Why Your Lab Tests Are "Normal" But You Still Feel Awful

Your thyroid gland produces some of the most important hormones in your entire body. 

But what happens if you have your thyroid removed? Or destroyed?

Are you able to survive?

The answer is yes and it has to do with the fact that thyroid medication contains the same hormones that your body produces naturally. 

The only problem is that once your thyroid is removed or destroyed, you will be required to take thyroid medication for the rest of your life. 

In addition, it can be difficult to optimize your medication to try and mimic what your thyroid gland would produce naturally. 

In this article, we are going to discuss the importance of thyroid hormones, what happens if you have your thyroid removed (or destroyed), the side effects you may experience, and how to optimize your medication afterward. 

Why Your "Normal" Labs Are Misleading

TSH only tells part of the story.

The T4 to T3 Bottleneck

Most standard treatments focus on T4 (Levothyroxine). Think of T4 as "storage" energy. It sits in your system waiting to be used. But your body runs on T3 (active energy).

If your body is under stress, inflamed, or lacking specific nutrients, it cannot convert T4 into T3. Instead, it converts it into "Reverse T3," which actually blocks your energy receptors. This is like pressing the gas and brake at the same time.

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