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I've been here since 2012, experimenting with this and that, since I developed hypothyroidism and an overall nervous breakdown (constant adrenaline, tightness in chest, heart palpitations etc.).
In those 6 years I've tried every diet variation possible, and most supplements, and nothing worked. I was in chaos mode for years.
The ONLY thing that helps me feel remotely normal is just sleeping warm. As much clothing as I can put on myself overnight. The more, the better. I sleep in a jacket and 2 sets of heavy clothing when I can. I wake up feeling like a completely different person - much more calm, balanced, not overdriven or stressed, no rushes in my chest, FAR less anxiety, even my TSH was lower... it's almost like magic. I would love to see any pill that could come close to those effects, and believe me I've taken many and none come close.
The problem with this is that the effects are only temporary. If I go back to sleeping in like normal pyjamas or something, I'm basically in the same place as 6 years ago. I do this for 2-3 days and all my symptoms are back, shaky, nervous mess, heart palpitations and arrhythmia, anxiety, sweating for no reason, it's awful.
So I've basically been using this as a fix so that I can function in society for the last year. I know this is all an end result of hypothyroidism I've recently been experimenting with red light, as this is the only thing besides maintaining high sleep temperature that shows promise. I've read the studies that shows people had several sessions and still had increased thyroid hormones at a check-up months later, but for me the effects of a single red light session do not last for more than 2 days at best. Maybe that is the difference of laser vs. LED, but it shouldn't matter (I use the LGS1).
In short, whatever I do, when I stop, I always revert to my shitty old sick self. Can't really make any headway with these therapies.
I feel like I need a complete endocrine reset. I'm shining the light in my eyes as well recently, but that feels somewhat dangerous, so I only do it at off-angle and from like several feet away, looking away often, otherwise the light pattern burns itself into my retinas which definitely doesn't feel good.
This is more like a stream of consciousness post, but I just want to throw it out there and maybe fish for some advice, I don't really want to talk about diet, minerals, supplements, or hormone pills , because I've tried the vast majority, and shown no improvement in my worst symptoms. Instead I'm more interested about potential mechanisms of restarting the pituitary, or maybe some long-term approaches to figuring out a cause of 'hypothyroidism' without autoimmunity that responds well to red light therapy (i.e. the gland itself seems fine). Thanks
In those 6 years I've tried every diet variation possible, and most supplements, and nothing worked. I was in chaos mode for years.
The ONLY thing that helps me feel remotely normal is just sleeping warm. As much clothing as I can put on myself overnight. The more, the better. I sleep in a jacket and 2 sets of heavy clothing when I can. I wake up feeling like a completely different person - much more calm, balanced, not overdriven or stressed, no rushes in my chest, FAR less anxiety, even my TSH was lower... it's almost like magic. I would love to see any pill that could come close to those effects, and believe me I've taken many and none come close.
The problem with this is that the effects are only temporary. If I go back to sleeping in like normal pyjamas or something, I'm basically in the same place as 6 years ago. I do this for 2-3 days and all my symptoms are back, shaky, nervous mess, heart palpitations and arrhythmia, anxiety, sweating for no reason, it's awful.
So I've basically been using this as a fix so that I can function in society for the last year. I know this is all an end result of hypothyroidism I've recently been experimenting with red light, as this is the only thing besides maintaining high sleep temperature that shows promise. I've read the studies that shows people had several sessions and still had increased thyroid hormones at a check-up months later, but for me the effects of a single red light session do not last for more than 2 days at best. Maybe that is the difference of laser vs. LED, but it shouldn't matter (I use the LGS1).
In short, whatever I do, when I stop, I always revert to my shitty old sick self. Can't really make any headway with these therapies.
I feel like I need a complete endocrine reset. I'm shining the light in my eyes as well recently, but that feels somewhat dangerous, so I only do it at off-angle and from like several feet away, looking away often, otherwise the light pattern burns itself into my retinas which definitely doesn't feel good.
This is more like a stream of consciousness post, but I just want to throw it out there and maybe fish for some advice, I don't really want to talk about diet, minerals, supplements, or hormone pills , because I've tried the vast majority, and shown no improvement in my worst symptoms. Instead I'm more interested about potential mechanisms of restarting the pituitary, or maybe some long-term approaches to figuring out a cause of 'hypothyroidism' without autoimmunity that responds well to red light therapy (i.e. the gland itself seems fine). Thanks
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