@@LifeInSurvivorMode YES! Just got back from a "thyroid specialist" who saw my +ve antibodies and TSH at 4 with all the symptoms I literally showed her and simply dismissed me and my concerns. Like literally dthese people have no right to call themselves specialists ooof
@@Maven0666I think the genetic susceptibility is having HLA-DQ2 , HLA-DQ8 Celtic like Irish, Scottish, Welsh and half the English, probably some others thedarksideofwheat.pdf
I’ve spent the last 5 years in doctor’s offices, explaining my symptoms and begging for help. I went from being an active healthy woman to being mentally and physically exhausted. I sometimes need a mobility aid to walk. Multiple health professionals have suggested that this is just a normal part of aging. I’m only 46. They suggest SSRIs. I’m on 8 daily prescriptions. Eight. A few weeks ago, my new doctor finally found a problem with my bloodwork. She told me my thyroid was “in the dirt.” I’ve been learning about thyroid function and hashimoto’s for less than 2 weeks…& I don’t understand how so many doctors missed it. I’m mad that I’ve had to suffer and live with chronic pain and exhaustion, over something as common as this. Why does this keep happening? Why is it taking so long to properly diagnose? It’s infuriating.
I feel you. That’s was my fight with my primary care physician, when 2 years ago I went to ER and after being released, because I had only stress, for them, I checked my blood results and I found my platelets where abnormal, higher than should be, but for the ER doctors, everything was normal. I took the test to my primary care and I asked why is this, said is normal, bla bla bla, months later, I was diagnosed with rosacea, I asked to my doctor why is this, he said, don’t worry, it’s your immune system and I have to learn to live with that, just take care from sun or cold, I asked why I having this, his answer, because your immune system, will be for the rest of your life. I went to the dermatologist, just pills, no test, nothing. Then, looking for answers, I found a nutritionist abroad, she told me we can reverse the problem, but needed some blood test, I went with my primary care, I explained I could get the cure, but I need those tests, he refused roundly order the test, said why do I need the test, I have no cure, I will waste money, it doesn’t matter if I told him I want to try at least, he never accepted. I traveled to my country got the test and I found had Hashimoto’s syndrome. When back to USA, I took the results to my PC and I asked for referral to endocrinologist, he refused. Told him my platelets are high, my ferritin is higher than normal, why don’t send me with specialist, after 2 visits, insisting him, told him I felt something in throat, some difficulties to swallow and pain, his answer was. I will order ultrasound, according the results will see if you can go with specialist. Now, 2 years later since the ER visit, the ultrasound showed I have nodules in my thyroid at TR5, this Friday I will get a test to discard if is malignant. Thank you to the inability of physicians to listen to the patient, neither in ER or primary cares about the results a test can shows. They are trying to save money to the insurance only. When I get the results of ultrasound and found the diagnosis, my frustration went directly to ER doctors and my primary care, because they didn’t pay attention about the high level of platelets. I guess the next step for me is the surgery and lost my thyroids. Sorry for you.
@blueunicorn8665 -- at this stage it may help to try a carnivore diet to see if there's any improvement. Many people have reversed or cured Hashimoto's when the went full carnivore.
@mostlywholenicole yes!! It’s been 3-4 years in and out of the doctors offices to figure out what was going on. Officially diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis yesterday and started synthroid today. Thing is, my primary Doctor literally said, I don’t know how we missed this, you have every single symptom and we’ve been trying to figure this out for years!!! At least she could admit it and apologize
@@blueunicorn8665I’m so sorry to hear this, that is terrible and the medical system seems to be somewhat broken. I hope you heal and are able to live a long happy life ❤
😢.. Same! By the end of this video I was crying 😭 wishing more Dr's would explain this like he has. It's a long journey when trying to learn on your own.
Listen up people... this is probably the first doctor I've heard on youtube that actually knows what he is talking about . I know this from personal experience. Well done doc 👏
Agree 1000% with you 1st Doctor expert in Thyroid Glands completed information and full picture I have shared his videos with My NP doctor she agreed with me Even his supplements they are really good I wish if he was in Canada 🇨🇦 so we can go to his clinic ❤
Yes, if I heard this 20 years ago I would never do the sugery. Now all doctors I tried only recommend synthroid and don't want to even hear about other methods, like Low Dose Naproxone, which was proven very effective in treating Hashimoto, or stem cells infusion - also very promising but not covered by insurances.
OMG! I have been trying to get a doctor to listen to me for 26 years. Today I found one and she said it was probably this (waiting for test results). I'm at stage 3-4. Wondering why It's not easier just to remove the thyroid surgically and, be done with it?
After a radical hysterectomy and tumor removal surgery I developed Hashimoto: TSH 54.4 😮 since then I take Thyroid medication and participate in long fasting of either 17-19 hour daily fasting with some 24 hour fasting, no gluten, no alcohol, no sugar, low carbs and only Organic non-GMO 😅❤🎉 I feel amazing 😀 sleep strong, gained 💪 muscle, and expanded my cognitive versatility 😊. I struggled for the first year undiagnosed, weighed in at 257 pounds with 55% body fat 28% muscle. 2 years later: weight ~210, 28% body fat, 69.8% muscle 😅❤🎉
Me, too in 2000. Now I have Becet’s Disease, Sjogren’s Disease, and possibly Lupus. I never thought about the gluten, sugar, etc connection. Thank you for sharing! I’m going to work on that!!!
@@tanitshkatanjusha 😭I’m dying of stage four lung cancer, I’ve had four biopsy’s , without any anesthesia, the last one was a week ago and they stabbed my lungs so that my lungs collapsed and I had to stay in the hospital,,, I would not recommend a biopsy when was ever ever,, because then you go through the adrenal crisis, which is deadly,, and it’s right there on my chart, but they never read it so then you gotta return back to the hospital to just get that saltwater or whatever it is
My thyroid scores were normal. Always normal. I was gaining weight and repeatedly told to exercise more. I did have chronic Lyme, so I asked to see an infectious disease doctor because I was so tired. That doctor said I'm not worried about your Lyme, I'm worried about these lumps in your throat. Now mind you I had just seen my pcp. Turns out I had thyroid cancer. All the while my thyroid tests were normal. So I finally got a Hashimoto's test and it was positive. Doctor's will NOT order Hashimoto's tests, they will NOT order antibody tests. Doctor's would rather put you on antidepressants than run tests.
@@francesdalton4345 after 2 months of your post. And after insisting to my PCP transfer me with an endocrinologist, he refused and sent me an ultrasound and after the biopsy found I had cancer in the left side of my thyroid. Today are 11 days after I got the surgery. But any endocrinologist have checked me out yet. The health system in USA is the worst.
Same here. My doctor refuses to test me for antibodies. I found a lab that will do antibody and tsh tests without a doctor's order, so that's my next plan. I'll have to pay for it myself, but I need answers.
Might sound sad but this video made me cry. I have been stage 5 for a long time and I don’t have a support system. My family just loves to tell me it’s all in my head and it can be cured if I just did X Y Z. I literally don’t have a thyroid anymore because it was so damaged by the time I was 23 I had to have it removed for fear of developing thyroid cancer. I’m on so many meds that I can’t afford just to function. I’m 32 now and I don’t know what to do anymore.
My family is the same way. Fight back. Tell them they are not educated enough to educate themselves. I am stage 666 at my point in life. I have about two weeks out of a month where I can move around. I’ll be your friend.
I am at stage 2, and my family provider coldn't care less 😞. Didn't suggest anything, other than "let's wait for 3 mo and repeat the TSH testing", which came worse than the one three months before that. She stated I am in the clinical hypothyroidism stage, but didn't recommend medication. I have since made some changes to my lifestyle, even though I eat properly and exercize... but believe that tons of life traumas and PTSD have mostly contributed to this. I have been suffering with indigestion/constipation for over 10 yrs now, have been experiencing (off and on) terrible heart palpitations for over 4 yrs, border high cholesterol for over 20 yrs, awful joint/muscle pain for over 3 decades, extreme fatigue and brain fog for several yrs, anxiety my entire life... but my visit to a cardiologist was amazing. This wonderful Dr. look over all my health history and told me my heart is fine, my arteries are (still) at good stand, but I must urgently make a endocrinology appointment. So, I will be doing that soon.
That’s the one thing that always got me.. having to pay out the ass for medicine that I need to survive. Even with insurance! It’s at the point where I can either go broke and maybe become homeless, or I can stop taking my synthroid. Not to mention the constant exhaustion and always feeling like something was wrong. Even if my levels hadn’t changed in years and if I took my medication regularly.
I am in Stage III. I started taking grass fed beef liver supplements several months ago. It has done wonders for my acne. I’ve also taken levothyroxine for about 10 years. My TSH came back very high recently. My endocrinologist was unable to connect the dots, but being a nurse I did my own research. I discovered that there’s an interaction between certain supplements and levothyroxine. I’m not sure why an endocrinologist would not pass this information on to a patient who is taking levothyroxine. From now on, I’ll make sure all supplements are taken at least four hours before or four hours after I take my levothyroxine. Thank you for this easy to understand educational video.
I’m 50. I have spent the last 5-6 yrs feeling like a crazy person. Gained 140 lbs in 18 months. Looking back at my thyroid tests the answers were all there but dr kept saying oh your normal. Meanwhile I have symptoms getting worse Tsh 2014 3.2 2021 4.7 2023 10.9 Now finally at 10.9 they are like oh wow you need meds. I have weight gain, such dry skin, I have horrible periods. No energy. Most days feeling like I want to crawl out of my own skin. They started me on lexo 100 mg a week ago. Thx for this video I have learned so much from watching your channel. I’m going gluten free today ❤
It’s very sad! I’m on stage 5 and on top of that with a chronic anemia(thalassemia). The doctors just see it when you are on the last stage! Very depressing. Dealing with this for about 20 years and totally on the dark!
Same my doctor checks the bare minimum. Is is ok to ask to be referred to a specialist in the very early stages like 2.5 I went from hypo to teetering near the hyper now.
I was blessed to be treated by a homeopath who said thyroid antibodies are not autoimmune dysfunction but rather something that has settled in the thyroid i.e. lyme or other diseases and toxins. The antibody attack is your immune system trying to get rid of the pathogen. He treated me for lyme and other tick diseases. My.antibodies went from 1000 to 200 range and currently hover around 43 over 10 years. others are now saying there is no such thing as autoimmune disease. The body never attacks itself. It is trying to get rid of something that settled in the thyroid or joints in the case of RA. Makes sense.
I’ve been on thyroid medications since like my freshman or sophomore year of high school. I can’t believe I’ve been dealing with this autoimmune disease since I was a kid. Wow. 😳 it honesty explains SO much of the struggles I went through growing up medically. Thank you for this!!
Wish I could have seen this years ago! So tired of doctors acting like I’m crazy when I kept telling them how I felt. Finally after years one finally checked for antibodies and then I was diagnosed with Hoshimotos. Now I believe that I am at stage 3-4. I finally went gluten free but after seeing this video I will get off the dairy and soy. I just want to start feeling better.
I didn't realize my symptoms for all these years were anything beyond depression. My worst symptoms were chronic depression and needing 12 hours of sleep per night, and then still being tired. And the basic tests for thyroid showed nothing, so they would never investigate further. Nobody asked if I was always cold. Nobody cared about my weak nails and hair thinning.
I began my AIP diet about 8 weeks ago and even though it was very sad to have to give up some delicious food I loved, I definitely have seen the results with my inflammation levels and I can see less puffiness all over my body. I still am very tired and I'm working with an endocrinologist finally after new tests were done that I never knew existed. I've been on medication for thyroid for well over 10 years am I doctor never did antibody tests on me... so sad what our Medical system has evolved into.
Doctors need this education! It took me over ten years to get diagnosed. By that time I’d put on a great deal of weight and had developed other conditions. I was told I should exercise by pushing my chair away from the table so I wouldn’t keep eating. I was told to see a psychologist about depression. So very shooting that doctors dismiss patients who present with symptoms.
It was 30 yrs ago that I couldn’t hardly walk. My general practitioner told me “oh, you just need some iron” I then asked why I was losing pigment on my hands. He didn’t know, wasn’t anything to worry about. Then I had appt with my gynecologist, she noticed the pigment on my hands. She sent me for bloodwork asap. A week later she called me at work. She said “You shouldn’t be here” and I thought, why shouldn’t I be at work? She said “ No, you shouldn’t be alive”. My bloodwork was real bad. Then I went to endocrinologist, my thyroid was/is completely gone. The endocrinologist took me around the office to show coworkers how I was functioning. A teaching moment. Thank you Dr Childs for teaching your followers the stages. Everyone - check your self out if something feels wrong.
I'm currently at Stage 3. I've only just been diagnosed with Hashimoto's and started levothyroxine 2 weeks ago. I could've made better choices about 10 years ago when I'd had a blood test, for I suspected my thyroid back then, but my doctor never rang me to say my results were abnormal. I only discovered this previous result after needing to request my doctor's notes. I'm now doing lots of research before my next doctor's appointment. These videos are brilliant, thank you! I'm currently taking magnesium glycinate, selenium, zinc, and d3+k2 vitamin supplements. I was trying to reduce my gluten, but after listening to Dr. Childs, I know I've now got to go completely gluten-free.
Wow. I've had hypothyroidism for over 25 years and never had any idea that gluten could be causing harm. I wish I knew back then what I know now from your videos. Thank you so much for all the education. You're incredible!
Me too,, no mention of diet change at all. Im in the UK and they are not as thorough at checking levels.. They only check TSH. Ive been asking for years for more help, but tell me I'm in the ok range 😳 Would love a full check of all levels, just to see whats happening. I had a multi nodular goitre in 1997 and had a thyroidectomy. Been on levothyroxine ever since. Still feel crap!! GPS are no help at all.
