I put my hashimoto's into remission with high dose vitamin d. And my root cause is all genetic. And my hashimoto's was extremely aggressive. Was literally walking around half dead by time i was diagnosed.
@@kittydewinter3515 I started with 1000 iu and kept upping the dose. I topped out at 15,000 iu a day and my vitamin d level runs about 126. To much I don't feel right. So u have to adjust your dose and find what works for you.
I started with 1000 iu a day and kept upping the dose till I felt good. I topped at 15,000 iu a day. U need to start low and adjust up. U can check labs to see where antibodies are and vit d level is.
Thank you! Doctors especially endocrinologist practice with blinders on! Been sick for over 20 years! I first realized Doctors cannot help after I read Izabella Wentz book. “The root cause of Hashimoto’s “. A must read. This video reveals new upcoming treatments. Fantastic! Everyone please be your own advocate and find someone like Dr Child’s to help you!
@moniquevonmoss2406 The issue is money. Endos make money on fertility and diabetes. We are basically throwaway patients for them. I’ve sat in front of doctors literally falling over in my chair from symptoms while being read my numbers and being told I’m fine. Only when I happened to get a brand new endo first day on his job did I finally get decent follow up care. When I moved again I was mistreated and even though I found private doc who is helping it’s taken 4 years and counting to rebalance my hormones. Now I consult with him and then just find any doc who can prescribe. You have to pretty much just assume they are not gonna give you the time of day if you don’t pay them out of pocket.
I have high TPO numbers but T values are high but just teetering over the edge of needing medication. This new lady doc told me to either go on Lev or just wait and keep doing blood labs. Never once recommended naturopathic methods 😞 been following you and went and picked up a bunch of gut health stuff along with thyroid supplements. Praying this helps my energy and lethargy
Sometimes Hashimoto's is secondary to another autoimmune disease, thus thyroid hormones aren't going to help or change anything until the real cause is discovered.
@queensalahuddin1065 yeah it can go high and low in hasimotos. Same when you have diabetes you can also get lows as well as highs.thats why balance is key to all these things.
My doc prescribed me NIVA and I had never heard of it before. So far i am Feeling very good but I also dropped gluten, dairy, and sugar at the same time. Not sure which is helping the most but I am thankful!
If you were taking thyroid medication, were you able to lower your dose by taking the T3 booster? I'll try anything just to feel better. Being lethargic and sleeping all the time seems like it's my job now. Unfortunately, I'm really good at it, too. 🥱
When I reached out to my endo I’ve had for more than 20 yrs, he said there is no “magic pill”. That was when I questioned trying a T3 med to supplement my Levothyroxine. He said I need to continue the Levothyroxine and increased my dose 😔 I’m seeing a new endo on 8/15 🤷🏼♀️
I think he is just ready to retire and doesn’t want to look into anything that might create more work for him or the next endo taking me in. It’s frustrating, though. Since I had my thyroidectomy I’m horribly exhausted all the time, gained 40 lbs and have NO ENERGY for even the smallest tasks. I’m not getting help from anyone medically even though I’m begging. Hopefully the new endo will listen.
@@stacybailey4381 Am sure you know to make sure and ask for a complete thyroid panel, including TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and reverse T3. Maybe look up cause I could be forgetting the entire thing. (I think also there is Total T4 and T3 but don’t quote me it’s early:) If they only test TSH you won’t know if you are converting it into T3. T3 is the usable hormone. I completely tank on T4 only except for Tirosent which I can’t get in my country. Also at 5:30 he mentioned LDN Your regular doc won’t know about it. You have to print out articles and show them. My neuro wanted me to stop taking it because he said he didn’t know what it was doing but my Endo/pain doc said my TPO numbers (Hashimotos) was half what it would have been if I wasn’t taking it and i forget to take it half the time…
My thyroglobulin hovered between 750-ish to about 900. My endo and my primary refused to treat my antibodies and only prescribed standard meds. Thyroid antibodies can trigger mast cell activation. My family has EDS also. My son does and my dad has all kinds of weird autoimmune. I started having anaphylaxis randomly when exercising. All the other side effects are livable. Brain fog makes me unproductive at work. I started low dose naltrexone and my antibodies are down to 400. We’re going to play with that dosage a little bit. I do feel better in general. I just ordered these recommended supplements. Fingers crossed. I still have really bad days after exercising.
Omgosh! My antibodies have always been extremely high ,900 plus. The only thing I was told is to cut out gluten. One year ago, I was diagnosed with MCAS. I had no idea that elevated antibodies is the cause! I was on LDN before with very little change, unfortunately. Perhaps I can try again. Thank you for sharing!
