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I looked at my bottle last night, and it actually doesn’t have any histamine causing strains in it.

Thanks for the site recommendation.

Oh, I don’t weigh that anymore. That was just me at my heaviest. I’ve lost 74 pounds since then. I’m tall, but still, that was obese. If you’re on natural thyroid, you may have to switch to a synthetic thyroid med. one of my friends couldn’t take natural because it didn’t work for her. If you’re on synthetic, go natural. Are you getting regular thyroid ultrasounds? At least once a year?

jb1994 said...
Yes some probiotics provoke histamine release too, I always look them up before buying. A lot of lactobacillus ones which are the most common. Healinghistamine is a good blog for histamine and I think she lists probiotics on there too. Sorry about the weight gain...I don't know how tall you are but it does sound upsetting. I have hypothyroidism too and I don't think any amount of meds even affects me anymore. I'm on a very high dose - over 30mcg T3 a day not including T4

If you don’t feel like the med is helping, seek advice. I would hope your doctor is at least doing quarterly thyroid labs on you. Usually you don’t need an ultrasound unless your doctor has found a nodule. I thought at least a good portion of us have one, that’s why I asked about them. Sometimes doctors or nurses aren’t manually checking the actual thyroid, but are above or below it. It’s been known to happen. It can’t hurt to have at least one ultrasound performed on your thyroid for peace of mind. It’s clearly up to you though.

jb1994 said...
I didn't know about that, usually I heard natural is always better than synthetic. I never did synthetic T4 but I take synthetic T3 and desiccated T4/T3 combo. I feel like the synthetic hasn't helped at all. Hmm...I wonder if I should ask my doc about that. Maybe ditching the T3 and just upping the natural...anyway, no I haven't had any thyroid ultrasounds actually. They usually just feel around my neck but I've never had an ultrasound of anything but my abdomen.

18yearsandcounting said...
Update: I have been on fresh freeze dried nettle with Quercetin for almost a week now, and I feel so much better! Thank you all so much for helping me! I take about 3 doses per day of the eclectic Institute Fresh Freeze dried Nettle Quercetin from iherb.com I’m so grateful that there is a wonderful community like this to help each other out with these complex diseases.

Good news!