@@catherineanderson677me too…I’m in uk. I was diagnosed with hashimotos at 25 I’m 57 now. Gone from 50mg of thyroxine to 150mg as I’ve got older. I’ve subsequently been diagnosed with a multitude of autoimmune disorders since, severe asthma in my 50s, vulva lichen sclerosis , osteoarthritis in both hips etc etc. I ask GP for my test results for thyroid and all he says is “it’s fine”. I feel like crap. And it’s not taken seriously In uk, I totally agree with you! Good luck with it all
I have had it for many years. Lost track actually. I saw specialist after specialist, and no one would help me. I finally went to an ENT for trouble swallowing. I told him that I have Hashimotos, and no one would give me medicine. He was absolutely appalled hearing this. He ordered an ultrasound & biopsy. He also started me on synthroid. Last year I gave up yeast(because I’m allergic), and lost 45lbs. I felt great for the first time in 15 years. I got my antibodies tested thinking they’d be much lower, but they more than doubled to 105. Now I’m dealing with doctors not treating my son. And he’s only 18, and tested positive for antibodies. He also has a lot of symptoms. Why are doctors that are supposed to specialize in this, have absolutely no clue what to do? It’s mind boggling.
There are clinical studies that show that selenium and zinc can put hypo/hashis into remission. Ive been taking them for several years (without thyroid meds) and my numbers have improved to where im now subclinical and so they would no longer prescribe meds anyway. I say this for your son as I wish someone had told me sooner
We need to give more credit and understanding of the emotional effects to our bodies. We minimize so much as a whole about how people pleasing, not having boundaries and such causes dis-eases in our body.
I am 53 and was diagnosed when I was 14. I had a thyroid ultrasound done 2 weeks ago, I am stage 5 with the atrophy. I went through a thyroid storm in Feb 2021, have also been diagnosed with RA. Until I found your channel I had never heard of the elimination diet….I need to rewatch that video
Most drs. don't explain anything. Also, they don't like the questions. I've changed docs for that reason. Take your medicine and I'll see you in 6 months. I have Hashimotos thyroiditis. I'm better but not really up to par. So my eating habits will change. Too bad no classes are recommended for thyroid patients. Just glad I found your feed. Thanks for the info
This is by far the most thorough and understandable Hashimoto’s info i’ve come across. Thank you so much ❤! I am simultaneously grateful to have come across this but beyond upset that after having the condition over 30 years, not a single doctor has taken the time to do educate me on what was needed to help. It does give me hope however that I have somewhere to start thanks to your videos.
Me too, I've been terribly neglected by the docs in my country (UK). I was diagnosed with thyroidism in Germany while living there and put on levothyroxine, however despite my diagnosis and that my mum has it, and was at stage 3 20 years ago, the docs refused to medicate my disease. Now I have severe allergies including gluten, soy, wheat and dairy (milk) intolerance. I can clearly see - now! - the WHY it's happening. Thyroidism needs to be taken more seriously (in the UK anyway). All the best.
I am stage 5 no thyroid and you have listed my whole journey here as it happened I wish I found you at least 15 years ago. I know I have suffered this at least 30 years. Doctors pushed me off and ignored me up until the day they removed my thyroid and it could no longer be denied what my issues were even though I was diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroidosis by one of my doctors please please people listen to what has been said here and follow it.
This video is on point! He described everything I've experienced. Went to doctor for fatigue in 2016, only my TSH was tested, it was 5.5. I was sent on my way because I was barely out of range. 3 years later I was too sick to work. Got my TSH tested again and it was 173.30. Then I got the antibody test, >1,000. An ultrasound on my thyroid showed 3 nodules. Now I've been on Synthroid 2 years and I still feel like crap, but I can do more than I could 2 years ago. My TSH, Free T3, and Free T4 are all normal range, and the nodules have shrunk. The crazy thing is, I've always been a healthy eater and I was already gluten free. It's frustrating living with Hashimoto's, because it's a rollercoaster.
Could you, please, tell me what did you do to bring all these numbers to normal . and are you still taking medication for hypothyroid. Thank you in advance.
You’re the only person I’ve seen have tsh levels even close to mine (185.3). I’m on Levo but I’ve recently read some info that suggested one or more of different types of meds for severe hashi’s. Wondering if you’d heard of or knew anything about different meds therapies?
Yah that happened to me once. It takes a long time to get back. TSH went to 165. I take compound T3 and Levox now, and I hate the Levox. I don’t feel like I’m absorbing it.
Unfortunately a recent ultrasound confirmed I’m stage 5. Despite taking t4 supplemental meds for a couple of decades, I didn’t have awareness of hashi’s until I read your blog 5-6 years ago. It took a couple years to find a doctor willing to work with what is now multi-autoimmune issues and actually test for antibodies. Wish I had learned of these stages years ago, but glad I have learned in the last 5-6 years. The info you’ve shared here is invaluable. Every bit of effort in terms of supplements and diet choices that you discuss - is worth the benefits. Thanks Doctor Childs. Happy Holidays!
Thank you for this! I tell everyone to get the TPO test. Took over a year for me to be diagnosed. I wish that test would be included in the thyroid panel by default.
Wow. Mind blown. Thank you. I am stage three and went through everything you said exactly. Anyway, I’ve been to numerous doctors and Western medicine did nothing. My naturopath has been amazing and it’s refreshing to have all of your videos to help us through this journey. Your supplements are great too. Thank you so much.
I was just diagnosed this year with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease and I believe I could be at stage 4 it’s all new to me. I’m on Levothyroxine 88mcg. I feel tired, mood swings, swollen,joints hurt and belly bloat bad!! Please help me with what diet I should be on and supplements. I feel bad for my younger children I flip in a minute and I’m not who I use to be. Thank you for all your information makes so much sense.
My provider (mostly naturopath) said 7 years ago that I most likely have Hashimotos and that I “should probably” not eat gluten. I tried but wasn’t committed. It wasn’t until things progressed to histamine reactions and swelling legs that I quit gluten. Joint aches went away that I didn’t know I had, bloating in my gut that I thought was just me unable to lose weight, and after a month the swelling in my legs went away. My brain felt more clear. Fast forward, working with a new practitioner who actually TESTS and comes up with a plan. Went back on gluten to trigger reactions and did complete functional panel with stool tests. Results coming next week but I will tell you I was shocked how going from keto-carnivore diet to eating gluten caused ANXIETY and some depression. Was on it for about 3 weeks. Off for about 2 and the anxiety went away. I tested my theory 4 times by accident and it produced same results. I’m back to keto-vore and on the mend. You tube the link between gluten and anxiety! I should add that candida has been a major factor. Hence why im on ketovore. 2 months and my symptoms are almost gone. Next step, see if i can repair the thyroid.
Thats really great. I gave up gluten too but still ache, must be a different thing though as no swelling, its probably because Im too inactive and ache after doing anything lol. The fatigue & brain fog is the worst for me, had to give up my business, so desperate to fix, nothings worked yet not even the autoimmune protocol diet. Am gearing up to try the carnivore diet, hadnt heard of ketovore so thanks for that, Im probably doing it now pretty much as im transitioning in. For me sugars the hardest thing to give up, I currently only have a spoon of honey in tea/coffee 2 or 3 times a day and some 85% dark chocolate, but I feel like I depend on that lol. I believe I just had candida causing dandruff and hairloss so that comment really caught my attention, I want rid, thanks for the extra motivation!
@@thesouluniversalYou could have a fungal infection which does cause dandruff. You may want to try an antifungal diet, selenium supplements, selenium-containing shampoos, purify your laundry, and purify your air environment with a HEPA filter air purifier.
@@annoravetz5188 Ty. Ive been taking selenium zinc & iron for years- the selenium & zinc improved my thyroid numbers btw. If I dont take iron my ferritin tanks & fatigue worsens. Added magnesium as getting cramps (helps), B vits & Biotin for hair & energy (havent noticed results yet). Dr gave me a shampoo that miraculously cured the dandruff. My diet regularly includes antifungal foods as it turns out, garlic, ACV, coconut, olive oil, ginger in my tea every evening. No other fungal problems to my knowledge. Ive just been diagnosed with generalized anxiety (which is worse than its deceptively soft title) and cld be the cause of, or at least greatly worsen my symptoms, so trying treatment for that next. Getting well is a real effing journey, Im both happy and envious of those for whom a simple diet change so rapidly gave them their life back.
I have now normal thyroid tests results, i never wanted to take levothyroxine, i manage my hashimoto with a totally gluten free diet, no grain at all even oat, soy free, dairy free diet, no peanuts, no rice, no mais, i only eat white meat, vegetables and fruits and some nuts, i try to manage my cortisol (stress hormone) during the day with ashwaganda and rhodiola, to sleep better i take magnesium sometimes melatonine hormone. I take daily vitamine C, D, k2, clorella, vitamine B complex, curcuma for the joints and the health of the lever to improve the convertion of T4 (passieve thyroid hormone) in T3 (actieve thyroid hormone), remember that most of the convertion of T4 in T3 take place in the lever for this process you need selenium and zink, if one has a fatty liver will be difficult the convertion of T4 in T3, that is why is so important to keep a healthy liver and intestines also because the rest of the convertion take place in the intestines that is why is so important to get rid of gluten and dairy.
Thank you doc for this timely explanation. I have been diagnosed after 2 decades not knowing I had this autoimmune disease. I did surgery in March 2024. Hemi-throidectomy. I am trying my best to avoid foods like those containing gluten, vegetable oils, corn etc which cause inflammation in my body and real burning in the bottom of my feet. I have to live on the thyroid medication which I take each day. I thank God that the surgery was successful. The fatigue I feel each day I can cope with. Thank God this is far better than to have cancer
Thank you, thank you, thank you I am at the last stage and I’ve been taking thyroid medication for 18 years. I was diagnosed with Hoshimoto after losing pregnancies. My TSH level at those times was 4.5- 5. I had 1000 antibodies. My doctor brought my level down to 1.5 TSH and I’ve gotten pregnant right away and had my healthy baby boy at 42 years of age. After taking medication for years I tested my antibodies 5 years ago. It was at 400 counts.
After mold exposure, tetanus and RMSF and 4 hand surgeries, my DHEA was 8. I'm 55 and gluten free vegan. My doctor thought my DHEA was "fine", and now my TSH is going up. I managed to get my DHEA up with OTC supplementation. My mother and my sister have been on meds for years. Thank you so much for these videos!!!!!!
@@drwestinchilds This is the FIRST video that actually explained hashimotos in a way I can understand 🎉 My questions: My TSH was “normal” three months ago at 2.25 This month my TSH levels were 0.15, 0.03, and 0.04 I’m wondering 💭 if I’m in stage 2.5? Is it reasonable to take thyroid medication if the TSH is up ⬆️ and down ⬇️ like this? Symptoms: fatigue, body aches, heart palpitations, short menses (2-3 days), infertility, cold intolerance, weight gain. Final question 🙋🏻♀️: Why is my PCP so reluctant to order antibody tests? P.S. I’m a 35 F, pmhx of psoriasis, migrain HA. No other diseases (that I know of) Thanks!
Thank you for this, I think I am on stage 2.5 I was prescribed Euthyrox N 25 by my doctor. It has been 2 months since I started medication. I still feel fatigued, get sick very easily and have trouble finding the right diet but your channel is very helpful. I will try to follow what you recommend as closely as possible. I have co-morbid depression and I experience lesser insomnia since I started medication, after 10 years finally something allows me to sleep reliably every night. I wish good luck on everyone else's health journey!
Just got diagnosed today so I would say I’m a 3 been on and off my medication for almost 15 years! Just like you say! Everything you said makes perfect sense. Thank you so much! So helpful!
my endrocrinologist found out I had Hashimoto's shortly before I was having surgery to remove about 8+ tumors. Had one benign tumor removed in jr high. no dr kept an eye on my thyroid afterwards! I felt like I had an ice cube stuck in my throat for years starting in college. years later got a regular doctor, she didn't feel anything, said I could pay for a scan since she didn't feel anything - no blood tests either. 10 years later, another dr office I finally got a nurse to listen to me, feel like I'm being strangled when laying down. They did a simple blood test and put on low dose Levo. then sent to my first endrocrinologist. He did better tests. Said "Well no wonder... you've got Hashimoto's disease! but doesn't matter, it's coming out!" Had a LOT of lumps in there, thyroid removed, lumps tested. Small amount of the good kind of thyroid cancer detected. Had scans, blood tests, one radioisotope treatment. As far as Hashimoto's, dr asked if I lived near a nuke plant. We lived in San Clemente for four years. Nuke plant was about 7 miles away. He asked if anyone in my family had thyroid problems. Only one aunt I kinda suspected of having a goiter or hyper thyroid but not confirmed. He said that wasn't it. But I did note during a high school visit, a big table of my classmates revealed that 85% of us had had some sort of thyroid surgery!! I really wondered if it had more to do with the old dentist we had and he never used those lead aprons for X-rays!! (Before all the thyroid and weight gain stuff, I developed vitiligo.) So with the thyroid diagnosis, I had weight gain, felt cold all the time, somewhat tired. Then after the surgery, I experienced weight gain still, not cold anymore, but a lot more tired. I relied on caffeine pills for a while, but switched to B12 supplements. I take 125m levothyroxine. Blood tests yearly. Had 5 years of scans. I see endrocrinologist yearly for blood tests and she usually palpatates the area. Had a full hysterectomy about 11 years after that last thyroid surgery. I had a Vitamin D deficiency. It was down to 15. I was put on 8000 units for a long time and had tests. Now on 4000 every day now. Tested yearly. more recently, I'm really wiped out most of the time. Need better B12 supplements. and the past 2-3 years, my hair is extremely dry and has thinned tremendously, and a bunch of skin changed have happened.
I just barely got diagnosed with Hashimoto's, and it took me forever to get here.. I've been trying to figure out what has been wrong with me for 10+ years.. I am unfortunately in the 4th stage (I believe) because I have almost entirely useless knees, aching joints, severe swelling, severe fatigue, sleep disorders, bowel issues, you name it.. I just barely found out and haven't been given any guidance yet on where we are going from here, other than Levothyroxine.. This was so informative, 10× more so than what I "learned" through my Endocrinologist.. Thank you so much for this video, I'm about to catch up (years late, obviously) on your other videos ✌🏽❤️😊
I was diagnosed with Hashimotos at the age of~ 35 and probably at stage 3. Its now 12 years ago, the last 5 years I switched from taking only T4 to another product (Novothyral) which contains T4+T3. Thankfully I have recognized 5-6 years ago that I have to cut carbohydrates and wheat, pasta, sugars and bread and prefer a low carb diet. I am feeling much better since than. And I am still learning a lot about Hashimotos disease...for example through such good and informative videos.