I started taking vitamin D and Magnesium together and stopped taking my thyroid meds. I did my own research and decided to try these supplements out and see how I felt. I suspected my body was missing something and the thyroid meds were just a bandaid for the symptoms. I noticed right away that I didn’t have any trouble breathing like I did without the medication before. I also noticed less hair loss and haven’t had flaking skin on my face from dryness. The biggest issue I had was neck and face swelling along with the huge breathing difficulty. That has all cleared up completely with just the vitamin D and magnesium. When I was taking the levothyroxine, I had trouble breathing again the same day I missed a dose. I quit taking it and started taking the vitamins the same day and had no issues. I took the vitamins for about a month and now I’m not taking anything and still haven’t had any issues with breathing or swelling. Also, I used to have worse symptoms when I ate sugar or gluten and now I don’t have any issues with eating these things anymore. It’s amazing to be free from the torture of that condition.
I was on low dose naltrexone. I really liked it. I moved and it got lost so I didn't take it for a year.... I started it again but didn't start small...went straight to my last dose....I felt terrible!! Work your way up to the low dose!!!
I have been taking LDN for almost 2 years, and it has had wonderful benefits for my chronic fatigue syndrome. My thyroid labs have not been much influenced though.
The problem I found is that even when I take my medicine on the regular I am exhausted and low energy. I’ve been taking it once every 30 days and my energy levels have been consistent. I’ve added salmon to my breakfast which has helped. I’m slowly shedding inches and weight more than when I was taking my prescription regularly. My blood results keep showing up as normal even as I have changed everything. It’s frustrating and tiresome to keep taking medication that doesn’t seem to help even as I have changed my diet and activity levels. Thanks Doc for keeping us updated on the possibility of getting better results and health.
@@Yellow-oc4sl I’ve been diagnosed Hashimotos. Hashimotos goes back and forth between hyper and hypo. I can say with confidence that I’ve had it since I was 9. I would go back and forth between hot and cold as I still do even at 38.
I’ve been on Tirosent since 2008 I believe. I have celiac disease so that’s why. Unfortunately it was never covered by my insurance until the genetics came out. I still have to pay a lot but my doctor used a mail pharmacy.
@@mirandaa463 I feel better but not the greatest. What happened was my levels finally got stable after 20 years of instability in Synthyroid and Armour.
The sheer amount of "alternatives" there is, just goes to show how lost people are when it comes to Hashimoto's. Having this condition for 8 years now I can say that I have never felt myself since my diagnosis, I felt better dieting and taking supplements, sure, but it seems like all these efforts are just a "fixxer-upper", like putting tape over a cracked water pipe. It will just leak less.
I took lev many years and they got into the habit if checking my blood yearly. I was so exhausted, needed an inhaler, and couldn't sleep even though I was exhausted. I quit taking them a month ago and everything is better including my thinking and sleeping. I haven't decided if I'm going keep having it treated, I'm so much better feeling without it
You need to find a better doctor, sadly not easy to do though. I was on Levothyroxine for very many years and was ill and hypothyroid most of the time. Learning from Dr Childs, when I finally found a doctor willing to do a Reverse T3 test, it was almost double what it should have been. Reverse T3 is bad and Levothyroxine provides a pathway for it. The doctor didn't know what to do with the results though and simply handed them to me. My current doctor who is the first doctor in decades I have found with any real knowledge, said it was the highest Reverse T3 he has has ever seen in his life (he is around 60). A lot of people have a problem with Levothyroxine, sadly doctors don't have enough knowlege to know what tests to do. I have learned everything I need to know from Dr Westin Childs. Currently trying the slow release T3. Good luck.
My daughter had almost no function left in her thyroid from hashimotos. Years of levothyroxine does not help. But she and I tried desiccated thyroid. What a difference! She feels fantastic and her goiter has shrunk for the first time ever. It must be because it has multiple hormones in it. When you mentioned new treatments I actually expected to you to say antidepressants. They seem to be the cure for everything. But help nothing. Worst drugs ever synthesized.
Hi Dr. Childs. Since Graves Disease is also an autoimmune disorder, would some of these treatments work for people who've had RAI treatment? (Or thyroidectomy.) While the thyroid problem has been treated, isn't the autoimmune component that caused the Graves still an issue? Great video. So much new information I had to watch it twice! Thank you for doing these videos, we've all learned so much from you. 👍
Thank you for very good videos . My bp spiked and old gp put me on bp meds . They made me so sick . So change gp asked to have thyroids levels checked slightly low so 3 months on it bp back to normal off bp meds. Bloods done today I asked to check T3 levels to see if it was a factor to cause bp going high . 😊
NP thyroid changed my life. No side effects, only downside is it’s not covered by insurance but it’s worth $23 a month. I did have to fight with a doctor to get a prescription but glad I did.
Diet, adequate rest and stress management are so important! Non alcoholic fatty liver, SIBO and bad gut bacteria are bad! Eating wheat, in the USA sprayed with Glyphosate and bromated makes it worse. Best carbs are from vegetables. Avoiding Narscissts, Assertiveness Training and being clear on your boundaries is so important. I'm bettiat 62 than I was in mg 50's.
