Thyroid Dosing Support Guide

Starting, adjusting, and troubleshooting Thyro Balance

Most patients settle onto Thyro Balance without trouble. This guide covers what to do if you hit a bump.

😖 If Thyro Balance Upsets Your Stomach

About 1 in 20 patients feel some nausea about 15 minutes after taking Thyro Balance on an empty stomach. Nausea is a digestive issue, not a sign your dose is too high. Work through these steps in order, a day or two each.

1. Try this first: Eat sooner. At your next dose, eat 10–15 minutes after taking it.
   
2. Only if that did not help: Take it with food. Let it dissolve in your mouth for 1 to 2 minutes so absorption starts under your tongue, then eat right after.
   
3. Only if steps 1 and 2 did not help: Lower your dose. Start with half a capsule instead of a whole one. Once that feels comfortable, work back up.
   

Anxious, sweaty, irritable, or sleeping poorly? See “Signs Your Dose May Be Too High” below.

📈 How to Increase Your Dose

Your protocol sheet sets your dose. Most patients start with 1 capsule. Some who need more support start with 2. Always follow your sheet.

• Do not add a second capsule unless Dr. J has approved it.
  
• Add only 1 capsule at a time.
  
• Stay on your dose for at least 1 week before we retest your blood.
  
• If Dr. J has approved a second capsule, the usual split is one in the morning before breakfast and one before lunch. Take both on an empty stomach, 30 minutes before food.
  

⚠️ Signs Your Dose May Be Too High

These are signs your dose has gone past what your body needs:

• A racing or pounding heartbeat
  
• Anxiety
  
• Sweating more than usual
  
• Irritability
  
• Trouble sleeping
  

🌙 Bedtime Dosing (Only If Dr. J Recommends It)

• For some patients, especially those with sleep trouble, Dr. J may suggest taking Thyro Balance before bed. This is not the standard approach. Only try it if he has told you to.
  

🧪 Timing Your Thyroid Blood Test

Be on your current dose for at least 1 week before testing. We want to test when your thyroid levels are near their peak, not at their lowest. Here is the plan for the morning of your draw:

• Why the timing matters: Thyro Balance raises your thyroid levels for a few hours after you take it. Testing near that high point shows both that we are not overdoing your support and whether you are reaching an optimal range.
  
• Why this differs from a standard draw: Conventional testing is fasting, near your low point, which can miss whether you are reaching optimal. That works with synthetic T4 such as Synthroid, which has a long half-life. T3 has a much shorter one, so timing does change your results. On T4-only medication, timing is less critical.
  
• If your levels come back a little high: That is usually fine, as long as you do not have any of the symptoms under “Signs Your Dose May Be Too High” above, and your TSH is still 0.5 or above.
  

🌡️ Tracking Your Temperature

• Keep a 5-day record of your temperature (under the arm preferred, or by mouth), plus any symptoms.
  
• Take it before you get out of bed. Moving around changes the reading.
  
• Take a second reading in the afternoon, before lunch. Note both.
  
• Record to the nearest tenth. Normal is 97.8 to 98.2°F under the arm, or 98.2 to 98.6°F by mouth.
  
• Women: Use the first 3 to 5 days of your cycle if you can. Otherwise any 5 days work.
  
• Bring your log to your next visit.
  
• Thyroid Temperature Test handout (PDF): Full instructions and a printable chart.
  

🛒 Recommended Products

• Thyro Balance: Your thyroid support formula. Password: “justinhealth”.
  
• Healthy Living Store: Dr. J’s approved products.