NOW Supplements, Thyroid Energy™, Iodine and Tyrosine, 180 Veg Caps

I fancy myself kind of an herbologist, I am really interested in natural cures for just about everything. Everybody is unique and has their own bodily issues that they need to attend to. My story is that I had really bad issues with my reproductive system and in January of this year, I finally got a hysterectomy. Most of my life I have been estrogen dominant and ignorant health care workers just try to throw a Band-Aid on it by prescribing you birth control, which has more hormones and really messes with your body. Also being estrogen dominant makes it almost impossible to lose weight. I have struggled with my weight my whole life, literally from childhood. And I've never been obese by any means, but I've definitely always been curvy and had some meat on my bones, sometimes more than other times. I had to just about starve myself and exercise 5 days a week to see the scale go down. I remember many nights going to bed starving, felt like my stomach was eating itself. It's kind of torturous honestly, and as I've gotten older I've learned to just embrace my 5-ft tall body at 140 lbs. But every woman knows that having a hysterectomy can come with weight gain, that was a huge concern of mine obviously. After my surgery, I had blood work done to check my levels of all my hormones, including thyroid. Of course they only tested TSH, you really need a more thorough panel done to get a bigger picture. My TSH was in the normal range, but I have every single symptom of hypothyroidism so after trying different herbs over the years to balance my hormones, none really giving me the results that I wanted, I decided to try this. Years ago at an appointment when I told my doctor how tired I was all the time, he felt my thyroid and said that it felt enlarged. But I had an ultrasound of it which looked normal. That stuck with me though, I'm not convinced that I don't actually have thyroid issues. So anyway, I figured it couldn't hurt to give this a try. I had put a couple pounds on after my hysterectomy and I've only been taking this supplement for a month, but it has helped me shed those pounds and get back to my starting weight. I have more energy than I did before, and that means I'm getting more done at work and around the house when I get home. And it doesn't feel like I drink 10 cups of coffee or I'm on speed lol, just feels like what I think my body is supposed to feel like, which at this point after being tired and sluggish for so many years, I am just super thankful to have any energy at all! So so far, the supplement is kind of a miracle for me personally. I'm going to keep taking it and I will revise my review in the future if needed. The one thing I will say is that I started with just one pill, and most of the time I do just the one. Sometimes if I have a long day ahead of me and I can space them out pretty far, I will take the two. But I think taking one is a good way to start so you don't overdo it. Believe the other reviewers when they tell you to take this with food! First of all, it tastes super nasty, I'm not sure why because none of the ingredients really forecast that, but trust me it does. But once it gets in your stomach it makes you feel super nauseous, it probably can cause vomiting for some people unless you take it with food. Even a couple spoonfuls of yogurt does it for me, it just can't be on an empty stomach. And if you are going to take the dose of two, space it out as far as you can. I don't like to take it at night because I'm not sure if it will affect my sleep so I take one at 7:00 a.m., and then another at 3:00 p.m.

***Update 3+months in *** I am so happy I just went for it. This supplement has brought me to who I want to be. Great energy- great mood ( unless someone aggravates me haha) I am now 6 days a week in the gym. Do more than I ever dreamed of which is I actually RUN !!!! Not for my life but for being alive. Feeling great and the lbs disappear in a healthy non deprived way. All I can say to all of you : TRY IT !! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOOSE? ( size large now - 14 ) Here an honest not paid for, review. Have a seat and read it and you might just found a solution to your problem. I am a nearing 50 female always Jo-Jo'ed in weight since teenage years. My biggest size I have worn was 3x / plus size 24. My smallest I was a 12 and cutting out pretty much all the food but always tired no energy. Swollen feet -knees -acing bones all over. Last December I hit an all time low. Having no control over when full is full. In addition I started to be extremely depressed and the only fix was my bench eating of chocolates to make me happy for 10 minutes before passing out sleeping. My three terrible P's ( Pizza - Pasta - Potatoes) gave me a belly that was its own person. Nope I was not pregnant with an elephant! I decided I was doing some research about menopause and bla bla. All the stuff that is about to come my way with getting older. I visited my GP ( General Practichioner ) asked for a check up blood test etc. A week after, he said everything is fine. I just need to loose weight. Duh !!! So how to let your brain know you are full and you are actually a happy person ?! Well I found out after all my readings of compared notes from Europe and USA. Underfunction of the thyroid!!! So I thought ok it can't hurt if its a supplement ( boost ) . I did not write a review right away because I wanted to see if it has just a placebo effect or if it really works. So I am taking it for almost a month. 3rd day in of taken one in the morning and one in the evening, my energy level increased noticeably. When I woke up in the morning I was ready for the day. My pains seemed to disappear and I started to increase my activity however my hunger level was more frequent but wayyyy less than before. Overall my belly is shrinking very visibly and I signed up with the gym 8 weeks ago but went there only 3 times with aftermath pain before I took this supplement . Now I am going every other day. Yay I am back !!!! Btw my choices are healthy for 5 days and I do cheat 2 days, however even on my cheat days I am catching myself not wanting / craving any of the three terrible P's. I will update again in about 3-4 weeks.