Thank you for all the information Doctor...I have been on Levothyroxinenatrium 100micg.for about 12 years also 20 Mg.Simvastatine.. and I can't seem to lose weight... almost every one in our family have low thyroid..and on medication...I would really love to lose a few pounds..my sisters also is on thyroid medication but they also have diabetes and they lost weight...What is your advice? Thank you!
Thank you for your video, I'm interested to nigella sativa but, there is a but, as I had breast cancer estrogen related more than 10 years ago and I know nigella sativa contains phytoestrogens, can I take it in your point of view?
Ayurvedic treatment for hashimotos is very effective. I have lowered antibodies and tsh with Ayurveda and never changed 50 mcg levothyroxine dosage since 8 years
I'm disappointed in you. You grossly mischaracterized the two papers you cited. The Wunsch paper deals exclusively with the effect of red light therapy on collagen and wrinkles in skin. They never test TSH or anything to do with thyroid function nor do they look at BMI anywhere in the paper -- all in direct contradiction to what you said. The Danailova paper does mention "lighting regimens" but never mentions red light therapy. The lighting regimen they are referring to is one having to do with daylight exposure and Circadian rhythms. I'm trying to think of a benign reason why you would identify these papers as supporting red light therapy for thyroid treatment when neither one makes any such claims and I'm drawing a blank. Why are you making false claims about the scientific basis for these treatment modalities?
@@عبدالوهابراجح-خ1ل Umm, yeah. That's exactly how con men work. They tell you 9 true things and then lie to you about the 10th -- the one that makes them money somehow. If everything they said were lies you'd never fall for them. To be clear, I'm not saying that what Dr. Childs is a con man, but to so egregiously misrepresent what two different scientific papers says is either extremely sloppy and careless or a deliberate con. Either one isn't great.
Dr Childs I’m surprised by this video as you don’t clarify that Synthroid isn’t even produced by the thyroid but the pineal gland in the brain. The surgery you suggest sounds like a lobotomy!!! My friend had her thyroid removed because it was cancerous!! And she has had many problems. Metformin was almost taken off the market!! I have to take brand name meds because the generics didn’t work as proven by my being in generics for 5 days & then Dr having my bloods drawn 4 days in a row. The result my thyroid became much lower!! I need to take Cytomel also. Steroids have terrible after effects in that they cause bone loss including osteoporosis. I’m very disappointed in your decision to make this video. I usually think you’re terrific.
Synthroid is produced by laboratories, not a gland in the brain. Synthroid is a synthetic form of T4. The pineal gland produces melatonin. For completeness, the pituitary gland (in the brain) is told by the hypothalamus to produce TSH. The thyroid produces T4 in response, which is the natural equivalent of Synthroid.
@@robynehuber6767 Best YOU rewatch it. I said that he did not recommend it, not that he didn't mention it as an option. He specifically said that he does not recommend it.
I really wish that I can find a doctor like you Dr. Childs . I was diagnosed with hashimotos since April and been taking levotyroxine since then the thing is and so confusing for me my T3 and T4 are both normal and my TSH is low. What can you advise or suggest me to do that can help me avoiding all this rabbit hole and heal myself in a best way?
I take Low Dose Naltrexone. It worked in the beginning but after a couple years that stopped. It caused horrible nightmares. I do not have a thyroid gland. BUT I would not do it again.
My Dpctor told me I had to start with Levo because they won't approve another med till I fail others. Soooo, I have to feel like 💩before they will allow me to try another. Yea, me!!!!
Here is the probal truth Insurance isn't going to pay for Triosint. U want to feel better bust open the wallet. Really sucks but that is what I have to do. Currently costing me about $75.00 a month. Also won't pay for low dose neltrexadone costing me an additional $45 per month
@bluesky7704 it's not a money thing. My Doc won't even consider another option till I try Levo. We have 3 endo's where I live they all have the same mentally. Thinking about trying beef thyroid supplements.
@@Kat-lq8sp my generic hard pill script was causing me to have high blood pressure because os allergic sensitivity to the harderening compound in the tablet form
Dr Childs, TSH 1.75, FT4 1.11, FT3 2.7, RT3 20.1, T3 87, TgAb 3.7, TPOAb 23. 65y/o male, much of my get up and go done got up and went! Hard to loose any weight. Carnivore 4 years. What do you think?
