I really wished there was a (very cheap or free) home testing solution that people on thyroxin could use to monitor things regularly, it would take away a lot of the anxiety around the thought of what people’s levels are.
As I’ve said before, the condition alone is not always the issue, it’s the anxiety it can cause, “I feel tired, could my levels be out” etc.
Agreed. Every 3-4 weeks I feel like crap for a few days. Tired/sluggish, etc. My Doc tests TSH levels once a year, though I insist on getting them tested every 6 months.
I get by pretty well with the dose my doc put me on and even without treatment I have a pretty mild case. My symptoms don’t seem to be aggravated by my training but like others of said every once in a while I have a 3-4 day chunk of time where I am way off. It took me a long time to realize it’s likely my thyroid.
Totally wish there was an easier way to test quickly. My doc is great and I know if I sent her an email she’d get me set up with a test anytime I want, but with job, kids, etc even getting away for a quick lab test is tough.
Damn, you go hard.
What did cutting out gluten do for you?
The constipation is a wicked one for me. I almost think it’s a side problem not as intertwined with my Hypo. I eat high fiber oatmeal and eat a gummy fiber candy once a day to stay regular but I can’t solve it.
I didn’t know you could get tested outside of your Dr.’s office. I’d pay the money I think.
Does anyone have any good resources on how training volume/intensity or other cycling lifestyle choices may affect thyroid levels? This past year I got on the Structured Training bus, which has coincided with some major fluctuations in my TSH and T3 levels. I’ve been hypo for most of my life, but the past few years have been pretty controlled until I started training more. In the process of getting in with a specialist, but haven’t had much luck on researching to identify what may be causing this and afraid they may not have much experience treating a young male endurance athlete. Thanks in advance.
Really interesting thread, thanks all. My TSH has been 5-7 for about 5 years and my Doc said it was fine. Had a chat with a Thyroid specialist last week and she was not in agreement! So it kinda sucks I’ve had this for 5 years.
It’s only subclinical, as I have no acute symptoms. But it was amazing how many boxes I ticked when she started going through it all
Don’t have the cold feeling though.
Starting on a small dose and see how it goes. It sounds like it something that needs to be managed, but hopefully that beats having it without any treatment!
Interesting, my doctor will up my levo dose if my levels are above 4. I’ve been seeing a specialist the last couple years and has definitely helped.
How do people find it impacts their metabolism? Do you need to increase calories when Thyroid is balanced properly?
My resting rate is 1600 cals. Wonder if I need to increase that.
My thyroid was damaged after my first cancer diagnosis and treatment with radiation in the neck and mouth area. The radiation caused hypothyroidism. Then I was diagnoses with melanoma and after surgery I underwent a year of immunotherapy. One of the first things my immune system attacked was my thyroid. The doctors said they never saw TSH numbers that high. It think it was 94. I was put on Synthroid right away have been on it ever since even after my immunotherapy ended. Just lowered the dose.
I take it in the morning and 30 minutes I have coffee and an hour food. I just have to make sure with my morning workouts I have enough time to wake up and take my medication then I usually go back to bed for half an hour and then get up for coffee then food. It’s not too bad to set a separate alarm to take the medicine and go back to bed again even at 5 in the morning.