Is iodized salt available in all grocery stores there?
Have you read about selenium?
Was wife/GF or kids exposed to low iodine before. Their body temps are OK now?
If you do thyroid labs, they will probably all be ‘normal’ and most docs see no problem. There can also be problems with over training and other stress factors. Driving through training with low energy typically is fueled by adrenalin in younger guys, stresses the adrenals. See related in the thyroid basics sticky.
As this is long term… if labs for LH/FSH [both please] are low, follow up testing prolactin which if high lowers LH/FSH. Cause then probably prolactin secreting pituitary adinoma which then is easily managed with 0.5mg/week Dostinex/cabergoline.
Please read the stickies found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
- advice for new guys - need more info about you
- things that damage your hormones
- protocol for injections
- finding a TRT doc
Evaluate your overall thyroid function by checking oral body temperatures as per the thyroid basics sticky. Thyroid hormone fT3 is what gets the job done and it regulates mitochondrial activity, the source of ATP which is the universal currency of cellular energy. This is part of the body’s temperature control loop. This can get messed up if you are iodine deficient. In many countries, you need to be using iodized salt. Other countries add iodine to dairy or bread.
KSman is simply a regular member on this site. Nothing more other than highly active.
I can be a bit abrupt in my replies and recommendations. I have a lot of ground to cover as this forum has become much more active in the last two years. I can’t follow threads that go deep over time. You need to respond to all of my points and requests as soon as possible before you fall off of my radar. The worse problems are guys who ignore issues re thyroid, body temperatures, history of iodized salt. Please do not piss people off saying that lab results are normal, we need lab number and ranges.
The value that you get out of this process and forum depends on your effort and performance. The bulk of your learning is reading/studying the suggested stickies.