and t4 are normal..recently i had loss in my family..the doctor prescribed me with levothyroxine 50mcg..i dont want to take the meds..what should i do
That’s really interesting. I lost my father to a terrible disease known as familial CJD 11 years ago. It was a complete shock to us! I went into shock which must have affected my thyroid because 2 months later, I was put on thyroid medication. I wonder if stress and shock is what makes the thyroid go off balance?! I’m currently starting my weaning off of the drug 🙏🙏
@@sabrinamariamusic did you have a doc help you ween off?
@@sabrinamariamusic I do believe that stress affects our whole body in ways that Doctors cannot evaluate. I had a great deal of stress for many years when I was diagnosed in 2008 with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. I never had any symptoms!!!!!! But got put on Synthroid/Levothyroxine. I want to get off of it! I had tons of hair but lost about 1/2 my hair over the past 10 years (a side effect of both meds). A great study done by Dr Vincent Felitti showed that Adverse Childhood Experiences make us more susceptible to illness in adulthood. I do believe the Gut issue (too much sugar and carbs in our North American diet) are to blame!
been on levo for nearly 35 years (am 70) and none of my symptoms have improved. My doctor and my new endocrinologist said my numbers are good and if I go off, the endocrinologist said it is dangerous and there is a chance I will go into a coma. I find his comment extremely difficult to believe, as I've had these symptoms since puberty. Who can you believe in medicine these days?
I am pretty sure my dx was legit (hashimoto's at the time). I have taken the meds for 13 years now. 75mcg now needing to up dose. I think the manufacturing is sometimes inconsistent and/or the fillers sometimes affect absorption. I was on the natural forms of the meds for awhile but they were wildly inconsistent and had supply issues too. On synthetic prior to that and had felt it was contributing to hpa axis problems and "adrenal crashes". Have been gluten-free for 8 years. On synthetic again now because I don't know what else to do.
Im trying differ supplements like A and D and iodine? Im here looking for help too, best of luck
Try eating prometabolic! It healed my hormones! I did everything else, everything, and couldn’t heal. Look up Kori meloy. I’m healing finally!!
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Are the adrenal crashes better now? I can’t remember the website but I had found something on the extra stuff in levothyroxine and it’s different in different dosage. The 50 mcg was the best one I think. You might want to look it up to see how the 75 mcg compares. Hope you’re doing well.
Any supplements you recommend? Thank you your great
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I have been on levothyroxine for 20 years now and I wish I had never started to take it, I haven't felt properly well in all that time. I was without any levothyroxine for a week and I slept properly, as soon as I started taking it again my sleep went out of the window.
Fantastic video. Thank you for taking the time. I've studied this and tried make sense if it all. My THS showed 10....after much illness n stress n gut issues. Colon concerns eliminated etc. Stress v Hugh ...n then after many illnesses...one doctor tested thyroid.
I took levothyroxine lowest dose n symptoms got worse n v dark depression set in. I slept round the clock. Ate sugar. After 6 weeks I got retested n I got a 7 on THS....but I feel worse. I've tried halving dose..but foir what I ate in those 6 weeks I should be dead! I was never hungry..just nauseated. N when hunger did strike I ate wrong foods.
Interestingly...I had to cut back on anti depressants as they contraindicated to thyrx. Now they think NY liver is in trouble...that could be reason in first place! Bile etc I have not drank or smoked foir ten years but was on aestefor.. Ibuprofen after bad fall..concussion n several broken vertebrae.
I'm in pain like never before! Its this crap big farms push meds! I'm going to try natural...then your suggestion. Changing diet etc.
Thank you again.
Thank you for your support, and I'm sorry you're having such a rough time! I wish you well on your road to health.
research one meal a day and fasting-give it a test run
I nearly died after going off T4 Levo my a few years ago i wanted to go off because i hate taking medication but i cant.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you doc. Refreshing.
I wish they had followed up again at 6 months.
Thank you I certainly hope my son can get off of this med…yes totally overused as so many other meds…thank you for this ray of hope much appreciated…other than all the horror stories other docs say …stay blessed
Thank you!
Thankyou for making this so clear
Glad it was helpful!
