Am I ready for a cycle?

[Zyglamail]

I should also disclose I was formerly hyperthyroid and took radioactive iodine, I am now recently diagnosed hypothyroid (high TSH levels) but am awaiting results for free T3 before beginning any medication.

Im gonna touch on this a bit but you have already caused yourself some major thyroid damage. Do you understand why radioactive iodine is used?

The thyroid basically has iodine receptors, iodine is the main elemental building block of thyroid hormones. When someone has a hyper thyroid they give them radioactive iodine because they know it will be directly absorbed by the thyroid and in turn the radiation will damage the thyroid reducing its output.

This is akin to amputating your arm because you have a broken wrist. Its barbaric medicine at ts finest.

Now you say you have a high TSH and that your doc says you are hypothyroid (ie underfunctioning thyroid). Do you know why that is? Because the radiation damaged your thyroid and in its damaged state your elemental (ie non radioactive) iodine levels are low so combined your thyroid simply can not do its job.
You and your doc both likely dont realize that TSH is a poor indicator of thyroid function. TSH is not just a measure of the thyroid trying to produce more T3, TSH is also released to stimulate sodium-iodide symporter cells. Basically TSH is released to cause new iodine receptors to be created so the bodies iodine can be gathered and converted to T3. Damage your thyroid with radioactive iodine and you damage the cells that have symporters, of course your body is going to try and recover from that damage by increasing TSH to cause more symporters to be made.


Id bet big money your problems all stemmed from iodine/selenium deficiency to begin with and they will never clear up until you become sufficient in those nutrients. No amount of medication will fix your thyroid but supplements can.

You can blindly follow your doc and simply mask symptoms for a while or you can try and fix yourself. Do yourself a favor and get the book "Iodine: why you need it" and save yourself a lot of money and misery.

 

[smalljohn]

Im gonna touch on this a bit but you have already caused yourself some major thyroid damage. Do you understand why radioactive iodine is used?

The thyroid basically has iodine receptors, iodine is the main elemental building block of thyroid hormones. When someone has a hyper thyroid they give them radioactive iodine because they know it will be directly absorbed by the thyroid and in turn the radiation will damage the thyroid reducing its output.

This is akin to amputating your arm because you have a broken wrist. Its barbaric medicine at ts finest.

Now you say you have a high TSH and that your doc says you are hypothyroid (ie underfunctioning thyroid). Do you know why that is? Because the radiation damaged your thyroid and in its damaged state your elemental (ie non radioactive) iodine levels are low so combined your thyroid simply can not do its job.
You and your doc both likely dont realize that TSH is a poor indicator of thyroid function. TSH is not just a measure of the thyroid trying to produce more T3, TSH is also released to stimulate sodium-iodide symporter cells. Basically TSH is released to cause new iodine receptors to be created so the bodies iodine can be gathered and converted to T3. Damage your thyroid with radioactive iodine and you damage the cells that have symporters, of course your body is going to try and recover from that damage by increasing TSH to cause more symporters to be made.


Id bet big money your problems all stemmed from iodine/selenium deficiency to begin with and they will never clear up until you become sufficient in those nutrients. No amount of medication will fix your thyroid but supplements can.

You can blindly follow your doc and simply mask symptoms for a while or you can try and fix yourself. Do yourself a favor and get the book "Iodine: why you need it" and save yourself a lot of money and misery.

Gotta love zyglas well informed posts. Thanks alot!

 

[fat1]

No, I went for wellness check last week lipid panel, thyroid panel,etc. I asked for testosterone and estrogen levels but apparently that request fell on deaf ears. My TSH was high and they gave me synthroid but I told them I would not take it without T3 or reverse T3 readings (T4 was normal) and again asked for testerone and estrogen levels. They took more blood monday but I have not heard back from them yet. Thank you for the replies. I will post again if I ever receive testosterone results

 

[Zyglamail]

No, I went for wellness check last week lipid panel, thyroid panel,etc. I asked for testosterone and estrogen levels but apparently that request fell on deaf ears. My TSH was high and they gave me synthroid but I told them I would not take it without T3 or reverse T3 readings (T4 was normal) and again asked for testerone and estrogen levels. They took more blood monday but I have not heard back from them yet. Thank you for the replies. I will post again if I ever receive testosterone results

Keep in mind there is a direct and well documented connection between thyroid function and low testosterone levels. Most people who have low test also have an under-functioning thyroid. Yes it may well be within lab range but its not functioning optimally and if the thyroid isnt functioning optimally it affects all other hormonal systems.

 

[fat1]

I have ordered the paperback version of this book from amazon. Thank you

 

[gymrat827]

Synthroid wouldnt be bad, id take a low dose til things are figured out.

As for aas, sarms, supps.....

Id go for hcgenerate and Need2slin for now. Both will still help with your thyroid issues and build more muslce than you currently have on your frame. Once you get your TSH/thyroid is better you could move to a sarm cycle like Dylan laid out.

After that you should be ready for real tes. But using the supplements and than the sarms would be good building blocks for you. You should be able to push/pull a lot more weight and be ready for some tes. So another year of lifting with 1st a good supplement stack and than a sarm stack......than bring on the oils.



GL bud