U have no choice but to get that IR eliminated Very low carb high fat Then when ur better maybe u can add back in a little carbs but no grains still It’s a lifelong battle, like someone with a genetic disease Cuz it rly is
I have TPO >1300 and TSH 2,12 and low T3 (around 3) and super high T4 (around 16) and I have severe case of alopceia areata and a lot of other symptoms. My doctor said everything is fine 😢
I have a question off subject! I have Hashimotos and have been fasting - not days, but about 12-15hrs per night. Is this good or bad for Hashimotos?? I was thinking about doing a 3 day fast- do not want to damage my thyroid or immune system though. I have researched that a 3 day fast can heal many things like our immune system and kill off bad cells with renewed ones?? Anyone know about fasting and Hashimotos or Hypothyroid???
I have hypothyroidism but it's not Hashimoto's. I can't seem to find what's causing it even with brain scans, blood tests etc. the only thing I can put it down to is my Ehlers-danlos syndrome and complex PTSD
I recently started taking iodine from 4 Life Extension ( extracted from sea algae) . It seems to increase energy and gradually lifts the brain fog . Apparently supports thyroid function. Anyone else tried it ?
I've been taking it since January. 2% lugols. Honestly I don't see a difference but my breast pain before my period has disappeared so it helped with that. I heard it also reduces cysts throughout the body. It has also helped reduce my teenagers acne
I cured my hypothyroidism by going raw vegan. I only eat just fresh fruits and veggies and nuts and seeds and melons and berries and seaweeds and lentils.
It's a political campaign. It's been happening in America for centuries. On TV we keep getting socked with political ads. I agree it is annoying. It's part of our democratic system.
Keto/carnivore lifestyle has helped lower my TPO from 381 to 17. Hoping to get it into remission soon.
I also use Tirosint and liothyronine.
I'm trying that also. My medication has been lowered. Hoping for more and more improvement
Same for me. Once I eliminated grains from my diet, TPO became normal!! Diet is key
I did the same thing and also took three Brazil nuts a day It’s loaded with selenium. Remission ❤🎉
Did you do strict carnivore or did you include dairy too?
Thank you for the update.
The suffering is absolutely excruciating. Terrible.
I put my hashimoto's into remission with high dose vitamin d. And my root cause is all genetic. And my hashimoto's was extremely aggressive. Was literally walking around half dead by time i was diagnosed.
I would love to know how many IUs you took?
Yes, how much please?
@@kittydewinter3515 I started with 1000 iu and kept upping the dose. I topped out at 15,000 iu a day and my vitamin d level runs about 126. To much I don't feel right. So u have to adjust your dose and find what works for you.
I started with 1000 iu a day and kept upping the dose till I felt good. I topped at 15,000 iu a day. U need to start low and adjust up. U can check labs to see where antibodies are and vit d level is.
@@donnashaner-pfeifer8390 what about all this Vit D with K2 ? Or you just did Vit D only?
Thank you! Doctors especially endocrinologist practice with blinders on! Been sick for over 20 years! I first realized Doctors cannot help after I read Izabella Wentz book. “The root cause of Hashimoto’s “. A must read. This video reveals new upcoming treatments. Fantastic! Everyone please be your own advocate and find someone like Dr Child’s to help you!
@moniquevonmoss2406
The issue is money. Endos make money on fertility and diabetes. We are basically throwaway patients for them. I’ve sat in front of doctors literally falling over in my chair from symptoms while being read my numbers and being told I’m fine.
Only when I happened to get a brand new endo first day on his job did I finally get decent follow up care. When I moved again I was mistreated and even though I found private doc who is helping it’s taken 4 years and counting to rebalance my hormones. Now I consult with him and then just find any doc who can prescribe. You have to pretty much just assume they are not gonna give you the time of day if you don’t pay them out of pocket.
I have high TPO numbers but T values are high but just teetering over the edge of needing medication. This new lady doc told me to either go on Lev or just wait and keep doing blood labs. Never once recommended naturopathic methods 😞 been following you and went and picked up a bunch of gut health stuff along with thyroid supplements. Praying this helps my energy and lethargy
Thank God for you Dr Childs! Thank you! ❤🙏🦋
Sometimes Hashimoto's is secondary to another autoimmune disease, thus thyroid hormones aren't going to help or change anything until the real cause is discovered.
Bravo to you!!!! So right
Dr Berg explains it very well. Fatty liver and the gut microbiome.
@@ceilconstante640it depends it can be a lot of things.
I have hashimotos but I’m hyper
@queensalahuddin1065 yeah it can go high and low in hasimotos. Same when you have diabetes you can also get lows as well as highs.thats why balance is key to all these things.
My doc prescribed me NIVA and I had never heard of it before. So far i am
Feeling very good but I also dropped gluten, dairy, and sugar at the same time. Not sure which is helping the most but I am thankful!
Diet
@@annjames1837 your right because now I feel I have switched into hyper. My med was a low dose so I am going to stop it and see how I feel.
Thank you so much for this information Dr. Westin. I have learnt so much from you. You are God’s sent❤
Thank you, Doc. I really appreciate your help! I have been using your T3 Booster for about a year now. I feel better and it's helping my lab numbers.