So informative. Thank you! I'm definitely at the last stage. I'm having all the symptoms of weight gain, lethargic, skin issues and my eyesight is playing tricks on me🤔🤭 which could be my age as well. I normally walk 3miles daily but has changed my diet again. Still working on the gluten free part
Thank you so much for this information! My daughter was diagnosed 10 years ago with Hashimoto's. (She never got any relief from taking Synthroid.)In the past few years her T3 and T4 levels have been normal, and her doctors don't treated her for it. However, she experiences several of the symptoms and has difficulty losing weight. She has been visiting doctors trying to discover why she often feels exhausted. After reading this, she needs to see another Endocrinologist.
Thank you so much for this video! I can relate to so much of this. I also find this quite validating after having multiple years of borderline high TSH results, but still within "normal range", with obvious hypo symptoms. I believe I'm currently between stages 2.5 and 3 and I was finally diagnosed with Hypothyroidism about 18 months ago. Every TSH test result since starting Levothyroxine has been either high or low (Averaging either close to 8 or somewhere near 0) and my Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine) either increases or decreases my Levothyroxine dose based on TSH test results only. After 7 abnormal test results in a row I asked if he would consider referring me to Endocrinology and he responded with "There is nothing additional they offer. They do not want to see patients with hypothyroidism." I told him I just wanted to have T3, T4, and TPO blood tests done to possibly rule out Hashimoto's, especially with a family history of multiple autoimmune diseases, but not Hashimoto's. Despite my PCPs response, I scheduled an appt to see an Endo end of this month on my own. Your video makes me feel better about being my own advocate and making sure I get everything looked at before things get worse.
I’ve learned more in this video than I’ve ever known about my Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I’ve had Hashimoto’s for 40+ years (I’m 66 years old.). My maternal grandmother died at age (36 years old) from complications of a rapid onset goiter. Of course, that was “back in the days” of iodine deficiencies. Many of my maternal relatives have endocrine issues with type 1 & 2 diabetes, as well. I would classify myself as stage 5, with thyroid atrophy and taking high levels of T3&T4 medications. My questions and concerns are: I have recently been informed that I have 4 nodules on my thyroid, 2 of which are non consequential, the others having Tirads scores of 4 and 6. I will be having a FNA biopsy next week. Is this what happens after years of Hashimoto’s or ?? Thank you for your considerations.
I felt so emotional watching this. I really really wish there were more doctors like this. It took my perimenopause journey to finally discover I had hasimotos. I have been barely living for almost five years with increasing amounts of fatigue but no one took me seriously. Even now when I’ve been diagnosed I’m getting next to no information about it except to take meds for life. I’m feeling so down and wish I had better help 😢
I was dxed at age 13 with Hashimotos. I’m 48 and been on medication all this time at stage 3. No one ever told me I could have benefited by diet changes and exercise etc. hope it’s not too late. I’m interested in knowing more about a healthy diet for the thyroid. Thank you for this education ❤️
Diet was never mentioned to me. Also the doctors are very unconcerned any time I mention thyroid levels. To the point that some have been extremely curt and rude., saying,, its NOT your thyroid.!! This only confirms to me that our GP's are exactly that,, General practitioners!! Not Experts in thyroid issues at all. I find it completely complicated, and I'm the one living with it,, without my thyroid gland. Not once have I been told to change any part of my diet!!!???? 😳😳 Mind boggling!! I find many oeople discount thyroid issues as Hoo Ha!! Only hope they never get diagnosed with this illness,, (or do I) 😳Only then, they just MIGHT understand how it feels to try to live a normal life!!
@catherineanderson677 Same here. In fact I was told, GF diet is a better way of living but not necessary....What?!? Now I. Going to be up all night listening to videos. Learned more from one video than I have in years of trusting my endo😢
I’m a first time watcher, wow, very informative. In 1995 I was diagnosed with Hashimotos and had been begging my doctor for help. I thought I was dying. They said it was all psychological! My husband finally went with me and insisted the dr. do a blood work up which they previously refused. My TSH was 240! Sadly the last few years my immune system is getting worse and I have many other autoimmune symptoms. Ive been ill for years.
Wow! This showed up in my feed today. One of the most right on medical videos I've ever seen. It nails my experience exactly. I am probably at least at stage 4 dxed at 3. In addition to hypothyroidism, I now have several autoimmune/connective tissue diseases (SJogrens, Raynaud's, MCTD). Very strong family tendency for a number of them. Unlike most family members I have drastically changed my lifestyle and it shows. At 68, I have more energy, stamina, and look younger than my age than even my 40-50 yo children. It was not easy, it took a lot of challenging changes NGL. Mindset was #1: "do you love yourself...want to feel your best despite these conditions? If yes, then just do it no matter how hard. If you slip ok, jump back up and in." I take levothyroxine - though I felt better on Armour, it's just been unreliably available - but no other immune modulating drugs for autoimmune crapola. I am GF, only dairy is high quality yogurt and occasionally goat or sheep cheese. I cannot digest red meats so I eat fish and occasionally fowl. I exercise as vigorously as I can everyday, the only things I are drink plenty of fresh spring water, herb or caffeine free tea. I use a cannabis tincture for seizure disorder and pain management. I live a super simple life off-grid with very low stress (meaning avoid humans :-). Man every change has been well worth it and if I had known all this 25-30 years ago ....
By the time I found out I had Hashimoto's my thyroid was already dead. I basically thought all my symptoms were menopause related. I suffered all my life from menstruation pain and eventually dealt with endometriosis which caused early menopause. I was also diagnosed with arthritis when I was 19. Hereditary. It wasn't until I was 50 that a doctor actually checked my thyroid hormone levels. By that time it was too late to reverse. I'm on Levothyroxine 137mg for the rest of my life with annual blood work. My arthritis has gotten significantly worse. I'm 62 now and I fear many joint replacements are in my future.
I started the thyroid medication a month ago and I’m having a LOT of the side effects. Urinating more, poor sleep,crying,hyper,stress,anxiety.. I felt fine before the medication and my GP said give it 4 weeks and we can discuss seeing a specialist.
My daughter was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes at age 3 in 2005. Each year she had lab work done. I would always look at the results and was concerned about those associated with the thyroid. I would bring it up to the Endo and he said it was nothing to worry about. This year, she had to start seeing an adult Endo. We noticed that he noted Hashimotos in the visit summary. We contacted the pediatric Endo to ask about Hashimotos. He confirmed that well she had it. We told him that no one had EVER told us about it. Seventeen years and we were never told.
Thank you, this was very informative! I started experiencing symptoms 3 weeks ago for the first time (I'm 33 years old) - palpitations, night sweating, shortness of breath, fatigue, anxiety, low pulse, mood switches, cold intolerance, something like a nodule behind my throat, hand tremors from time to time, overall tiredness, neck pain. TSH 0,05 and FT4 20,29. I might be somewhere around stage 2 probably... Plan to see a specialist next week. All the best to you!
Hey how did your appt go?I feel like I had all the same symptoms that you just described. It last for like 3-4 weeks back in April after I had covid. I am 29, and everytime I talked to my PCP she stated it is common for people my age and in my profession (nursing) to have anxiety... My ENT recently noticed a nodule on my thyroid and I had an ultrasound done just waiting on results and the next steps. It's hard asking your doctor for a full thyroid panel..
I'm definitely at Thyroid hormone fluctuation....wow! I actually feel the release of the hormones (a tingling that starts in my head then goes down throughout my body and limbs. Shortly after I've began to have my heart racing or palpitations that last anywhere from 1/2 hour to hours. I just got my blood work results back today and my TSH is 3.07, which means I'm in Hypothyroidism but not high enough for my doctor to say that there is something wrong where anything over 4.5 is finally considered severe. Thank you for your advice! I will be talking to my doctor tomorrow...
Get off of all gluten and grains. You might also need to stop Dairy and eggs, since those can be contaminated by the grains the animals ate. Give it at least 6 months. You should see a big improvement.
First time I see someone explained it so well, wow, thank you. Doctors treating us are untrained, no one ever told me, they never mentioned about gluten, they were telling that it is uncurable untill I got to level 4. System wants us to be sick. I am carn ivor e since some time reversing it very, very slowly. All info I have is what I found on the internet, since a year I spend hours on this type of content.
Dr. Child’s can you do a video specifically for those of us that are Stage 4-5? What would you focus on here? Please give us some hope that we can feel better too…
Stage 5 its dead, on levox , losing weight feeling much better on 75mcg, up to 100mcg next week , no history just wham out of the blue all symptoms hit me, fatigue, aches, puffy, dry skin unreal, have improved so much very grateful to wonderful dr that diagnosed me, hope the rest of my 50th year is better 👍
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about this nightmare called Hashimoto! How could you get ridden of the antibodies that attack your glands? What produce them in the first place? Wonder! It’s quite a battle , it’s quite a pernicious war !!
Thank you for all you do it's kind of amazing that I have had no doctors that have ever looked at what stage I'm in or that it even impacts anything else in my body.
I am so thankful for this channel. I love how pointed you are to talk the thyroid so much. I personally am stage 2. I recently saw my functional doctor and overhauled my diet, my supplements, and the need to destress. I had labs and we will discuss this week and see what mode of medication to follow. I’ve been on LDN before for fibromyalgia and it worked wonders. I’m hoping that’s all I need this time since it’s still early, but my levels aren’t optimal (just within range, except the Tgab, which is elevated). Thank you for posting these videos. It’s nice to know I’m not alone.
I’m stage 3 and considering going gluten free. I’m vegan so I’m already dairy free. My question is, I have been tested for food allergies and have no allergies to soy. Should I go soy free? I eat a large amount of soy for protein.
I am 60 and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 15 years ago, at which time I was put on levothyroxine. Now, I am having my right thyroid removed. I have never been tested for Hashimoto's.
I’ve been dealing with thyroid issues for over a decade. It started with wild swings of TSH levels between high and low within a matter of months each time (and the symptoms of each,) but not a single doctor would treat me… in spite of knowing that my mom had THE SAME EXACT THING happen before being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. After YEARS of just dealing with it, my thyroid finally went under active and stayed that way. THAT’S when they FINALLY checked my antibodies and was positive. Started me on Levothyroxine which didn’t do anything for me and eventually got switched to natural hormone. My TSH was just in optimal levels for the first time since my early 20s. Unfortunately, my symptoms are still awful. I wish I’d had this information (or at least a doctor who was as knowledgeable as you) when I first started having problems. 😭 THANK YOU for this video!
What was Stage 6? Reversed your video 3X to see if I missed it. But, it wasn't discussed. I've been in 5 for years & no longer have a T due to Hash attack/atrophy. BTW, you are a trailblazer, leading the way for conventional medicine to accept functional med. I abhor the fact that govt makes me have health insurance. Yet, conventional drs (9 of them) misdiagnosed me for yrs. And, functional drs aren't covered by health insurance! Thank you for all of your studying of the current research, & sharing in an abridged, easy-to-understand way. I'm truly grateful.
I am in stage 5 and they are going to remove my thyroid due to my multinodular goiter ... I wish I had all this information 20 years ago when I was diagnosed.
I cried while watching this. Even when I was getting high TSH, the doctor didn't want to treat me. It took 10+years of telling doctors that "something's wrong" ... my body is fighting something, but I'm not sick. I went from 135lb to 268lbs before a doctor would consider treating me. But they just kept saying, stop eating so much. I finally had to take my husband in for him to tell them I'm eating what our toddler ate (about 600 calories a day). Now, I'm fighting the insurance in getting the right medication. I don't even know what that is. All the meds are not working sufficiently. I'm fighting Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, Endometriosis, stomach/colon issues ... I don't have medication even right now. FedEx lost it, and I can't get the prescription refilled. I'm taking a supplement to try to get what I need. I'm at stage four ... I think. Now what~!!?? I started with Levothyroxine, then went to Armour. Then Tirosent. Now trying Synthroid, but that's what's lost in the mail. I'm using Standard Process (brand name) Thytrophin PMG, and I've ordered, Selenium, Zinc, Iodine, L-Tyrosine and Ashwagandha (all in one capsule). Don't really know where to go from there.
Check the thyroid book by Anthony WILLIAM it helped me so much. Lemon water, celery juice, though horrible taste, worked wonders. And no gluten and dairy etc
Hi Dr. Childs . I am glad that I have found you here just today now. I have had hashi anti body test positive for 7 years. Since than been on thyroxine 50mcg. TSH, T3 , T4 done every 6 months and lately yearly normal ranges. I wasn't told about food to avoid at all. I have been eating all the avoided food you mentioned. Wowow.! I am so upset about that I wasn't educated. I think I am at stages 3 to 5. My hair significantly is falling. What else suggestions would be sooo appreciated. Thanks . From Australia.
