Possible to get off Thyroid meds?

[Smokescreen]

I've been on Synthroid since the beginning of the year. But as of the last few months. I've also been put on Testosterone, HCG, DHEA, L-tyrosine. And I also started to eat again at 5-6 meals a day. And of course, I'm training 4-5 days of the week.

When doc put me on Synthroid (very beginning of the year). I was eating only 2-3 meals a day. I haven't trained in months. I wasn't taking HCG or DHEA (my DHEA was at 60 and the range is between 150-700). And my Testosterone levels were too high (I was taking around 400mgs per week). And I wasn't taking L-tyrosine.

Since now I am taking HCG, DHEA, normal HRT doses of Testosterone, L-tyrosine, eating 5-6 meals a day, drinking more water, Training and of course now going to sleep at a normal time. Can I get off my Synthroid?

Is it possible to get off Synthroid after being on if for almost 10 months?

BTW...since being put on the synthroid. I haven't noticed ANY changes at all! Doc said I would feel better. I really felt nothing. Doc said I will be more energetic and motivated. And of course....lose most of the water weight I had around my midsection. But! None of that EVER happened.

What I take now is Dexedrine Spansules. It's an amphetamine used for ADD. This drug DID make me feel better by giving me more energy, focus, concentration, drive, ambition, libido. And it also allowed me to lose a lot of water weight gain I had.

Why do I want to get off the synthroid? Well, because I never saw any benefits from it. Nothing good NOR bad came from it. And let's be honest, why waste the money that I DON'T have on something I "might" not even need.

I'm just afraid that I will end up extremely fat. And or end up with mental disturbances.

 

[Roxy722]

I'm curious if the dexadrine is prescribed by the doc too?

 

[needtogetarmy]

When you take synthroid for extended periods of time the chances of you being able to come off are slim. I have to take 50mcg ED for the rest of my life.

You can taper it down. Head from 50mcg to 25 to 10 and then stop. Do it for two weeks at each dose, then reduce it. The thyroid is a very sensitive gland and it regulates tons of things from metabolism, to mood etc. When mine died I was a wreck. Cold feet, lethargy, couldn't sleep, it was a nightmare.

I would taper down and then get your blood done 3-4 weeks after your last dose. It does take a while for your system to adjust. The same goes if you have to start up again. It can take 4-6 weeks for your body to fully adjust to the meds.

Good luck.

 

[Smokescreen]

I'm curious if the dexadrine is prescribed by the doc too?

Of course.

 

[aquarius21]

What is your Sythroid dosage ?
Why has the doc started sythroid at all ? Were your labs showing hypo state or were feeling hypo symptoms ?

What are your thyroid levels now ?
What were your Free t3,free t4, and TSH before the treatment and now ?
antibodies test ?

If your labs were showing low thyroid before the treatment, you might be just fine now thanks to the synthroid, because your symptoms could
appear later if left untreated.

All of these answers are needed, and it is really important to know your Free t3, free t4, tsh , antibodies levels
in order to have the correct answers.

 

[OMEGA]

If your Hypo thyroid then NO

 

[Stocks_and_Steroids]

I know you want off and I hope it works out. I don't understand why you went along with Thyroid meds after being off training and eating like crap. I could undertstand if you were eating clean and training hard and not getting any leaner, but to jump on the drug first is very wrong. To me, that is like someone who after a long time on the couch goes to the bathroom injects 500mg Test and goes to the gym without no period to prime the body to do what it can first before the Drug.
Thyroid meds scare the hell out of me. With enough training and smart dieting anyone can overcome a slow metabolism. I would suggest dropping the dose and eventually seeing how your body reacts without the med. And of course train and diet hard to compensate.

 

[SuperOne]

Your cortisol may be low and if this is so then your thyroid meds will basically be useless because thryoid needs cortisol to work.



I know of a few stories of people who were able to get off thyroid meds after remineralizing their body and really detoxing. To fix this problem you need the help of a really good alternative health doctor. You need to make sure you are getting enough absorbable iodine, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin c, b vitamins, and look into detoxing heavy metals and such out of the body. Also leaky gut and undigested proteins in the body cause autoimmune problems which can cause thyroid problems. Unless your thyroid is cut out, it totally IS possible to get off thyroid meds if done the right way, so dont lose hope. If you want some good fully absorbable mineral products then I can post some links that may help.

 

[Smokescreen]

I really don't know why he even put me on synthroid to be honest. After seeing him for so many years. One day out of the blue he decides to check my thyroid. And says I need Synthroid. It showed a little low. But then again, I did just get off of a cycle of Cytomel. LOL

 

[foxbody351w]

If you only had your TSH checked that is only a fraction of the big picture with your thyroid. You can have a high TSH and normal physical values for T3 and T4 but a poor conversion rate or autoimmune Hashimotos Thyroiditis..

Flat out if you had a high TSH and you were put on T4 ONLY(synthroid, levo, etc.) and you did not experience improvements in your symptoms then t4 was not the answer to your problems..you could have normal T4 levels and you just dont convert very well to T3 or you could have selenium deficiency, or even the hashimotos that your immune system attacks your thyroid despite high doses of thyroid meds.

You need to make sure you had more than just TSH checked, you need to look at T4 and T3 levels, T3 uptake, TPO and Thyroid antiglobulin antibodies.

MOST thyroid issues are not primary thyroidism where you can just take T4 and everything is back to normal.
If you had low test then you prob had higher estrogen and estrogen binds to the thyroid hormone making it useless, so it sounds like you are getting other hormonal/endocrine issues taken care of now and thats a start but you need to consider a more qualified doctor who specializes in secondary hypothyroidism/autoimmune thyroiditis..

If doc prescribed you ADD meds he is treating thyroid SYMPTOMS and NOT the CAUSE of the thyroid problems..he prob also offered you depression meds for your mood, also only treating the symptoms NOT THE ROOT CAUSE of the thyroid issue. If your thyroid was taken care of properly you would not need something for fatigue and you would have lost the weight gained from the issue.

Dr. Mark Starr has some good books to consider reading, he is very knowledgeable in this field.
I had to go to 6 different doctors before I found one that would actually listen to me and not think I was crazy or making symptoms up because the T4 meds were a cureall and I couldnt possibly still be having thyroid symptoms.