If you were taking thyroid medication, were you able to lower your dose by taking the T3 booster? I'll try anything just to feel better. Being lethargic and sleeping all the time seems like it's my job now. Unfortunately, I'm really good at it, too. 🥱
When I reached out to my endo I’ve had for more than 20 yrs, he said there is no “magic pill”. That was when I questioned trying a T3 med to supplement my Levothyroxine. He said I need to continue the Levothyroxine and increased my dose 😔 I’m seeing a new endo on 8/15 🤷🏼♀️
Good for you. I can't believe he was unwilling to prescribe that for you.
I think he is just ready to retire and doesn’t want to look into anything that might create more work for him or the next endo taking me in. It’s frustrating, though. Since I had my thyroidectomy I’m horribly exhausted all the time, gained 40 lbs and have NO ENERGY for even the smallest tasks. I’m not getting help from anyone medically even though I’m begging. Hopefully the new endo will listen.
@@stacybailey4381 Good luck!
Try a functional medicine dr, you’ll get much better results
@@stacybailey4381
Am sure you know to make sure and ask for a complete thyroid panel, including TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and reverse T3. Maybe look up cause I could be forgetting the entire thing. (I think also there is Total T4 and T3 but don’t quote me it’s early:)
If they only test TSH you won’t know if you are converting it into T3. T3 is the usable hormone.
I completely tank on T4 only except for Tirosent which I can’t get in my country.
Also at 5:30 he mentioned LDN
Your regular doc won’t know about it. You have to print out articles and show them. My neuro wanted me to stop taking it because he said he didn’t know what it was doing but my Endo/pain doc said my TPO numbers (Hashimotos) was half what it would have been if I wasn’t taking it and i forget to take it half the time…
My thyroglobulin hovered between 750-ish to about 900. My endo and my primary refused to treat my antibodies and only prescribed standard meds. Thyroid antibodies can trigger mast cell activation. My family has EDS also. My son does and my dad has all kinds of weird autoimmune. I started having anaphylaxis randomly when exercising. All the other side effects are livable. Brain fog makes me unproductive at work. I started low dose naltrexone and my antibodies are down to 400. We’re going to play with that dosage a little bit. I do feel better in general. I just ordered these recommended supplements. Fingers crossed. I still have really bad days after exercising.
Omgosh! My antibodies have always been extremely high ,900 plus. The only thing I was told is to cut out gluten. One year ago, I was diagnosed with MCAS. I had no idea that elevated antibodies is the cause! I was on LDN before with very little change, unfortunately. Perhaps I can try again. Thank you for sharing!
I started taking vitamin D and Magnesium together and stopped taking my thyroid meds.
I did my own research and decided to try these supplements out and see how I felt. I suspected my body was missing something and the thyroid meds were just a bandaid for the symptoms.
I noticed right away that I didn’t have any trouble breathing like I did without the medication before. I also noticed less hair loss and haven’t had flaking skin on my face from dryness.
The biggest issue I had was neck and face swelling along with the huge breathing difficulty. That has all cleared up completely with just the vitamin D and magnesium.
When I was taking the levothyroxine, I had trouble breathing again the same day I missed a dose. I quit taking it and started taking the vitamins the same day and had no issues. I took the vitamins for about a month and now I’m not taking anything and still haven’t had any issues with breathing or swelling.
Also, I used to have worse symptoms when I ate sugar or gluten and now I don’t have any issues with eating these things anymore. It’s amazing to be free from the torture of that condition.
What kind of magnesium do you use?
What's the name of the magnesium you use?
I was on low dose naltrexone. I really liked it. I moved and it got lost so I didn't take it for a year.... I started it again but didn't start small...went straight to my last dose....I felt terrible!! Work your way up to the low dose!!!
I have been taking LDN for almost 2 years, and it has had wonderful benefits for my chronic fatigue syndrome. My thyroid labs have not been much influenced though.
The problem I found is that even when I take my medicine on the regular I am exhausted and low energy. I’ve been taking it once every 30 days and my energy levels have been consistent. I’ve added salmon to my breakfast which has helped. I’m slowly shedding inches and weight more than when I was taking my prescription regularly. My blood results keep showing up as normal even as I have changed everything. It’s frustrating and tiresome to keep taking medication that doesn’t seem to help even as I have changed my diet and activity levels.
Thanks Doc for keeping us updated on the possibility of getting better results and health.
Man I hope u feel better soon
Sounds like hypo and hyper systems along with other hormones if you are menopause
@@Yellow-oc4sl I’ve been diagnosed Hashimotos. Hashimotos goes back and forth between hyper and hypo. I can say with confidence that I’ve had it since I was 9. I would go back and forth between hot and cold as I still do even at 38.