I believe I am stage 3. In my mid-thirties, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's, but I was told I don't need L-Thyroxin and there is nothing you can do about Hashimoto's. My thyroid is enlarged and underactive. A quarter is still functional. Judging from my first diagnosis, I have Hashimoto for at least 15 year (I'm 50 yrs now, female) Coincidentally, I was an idiot and vegetarian / vegan for 15 years and I know that this wasn't exactly beneficial. 😕 I think that's why I'm so strongly and vehemently anti-vegan. (Sorry, Vegans!) I know how damaging it can be for the body in the long run. Three years ago I started with Low Carb and felt much better. A year later, I arrived at the Ketogenic diet and my well-being improved even more. Then I was Carnivore for quite a few months and I felt GREAT. The greatest ever! But then it started to get boring for me and I wanted a bit more variety again. To most people, my diet seems very strict and limited but I call it consequent. I went step by step. First I avoided cereal and cereal products, then started to eliminated nightshade plants, legumes, fruit and high-carb vegetables completely from my diet. And certainly NO sugary stuff, it won't enter my house! Uncooked vegetarian food makes me really sick. I have now started to switch from cow's milk products to sheep and goat milk products. This is my last stage of the change and even if it takes a bit of getting used to, I know I will manage. I mean, who doesn't like Feta or original Buffalo Mozzarella? I fast 16-18 hours a day, sometimes I do what is called OMAD (one meal a day). I don't miss my old lifestyle at all anymore. The sense of taste changes over time. I eat all kinds of unprocessed meats, lots of small sea fish, eggs, cooked low-carb or fermented veggies and milk and cheese from either sheep or goat. The only "unclean" thing I sometimes treat myself with is Bratwurst. I am German, after all! However, without the bun. :-) I am on 50mcg L-Thyroxin but only for about three weeks now so I can't tell if it is helping or not, yet. I take 200mcg sodium selenite + 200 mcg potassium iodide (I don't feel a negative effect from iodine) in the morning. 5000 I.U. D3+200mcg K2 and 25mg zinc-bisglycinate after my meal, and 400mg magnesium-oxide (I tolerate this compound best) and 2mg copper gluconate later at night, sometimes together with a ¼ teaspoon potassium citrate dissolved in mineral water.. I don't know what I else I can do. I know Hashimoto is progressive, no matter what, but I don't want to give in and give up. At least I want to slow the progression down as best as I can.
Hello. I've been taking L-Thyroxin 50 and I don't feel a difference. The thyroid hasn't changed since, neither shrank nor grew, so I guess it works.@@B-TNT
I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s at age 18, 28 yrs ago. I also have been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis 6 yrs ago. So after watching your video I’m definitely at stage 4, maybe stage 5. I decided to eat GF in August, so 8 months ago. It’s made a huge positive difference in both of my Autoimmune diseases. Weight gain has recently increased significantly and I don’t know what to do.
Thank you for this video! I'm 62 for the better part of my life I've been fighting this on my own due to multiple misdiagnosis. Stage 2.5 fits sometimes high sometimes low But I have also been diagnosed with Sjogrens & Lupus. The Lupus symptoms do not present the text book way. The Sjogren's symptoms affect my interstitial linings aka the throat mouth intestinal linings, so I do not present as the text book patient. . I grow stones like crazy I had a Chole done with so many stones they could not count. Now I have a calcification in the liver . My TSH labs would always show normal with the odd time Low . Recently after my PTH came in High an ultrasound was done on my thryoid and a tumor was found on my right back side parathyroid. An FA was done and found the tumor to be benign but I do know FA are not always accurate. My Electrolytes are chronically out of balance which we think is causing the serious muscle spasms I'm having. I have chronic spinal pain due to rotoscoliosis and osteoarthritis and more. I have severe cervical & lumbar pain . ------ My question is this, other than Hashimoto's is there an Autoimmune disorder for Hyperparathyroid ? Or am I missing something? Thoughts ?
Thank you for such a clear and informational video. I recently was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and my first dr I saw dismissed my concerns because my TSH was only a little bit high and my T4 was a little low but my psychiatrist actually was the one who urged me to take it seriously and realize that it was going to keep progressing and early intervention was important. It's so hard to advocate for yourself when so many doctors have a "watch and wait" approach. Also keeping in mind I wasn't even given an antibodies test. I fear this happens too often
I was just fine and then I was not. Keytruda destroyed my thyroid and I was told I would be on levothyroxine for the rest of my life. Ironically, as a carnivore I watched my antibodies go down from 68 to 34 in just 90 days.🎉
Great video! I now have a better understanding of how my disease has progressed and maybe of what to expect. 8 years Hypothyroidism.. on synthroid just bumped up to 175 mcg recent lab results TSH 10.8 Thyroglobulin Antibody 169 Thyroperoxidase Antibody 600> I have other auto immune diseases as well and am being tested for others. Keep up the great work Dr.
Thank you for your videos! They are so helpful. I am at stage 1 on your list, I just found out I have hashimotos. I have cutt out gluten,dairy and refined sugar. Praying I can try to heal myself I am so tired and losing hair though😢. Stage 1 makes me feel hopeful itleast.
Stage 3, 4, and 5 happened for me in rapid succession. I think I was hyperthyroid for quite a while before switching over to hypothyroid. My energy level was over the top. Right before I was diagnosed, I began to gain weight, which was very odd for me, because I had always keep my weight in a healthy range. When I went gluten free, dairy free, and eliminated all food sensitivity foods, I lost 15 pounds in about three weeks on normal meals. Even doing the best I can with my diet and lifestyle, I went on to develop RA antibodies, but because I keep my inflammation low, am not really bothered by joint pain. I suspect I also have celiac because accidental ingestion of a small amount of gluten will trigger an itchy rash on my lower legs that seems to last forever. I am not willing to do a gluten challenge to find out, because what difference does it make? I do have symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica, but with minimal inflammation there is nothing to treat. I would like to know how to manage the extreme fatigue. There are so many things I want to do, and I can manage only one or two activities a day, before I have to sit and rest. My weight is now the opposite extreme. My doctor says “don’t lose anymore weight.” I am definitely not trying to lose weight. I eat whatever I want of a very healthy diet, but it’s all I can do to just try and maintain. My numbers all look good. My thyroid antibodies have dropped by 400 points in the last two years, and my TSH is “optimal.” But I feel like I have no life. I don’t sleep well and wake up headachy and exhausted almost everyday.
Dr Childs, I really appreciate your videos. Based on this video I think I am in the Stage 3-4 range. In July 2022 my TSH was 14.6. My NP did not mention this to me. I noticed the high level when I was reviewing my results a few months ago. I had my TSH tested myself a few weeks ago with a reading of about 12.8. I appreciate your help.
Most info I’ve gotten. I’ve asked my doc and he just writes me off, here’s your levo now get out of my hair. My tsh was 185 (I’m told this is Holy shid level of astronomical) and my t3 and 4 were non existent. I was also having “sleep attacks” and massive swelling and cholesterol levels in the 400’s. Levothyroxin has helped but something is just still not right. I even asked about food and he said it doesn’t matter just take the meds. At this point I’m at a loss. I’m so tired of being so tired and damn near non functioning.
I'm at stage 2, diagnosed about a month ago. Fortunately my Doctor suspected thyroid issues - THS still "within range" but antibodies are sky hi! Asked what I can do, but Dr did not know and said it will likely progress to full Hashimoto... Will most certainly send my Doc this info. He is one of those Doctors who actually listens to what you say. Thank you so much for this info! Hopefully I will be able to turn this around now.
Hi i was diagnosed today. you have exsplaned a lot. 10+ years of not getting anywhere with the doc. it was very humiliatingly . my thyroid is very enlarged and i feel terrible . i feel week tired and so on.... i dont know where to go from here just want my energy back. and all these symptoms to stop. before i loose my job.thank you you have made me feel better .
I am 76 years old. This is the most information I’ve ever had about this disease. What happens at end stage? I’m really scared no one has ever tried to inform me as what I could do to help myself. I’ve been shooting in the dark by trying natural remedies when I do not even have any idea what’s going on. My Dr never even said he doesn’t know anything about it or tried to inform or help me. How can I find out when I don’t know 🤔 where to look. I have Lupus Hashimotos and Diabetis. I don’t have anyone to help me.
I hear you. You’re on this channel and that’s a good start. Doc told me my thyroid gland had * gone to God * and put me on levothroxin. The med doesn’t help because I’m deficient in selenium D3 B2 . I also use Moringa supplements . for anti inflammatory disease which makes hashimotos a lot worse. 🤞
I am finally getting a diagnosis after who knows how many years. Looking back, Hashimoto’s can explain many other health problems I have had in past decades that were treated individually.
Thank you a lot for the amazing videos 🌱 I wanted to ask a question. You just mentioned that having multiple autoimmune diseases means that hashimotos is in stage 4. But cant it be the case that hashimotos was developed as the 2nd autoimmune disease not the first one? In that case, it could still be in stage 2-3 in cases of multiple autoimmune diseases or not?
Absolutely love your videos!!! I am very thankful for all the information you put out. I am in stage two and have been in a terrible flare up since March after a bad flu or covid virus hit our family. I am starting to come out of it now though! Would you consider producing a series of videos with each video devoted to each stage and what you recommend during a flare up as well as during maintenance when not in a flare up in that particular stage? Also in stage two, wondering if you could address if you recommend actual thyroid medication or if thyroid supplements would keep someone in shape?
I think I'm at 2.5, thank you for including it in this video. Im getting my blood test results later today but I'm pretty sure just on the basis of how I've been feeling the last year that I do have it. I'm lucky I've caught it now, it's almost undistinguishable from psychological issues, if there wasn't for the fluctuations,I would've lived my life thinking I'm just lazy, low-key depressed and chronically lethargic
Thank you so much. This video is amazing. I think I am stage 3 only just. 2 months ago (Aug) I had elevated antibodies 133, and was referred to a consultant. T4 now 13.3, in August T4 13.9 | TSH 11.1 now, it was 6.15 in August. I was not going to take conventional medication and was going to see if I could reverse it through Dr Anshul Gupta's diet, and then I found you, so now I am going to take the medication along side your diet and Dr Anshul diet. I have been following No gluten, No diary, No Soy, No Starch, No alcohol, No processed food, No sugar (then watched your video and allowed natural sugar, honey and maple syrup) basically the "no everything fun" but a happy life diet for a week and my thyroid is starting to get softer already I think. I am losing weight, swelling is going down. This information is invaluable and life saving!
i'm 68. My father and mother had hypothyroidism. At age 19 I had a severe case of mono. At age 45 my TSH was tested for the first time and it was 296. I started taking synthroid but never felt good. I switched to Armour and felt a lot better. My Cholesterol was still over 210 so I researched and found out your thyroid effects Chol so I asked my doctor to increase my Armour medication which dropped my Chol from over 210 to 135 within 3 weeks. What I struggle with now is that my muscles in my neck and in my upper back are so tight it is hard to sleep causing fatigue and I also have some joint pain. I have a dr appt Friday to discuss taking T3 supplement and I'm planning on having massages to work out my muscle tightness. If you have any other suggestions I would appreciate it. Thanks for the Ab information so I can pass that on to my kids.
My GYN orders me a TSH lab test based off of my menstrual changes. My TSH was slightly elevated at a 5.9. My PCP ordered me TSH, T3 and T4 three days later and they were all normal. TSH dropped to a 3.8. My PCP said to recheck thyroid labs in one year. I have been feeling off for a while, really dry skin, constipation issues, normally cold, more fatigue, morning stiffness at times with joint pain. Based on my symptoms and family history I decided to do a thyroid test outside of my insurance. My TPO, TSH, T3 and T4 came back normal, but it shows that I have high TGAB at 142. I let my PCP know and he said it could be due to an autoimmune disorder like Hashimoto’s or Graves let’s recheck in a year. I have a cousin on my mom’s side who has Hashimoto’s and my Aunt had to get her thyroid removed due to thyroid cancer and my mom has thyroid issues. My PCP still hasn’t asked me about my symptoms or family history or what I can do nor has he actually physically checked my neck/thyroid. I’m at a loss….
This should be part of every thyroid patient’s education.
This should be everybody’s.
And every doctor! How frustrating to go undiagnosed for over a decade!
@@LifeInSurvivorMode I might have been born with a deformed thyroid. Looking back,it’s highly likely. I don’t know.
@@LifeInSurvivorMode YES! Just got back from a "thyroid specialist" who saw my +ve antibodies and TSH at 4 with all the symptoms I literally showed her and simply dismissed me and my concerns. Like literally dthese people have no right to call themselves specialists
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@@Maven0666I think the genetic susceptibility is having HLA-DQ2 , HLA-DQ8
Celtic like Irish, Scottish, Welsh and half the English, probably some others
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I’ve spent the last 5 years in doctor’s offices, explaining my symptoms and begging for help. I went from being an active healthy woman to being mentally and physically exhausted. I sometimes need a mobility aid to walk. Multiple health professionals have suggested that this is just a normal part of aging. I’m only 46. They suggest SSRIs. I’m on 8 daily prescriptions. Eight.
A few weeks ago, my new doctor finally found a problem with my bloodwork. She told me my thyroid was “in the dirt.”
I’ve been learning about thyroid function and hashimoto’s for less than 2 weeks…& I don’t understand how so many doctors missed it. I’m mad that I’ve had to suffer and live with chronic pain and exhaustion, over something as common as this. Why does this keep happening? Why is it taking so long to properly diagnose?
It’s infuriating.
I feel you. That’s was my fight with my primary care physician, when 2 years ago I went to ER and after being released, because I had only stress, for them, I checked my blood results and I found my platelets where abnormal, higher than should be, but for the ER doctors, everything was normal. I took the test to my primary care and I asked why is this, said is normal, bla bla bla, months later, I was diagnosed with rosacea, I asked to my doctor why is this, he said, don’t worry, it’s your immune system and I have to learn to live with that, just take care from sun or cold, I asked why I having this, his answer, because your immune system, will be for the rest of your life. I went to the dermatologist, just pills, no test, nothing. Then, looking for answers, I found a nutritionist abroad, she told me we can reverse the problem, but needed some blood test, I went with my primary care, I explained I could get the cure, but I need those tests, he refused roundly order the test, said why do I need the test, I have no cure, I will waste money, it doesn’t matter if I told him I want to try at least, he never accepted. I traveled to my country got the test and I found had Hashimoto’s syndrome. When back to USA, I took the results to my PC and I asked for referral to endocrinologist, he refused. Told him my platelets are high, my ferritin is higher than normal, why don’t send me with specialist, after 2 visits, insisting him, told him I felt something in throat, some difficulties to swallow and pain, his answer was. I will order ultrasound, according the results will see if you can go with specialist. Now, 2 years later since the ER visit, the ultrasound showed I have nodules in my thyroid at TR5, this Friday I will get a test to discard if is malignant. Thank you to the inability of physicians to listen to the patient, neither in ER or primary cares about the results a test can shows. They are trying to save money to the insurance only. When I get the results of ultrasound and found the diagnosis, my frustration went directly to ER doctors and my primary care, because they didn’t pay attention about the high level of platelets. I guess the next step for me is the surgery and lost my thyroids. Sorry for you.
