Be careful, because there are those of us who cannot stop taking this medication. I tried once, and my levels went to 0. I nearly went into coma. My hair was falling out by the handfuls, my body ached, and I had severe depression and anxiety. Listen to your body!

@DrChristianson

9 күн бұрын

Yes, not everyone can or should deprescribe. Anyone who does should do so under a doctor's supervision.

Thank you for this! I've been wanting to get off my NP thyroid medication for a long time. Both my parents were on medication. I feel like my thyroid didn't get a fair chance. I was put on meds without being given the opportunity to look at natural solutions first. Maybe I need more selenium or more iodine? Nobody talked to me about that. I will have a talk with my doctor!

I am so depressed! My hair is falling out and I've gained ten pounds! I tried taking one every other day but then I ended up being terribly depressed so I have went back, just this week, to taking one every day! I'm still terribly depressed but hopefully by end of week I'll be better!

Thanks Dr Christianson.

I was very interested to learn how to wean off Levothyroxine. However, I was most surprised to hear you saying that iodine should be reduced, are you able to cite the studies you referred to? Dr Brownstein’s iodine protocol clearly states that the thyroid needs iodine and if there are insufficient levels in the body, then the thyroid cannot make the necessary thyroid hormones. He goes on to state that the current RDA for iodine is woefully inadequate. I would be grateful to hear your thoughts on this please.

Sever hypothyroidism for 42 years I’ve been on meds. Hashimoto’s

What if you have been taking 45 mcg of Armour Thyroid? My doctor doesn’t think that I won’t feel well if I ween myself off.. I was having palpitations at night so I just started taking my 30 mcg… should I take it slower? I have been on meds for a very long time. Also I have been sleeping much better since I lowered the dose.. Thanks so much! I’m a new subscriber

Keto and Carnivore diet help lots with going off thyroid medication... SAD diet ..( standard America diet)......makes it worse ..

@RationalNon-conformist

6 күн бұрын

Not me. I’m carnivore and feel terrible without thyroid hormone.. slow and not myself mentally. I eat raw liver, so I’m receiving a lot of necessary vitamins and I still need thyroid hormone.

Is it easier for a teen to get out of meds or adults?

I have had Hashimoto’s for 31 years and have tried stopping it. I really need a diet guide while I ween off my medication. I’m sure it will be a while before I can stop it completely, but maybe I’ll be able to loose weight. Every since they put me on medication I’ve gained weight. 😢

I started 50mcg from 2016. It was all good until end of 2021 after having 2 vaccines for Covid19. I became.very sensitive to temperature and food and have frequent heart pain. After taking some nutional yeast together with cod liver oil, my heart rate could jump to 95 from 45. My normal heart rate is 65. I have done a whole package of test on thyroid recently and found my TRAB(ATSHR) test is much higher 6.56 than the normal range 0-1.75. Does it mean I have hyperthyroidism as well? I have already reduced my dosage to 25mcg since I have listened to your book last Feb because of having irregular heart rate. My TSH is 1.31. All my other tests are fine except my TPO is a little bit high. Can I totally stop levothyroxine or reduce to 12.5mcg? The size of my thyroid has almost come back to normal after doing exercise. Thank you Dr Christianson.

Hi Dr. Alan, you said coming off med is not possible in which sense? I am taking since last 5 years and always my TSH is higher when I do blood test. So far this med hasn't lowered my TSH level yet then what is the sense to keep taking this med. When I read about this med there are many side effects and especially heart disease and bone thining. I don't care I am going to reduce it gradually which I am doing every 2nd day and after month and half quit taking it. I think most of the problems people are having because of this med side effects and still not benefited lots of people. I will take the chance and will see what will happen.

@DrChristianson

3 ай бұрын

Hi - the point was that many people CAN come off or lower meds. I don't think I said people can't come off.

@Hazara26

3 ай бұрын

@@DrChristianson sorry about that I must have misunderstood. Yeah, I am going to come off the med and see because it is not benefitting me but would cause other problems in future. Thank you for reply.

Hello Dr C, Could a person with only half a thyroid potentially get off thyroid medication if they have been taking a 88mcg for over 10 years?

@DrChristianson

4 ай бұрын

Hi - it may be possible.

I have fatty liver deseas and am going to try to come off my medication. What food list do you recommend for me to eat from?

@lizmegginson1614

2 ай бұрын

@sarahgrooms5606 Don't want to interfere, but I had severe fatty liver and pancreas. Did keto and intermittent fasting 18/6. Now, no sign of any fat. Also lost 50kgs (110 pounds).

@sarahgrooms5606

2 ай бұрын

@@lizmegginson1614 low carb? It seems that I loose on low carb but when I do the high carb cycling, I gain a pound.

I tried coming off my med and the dose is 25mcg so it’s low but my thyroid disagreed

@DrChristianson

4 ай бұрын

Did you have a knowledgeable deprescriber to guide the process? There can be a fair amount of details that are not intuitive.

@user-bp6pd2is7i

3 ай бұрын

@@DrChristianson no my health care providers aren’t interested in finding solutions, just bandages

Hello doctor, I am a patient who suffers from subclinical hyperthyroidism , my tsh was super low but my other levels where ok,so my doctor started with 10 mg of methimazole and little after that was lowered to 5mg. My endo followed this for 18 months. On October she stopped the treatment saying she wanted to see if my body responded by it self since I stabilized really fast with this treatment. I felt a little sick after leaving the meds but soon started to take lemon balm and motherworth in a form of tincture. Still have some mild symptoms but I feel way better then when I was taking medication. I don’t know if I’m taking the best path but I feel pretty well. Waiting to do some blood work . Hope this helps someone.

@DrChristianson

7 ай бұрын

Please know that the Thyroid Reset Diet makes the hyperthyroid journey easier. Methimazole works by blocking iodine uptake. The thyroid reset diet helps by making less iodine available.

@carmella88

3 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat but my tsh is good t4 is goof but free t3 is high

If I come off my thyroid medication will may Goiter get bigger will I lose more hair?

@RationalNon-conformist

6 күн бұрын

Possibly and it’s likely to occur if you aren’t eating healthy-i.e., high quality meat, no dairy, no soy, no sugar, no grains, nothing processed. You have to change your lifestyle and even then, you may still need thyroid hormone.

Can you come off of you have 1 gland ?

😜 P R O M O S M

You are spreading dangerous information to vulnerable people who need thyroid hormone. Eat well first, then make sure you are on the correct thyroid hormone-because this does matter. No one should suffer without thyroid medication if it’s needed! Now, many do terribly on T4 only medications, so it’s necessary to add some T3 to the prescribed dose.. if your wife was overweight and needed thyroid hormone, I’m sure you would encourage her to take it if diet didn’t heal her!

@DrChristianson

4 күн бұрын

Many people do need thyroid hormone, but most doctors prescribe it in situations in which it is not required or helpful. Here is a good blog from Yale University talking about the same problem I did: medicine.yale.edu/news-article/21-million-americans-may-take-a-hypothyroidism-drug-they-dont-need/