I am extremely greatful foe you Dr. Childs
I’ve been on Tirosent since 2008 I believe. I have celiac disease so that’s why. Unfortunately it was never covered by my insurance until the genetics came out. I still have to pay a lot but my doctor used a mail pharmacy.
What is the generic called and where is it from? I am having trouble with insurance apprving tirosint.
@@bernadette573 highland specialty pharmacy in Mississippi. It says Tirosint right on the first page.
Did it help? What did you notice first and how long before you felt improved? 😊
@@mirandaa463 I feel better but not the greatest. What happened was my levels finally got stable after 20 years of instability in Synthyroid and Armour.
How about cleaning up the diet first as a start. Helped me raise my numbers and have more energy.
The sheer amount of "alternatives" there is, just goes to show how lost people are when it comes to Hashimoto's. Having this condition for 8 years now I can say that I have never felt myself since my diagnosis, I felt better dieting and taking supplements, sure, but it seems like all these efforts are just a "fixxer-upper", like putting tape over a cracked water pipe. It will just leak less.
Try sauna
And 10000 steps.
Great anti inflammatory
Blood thinners
Heart health
Don’t diet
Change ur WOE
Change ur macros
My doctor got me on Levothyroxine I never have a good day feel awful he doesn't want change it I'm bout to dump him
Those Lev pills are terrible,
I felt so much better with Triosint
Same. So many horrible symptoms. It never seems to end.
I took lev many years and they got into the habit if checking my blood yearly. I was so exhausted, needed an inhaler, and couldn't sleep even though I was exhausted. I quit taking them a month ago and everything is better including my thinking and sleeping. I haven't decided if I'm going keep having it treated, I'm so much better feeling without it
You need to find a better doctor, sadly not easy to do though. I was on Levothyroxine for very many years and was ill and hypothyroid most of the time. Learning from Dr Childs, when I finally found a doctor willing to do a Reverse T3 test, it was almost double what it should have been. Reverse T3 is bad and Levothyroxine provides a pathway for it. The doctor didn't know what to do with the results though and simply handed them to me. My current doctor who is the first doctor in decades I have found with any real knowledge, said it was the highest Reverse T3 he has has ever seen in his life (he is around 60). A lot of people have a problem with Levothyroxine, sadly doctors don't have enough knowlege to know what tests to do. I have learned everything I need to know from Dr Westin Childs. Currently trying the slow release T3. Good luck.
Thank you, thank you, thank you😊
My daughter had almost no function left in her thyroid from hashimotos. Years of levothyroxine does not help. But she and I tried desiccated thyroid. What a difference! She feels fantastic and her goiter has shrunk for the first time ever. It must be because it has multiple hormones in it. When you mentioned new treatments I actually expected to you to say antidepressants. They seem to be the cure for everything. But help nothing. Worst drugs ever synthesized.
Look at Mark Cubans ‘cost plus’, mail order pharmacy, for Tirosint. It was the same price as Armour from local pharmacy.
Ty
Hi Dr. Childs. Since Graves Disease is also an autoimmune disorder, would some of these treatments work for people who've had RAI treatment? (Or thyroidectomy.) While the thyroid problem has been treated, isn't the autoimmune component that caused the Graves still an issue? Great video. So much new information I had to watch it twice! Thank you for doing these videos, we've all learned so much from you. 👍
Thank you for very good videos . My bp spiked and old gp put me on bp meds . They made me so sick . So change gp asked to have thyroids levels checked slightly low so 3 months on it bp back to normal off bp meds. Bloods done today I asked to check T3 levels to see if it was a factor to cause bp going high . 😊
Carnivore for 93 days going for blood work on day 100 to see results
Please post your results
3 days remaining!
@@عبدالوهابراجح-خ1ل Soooo?
NP thyroid changed my life. No side effects, only downside is it’s not covered by insurance but it’s worth $23 a month. I did have to fight with a doctor to get a prescription but glad I did.
$23?? Wow u are blessed!
@@YeshuaKingMessiahI pay 46 a month
Diet, adequate rest and stress management are so important!
Non alcoholic fatty liver, SIBO and bad gut bacteria are bad!
Eating wheat, in the USA sprayed with Glyphosate and bromated makes it worse. Best carbs are from vegetables.
Avoiding Narscissts, Assertiveness Training and being clear on your boundaries is so important.
I'm bettiat 62 than I was in mg 50's.
Can u also do video about maunjaro for hypothyroidism
Thank you for all the information Doctor...I have been on Levothyroxinenatrium 100micg.for about 12 years also 20 Mg.Simvastatine.. and I can't seem to lose weight... almost every one in our family have low thyroid..and on medication...I would really love to lose a few pounds..my sisters also is on thyroid medication but they also have diabetes and they lost weight...What is your advice? Thank you!
I wonder what dose of inositol he recommends?
Thank you 😊 wonderful information 👍 ☀️
How do we help the Danish doctors to get to know about this information ? 🤞🤞🤞
I had two primary care drs who did not know what hashimotos was.