As a previous reviewer stated, the level of iodine in the full dose of this supplement can actually have a negative effect on thyroid levels - especially if you're only borderline low-normal/slightly underactive. Also, like the other reviewer I am vegan. I was recently diagnosed with underactive thyroid. My doctor practices integrative medicine and wanted to put me on a low dose of Armour, which is natural and more bio-identical but animal-derived. I wanted to look into other options, and my dr. wasn't against that (because she's awesome!), so after researching a bit, I decided to try out NOW. I went straight to the suggested 4 Vcaps/day dose on an empty stomach. I did experience some nausea and slight headaches, but they passed within 30 minutes, so I just pushed through because I wanted to take the supplement as directed. I was feeling ok, and my temps started to increase. I am also in the process of balancing my adrenals, and I think the ashwagandha in this formula was providing extra support there too. I've been taking the product for 4 months, and my doctor just ran another thyroid panel, to check in and see how things are going. I was surprised to see my results were slightly worse than before, and my body had increased production of thyroid antibodies! My doctor suggested too much iodine from the supplement was overwhelming my thyroid. 4 stars because the other ingredients included in the formula are wonderful; unfortunately, they come with a whopping dose of iodine. For people with full hypo-thyroidism or insufficient iodine, this may not be a problem, but for those with Hashimoto's or borderline/sub-clinical/slightly underactive thyroid, this can do more harm than good. Several studies show that iodine worsens Hashimoto's (and other autoimmune thyroid diseases). Interestingly, iodine enrichment has also been shown to increase not only the severity but the incidence of Hashimoto's I think it can be easy for people to be lulled into a sense of "safety/security" when taking natural supplements, but as with anything, more is NOT better.

I've been taking this supplement for a week and a half now and all I can say is wow! For quite a while I've had the following issues: 1. Lethargic - all the time no matter how much sleep I get. 2. Unexplained weight gain - It didn't matter how much I exercise or how well I ate - I just kept packing on the pounds or at best couldn't lose any weight. 3. My extremities were cold constantly - I blamed that on the weather up here in the Northeast. 4. Lack of libido - this one sucks - my girlfriend is hot! 5. Lack of motivation 6. Terrible memory 7. Depression - I blamed that one on my should have been over a year and a half ago divorce. I was talking to a friend of mine who has a medical background and after the usual disclaimer (Consult your medical professional - blah blah blah) they suggested the I get my thyroid levels looked at. So I totally ignored that and Googled my symptoms. They all pointed to a hypothyroid problem. I figured screw it and ordered this supplement based on reviews and all I can say is what a difference! All of my symptoms have just about disappeared! I don't know if it's the placebo effect or not but this does the job for me. I take it in the morning and mid afternoon daily. I started seeing a difference after about 3 days. I usually go home - attempt to work out - eat and end up passing out in my chair (I work 2 jobs). I noticed that on day 3, I wasn't as tired at work, had a lot better focus, and was able to stay conscious while watching the idiot box. I feel 10 years younger libido wise, my extremities aren't as cold, and no more joint pain! As far as the weight gain - I've dropped 4 pounds, feel full longer, & I've got my motivation back! My overall productivity in all aspects of my life doubled! I haven't had any depression issues (possibly related to the rest going better?) and my anxiety is lessened. I may have an iodine deficiency. I don't use salt or most seasonings and I don't eat enough seafood (it's a price thing). This supplement has iodine and selenium. That seems to be the magic combination especially if you have Hashimoto's flavor of thyroid problems. But, I'm still going to be seeing the doctor (as soon as I can get up the extra cash for the tests) to get myself checked out.