Hiw do i know if my tests come out normal if i am currently taking levothyroxine? I woyld LOVE to get off meds, but my doctor says its for life
Have you see elevated blood glucose from Levo at 100mcg per day ?
I was diagnosed years ago, as hyper/hypo. medication was not given to me at that time. When I moved to Florida, I had an incident where I got a slight hit to my side temple. The clinic took my lab work and said I was hypo thyroid ang prescribed levothyroxine. I took that for a while, I seemed to gain weight. Then I tryied Synthroid, I did not like the way I felt on that. So I ended up trying Armour thyroid, and have been on that ever since. I do not or never had much of the symptoms of hypo thyroid. I do not get cold, and most of the time I am always warm and do not like the heat. I am not tired except for when I go to work and wake at 3am to get ready. My lab work I don't understand, my doctor just resigned. I am not sure, but I do not think I need to be on this even though I have taken it for a long time , I think it made me gain weight actually. The levothroid did.
I have been on Levo since 2015 my doctor was giving me a higher dosage which moved me to hyperthyroidism . The symptoms were heat intolerance and hair loss, plus anxiety. I hate this medicine and want to get off.
Hi Linette, So sorry you're struggling with this. You may want to check out my thyroid course: drruscio.com/thyroid-course/
My thyroid was killed by the immune therapy cancer treatment, what can I do to help myself reverse the effects of the cancer treatment and get off the levothyroxine, i don't like the idea of having a 14 day shelf life without medication but do not want to be on medication for the rest of my life, any advice
My TSH was 207 after first child in 1983. Been on meds ever since. I felt fine but doc insisted. Haven’t felt well since taking med and even had an overdose which gave me a storm and left me with Menierres ear. Can I really get off? I went off for a month before the overdose in 1990. TSH was 17 but I felt great.
You didn't address those with hashimotos. My tpo ab's are still 200
I agree. Hashimoto's was not talked about. By the way, Black Seed Oil lowers thyroid antibodies.
I had an ultrasound on my thyroid and I was told Levothyroxine has shrunk my thyroid
Have you ever had your TRAb antibodies tested? Your thyroid shrinking probably had nothing to do with levothyroxine.
I suspect I should never have been diagnosed and prescribed (13 years ago.) I never even went to the doctor with hypo symptoms in the first place. However my body has become accustomed to the meds and I get cold painful hands and feet, and sensitive to the cold when I forget to take tablets. Finally I have actually improved my diet, plus various supplements, and currently taking 38mg iodine (Lugols) a day, I plan to try weaning myself off tablets very gradually and see how it goes. I have never tested positive for thyroid antibodies. Wish me luck!
Happy to hear you improved diet and feel you're in a better spot! I have an article about weaning off thyroid hormone that might be useful to you in the process: drruscio.com/how-to-get-off-thyroid-medication/ Best of luck!
I never had any of the symptoms but I’m on thyroid medication.
The medicine helps oxygenate your body❕ We should have bloodwork every 6 months and note any symptoms that appear or worsen. I can’t think or work because I’m sleeping 16 hours and terribly depressed without NP Thyroid. EeI get very sick. I have a multi modular goiter that I ultrasound most years.
Once you're on it, it's because your thyroid does not work so in most cases you can't come off it
In 2012, they cut halve of my thyroid because of a benign nodule, been taking levo since, other than that, never been diagnosed anything else. I will like to stop taking it
this video had nothing to do with how to get off your thyroid medicine. It just tells you how to see if you really need it. Nine minutes of my life I'll never get back.
I'm sorry you feel that way!
Yes, I was put on thyroid med when preg with my son. I felt great at the time but the dr said my blood levels showed I needed it. After my child was born I asked if I could go off they said no. I have gained a huge anmount of weight. When I sop taking it now I feel really bad. I wish I stopped taking it after preg. It has made me feel so sluggish and down. I just deal with it bc I dk what to do
They 'felt the diagnosis was unjustified'!? Pretty vague.
Did they mean tsh was below 4.5 before or not?