@blueunicorn8665 -- at this stage it may help to try a carnivore diet to see if there's any improvement. Many people have reversed or cured Hashimoto's when the went full carnivore.
@@GnosticGuru do you think? I will have a surgery this July 31st, I hope they only remove the half of my thyroids.
@mostlywholenicole yes!! It’s been 3-4 years in and out of the doctors offices to figure out what was going on. Officially diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis yesterday and started synthroid today. Thing is, my primary Doctor literally said, I don’t know how we missed this, you have every single symptom and we’ve been trying to figure this out for years!!! At least she could admit it and apologize
@@blueunicorn8665I’m so sorry to hear this, that is terrible and the medical system seems to be somewhat broken. I hope you heal and are able to live a long happy life ❤
Doctor where have you been all my life. I want to cry you just explained my journey no one could explain. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!
Me too 😢
😢.. Same!
By the end of this video I was crying 😭 wishing more Dr's would explain this like he has. It's a long journey when trying to learn on your own.
Listen up people... this is probably the first doctor I've heard on youtube that actually knows what he is talking about . I know this from personal experience.
Well done doc 👏
Agree 1000% with you 1st Doctor expert in Thyroid Glands completed information and full picture I have shared his videos with My NP doctor she agreed with me
Even his supplements they are really good
I wish if he was in Canada 🇨🇦 so we can go to his clinic ❤
Yes, if I heard this 20 years ago I would never do the sugery. Now all doctors I tried only recommend synthroid and don't want to even hear about other methods, like Low Dose Naproxone, which was proven very effective in treating Hashimoto, or stem cells infusion - also very promising but not covered by insurances.
OMG! I have been trying to get a doctor to listen to me for 26 years. Today I found one and she said it was probably this (waiting for test results). I'm at stage 3-4. Wondering why It's not easier just to remove the thyroid surgically and, be done with it?
@@marinadanilina3275 : LDN is low-dose naltrexone
@@nails4theweekmy doctor didn't listen to me I got me a different doctor. I went through this for a year
After a radical hysterectomy and tumor removal surgery I developed Hashimoto: TSH 54.4 😮 since then I take Thyroid medication and participate in long fasting of either 17-19 hour daily fasting with some 24 hour fasting, no gluten, no alcohol, no sugar, low carbs and only Organic non-GMO 😅❤🎉 I feel amazing 😀 sleep strong, gained 💪 muscle, and expanded my cognitive versatility 😊. I struggled for the first year undiagnosed, weighed in at 257 pounds with 55% body fat 28% muscle. 2 years later: weight ~210, 28% body fat, 69.8% muscle 😅❤🎉
Me too🙏🏼
Me, too in 2000. Now I have Becet’s Disease, Sjogren’s Disease, and possibly Lupus. I never thought about the gluten, sugar, etc connection. Thank you for sharing! I’m going to work on that!!!
May God continue to keep you strong and healthy
@@tanitshkatanjusha 😭I’m dying of stage four lung cancer, I’ve had four biopsy’s , without any anesthesia, the last one was a week ago and they stabbed my lungs so that my lungs collapsed and I had to stay in the hospital,,, I would not recommend a biopsy when was ever ever,, because then you go through the adrenal crisis, which is deadly,, and it’s right there on my chart, but they never read it so then you gotta return back to the hospital to just get that saltwater or whatever it is
@@terrangelica3505 💚🩷✝️I pray to God that Jesus Christ comes so that you won’t have to suffer anymore, darling girl
My thyroid scores were normal. Always normal. I was gaining weight and repeatedly told to exercise more. I did have chronic Lyme, so I asked to see an infectious disease doctor because I was so tired. That doctor said I'm not worried about your Lyme, I'm worried about these lumps in your throat. Now mind you I had just seen my pcp. Turns out I had thyroid cancer. All the while my thyroid tests were normal. So I finally got a Hashimoto's test and it was positive. Doctor's will NOT order Hashimoto's tests, they will NOT order antibody tests. Doctor's would rather put you on antidepressants than run tests.
Because they are ignorants and want to save money to insurances.
Ugh!!! Yes! I was put on antidepressants, am now sure it’s my thyroid! Now can’t get off antidepressants 🙄😫
@@francesdalton4345 after 2 months of your post. And after insisting to my PCP transfer me with an endocrinologist, he refused and sent me an ultrasound and after the biopsy found I had cancer in the left side of my thyroid. Today are 11 days after I got the surgery. But any endocrinologist have checked me out yet. The health system in USA is the worst.
So true
Same here. My doctor refuses to test me for antibodies. I found a lab that will do antibody and tsh tests without a doctor's order, so that's my next plan. I'll have to pay for it myself, but I need answers.
Might sound sad but this video made me cry. I have been stage 5 for a long time and I don’t have a support system. My family just loves to tell me it’s all in my head and it can be cured if I just did X Y Z. I literally don’t have a thyroid anymore because it was so damaged by the time I was 23 I had to have it removed for fear of developing thyroid cancer. I’m on so many meds that I can’t afford just to function. I’m 32 now and I don’t know what to do anymore.
My family is the same way. Fight back. Tell them they are not educated enough to educate themselves. I am stage 666 at my point in life. I have about two weeks out of a month where I can move around. I’ll be your friend.
I’m so sorry. Keep researching and find a healthy support system.
I am at stage 2, and my family provider coldn't care less 😞. Didn't suggest anything, other than "let's wait for 3 mo and repeat the TSH testing", which came worse than the one three months before that. She stated I am in the clinical hypothyroidism stage, but didn't recommend medication. I have since made some changes to my lifestyle, even though I eat properly and exercize... but believe that tons of life traumas and PTSD have mostly contributed to this.
I have been suffering with indigestion/constipation for over 10 yrs now, have been experiencing (off and on) terrible heart palpitations for over 4 yrs, border high cholesterol for over 20 yrs, awful joint/muscle pain for over 3 decades, extreme fatigue and brain fog for several yrs, anxiety my entire life... but my visit to a cardiologist was amazing. This wonderful Dr. look over all my health history and told me my heart is fine, my arteries are (still) at good stand, but I must urgently make a endocrinology appointment. So, I will be doing that soon.
My cousin told me that hypo runs in the family. I think my mom was in a generation where awareness was not a topic and health conditions means ur weak
That’s the one thing that always got me.. having to pay out the ass for medicine that I need to survive. Even with insurance! It’s at the point where I can either go broke and maybe become homeless, or I can stop taking my synthroid.
Not to mention the constant exhaustion and always feeling like something was wrong. Even if my levels hadn’t changed in years and if I took my medication regularly.
I am in Stage III. I started taking grass fed beef liver supplements several months ago. It has done wonders for my acne. I’ve also taken levothyroxine for about 10 years. My TSH came back very high recently. My endocrinologist was unable to connect the dots, but being a nurse I did my own research. I discovered that there’s an interaction between certain supplements and levothyroxine. I’m not sure why an endocrinologist would not pass this information on to a patient who is taking levothyroxine. From now on, I’ll make sure all supplements are taken at least four hours before or four hours after I take my levothyroxine. Thank you for this easy to understand educational video.
What does “ liver lots of vit A which is thyroid suppressive “ mean?
Side note: stop eating gluten, too.
Some supplements make your thyroid function better lessening the need for synthetic thyroid meds
@@mantralife6620 Which ones? Just curious, because I have a thyroid disorder, too.
Iodine, selenium are two main ones , and many more. I also love to listen to Dr Osborne for nutritional /functional med advice
I’m 50. I have spent the last 5-6 yrs feeling like a crazy person. Gained 140 lbs in 18 months. Looking back at my thyroid tests the answers were all there but dr kept saying oh your normal. Meanwhile I have symptoms getting worse
Tsh 2014 3.2
2021 4.7
2023 10.9
Now finally at 10.9 they are like oh wow you need meds. I have weight gain, such dry skin, I have horrible periods. No energy. Most days feeling like I want to crawl out of my own skin. They started me on lexo 100 mg a week ago. Thx for this video I have learned so much from watching your channel. I’m going gluten free today ❤
It’s very sad! I’m on stage 5 and on top of that with a chronic anemia(thalassemia). The doctors just see it when you are on the last stage! Very depressing. Dealing with this for about 20 years and totally on the dark!
Look into AIP diet. It's incredibly strict but also very effective. I feel the changes I see the changes and there's no way I'm going back.
FINALLY!!! Somebody actually explaining this condition in a clear manner!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
Stage 4-5…Dr.Child’s has forgotten more about this topic than 95% of regular doctors have ever known and we are in their care :(
I never considered that before but it may be true!
This is SO helpful. I don't understand why after ALL these years ( 30+ ) my doctors have not been this explanatory or helpful. Thank you for this!!
Welcome!
Same my doctor checks the bare minimum. Is is ok to ask to be referred to a specialist in the very early stages like 2.5 I went from hypo to teetering near the hyper now.
You're not alone. Most Dr. don't want you to get better...truth!
I was blessed to be treated by a homeopath who said thyroid antibodies are not autoimmune dysfunction but rather something that has settled in the thyroid i.e. lyme or other diseases and toxins. The antibody attack is your immune system trying to get rid of the pathogen.
He treated me for lyme and other tick diseases. My.antibodies went from 1000 to 200 range and currently hover around 43 over 10 years.
others are now saying there is no such thing as autoimmune disease. The body never attacks itself. It is trying to get rid of something that settled in the thyroid or joints in the case of RA. Makes sense.
Who is your homeopath
@@aideenv2821 Dr Nader Soliman in Rockville, Maryland USA
Sorry nonsense. Homeopathy is snake oil any improvement is a placebo effect!
It’s been 28 years hypothyroid and diagnosed by accident with Hashimotos 5 years ago. Not a single doctor will help me.
I’ve been on thyroid medications since like my freshman or sophomore year of high school. I can’t believe I’ve been dealing with this autoimmune disease since I was a kid. Wow. 😳 it honesty explains SO much of the struggles I went through growing up medically. Thank you for this!!
Same, it's very tough.
@deanna8217how are you now ? Do you have other autoimmune diseases as well ?
@deanna8217 Oo that’s disheartening. Take care .
RA at only 2 years of age ?
Imagine not getting diagnosed and treated for all that time
Evidently the meds aren't working to fix the problem. 🫤
I would be nice to find a Dr. that understood this. One that actually cared.
Wish I could have seen this years ago! So tired of doctors acting like I’m crazy when I kept telling them how I felt. Finally after years one finally checked for antibodies and then I was diagnosed with Hoshimotos. Now I believe that I am at stage 3-4. I finally went gluten free but after seeing this video I will get off the dairy and soy. I just want to start feeling better.
Try going grain free and see if that helps too.
I didn't realize my symptoms for all these years were anything beyond depression. My worst symptoms were chronic depression and needing 12 hours of sleep per night, and then still being tired. And the basic tests for thyroid showed nothing, so they would never investigate further. Nobody asked if I was always cold. Nobody cared about my weak nails and hair thinning.
I began my AIP diet about 8 weeks ago and even though it was very sad to have to give up some delicious food I loved, I definitely have seen the results with my inflammation levels and I can see less puffiness all over my body. I still am very tired and I'm working with an endocrinologist finally after new tests were done that I never knew existed. I've been on medication for thyroid for well over 10 years am I doctor never did antibody tests on me... so sad what our Medical system has evolved into.
Doctors need this education! It took me over ten years to get diagnosed. By that time I’d put on a great deal of weight and had developed other conditions. I was told I should exercise by pushing my chair away from the table so I wouldn’t keep eating. I was told to see a psychologist about depression. So very shooting that doctors dismiss patients who present with symptoms.
It was 30 yrs ago that I couldn’t hardly walk. My general practitioner told me “oh, you just need some iron” I then asked why I was losing pigment on my hands. He didn’t know, wasn’t anything to worry about. Then I had appt with my gynecologist, she noticed the pigment on my hands. She sent me for bloodwork asap. A week later she called me at work. She said “You shouldn’t be here” and I thought, why shouldn’t I be at work? She said “ No, you shouldn’t be alive”. My bloodwork was real bad. Then I went to endocrinologist, my thyroid was/is completely gone. The endocrinologist took me around the office to show coworkers how I was functioning. A teaching moment. Thank you Dr Childs for teaching your followers the stages. Everyone - check your self out if something feels wrong.
How are you know? Are you taking thyroid hormone?.
I'm currently at Stage 3. I've only just been diagnosed with Hashimoto's and started levothyroxine 2 weeks ago.
I could've made better choices about 10 years ago when I'd had a blood test, for I suspected my thyroid back then, but my doctor never rang me to say my results were abnormal. I only discovered this previous result after needing to request my doctor's notes. I'm now doing lots of research before my next doctor's appointment. These videos are brilliant, thank you!
I'm currently taking magnesium glycinate, selenium, zinc, and d3+k2 vitamin supplements. I was trying to reduce my gluten, but after listening to Dr. Childs, I know I've now got to go completely gluten-free.
How do you feel now???
Wow. I've had hypothyroidism for over 25 years and never had any idea that gluten could be causing harm. I wish I knew back then what I know now from your videos. Thank you so much for all the education. You're incredible!
Me too,, no mention of diet change at all.
Im in the UK and they are not as thorough at checking levels.. They only check TSH.
Ive been asking for years for more help, but tell me I'm in the ok range 😳
Would love a full check of all levels, just to see whats happening.
I had a multi nodular goitre in 1997 and had a thyroidectomy.
Been on levothyroxine ever since. Still feel crap!! GPS are no help at all.
@@catherineanderson677me too…I’m in uk. I was diagnosed with hashimotos at 25 I’m 57 now. Gone from 50mg of thyroxine to 150mg as I’ve got older. I’ve subsequently been diagnosed with a multitude of autoimmune disorders since, severe asthma in my 50s, vulva lichen sclerosis , osteoarthritis in both hips etc etc. I ask GP for my test results for thyroid and all he says is “it’s fine”. I feel like crap. And it’s not taken seriously In uk, I totally agree with you! Good luck with it all
I have had it for many years. Lost track actually. I saw specialist after specialist, and no one would help me. I finally went to an ENT for trouble swallowing. I told him that I have Hashimotos, and no one would give me medicine. He was absolutely appalled hearing this. He ordered an ultrasound & biopsy. He also started me on synthroid. Last year I gave up yeast(because I’m allergic), and lost 45lbs. I felt great for the first time in 15 years. I got my antibodies tested thinking they’d be much lower, but they more than doubled to 105. Now I’m dealing with doctors not treating my son. And he’s only 18, and tested positive for antibodies. He also has a lot of symptoms. Why are doctors that are supposed to specialize in this, have absolutely no clue what to do? It’s mind boggling.