I started taking these because I have borderline Hypothyroidism. At the time I started taking these I had ran out of my Levothyroxin prescription and recently switched doctors and my new doctor didn't agree I had Hypothyroidism. So, I sought a more natural approach to increase energy, lose weight, and manage my intolerance to cold. So, I've been taking it for over half a year now, and even though I was re-prescribed Levothyroxin a couple months ago I've continued to keep taking it. I decided to take one pill a day instead of two, because I wanted to play it safe, especially now that I'm back on Levothyroxin. It actually works very similar to Levothyroxin for energy. In that it gives a tiny boost of energy, barely enough to notice, but just enough to feel like, yeah, I feel a little better. I didn't notice any major differences with weight loss, but I didn't notice that with Levothyroxin either. My cold tolerance is a little better, and, I have been checking my temperature every so often and now instead averaging 96 or 97 something, I'm now more likely to be 97 or 98 something. Now, here's the weird part, my bra size before starting these vitamins was 50C, which I always felt was a somewhat small cup size for my body type, and small compared to my sister's breast size, but as of today? It is a whopping 48DDD! How am I sure it was the Thyroid Energy vitamins? Well first of all I started taking them at 23 and a half years old, too old for a growth spurt. The growth didn't start until after I began taking them. I didn't gain any weight in the time span. I saw my doctor and had my hormones checked(which were all in the normal range), and had pregnancy ruled out. I became suspicious of the Thyroid Energy vitamins because they were the only new thing I was taking at the time, so when I ran out at one point with a cup size of 48DD and didn't get a new bottle for another month, it was the perfect opportunity to see what would happen, and my breasts stopped growing, shortly after starting up on the Thyroid Energy vitamins, they started growing again! Now at 48DDD my bra is starting to feel snug but I think the growing has finally stopped. I'm not totally sure why they stimulated breast growth in me, when obviously most women didn't have that side-effect. Apparently L-Tyrosine and Folate can both increase bust size. Although from what I gather they don't cause very much growth, maybe I'm special, but I believe the reason these vitamins increased my breasts so much was because my hormones were off due to my Hypothyroidism and PCOS, and these vitamins regulated and normalized my hormones so I could have the breast size I was meant to have. It was annoying to keep having to buy new bras, but I am a very large woman and now my breasts finally look like they fit in with the rest of my body. I will continue taking these vitamins, because I feel like they're doing something good to my hormones.

I don’t know if I can even manage to take this daily because of the absolutely nauseating smell, I can’t even describe what it smells like, it’s horrific. Never take this on an empty stomach, make sure you take it in the middle of your meal - otherwise prepare to feel like you want to throw up. Also, if you don’t take it in the middle of your meal, you will be burping horrible disgusting burps. I’m giving this a chance, but can’t take it daily due to the above. Will try to do at least every other day. Manufacturer should really rethink this formula.

I have struggled with minor thinning hair around my temples/hairline for the past few years. Topical minoxidil alone has slowed the thinning but didn’t do much to stimulate new growth. However, after taking this supplement for just a few weeks, I notice new growth around my temples for the first time in years. I will continue both the minoxidil and this supplement and hope the gains will continue. I suspect I may not get sufficient iodine and/or selenium from my diet which may be a factor in my hair loss and would explain why this supplement seems to help. I do recommend taking this immediately after a decent sized meal. You may feel nauseous taking them on an empty stomach. The smell/taste is very gross, but if you down them quickly, it’s not too bad.

A little about me: For the last few years I have been feeling very run down regardless of the 8-10 hrs of sleep I get each night. I have also noticed in that same time some changes in my skin and hair. I'm a person who naturally has oily skin but have been experiencing extreme dryness and peeling. My nose peels daily as if I have a sunburn, my cuticles and feet started developing hard, callus like skin, even though I exfoliate and douse them in oils and creams and wear gloves and socks to "lock" the moisture in. I have long, thick wavy hair that is more dry these days even though I don't touch it with a single heated styling tool and twice weekly add very emollient hair masks. I'm in my mid 30's and thought maybe this was part of the aging process and very bummed about it. I decided to have a blood panel done because I wanted my hormones, thyroid and iron levels checked. Hormones and iron were great, and thyroid levels were at the low end of "normal". My doctor didn't think it was enough to put me on meds. I started eating less of the foods that are known to cause thyroid impairment and that helped some, but I was still not happy. I did some research on supplements to support the thyroid and this supplement had the most overall good reviews, so I bought it. I have been taking it for one month. Usually for me, supplements take about 2-3mths to start taking effect, but I can already see changes in the first month. The peeling skin on my nose has stopped completely. My hands and feet are healing and require less exfoliation. Can't really tell with my hair yet. I am sleeping deeper and actually wake up feeling a little rested and less tired during the day. Not 100% yet, but hope to continue to see improvements. I take one pill 2X a day on an empty stomach with 2 cups of water each time and have not noticed any nausea so far. I honestly wasn't expecting much, if any improvement, but so glad this is working for me.

Io sono anti medicine,, pertanto per curare la mia tiroide pigra sto provando diversi prodotti, questo devo ammettere che ottimo, io ne prendo solo una compressa al giorno e al momento mi sento molto meglio i miei attacchi di ansia spariti e dormo bene tutta notte senza risvegli, consiglio

This is working well surprisingly... I always have cold hands and feet and even my chest skin is super cold, and I get into an infection every two or three months and have sinusitis going on all the time. I sleep super long after heavy workout. My doctors kept telling me I'm fine but I know things are not. I had a bad cold going on for almost a month and since I started taking the Thyroid Energy, the cold went away in less than a week, faster than ever before. I excised more but slept less. Then I stopped taking it and my cold feet, cold chest skin and drowsy sleeps came back again. The day I started it again, I feel blood flows immediately to my lower body and my chest.

almost a month now using this capsule, and its feels good

Excellent

Thyroid Energy capsules seem promising. There are no side effects for me. But it's early days to say that it is effective. Will know that after my next blood test.