Does levothyroxine cause anyone to get irritable easily I’m on 100 mcg levothyroxine for 20 years. My TSH is 1.0. Also I’m worried levothyroxine may cause bone loss especially in the hips as I’ve read this. I have no idea because ya never what you read if it’s true or not
hi. my wife have hypertyriod for the last 9 year. and now we are not sure if we should take the either radioactive iodline or surgury. but my point is either way. the person will became to hypo after treatment and will take medication for life. then what is the point to take these two treatment? we can stay on current hyper medication cabemizole for life too？
TSH over 2 is hypothyroid.. but you can get it down with diet... you don't need thyroid hormone. I wish I never got on it because I was doing carnivore and I was feeling better, but so up and down with the t3 hormone.
What kind of diet?
@@Louisianna321 eating a low carb helps, and making sure you are eating red meat (which is amazing for healing), along with other meat, fish, raw egg yolks if you don’t have a sensitivity, and some vegetables if you don’t have bloating issues.
@@Shayne_TI did the same, but also included 2 drops of Lugols iodine and mineral supplement that included selenium. Did well but 2 years later started have thyroid type symptoms and hoarse voice. Cut the iodine and it cleared up. I am thinking my thyroid healed and didn't need it any more.
Not completely sure because Dr. Only did tsh and said fine. I need to go back and be more specific on the test requests, 😁
Can you recommend a endocrinologist in conneticut area that would get me off the levothyroxine? My current one will not
Sorry, I don't provide referrals.
I had Grave's disease as a child and had radioactive iodine treatment. I could not convert the synthroid so I have to take cytomel with it. It was the only way to get my thyroid stable. Is there any alternative to these meds? I am concerned about the possibilities of war famine and hyperinflation ahead of us. How do I survive if I can't get my meds? I can't get more than 90 days at a time. Is there a plant or any other way to stay alive in a situation where I can't get access my thyroid meds?
Consider finding a naturopathic doctor- or at least an herbalist. I go to a Korean acupuncturist who knows a lot about Chinese natural medicine. Lots of herbs.
Yes I agree with you on needing a natural remedy in case of emergency.
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Wow ! I feel for because I'm in the same place. America takes care of everyone but the hard working folks
Last time it was checked it was at 475, and he just shakes his head. I am at 300 for my everyday dosage which he tells me is sky high, and if I take the generic it really goes up. So I take the brand, Synthroid and it seems to help bring it down. I have been fighting this stinkin' thyroid for over 25 years now. My neighbor had hers removed, and I asked him if he would just take this thing OUT but he said NO, never. My cousin had it and after they took it out she gained a boatload of weight to the point she is in a wheelchair because of it. I don't want that!! That girl is enormous!!! OMG. I am just tired all the time and tired of dealing with it.
Don't remove you thyroid. That won't fix the problem. The problem is Thyroid Perioxidase antibodies (TPO). Take 20,000 IUs of vitamin D3. Change your diet to anti-inflammatory foods of fruit, vegetables, water, a Brazil nut per day for selenium. Improve your gut health. Cut out junk. No dairy, meat, or eggs, no fried foods. Calm your immune system down. It will lower the TPO antibodies to normal range. Test the TPO antibodies at each blood draw. You have to request each time.
Does Levothyroxine cause cancer…especially breast cancer? If so, how can this drug still be on the market?
I have been on levothyroxine for 11 years I stop taking the meds for 3 weeks the 3rd week I had to start back I was having heart palpitations and couldn't sleep do you think I can still come off the meds
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I was told by my Dr if I want to get off the synthroid I must do it slowly by reducing the amount and continue with bloodwork.
Hi doctor, I’m 80 years old is a live in Vero Beach Florida. I am hypothyroid diagnosed 60 years ago and I’ve been on levothyroxin for 60 years but I feel very hypothyroid. I’m tired I I gain weight easily. I can’t control my weight my hair is falling out my eyebrows are falling out I’m a cold all the time who should I see to give me some help that I need the endocrinologist and doctor say oh you’re fine everything is normal it’s not normal. Can you help me please.