Scary
🙄😑😦 oh boy!!
Thank you for your video, I'm interested to nigella sativa but, there is a but, as I had breast cancer estrogen related more than 10 years ago and I know nigella sativa contains phytoestrogens, can I take it in your point of view?
Ayurvedic treatment for hashimotos is very effective. I have lowered antibodies and tsh with Ayurveda and never changed 50 mcg levothyroxine dosage since 8 years
Guide me with treatment please
I'm disappointed in you. You grossly mischaracterized the two papers you cited. The Wunsch paper deals exclusively with the effect of red light therapy on collagen and wrinkles in skin. They never test TSH or anything to do with thyroid function nor do they look at BMI anywhere in the paper -- all in direct contradiction to what you said. The Danailova paper does mention "lighting regimens" but never mentions red light therapy. The lighting regimen they are referring to is one having to do with daylight exposure and Circadian rhythms. I'm trying to think of a benign reason why you would identify these papers as supporting red light therapy for thyroid treatment when neither one makes any such claims and I'm drawing a blank. Why are you making false claims about the scientific basis for these treatment modalities?
Did he just do 10 things 9 are good 1 is bad
And you judge him on that
Come on
I did hit yoga for years in an infrared sauna - made a huge difference in autoimmune disease
@@عبدالوهابراجح-خ1ل Umm, yeah. That's exactly how con men work. They tell you 9 true things and then lie to you about the 10th -- the one that makes them money somehow. If everything they said were lies you'd never fall for them. To be clear, I'm not saying that what Dr. Childs is a con man, but to so egregiously misrepresent what two different scientific papers says is either extremely sloppy and careless or a deliberate con. Either one isn't great.
I'm post thyroidectomy 2022, pathology MPTC. Glad I had it removed...but the lifetime Levo side effects🙁#boneloss I had to deal with.
Dr Childs I’m surprised by this video as you don’t clarify that Synthroid isn’t even produced by the thyroid but the pineal gland in the brain. The surgery you suggest sounds like a lobotomy!!! My friend had her thyroid removed because it was cancerous!! And she has had many problems. Metformin was almost taken off the market!! I have to take brand name meds because the generics didn’t work as proven by my being in generics for 5 days & then Dr having my bloods drawn 4 days in a row. The result my thyroid became much lower!! I need to take Cytomel also.
Steroids have terrible after effects in that they cause bone loss including osteoporosis. I’m very disappointed in your decision to make this video. I usually think you’re terrific.
Synthroid is produced by laboratories, not a gland in the brain. Synthroid is a synthetic form of T4.
The pineal gland produces melatonin.
For completeness, the pituitary gland (in the brain) is told by the hypothalamus to produce TSH. The thyroid produces T4 in response, which is the natural equivalent of Synthroid.
He made no recommendation to remove the thyroid or take steroids.
Actually he states these are options that are available. If you choose you can rewatch video. Best to you
@@robynehuber6767 Best YOU rewatch it. I said that he did not recommend it, not that he didn't mention it as an option. He specifically said that he does not recommend it.
@@antoinettejurgens1177 Thanks. I was very tired when watching it. Have to be more careful. Have a lovely nite
Doc..In most cases, Hashimotos is accompanied by Hypothyroidism.. but in my case I have hyperthyroidism with thyroiditis. How do I go about it?
@Dr Childs, what about using PEMF therapy?
I really wish that I can find a doctor like you Dr. Childs . I was diagnosed with hashimotos since April and been taking levotyroxine since then the thing is and so confusing for me my T3 and T4 are both normal and my TSH is low.
What can you advise or suggest me to do that can help me avoiding all this rabbit hole and heal myself in a best way?
But how do you get them
What about those who have had their thyroid surgally removed
I take Low Dose Naltrexone. It worked in the beginning but after a couple years that stopped. It caused horrible nightmares. I do not have a thyroid gland. BUT I would not do it again.
It's helped me for over 15 years. Everyone is different.
@@mimimo555 Were you ever able to get off of it?
My Dpctor told me I had to start with Levo because they won't approve another med till I fail others. Soooo, I have to feel like 💩before they will allow me to try another. Yea, me!!!!
Here is the probal truth Insurance isn't going to pay for Triosint. U want to feel better bust open the wallet. Really sucks but that is what I have to do. Currently costing me about $75.00 a month. Also won't pay for low dose neltrexadone costing me an additional $45 per month
@bluesky7704 it's not a money thing. My Doc won't even consider another option till I try Levo. We have 3 endo's where I live they all have the same mentally. Thinking about trying beef thyroid supplements.
@@Kat-lq8sp my generic hard pill script was causing me to have high blood pressure because os allergic sensitivity to the harderening compound in the tablet form
Have you considered trying a naturopath? They’ll treat entire autoimmune condition and prescribe Thyroid meds that include T3
Vitamin D3 50k
Low D levels = Low thyroid.
