I have had my thyroids removed completely for about 4 years ago now, I have tried all of the different levaxin types and brands without me feeling well and being able to work at a normal job for longer times, my bloodtest's where looking good though.
I live in a country where NDT isnt considered as a medication and is impossible to get any doctors to help me with this, but now after all this feeling bad, being depressed and extremely tired, In took the matter in my own hands, I ordered some NDT from internet and actually started feeling like myself again. (with some days feeling crap) but to go for 100% of bad feeling to 80% of feeling good Im just really glad I did this experiment.
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Natural Sources Raw Thyroid is not NDT. It is what we call a 'glandular', and probably doesn't contain any hormone. And, the iodine content is a really bad idea.
If you're taking 3 tablets a day, and each one contains 300 mg kelp, you're probably getting more than twice the rda of iodine. Iodine is antithyroid, so you're probably doing more harm than good with that. And you've been taking them for 2 months.
Excess iodine is supposed to be excreted. But, in my experience, that doesn't work very well. The iodine can build up. And, excess iodine can cause all sorts of problems, like triggering Hashi's. And, if you already have Hashi's, making it worse. So, it's really not something I would recommend.
greygoose is correct. That supplement contains 300mg kelp which is equal to 150mcg iodine which is the RDA.
The serving suggestion on this supplement is 1 capsule. You are taking 3 which gives you 450mcg iodine which is 3 times the RDA.
Iodine does build up, I can confirm that. I did an iodine test and my level was exactly in the middle of the range at 150 (100-199). My then practioner put me on a multi supplement which contained 150mcg iodine, despite me saying I wasn't deficient she said it was fine as "there is only a small amount of iodine in the supplement". Well, when I retested just a few months later my iodine level came back at 250 (100-199). One of the reasons I ditched the practioner and ditched the supplement.
If I was in your situation I would restart standard levothyroxine while I got this sorted out. The standard starter dose is 50mcgs but you may need to start on more than that if you do not have a heart condition and are not frail.
There could be a variety of reasons why you did not do well on levothyroxine and it might not be the medicine itself. Once back on levothyroxine you can investigate the reasons and/or source the correct NDT.
You must feel dreadful with a TSH that high ... you need to start Levothyroxine straight away. You can get NDT from abroad if you need it ... I got mine from Thailand and it arrived in about 10 days. I took Thyroid S and the man who sent it to me sent me a email showing the product and then the parcel he was sending by air mail. It didn't get stopped by customs and my postman delivered it to my door. The member called reallyfedup told me how to pay for it and how to get it. I haven't seen her on this site for a while but her whole family suffer from thyroid disease and she is really knowledgeable . She has also helped other desperate women who need NDT because they can't tolerate Levothyroxine.
It was a man I contacted in Thailand ... reallyfedup gave me his details. I don't know if she is still on this site at the moment. Start a new thread asking for other members to message you about how to get Thyroid S from Thailand and you will get replies ... I did.
You re not taking NDT, you are taking a thyroid glandular supplement which may not contain any thyroid hormones at all. You need real NDT or thyroxine/liothyronine before you kill yourself - you are very, very hypo. You can buy real NDT on the internet
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