I'm so sorry to hear you've been struggling for so long. You're more than welcome to become a patient of the clinic, which you can do here: clinicstore.drruscio.com/pages/become-a-patient
I also have lots of free resources on the site for managing those symptoms. And my book, Healthy Gut, Healthy You also has a protocol you can follow.
Please reach out if you decide you'd like the help! Best of luck :)
what is the thyroid medicine made from.
Thank you sir
Comeon after y9ur 10 min video there is no good answer to how to get rid of thyroid medication... i think this video is not for patients but for doctors... !~!!
My hair keeps falling out, & cold.
Have your TPO antibodies tested.
For how long you can stop taking the medication
I know a lady that has been on thyroid medicine for 30 years.
Stopping , will I experience dizziness?
I have hyperthyroidism! I want to stop taking the pills , is it safe to stop taking the medication?
Dr Westin childs has a great TH-cam video of how to wean off slowly!
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Many of Dr Westin Child's commenters claim they now feel much better after following his protocol...some say nothing ever changed for them. He doesn't recommend anyone stop their current thyroid med on beginning his program, & tells everyone they must continue to have their blood levels checked regularly as ordered by their own private physician. He doesn't take on any patients himself. He uses vitamins & what I call thyroid "boosters". Some claim they have been able to completely stop their thyroid med, but it doesn't work for everyone, & he openly admits that.
I have hypothyroidism & took 100 mcg Levothyroxin when I started on his program & diet to clean up the gut. (I've also been diagnosed as prediabetic, & my glucose levels are now within normal on his program) I have experienced much more energy, less depression & brain fog, & have better ability to concentrate now. My Levothyroxin was reduced to 75 mcg by my private physician recently due to better blood levels. I've been on the program about 6 months now. I will admit I do not buy his products, as they are just too expensive for me. I go to my local healthfood store, & buy the best similar products that contain what he uses in his products.
My doctor said I was barley low so not sure why she put he on meds.. I’ve been off it before but got back on it.
Help me spread the word that hypothyroidism is curable with the use of (Dr iyaremoses) on TH-cam herbal medicine.
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I'm coming off of the Levothroxine because I have a healthy thyroid yet because I had joint pain and swelling of the face she thought putting me on thyroid meds was the best thing to do I didn't question her she was a doctor I trusted her. I started in February and ended up in the ER Tuesday they stopped me cold turkey and said they hope my thyroid comes back I'm in 4 the day of withdrawal and I am really sick. the blood test shows my thyroid now is a 11. So very low. How long does withdrawal take and does your thyroid come back? Can't believe she could prescribed something I didn't need.
im taking iodine and selenium
In a similar situation. Any update ????
@@julieann522 -How do you take iodine??
@@QuantumOfSolace1 Dr. Ken Berry has a video on iodine for thyroid that may answer your question.
The TSH has to stimulate the thyroid to produce hormones. Give it a chance to work.
Hi, can I take Menopause vits with levothyroxine.
I DON'T have a Thyroid Gland at ALL & haven't been on ANY medication in approximately 5 years I was told that I would have to take a Synthetic for the rest of my Life is that fact or fiction???
If you don't have a thyroid gland, then you do have to take hormones, as your body can't produce them on its own.
3 years ago i got a blood test done and my tsh level was 3.8. I was told that it was higher than what they desire , they did the ultrasound om the tyroid gland and found one 3x4mm diameter nodule. My free t3 and t4 levels were optimal. Anti tpo test results were normal. However after the ultrasoud,right away they told me that it was hypothyroid and i’ve been on levotiron treatment since 2020. What should i be thinking? Am i hypothyroid or not? I believe 3.8 is not so high. Sİnce that day with the medication i gained 20 kilograms and my whole metabolism crashed. 😢
I'm sorry to hear that. I'll link some of my articles about this and hopefully they can get you more insight on thyroid levels and potential options.
drruscio.com/optimal-thyroid-levels/
drruscio.com/the-gut-thyroid-connection1/
drruscio.com/how-to-get-off-thyroid-medication/
Hope that helps! And of course, don't make any changes to your medications without talking to your doctor. :)
@@DrRuscioDC thank you for your reply. I really appreciate it. I’ll read then right away. 🙏🏻🙏🏻💐