It’s probably because they practice Western medicine. Western medicine is often reactive and not proactive.
There are clinical studies that show that selenium and zinc can put hypo/hashis into remission. Ive been taking them for several years (without thyroid meds) and my numbers have improved to where im now subclinical and so they would no longer prescribe meds anyway. I say this for your son as I wish someone had told me sooner
@@thesouluniversal how much selenium and zinc a day
@@madihaafzal7828200mg selenium...I can't recall the amount of zinc I take. You can find it online.
30mg zinc..200mg selenium
We need to give more credit and understanding of the emotional effects to our bodies. We minimize so much as a whole about how people pleasing, not having boundaries and such causes dis-eases in our body.
If deff agree with you 💯
I am 53 and was diagnosed when I was 14. I had a thyroid ultrasound done 2 weeks ago, I am stage 5 with the atrophy. I went through a thyroid storm in Feb 2021, have also been diagnosed with RA. Until I found your channel I had never heard of the elimination diet….I need to rewatch that video
Feb 2021? After the injection?
Most drs. don't explain anything. Also, they don't like the questions. I've changed docs for that reason.
Take your medicine and I'll see you in 6 months. I have Hashimotos thyroiditis. I'm better but not really up to par.
So my eating habits will change. Too bad no classes are recommended for thyroid patients. Just glad I found your feed. Thanks for the info
Look up Dr. Baker and carnivore diet. ❤
This is by far the most thorough and understandable Hashimoto’s info i’ve come across. Thank you so much ❤! I am simultaneously grateful to have come across this but beyond upset that after having the condition over 30 years, not a single doctor has taken the time to do educate me on what was needed to help. It does give me hope however that I have somewhere to start thanks to your videos.
I'm so sorry this has taken so long but I am glad you have found Dr. Child's videos and are starting to get some answers
Me too, I've been terribly neglected by the docs in my country (UK). I was diagnosed with thyroidism in Germany while living there and put on levothyroxine, however despite my diagnosis and that my mum has it, and was at stage 3 20 years ago, the docs refused to medicate my disease. Now I have severe allergies including gluten, soy, wheat and dairy (milk) intolerance. I can clearly see - now! - the WHY it's happening. Thyroidism needs to be taken more seriously (in the UK anyway). All the best.
I am stage 5 no thyroid and you have listed my whole journey here as it happened I wish I found you at least 15 years ago. I know I have suffered this at least 30 years. Doctors pushed me off and ignored me up until the day they removed my thyroid and it could no longer be denied what my issues were even though I was diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroidosis by one of my doctors please please people listen to what has been said here and follow it.
Same here.... so sad my Dr still keeps on saying I am depressed😭 exercise loose weight....
This video is on point! He described everything I've experienced.
Went to doctor for fatigue in 2016, only my TSH was tested, it was 5.5. I was sent on my way because I was barely out of range. 3 years later I was too sick to work. Got my TSH tested again and it was 173.30. Then I got the antibody test, >1,000. An ultrasound on my thyroid showed 3 nodules.
Now I've been on Synthroid 2 years and I still feel like crap, but I can do more than I could 2 years ago. My TSH, Free T3, and Free T4 are all normal range, and the nodules have shrunk.
The crazy thing is, I've always been a healthy eater and I was already gluten free. It's frustrating living with Hashimoto's, because it's a rollercoaster.
Could you, please, tell me what did you do to bring all these numbers to normal . and are you still taking medication for hypothyroid. Thank you in advance.
You’re the only person I’ve seen have tsh levels even close to mine (185.3). I’m on Levo but I’ve recently read some info that suggested one or more of different types of meds for severe hashi’s. Wondering if you’d heard of or knew anything about different meds therapies?
Sounds like you could have a high reverse t3? Could need natural desiccated thyroid / T3 combo. That’s what I’m on and I feel good.
Check your reverse t3 it might be blocking your receptor sites.
Yah that happened to me once. It takes a long time to get back. TSH went to 165. I take compound T3 and Levox now, and I hate the Levox. I don’t feel like I’m absorbing it.
Unfortunately a recent ultrasound confirmed I’m stage 5. Despite taking t4 supplemental meds for a couple of decades, I didn’t have awareness of hashi’s until I read your blog 5-6 years ago. It took a couple years to find a doctor willing to work with what is now multi-autoimmune issues and actually test for antibodies. Wish I had learned of these stages years ago, but glad I have learned in the last 5-6 years. The info you’ve shared here is invaluable. Every bit of effort in terms of supplements and diet choices that you discuss - is worth the benefits.
Thanks Doctor Childs. Happy Holidays!
Thank you for this! I tell everyone to get the TPO test. Took over a year for me to be diagnosed. I wish that test would be included in the thyroid panel by default.
Wow. Mind blown. Thank you. I am stage three and went through everything you said exactly. Anyway, I’ve been to numerous doctors and Western medicine did nothing. My naturopath has been amazing and it’s refreshing to have all of your videos to help us through this journey. Your supplements are great too. Thank you so much.
I was just diagnosed this year with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease and I believe I could be at stage 4 it’s all new to me. I’m on Levothyroxine 88mcg. I feel tired, mood swings, swollen,joints hurt and belly bloat bad!! Please help me with what diet I should be on and supplements. I feel bad for my younger children I flip in a minute and I’m not who I use to be. Thank you for all your information makes so much sense.
My provider (mostly naturopath) said 7 years ago that I most likely have Hashimotos and that I “should probably” not eat gluten. I tried but wasn’t committed. It wasn’t until things progressed to histamine reactions and swelling legs that I quit gluten. Joint aches went away that I didn’t know I had, bloating in my gut that I thought was just me unable to lose weight, and after a month the swelling in my legs went away. My brain felt more clear. Fast forward, working with a new practitioner who actually TESTS and comes up with a plan. Went back on gluten to trigger reactions and did complete functional panel with stool tests. Results coming next week but I will tell you I was shocked how going from keto-carnivore diet to eating gluten caused ANXIETY and some depression. Was on it for about 3 weeks. Off for about 2 and the anxiety went away. I tested my theory 4 times by accident and it produced same results. I’m back to keto-vore and on the mend. You tube the link between gluten and anxiety! I should add that candida has been a major factor. Hence why im on ketovore. 2 months and my symptoms are almost gone. Next step, see if i can repair the thyroid.
Thats really great. I gave up gluten too but still ache, must be a different thing though as no swelling, its probably because Im too inactive and ache after doing anything lol. The fatigue & brain fog is the worst for me, had to give up my business, so desperate to fix, nothings worked yet not even the autoimmune protocol diet. Am gearing up to try the carnivore diet, hadnt heard of ketovore so thanks for that, Im probably doing it now pretty much as im transitioning in. For me sugars the hardest thing to give up, I currently only have a spoon of honey in tea/coffee 2 or 3 times a day and some 85% dark chocolate, but I feel like I depend on that lol. I believe I just had candida causing dandruff and hairloss so that comment really caught my attention, I want rid, thanks for the extra motivation!
what about tofu and dairy?
@@thesouluniversalYou could have a fungal infection which does cause dandruff. You may want to try an antifungal diet, selenium supplements, selenium-containing shampoos, purify your laundry, and purify your air environment with a HEPA filter air purifier.
@@annoravetz5188 Ty. Ive been taking selenium zinc & iron for years- the selenium & zinc improved my thyroid numbers btw. If I dont take iron my ferritin tanks & fatigue worsens. Added magnesium as getting cramps (helps), B vits & Biotin for hair & energy (havent noticed results yet). Dr gave me a shampoo that miraculously cured the dandruff. My diet regularly includes antifungal foods as it turns out, garlic, ACV, coconut, olive oil, ginger in my tea every evening. No other fungal problems to my knowledge. Ive just been diagnosed with generalized anxiety (which is worse than its deceptively soft title) and cld be the cause of, or at least greatly worsen my symptoms, so trying treatment for that next. Getting well is a real effing journey, Im both happy and envious of those for whom a simple diet change so rapidly gave them their life back.
I have now normal thyroid tests results, i never wanted to take levothyroxine, i manage my hashimoto with a totally gluten free diet, no grain at all even oat, soy free, dairy free diet, no peanuts, no rice, no mais, i only eat white meat, vegetables and fruits and some nuts, i try to manage my cortisol (stress hormone) during the day with ashwaganda and rhodiola, to sleep better i take magnesium sometimes melatonine hormone. I take daily vitamine C, D, k2, clorella, vitamine B complex, curcuma for the joints and the health of the lever to improve the convertion of T4 (passieve thyroid hormone) in T3 (actieve thyroid hormone), remember that most of the convertion of T4 in T3 take place in the lever for this process you need selenium and zink, if one has a fatty liver will be difficult the convertion of T4 in T3, that is why is so important to keep a healthy liver and intestines also because the rest of the convertion take place in the intestines that is why is so important to get rid of gluten and dairy.
Thank you doc for this timely explanation. I have been diagnosed after 2 decades not knowing I had this autoimmune disease. I did surgery in March 2024. Hemi-throidectomy. I am trying my best to avoid foods like those containing gluten, vegetable oils, corn etc which cause inflammation in my body and real burning in the bottom of my feet. I have to live on the thyroid medication which I take each day. I thank God that the surgery was successful. The fatigue I feel each day I can cope with. Thank God this is far better than to have cancer
Spent years going through exactly this without diagnosis. Great video
Thank you, thank you, thank you I am at the last stage and I’ve been taking thyroid medication for 18 years. I was diagnosed with Hoshimoto after losing pregnancies. My TSH level at those times was 4.5- 5. I had 1000 antibodies. My doctor brought my level down to 1.5 TSH and I’ve gotten pregnant right away and had my healthy baby boy at 42 years of age. After taking medication for years I tested my antibodies 5 years ago. It was at 400 counts.
After mold exposure, tetanus and RMSF and 4 hand surgeries, my DHEA was 8. I'm 55 and gluten free vegan. My doctor thought my DHEA was "fine", and now my TSH is going up. I managed to get my DHEA up with OTC supplementation. My mother and my sister have been on meds for years. Thank you so much for these videos!!!!!!
Welcome!
@@drwestinchilds
This is the FIRST video that actually explained hashimotos in a way I can understand 🎉
My questions:
My TSH was “normal” three months ago at 2.25
This month my TSH levels were 0.15, 0.03, and 0.04
I’m wondering 💭 if I’m in stage 2.5?
Is it reasonable to take thyroid medication if the TSH is up ⬆️ and down ⬇️ like this?
Symptoms: fatigue, body aches, heart palpitations, short menses (2-3 days), infertility, cold intolerance, weight gain.
Final question 🙋🏻♀️:
Why is my PCP so reluctant to order antibody tests?
P.S. I’m a 35 F, pmhx of psoriasis, migrain HA.
No other diseases (that I know of)
Thanks!
How long has your tinnitus affect your sleep , did it improve over time?
Thank you for this, I think I am on stage 2.5 I was prescribed Euthyrox N 25 by my doctor. It has been 2 months since I started medication. I still feel fatigued, get sick very easily and have trouble finding the right diet but your channel is very helpful. I will try to follow what you recommend as closely as possible. I have co-morbid depression and I experience lesser insomnia since I started medication, after 10 years finally something allows me to sleep reliably every night.
I wish good luck on everyone else's health journey!
Just got diagnosed today so I would say I’m a 3 been on and off my medication for almost 15 years! Just like you say! Everything you said makes perfect sense. Thank you so much! So helpful!
my endrocrinologist found out I had Hashimoto's shortly before I was having surgery to remove about 8+ tumors. Had one benign tumor removed in jr high. no dr kept an eye on my thyroid afterwards! I felt like I had an ice cube stuck in my throat for years starting in college. years later got a regular doctor, she didn't feel anything, said I could pay for a scan since she didn't feel anything - no blood tests either. 10 years later, another dr office I finally got a nurse to listen to me, feel like I'm being strangled when laying down. They did a simple blood test and put on low dose Levo. then sent to my first endrocrinologist. He did better tests. Said "Well no wonder... you've got Hashimoto's disease! but doesn't matter, it's coming out!" Had a LOT of lumps in there, thyroid removed, lumps tested. Small amount of the good kind of thyroid cancer detected. Had scans, blood tests, one radioisotope treatment.
As far as Hashimoto's, dr asked if I lived near a nuke plant. We lived in San Clemente for four years. Nuke plant was about 7 miles away. He asked if anyone in my family had thyroid problems. Only one aunt I kinda suspected of having a goiter or hyper thyroid but not confirmed. He said that wasn't it.
But I did note during a high school visit, a big table of my classmates revealed that 85% of us had had some sort of thyroid surgery!! I really wondered if it had more to do with the old dentist we had and he never used those lead aprons for X-rays!!
(Before all the thyroid and weight gain stuff, I developed vitiligo.)
So with the thyroid diagnosis, I had weight gain, felt cold all the time, somewhat tired. Then after the surgery, I experienced weight gain still, not cold anymore, but a lot more tired. I relied on caffeine pills for a while, but switched to B12 supplements. I take 125m levothyroxine. Blood tests yearly. Had 5 years of scans. I see endrocrinologist yearly for blood tests and she usually palpatates the area.
Had a full hysterectomy about 11 years after that last thyroid surgery.
I had a Vitamin D deficiency. It was down to 15. I was put on 8000 units for a long time and had tests. Now on 4000 every day now. Tested yearly.
more recently, I'm really wiped out most of the time. Need better B12 supplements. and the past 2-3 years, my hair is extremely dry and has thinned tremendously, and a bunch of skin changed have happened.
