Thread: Did thyroid probs cause me to nearly burn down the house?
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Old 03-27-2011, 02:01 PM
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Donating blood will do it!

Also make sure you are taking your medication on an empty stomach.

Thyroid meds need zinc and selenium in the diet or in supplements like Centrum Senior, to convert T4 to T3 in the tissues. If you are low in both of these you cannot convert well and may present as Low when you are really not.

Any major stressor can put a load on T3 ..trauma, surgery, illness, and I'd include losing blood.

But you should get checked out anyway... Have the nodule looked at.
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