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Your Thyroid Levels Are Within Range, Why Do You Still Have Symptoms?
Your Thyroid Levels Are Within Range, Why Do You Still Have Symptoms?
It’s simple science. The ranges provided are too broad. Most people will experience hypo symptoms when too low in the range and hyper symptoms when too high in the range. Everyone has a sweet spot or optimal levels. Within range is simply not good enough for numerous reasons like increased and/or uncomfortable symptoms, no antibody reduction, muscle fatigue and weakness (especially in the quadriceps), heart palpitations, tachycardia, brain fog, skin rashes/lesions, systemic fatigue, inflammation, insomnia, etc.
Proper management requires frequent testing and dose adjustments. Most people’s problem is they’re just guessing on dose (or their doctor is). No set dose is sufficient for months or years at a time even when we’re stable and well controlled. Anti thyroid med dosing is ever changing as your need for thyroid hormone suppression changes and Graves antibodies decline. Maintaining optimal levels is achieved by using the correct dose combined with the correct amount of iodine in your diet to force your thyroid levels into the best levels for you, your sweet spot, at the right time.
I can’t give more in-depth guidance without actually seeing your levels and history. Please consider a private session with me and letting me manage your dose, levels and iodine intake so you can feel the amazing benefits of optimal thyroid ranges and proper management.
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