I just barely got diagnosed with Hashimoto's, and it took me forever to get here.. I've been trying to figure out what has been wrong with me for 10+ years.. I am unfortunately in the 4th stage (I believe) because I have almost entirely useless knees, aching joints, severe swelling, severe fatigue, sleep disorders, bowel issues, you name it.. I just barely found out and haven't been given any guidance yet on where we are going from here, other than Levothyroxine.. This was so informative, 10× more so than what I "learned" through my Endocrinologist.. Thank you so much for this video, I'm about to catch up (years late, obviously) on your other videos ✌🏽❤️😊
For joints give up sugar of any kind. Take suplimentes, and try AIP diet for three months. It's hard, I was there.
Ditch gluten ✓ you can do it
I was diagnosed with Hashimotos at the age of~ 35 and probably at stage 3. Its now 12 years ago, the last 5 years I switched from taking only T4 to another product (Novothyral) which contains T4+T3. Thankfully I have recognized 5-6 years ago that I have to cut carbohydrates and wheat, pasta, sugars and bread and prefer a low carb diet. I am feeling much better since than. And I am still learning a lot about Hashimotos disease...for example through such good and informative videos.
Hello, what diet do you suggest? Do you eat any of the 'healthier' grains like millet or buckwheat? Do you follow Paleo? I am probably at stage 2.
So informative. Thank you! I'm definitely at the last stage. I'm having all the symptoms of weight gain, lethargic, skin issues and my eyesight is playing tricks on me🤔🤭 which could be my age as well. I normally walk 3miles daily but has changed my diet again. Still working on the gluten free part
Thank you so much for this information! My daughter was diagnosed 10 years ago with Hashimoto's. (She never got any relief from taking Synthroid.)In the past few years her T3 and T4 levels have been normal, and her doctors don't treated her for it. However, she experiences several of the symptoms and has difficulty losing weight. She has been visiting doctors trying to discover why she often feels exhausted. After reading this, she needs to see another Endocrinologist.
Thank you so much for this video! I can relate to so much of this. I also find this quite validating after having multiple years of borderline high TSH results, but still within "normal range", with obvious hypo symptoms. I believe I'm currently between stages 2.5 and 3 and I was finally diagnosed with Hypothyroidism about 18 months ago. Every TSH test result since starting Levothyroxine has been either high or low (Averaging either close to 8 or somewhere near 0) and my Primary Care Physician (Internal Medicine) either increases or decreases my Levothyroxine dose based on TSH test results only. After 7 abnormal test results in a row I asked if he would consider referring me to Endocrinology and he responded with "There is nothing additional they offer. They do not want to see patients with hypothyroidism." I told him I just wanted to have T3, T4, and TPO blood tests done to possibly rule out Hashimoto's, especially with a family history of multiple autoimmune diseases, but not Hashimoto's. Despite my PCPs response, I scheduled an appt to see an Endo end of this month on my own. Your video makes me feel better about being my own advocate and making sure I get everything looked at before things get worse.
Did youvgo see your endo? If so how did it go?
im curious too!
I've had Hashimotos for 36 years. I have so many symptoms and severe fatigue.
I've had it for 30+ years as well. I learned more in this video than my last 3 doctors ever told me or have done for me.
@@dianesmith6179 me too
I’ve learned more in this video than I’ve ever known about my Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I’ve had Hashimoto’s for 40+ years (I’m 66 years old.). My maternal grandmother died at age (36 years old) from complications of a rapid onset goiter. Of course, that was “back in the days” of iodine deficiencies. Many of my maternal relatives have endocrine issues with type 1 & 2 diabetes, as well.
I would classify myself as stage 5, with thyroid atrophy and taking high levels of T3&T4 medications.
My questions and concerns are: I have recently been informed that I have 4 nodules on my thyroid, 2 of which are non consequential, the others having Tirads scores of 4 and 6. I will be having a FNA biopsy next week. Is this what happens after years of Hashimoto’s or ?? Thank you for your considerations.
I felt so emotional watching this. I really really wish there were more doctors like this. It took my perimenopause journey to finally discover I had hasimotos. I have been barely living for almost five years with increasing amounts of fatigue but no one took me seriously. Even now when I’ve been diagnosed I’m getting next to no information about it except to take meds for life. I’m feeling so down and wish I had better help 😢
I was dxed at age 13 with Hashimotos. I’m 48 and been on medication all this time at stage 3. No one ever told me I could have benefited by diet changes and exercise etc. hope it’s not too late. I’m interested in knowing more about a healthy diet for the thyroid. Thank you for this education ❤️
Diet was never mentioned to me.
Also the doctors are very unconcerned any time I mention thyroid levels. To the point that some have been extremely curt and rude., saying,, its NOT your thyroid.!! This only confirms to me that our GP's are exactly that,, General practitioners!! Not Experts in thyroid issues at all.
I find it completely complicated, and I'm the one living with it,, without my thyroid gland. Not once have I been told to change any part of my diet!!!???? 😳😳
Mind boggling!!
I find many oeople discount thyroid issues as Hoo Ha!!
Only hope they never get diagnosed with this illness,, (or do I) 😳Only then, they just MIGHT understand how it feels to try to live a normal life!!
@catherineanderson677 Same here. In fact I was told, GF diet is a better way of living but not necessary....What?!? Now I. Going to be up all night listening to videos. Learned more from one video than I have in years of trusting my endo😢
I’m a first time watcher, wow, very informative. In 1995 I was diagnosed with Hashimotos and had been begging my doctor for help. I thought I was dying. They said it was all psychological! My husband finally went with me and insisted the dr. do a blood work up which they previously refused. My TSH was 240!
Sadly the last few years my immune system is getting worse and I have many other autoimmune symptoms. Ive been ill for years.
Wow! This showed up in my feed today. One of the most right on medical videos I've ever seen. It nails my experience exactly. I am probably at least at stage 4 dxed at 3. In addition to hypothyroidism, I now
have several autoimmune/connective tissue diseases (SJogrens, Raynaud's, MCTD). Very strong family tendency for a number of them.
Unlike most family members I have drastically changed my lifestyle and it shows. At 68, I have more energy, stamina, and look younger than my age than even my 40-50 yo children.
It was not easy, it took a lot of challenging changes NGL. Mindset was #1: "do you love yourself...want to feel your best despite these conditions? If yes, then just do it no matter how hard. If you slip ok, jump back up and in."
I take levothyroxine - though I felt better on Armour, it's just been unreliably available - but no other immune modulating drugs for autoimmune crapola. I am GF, only dairy is high quality yogurt and occasionally goat or sheep cheese. I cannot digest red meats so I eat fish and occasionally fowl. I exercise as vigorously as I can everyday, the only things I are drink plenty of fresh spring water, herb or caffeine free tea. I use a cannabis tincture for seizure disorder and pain management. I live a super simple life off-grid with very low stress (meaning avoid humans :-).
Man every change has been well worth it and if I had known all this 25-30 years ago ....
Amazing explanation! This is exactly the information I needed, thanks!
I wish I had known this 20 years ago, I'm stage 5 now. Thank you!
I have told my only daughter (38) to have the all the thyroid testing and maybe some rheumatology tests, especially HLA-B27. Thanks, again!😊
By the time I found out I had Hashimoto's my thyroid was already dead.
I basically thought all my symptoms were menopause related.
I suffered all my life from menstruation pain and eventually dealt with endometriosis which caused early menopause.
I was also diagnosed with arthritis when I was 19. Hereditary.
It wasn't until I was 50 that a doctor actually checked my thyroid hormone levels.
By that time it was too late to reverse.
I'm on Levothyroxine 137mg for the rest of my life with annual blood work.
My arthritis has gotten significantly worse. I'm 62 now and I fear many joint replacements are in my future.
I started the thyroid medication a month ago and I’m having a LOT of the side effects. Urinating more, poor sleep,crying,hyper,stress,anxiety.. I felt fine before the medication and my GP said give it 4 weeks and we can discuss seeing a specialist.
I was recently diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and this was so helpful! Thank you!
My daughter was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes at age 3 in 2005. Each year she had lab work done. I would always look at the results and was concerned about those associated with the thyroid. I would bring it up to the Endo and he said it was nothing to worry about. This year, she had to start seeing an adult Endo. We noticed that he noted Hashimotos in the visit summary. We contacted the pediatric Endo to ask about Hashimotos. He confirmed that well she had it. We told him that no one had EVER told us about it. Seventeen years and we were never told.
all doctors suck.
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Thank you, this was very informative! I started experiencing symptoms 3 weeks ago for the first time (I'm 33 years old) - palpitations, night sweating, shortness of breath, fatigue, anxiety, low pulse, mood switches, cold intolerance, something like a nodule behind my throat, hand tremors from time to time, overall tiredness, neck pain. TSH 0,05 and FT4 20,29. I might be somewhere around stage 2 probably... Plan to see a specialist next week. All the best to you!
Hey how did your appt go?I feel like I had all the same symptoms that you just described. It last for like 3-4 weeks back in April after I had covid. I am 29, and everytime I talked to my PCP she stated it is common for people my age and in my profession (nursing) to have anxiety... My ENT recently noticed a nodule on my thyroid and I had an ultrasound done just waiting on results and the next steps. It's hard asking your doctor for a full thyroid panel..
Ive been at stage 2 for the last few years
I'm definitely at Thyroid hormone fluctuation....wow! I actually feel the release of the hormones (a tingling that starts in my head then goes down throughout my body and limbs. Shortly after I've began to have my heart racing or palpitations that last anywhere from 1/2 hour to hours. I just got my blood work results back today and my TSH is 3.07, which means I'm in Hypothyroidism but not high enough for my doctor to say that there is something wrong where anything over 4.5 is finally considered severe. Thank you for your advice! I will be talking to my doctor tomorrow...
Get off of all gluten and grains. You might also need to stop Dairy and eggs, since those can be contaminated by the grains the animals ate. Give it at least 6 months. You should see a big improvement.
Thanks
First time I see someone explained it so well, wow, thank you. Doctors treating us are untrained, no one ever told me, they never mentioned about gluten, they were telling that it is uncurable untill I got to level 4. System wants us to be sick. I am carn ivor e since some time reversing it very, very slowly. All info I have is what I found on the internet, since a year I spend hours on this type of content.
Dr. Child’s can you do a video specifically for those of us that are Stage 4-5? What would you focus on here? Please give us some hope that we can feel better too…
Sure, I will add it to the list of future videos!
Stage 5 its dead, on levox , losing weight feeling much better on 75mcg, up to 100mcg next week , no history just wham out of the blue all symptoms hit me, fatigue, aches, puffy, dry skin unreal, have improved so much very grateful to wonderful dr that diagnosed me, hope the rest of my 50th year is better 👍
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about this nightmare called Hashimoto! How could you get ridden of the antibodies that attack your glands? What produce them in the first place? Wonder! It’s quite a battle , it’s quite a pernicious war !!
Thank you for all you do it's kind of amazing that I have had no doctors that have ever looked at what stage I'm in or that it even impacts anything else in my body.
Same here! I'm blown away!!! My next endo appointment can't come soon enough!!! So many questions even though I'm past the stage I can treat it
I am so thankful for this channel. I love how pointed you are to talk the thyroid so much. I personally am stage 2. I recently saw my functional doctor and overhauled my diet, my supplements, and the need to destress. I had labs and we will discuss this week and see what mode of medication to follow. I’ve been on LDN before for fibromyalgia and it worked wonders. I’m hoping that’s all I need this time since it’s still early, but my levels aren’t optimal (just within range, except the Tgab, which is elevated). Thank you for posting these videos. It’s nice to know I’m not alone.
Thanks for sharing. How much ldn didi u take?
@@estar1277 what is LDN
@@valeriew5934 low dose naltrexone
I’m stage 3 and considering going gluten free. I’m vegan so I’m already dairy free. My question is, I have been tested for food allergies and have no allergies to soy. Should I go soy free? I eat a large amount of soy for protein.
I am 60 and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about 15 years ago, at which time I was put on levothyroxine. Now, I am having my right thyroid removed. I have never been tested for Hashimoto's.
I’ve been dealing with thyroid issues for over a decade. It started with wild swings of TSH levels between high and low within a matter of months each time (and the symptoms of each,) but not a single doctor would treat me… in spite of knowing that my mom had THE SAME EXACT THING happen before being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. After YEARS of just dealing with it, my thyroid finally went under active and stayed that way. THAT’S when they FINALLY checked my antibodies and was positive. Started me on Levothyroxine which didn’t do anything for me and eventually got switched to natural hormone. My TSH was just in optimal levels for the first time since my early 20s. Unfortunately, my symptoms are still awful. I wish I’d had this information (or at least a doctor who was as knowledgeable as you) when I first started having problems. 😭
THANK YOU for this video!
What was Stage 6? Reversed your video 3X to see if I missed it. But, it wasn't discussed. I've been in 5 for years & no longer have a T due to Hash attack/atrophy.
BTW, you are a trailblazer, leading the way for conventional medicine to accept functional med. I abhor the fact that govt makes me have health insurance. Yet, conventional drs (9 of them) misdiagnosed me for yrs. And, functional drs aren't covered by health insurance! Thank you for all of your studying of the current research, & sharing in an abridged, easy-to-understand way. I'm truly grateful.
I am in stage 5 and they are going to remove my thyroid due to my multinodular goiter ... I wish I had all this information 20 years ago when I was diagnosed.
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I cried while watching this. Even when I was getting high TSH, the doctor didn't want to treat me. It took 10+years of telling doctors that "something's wrong" ... my body is fighting something, but I'm not sick. I went from 135lb to 268lbs before a doctor would consider treating me. But they just kept saying, stop eating so much. I finally had to take my husband in for him to tell them I'm eating what our toddler ate (about 600 calories a day). Now, I'm fighting the insurance in getting the right medication. I don't even know what that is. All the meds are not working sufficiently. I'm fighting Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, Endometriosis, stomach/colon issues ... I don't have medication even right now. FedEx lost it, and I can't get the prescription refilled. I'm taking a supplement to try to get what I need. I'm at stage four ... I think. Now what~!!?? I started with Levothyroxine, then went to Armour. Then Tirosent. Now trying Synthroid, but that's what's lost in the mail. I'm using Standard Process (brand name) Thytrophin PMG, and I've ordered, Selenium, Zinc, Iodine, L-Tyrosine and Ashwagandha (all in one capsule). Don't really know where to go from there.
at least get the lugol's iodine and selenium
@ thanks for the advice.
