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Is my thyroid profile better or getting worse
Prior to me finding this site, I like the websites for thyroid of these two:
Dr. Westin Childs - have seen more articles at this one that talk in detail about interpreting thyroid tests.
Izabella Wentz thyroid pharmacist
I have hashimoto's. Here are my thoughts. Mine isn't that bad now and I do not know how bad it was in prior years. I'm 46 and I have had 2 babies who are now teenagers. I am guessing restrospectively, but I assume a couple of things: 1) when I was a kid I probably had some metabolic syndrome. Wasn't really obese, but gained some fat around puberty and liked to eat sugar and milk. My eyelashes and my eyebrows fell out a lot--they would poke my eyes a lot! After having 2 babies at at 30, everything got worse: wasn't sleeping well, developed histamine intolerance, mood problems, and HAIR LOSS and COLD BODY TEMPS especially in the evenings.
2) I didn't have thyroid antibodies tested until after I had done a significant amount of work on healthy living: sleeping better, gluten free, dairy free, supplementation of nutrients, eating mostly nutrient-dense foods, etc. So, when I tested, my antibodies were below 20, maybe even lower than 10. I'm currently on Low Dose Naltrexone to deal with this "autoimmune" disease.
However the smart doctor who diagnosed me with Hashimoto's said that my overall function is actually good. My T3>T4 conversion is "a little low" and she wanted me to take Thorne Research brand Thyrocsin. I don't take that one but I take all the components of it. I also read Izabella Wentz and added selenium. I'm not sure whether to go with 200mcg or 400mcg per day.
I have better body temp (subjective feeling; I do not measure with a thermometer).
Dr. Broda Barnes said that if you measure your BASAL body temp and it's at all low, then you are hypothyroid. I don't see that as being forever--it's transitory and you can improve your function.
Important to support adrenals as well.
I'm careful about becoming cold. I take a hot bath before bed and sleep so much better. I wear clothing to make sure that I stay warm. I know that my body temps can go through phases of being better or worse, depending on How much sleep I'm getting.
There are lots of things that raise oxytocin. I think the most fundamental is eye contact with people. If you are uncomfortable with that: practice! And, go get a massage (NOT the happy ending kind).