Period.
It fights off TPO
Hi, kindly let me know can ever a thyroid medicine can be stop if yes plz tell us how..
Thank you so much
Waiting for your proper reply..
This seems to be hereditary but only through mom. My siblings and kids and me have it but not moms siblings or parents. Strange i know
What is symptoms for hashimoto?
I m put on HCQS 200 for Hashimotos which the doc said is cause for my infertility
What do you recommend when I have no longer have a thyroid and parathyroid please?
Dr Childs, TSH 1.75, FT4 1.11, FT3 2.7, RT3 20.1, T3 87, TgAb 3.7, TPOAb 23.
65y/o male, much of my get up and go done got up and went! Hard to loose any weight. Carnivore 4 years. What do you think?
Would love more effective and safe options for pcos too
Keto/carnivore will definitely help as it has in my case.
U have no choice but to get that IR eliminated
Very low carb high fat
Then when ur better maybe u can add back in a little carbs but no grains still
It’s a lifelong battle, like someone with a genetic disease
Cuz it rly is
Can someone tell me if I can order Dr.Childs supplements from the UK ? I would be very grateful ☺️
Thank you in advance 🙏🏻
What is the name of the t4 injection study/trial?
What is the difference between Hashimoto's and Sjögren's?
I have TPO >1300 and TSH 2,12 and low T3 (around 3) and super high T4 (around 16) and I have severe case of alopceia areata and a lot of other symptoms. My doctor said everything is fine 😢
And still nothing new in Graves disease
@BubbleBurster-nv1vl i am on Methimazole and without any symptoms but of course I want to be out of meds if is possible.
I have a question off subject! I have Hashimotos and have been fasting - not days, but about 12-15hrs per night. Is this good or bad for Hashimotos?? I was thinking about doing a 3 day fast- do not want to damage my thyroid or immune system though. I have researched that a 3 day fast can heal many things like our immune system and kill off bad cells with renewed ones?? Anyone know about fasting and Hashimotos or Hypothyroid???
Thanks alot Dr but
One kind of tablets can't fit for millions of people all over the world ❤️🌎 sorry
Duh. I'm sure he knows that.... Therefore he mentioned more than one med🙄
Your mic sounds phenomenal. So much that's it's distracting because I'm not used to hearing such quality 😂
Also, why do you never talk about iodine?
Why do people not like levothyrine?
How can i contact you ....please help me out , i have high tsh and other lab test are normal .i dont get my periods .
I have hypothyroidism but it's not Hashimoto's. I can't seem to find what's causing it even with brain scans, blood tests etc. the only thing I can put it down to is my Ehlers-danlos syndrome and complex PTSD
I recently started taking iodine from 4 Life Extension ( extracted from sea algae) . It seems to increase energy and gradually lifts the brain fog . Apparently supports thyroid function. Anyone else tried it ?
I've been taking it since January. 2% lugols. Honestly I don't see a difference but my breast pain before my period has disappeared so it helped with that. I heard it also reduces cysts throughout the body. It has also helped reduce my teenagers acne
Can you say in more scientific way what is the "red light" and please name which studies was that?
Took T3 cytomel AND metformin
It did nothing
One whole yr
🙏
I cured my hypothyroidism by going raw vegan. I only eat just fresh fruits and veggies and nuts and seeds and melons and berries and seaweeds and lentils.
I had radiation iodine. I don’t have any idea how to feel better
I take Tirosint you just need to find your right dose.
Dr. I like to listen to you, but could you slow it down. You talk like you had 5 cups of coffee or several Redbulls. Thank you.
carnivore diet and vit d
If you have no thyroid , because it was removed. Do you have hashimotos.
No. Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune disease, if you have your thyroid removed it does not mean you ever had an autoimmune disease.
@@mn7486 it was riddled with cancer
@@jeanmansfield9230 Ok, it’s a good thing you had it removed then. I hope you are well now.
Why did you leave out desiccated thyroid?
He didn’t. He spoke about a new one available
I took that and it didn’t help me personally
@@michelleconnery9432 Have you checked your ferritin? It can throw off the thyroid as well. It happened to me. Take care
Every time I try to watch a video I have to listen to Kamala ads….. it’s disgusting how they’re pushing their political views.
Well let’s pray that people get so annoyed that they vote for Trump! 😂
Noooooo! @@terrileeg03
Why then do you have to comment about it? Really!!! Delete
It's a political campaign. It's been happening in America for centuries. On TV we keep getting socked with political ads. I agree it is annoying. It's part of our democratic system.
There’s no way to avoid political ads. I don’t have a television, which helps a lot, but commercials of all kinds are everywhere.
You recommend Metformin? Unsubscribed.
Sounding like a commercial