Check the thyroid book by Anthony WILLIAM it helped me so much. Lemon water, celery juice, though horrible taste, worked wonders. And no gluten and dairy etc
Hi Dr. Childs . I am glad that I have found you here just today now. I have had hashi anti body test positive for 7 years. Since than been on thyroxine 50mcg. TSH, T3 , T4 done every 6 months and lately yearly normal ranges. I wasn't told about food to avoid at all. I have been eating all the avoided food you mentioned. Wowow.! I am so upset about that I wasn't educated. I think I am at stages 3 to 5. My hair significantly is falling. What else suggestions would be sooo appreciated. Thanks . From Australia.
Thanks so much! I'm at stage 1-2, so I'm glad I saw this in time.
I believe I am stage 3. In my mid-thirties, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's, but I was told I don't need L-Thyroxin and there is nothing you can do about Hashimoto's.
My thyroid is enlarged and underactive. A quarter is still functional. Judging from my first diagnosis, I have Hashimoto for at least 15 year (I'm 50 yrs now, female) Coincidentally, I was an idiot and vegetarian / vegan for 15 years and I know that this wasn't exactly beneficial. 😕 I think that's why I'm so strongly and vehemently anti-vegan. (Sorry, Vegans!) I know how damaging it can be for the body in the long run. Three years ago I started with Low Carb and felt much better. A year later, I arrived at the Ketogenic diet and my well-being improved even more. Then I was Carnivore for quite a few months and I felt GREAT. The greatest ever! But then it started to get boring for me and I wanted a bit more variety again. To most people, my diet seems very strict and limited but I call it consequent. I went step by step. First I avoided cereal and cereal products, then started to eliminated nightshade plants, legumes, fruit and high-carb vegetables completely from my diet. And certainly NO sugary stuff, it won't enter my house! Uncooked vegetarian food makes me really sick. I have now started to switch from cow's milk products to sheep and goat milk products. This is my last stage of the change and even if it takes a bit of getting used to, I know I will manage. I mean, who doesn't like Feta or original Buffalo Mozzarella? I fast 16-18 hours a day, sometimes I do what is called OMAD (one meal a day). I don't miss my old lifestyle at all anymore. The sense of taste changes over time. I eat all kinds of unprocessed meats, lots of small sea fish, eggs, cooked low-carb or fermented veggies and milk and cheese from either sheep or goat. The only "unclean" thing I sometimes treat myself with is Bratwurst. I am German, after all! However, without the bun. :-)
I am on 50mcg L-Thyroxin but only for about three weeks now so I can't tell if it is helping or not, yet. I take 200mcg sodium selenite + 200 mcg potassium iodide (I don't feel a negative effect from iodine) in the morning. 5000 I.U. D3+200mcg K2 and 25mg zinc-bisglycinate after my meal, and 400mg magnesium-oxide (I tolerate this compound best) and 2mg copper gluconate later at night, sometimes together with a ¼ teaspoon potassium citrate dissolved in mineral water.. I don't know what I else I can do. I know Hashimoto is progressive, no matter what, but I don't want to give in and give up. At least I want to slow the progression down as best as I can.
What was L-thyroxine like?
Hello. Any update? I have a very similar story and just got prescribed L thyroxine
Hello. I've been taking L-Thyroxin 50 and I don't feel a difference. The thyroid hasn't changed since, neither shrank nor grew, so I guess it works.@@B-TNT
I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s at age 18, 28 yrs ago. I also have been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis 6 yrs ago. So after watching your video I’m definitely at stage 4, maybe stage 5. I decided to eat GF in August, so 8 months ago. It’s made a huge positive difference in both of my Autoimmune diseases. Weight gain has recently increased significantly and I don’t know what to do.
Thank you for this video! I'm 62 for the better part of my life I've been fighting this on my own due to multiple misdiagnosis. Stage 2.5 fits sometimes high sometimes low But I have also been diagnosed with Sjogrens & Lupus. The Lupus symptoms do not present the text book way. The Sjogren's symptoms affect my interstitial linings aka the throat mouth intestinal linings, so I do not present as the text book patient. . I grow stones like crazy I had a Chole done with so many stones they could not count. Now I have a calcification in the liver . My TSH labs would always show normal with the odd time Low . Recently after my PTH came in High an ultrasound was done on my thryoid and a tumor was found on my right back side parathyroid. An FA was done and found the tumor to be benign but I do know FA are not always accurate. My Electrolytes are chronically out of balance which we think is causing the serious muscle spasms I'm having. I have chronic spinal pain due to rotoscoliosis and osteoarthritis and more. I have severe cervical & lumbar pain . ------ My question is this, other than Hashimoto's is there an Autoimmune disorder for Hyperparathyroid ? Or am I missing something? Thoughts ?
Thank you for such a clear and informational video. I recently was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and my first dr I saw dismissed my concerns because my TSH was only a little bit high and my T4 was a little low but my psychiatrist actually was the one who urged me to take it seriously and realize that it was going to keep progressing and early intervention was important. It's so hard to advocate for yourself when so many doctors have a "watch and wait" approach. Also keeping in mind I wasn't even given an antibodies test. I fear this happens too often
I was just fine and then I was not. Keytruda destroyed my thyroid and I was told I would be on levothyroxine for the rest of my life. Ironically, as a carnivore I watched my antibodies go down from 68 to 34 in just 90 days.🎉
Absolutely the best explanation I've heard .Thank you so much!
Great video! I now have a better understanding of how my disease has progressed and maybe of what to expect. 8 years Hypothyroidism.. on synthroid just bumped up to 175 mcg
recent lab results TSH 10.8
Thyroglobulin Antibody 169
Thyroperoxidase Antibody 600> I have other auto immune diseases as well and am being tested for others. Keep up the great work Dr.
Thank you for your videos! They are so helpful.
I am at stage 1 on your list, I just found out I have hashimotos.
I have cutt out gluten,dairy and refined sugar.
Praying I can try to heal myself
I am so tired and losing hair though😢.
Stage 1 makes me feel hopeful itleast.
Stage 3, 4, and 5 happened for me in rapid succession. I think I was hyperthyroid for quite a while before switching over to hypothyroid. My energy level was over the top. Right before I was diagnosed, I began to gain weight, which was very odd for me, because I had always keep my weight in a healthy range. When I went gluten free, dairy free, and eliminated all food sensitivity foods, I lost 15 pounds in about three weeks on normal meals. Even doing the best I can with my diet and lifestyle, I went on to develop RA antibodies, but because I keep my inflammation low, am not really bothered by joint pain. I suspect I also have celiac because accidental ingestion of a small amount of gluten will trigger an itchy rash on my lower legs that seems to last forever. I am not willing to do a gluten challenge to find out, because what difference does it make? I do have symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica, but with minimal inflammation there is nothing to treat. I would like to know how to manage the extreme fatigue. There are so many things I want to do, and I can manage only one or two activities a day, before I have to sit and rest. My weight is now the opposite extreme. My doctor says “don’t lose anymore weight.” I am definitely not trying to lose weight. I eat whatever I want of a very healthy diet, but it’s all I can do to just try and maintain. My numbers all look good. My thyroid antibodies have dropped by 400 points in the last two years, and my TSH is “optimal.” But I feel like I have no life. I don’t sleep well and wake up headachy and exhausted almost everyday.
How are you now?
That sucks.i feel for everyone going thru this.i hope everyone is healed.amen
The B1 benfotiamine,B12 methylcobalamine ,magnesium bysglicinate.
Dr Childs, I really appreciate your videos. Based on this video I think I am in the Stage 3-4 range. In July 2022 my TSH was 14.6. My NP did not mention this to me. I noticed the high level when I was reviewing my results a few months ago. I had my TSH tested myself a few weeks ago with a reading of about 12.8. I appreciate your help.
Most info I’ve gotten. I’ve asked my doc and he just writes me off, here’s your levo now get out of my hair. My tsh was 185 (I’m told this is Holy shid level of astronomical) and my t3 and 4 were non existent. I was also having “sleep attacks” and massive swelling and cholesterol levels in the 400’s. Levothyroxin has helped but something is just still not right. I even asked about food and he said it doesn’t matter just take the meds. At this point I’m at a loss. I’m so tired of being so tired and damn near non functioning.
I'm at stage 2, diagnosed about a month ago. Fortunately my Doctor suspected thyroid issues - THS still "within range" but antibodies are sky hi! Asked what I can do, but Dr did not know and said it will likely progress to full Hashimoto...
Will most certainly send my Doc this info. He is one of those Doctors who actually listens to what you say.
Thank you so much for this info! Hopefully I will be able to turn this around now.
Wish I'd seen this years ago
Hi i was diagnosed today. you have exsplaned a lot. 10+ years of not getting anywhere with the doc. it was very humiliatingly . my thyroid is very enlarged and i feel terrible . i feel week tired and so on.... i dont know where to go from here just want my energy back. and all these symptoms to stop. before i loose my job.thank you you have made me feel better .
I am 76 years old. This is the most information I’ve ever had about this disease. What happens at end stage? I’m really scared no one has ever tried to inform me as what I could do to help myself. I’ve been shooting in the dark by trying natural remedies when I do not even have any idea what’s going on. My Dr never even said he doesn’t know anything about it or tried to inform or help me. How can I find out when I don’t know 🤔 where to look. I have Lupus Hashimotos and Diabetis. I don’t have anyone to help me.
How are you doing today and what changes have you made
I'm so sorry! You are not alone. There are many of us who are suffering with little information to help
I'm 72, and I feel the same way.
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I hear you.
You’re on this channel and that’s a good start.
Doc told me my thyroid gland had * gone to God * and put me on levothroxin.
The med doesn’t help because I’m deficient in selenium D3 B2 . I also use Moringa supplements .
for anti inflammatory disease which makes hashimotos a lot worse. 🤞
I am finally getting a diagnosis after who knows how many years.
Looking back, Hashimoto’s can explain many other health problems I have had in past decades that were treated individually.
Thank you a lot for the amazing videos 🌱 I wanted to ask a question. You just mentioned that having multiple autoimmune diseases means that hashimotos is in stage 4. But cant it be the case that hashimotos was developed as the 2nd autoimmune disease not the first one? In that case, it could still be in stage 2-3 in cases of multiple autoimmune diseases or not?
This is the best information I’ve heard yet. Thank you
Absolutely love your videos!!! I am very thankful for all the information you put out. I am in stage two and have been in a terrible flare up since March after a bad flu or covid virus hit our family. I am starting to come out of it now though! Would you consider producing a series of videos with each video devoted to each stage and what you recommend during a flare up as well as during maintenance when not in a flare up in that particular stage? Also in stage two, wondering if you could address if you recommend actual thyroid medication or if thyroid supplements would keep someone in shape?
This was really helpful, thank you so much ❤
I think I'm at 2.5, thank you for including it in this video. Im getting my blood test results later today but I'm pretty sure just on the basis of how I've been feeling the last year that I do have it. I'm lucky I've caught it now, it's almost undistinguishable from psychological issues, if there wasn't for the fluctuations,I would've lived my life thinking I'm just lazy, low-key depressed and chronically lethargic
Thank you so much. This video is amazing. I think I am stage 3 only just. 2 months ago (Aug) I had elevated antibodies 133, and was referred to a consultant. T4 now 13.3, in August T4 13.9 | TSH 11.1 now, it was 6.15 in August. I was not going to take conventional medication and was going to see if I could reverse it through Dr Anshul Gupta's diet, and then I found you, so now I am going to take the medication along side your diet and Dr Anshul diet. I have been following No gluten, No diary, No Soy, No Starch, No alcohol, No processed food, No sugar (then watched your video and allowed natural sugar, honey and maple syrup) basically the "no everything fun" but a happy life diet for a week and my thyroid is starting to get softer already I think. I am losing weight, swelling is going down. This information is invaluable and life saving!
i'm 68. My father and mother had hypothyroidism. At age 19 I had a severe case of mono. At age 45 my TSH was tested for the first time and it was 296. I started taking synthroid but never felt good. I switched to Armour and felt a lot better. My Cholesterol was still over 210 so I researched and found out your thyroid effects Chol so I asked my doctor to increase my Armour medication which dropped my Chol from over 210 to 135 within 3 weeks. What I struggle with now is that my muscles in my neck and in my upper back are so tight it is hard to sleep causing fatigue and I also have some joint pain. I have a dr appt Friday to discuss taking T3 supplement and I'm planning on having massages to work out my muscle tightness. If you have any other suggestions I would appreciate it. Thanks for the Ab information so I can pass that on to my kids.
I hope you're able to get some relief. (I wrote about my own situation in reply to mrsmotort).
Are you subscribed to Paul Robinson's channel, healingwitht3? He's written books on the subject and might be able to help you.
Get tested for Polymyalgia rheumatica. You described the symptoms exactly.
Why is this the first time I have been given information on this!
I’m 76 and have had Hashimoto since my early 50s and no doctor has ever discussed diet with me
My GYN orders me a TSH lab test based off of my menstrual changes. My TSH was slightly elevated at a 5.9. My PCP ordered me TSH, T3 and T4 three days later and they were all normal. TSH dropped to a 3.8. My PCP said to recheck thyroid labs in one year. I have been feeling off for a while, really dry skin, constipation issues, normally cold, more fatigue, morning stiffness at times with joint pain. Based on my symptoms and family history I decided to do a thyroid test outside of my insurance. My TPO, TSH, T3 and T4 came back normal, but it shows that I have high TGAB at 142. I let my PCP know and he said it could be due to an autoimmune disorder like Hashimoto’s or Graves let’s recheck in a year. I have a cousin on my mom’s side who has Hashimoto’s and my Aunt had to get her thyroid removed due to thyroid cancer and my mom has thyroid issues. My PCP still hasn’t asked me about my symptoms or family history or what I can do nor has he actually physically checked my neck/thyroid. I’m at a loss….