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Neither my vet nor the vet behaviorist told me about the possibility of serotonin syndrome. Even after my dog had a grand mal seizure. The emergency vet and the vet neurologist also didn’t mention this. I had to figure it out myself. I ended up taking him off the seizure meds after paying attention to when I gave my dog trazodone. He hasn’t had a seizure since. My dog has a high dose of doggie Prozac (reconcile). He now only gets trazodone for vet visits and I skip his reconcile the morning of his visit.

Everyone already said HRT so the only thing I’ll add is to get your thyroid checked. Do some research yourself and look at what optimal levels of Free T3, Free T4 and Reverse T3 are. Ask your doctor to include those in the lab tests. Most doctors tend to only treat thyroid problems by looking at the TSH which is not the full picture. They also tend to not treat thyroid issues until you are really sick, usually with a TSH higher than 5.

I haven’t done any blood tests since having him on it. I started really slow with him since he can’t tell me how he is feeling. He is also 14 years old. Shortly after starting the iodine I took him to the vet because he was limping. They did an xray and the vet said he might have something near his lung because there was a shadow. Basically it could be a tumor. She was going to suggest more testing. I said no I’ll just up his iodine. He’s 14. I wouldn’t make him go through chemo at his age anyway. He didn’t have any symptoms so I didn’t think there was anything to worry about. Half the time he acts like he’s 3 years old. He’s still full of energy and hasn’t gained weight so I’m not worried about his thyroid.

You could support the T4 to T3 conversion process. This should just allow your thyroid to convert better. The conversion process needs good levels of ferritin and b12. Most of the thyroid supporting supplements will mainly contain: zinc, selenium, vitamin A, iodine. Some will throw in other stuff. I would stay away from raw desiccated thyroid supplement, which is usually bovine. Those are actually thyroid hormones.

To properly see what your thyroid is doing you need these tests: Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, TPOAb, TgAB. Most doctors just run the TSH and Total T4 and sometimes Free T4.

I like this one. I got two of them. Amazon link https://a.co/d/bQOQIW3

You’ll want to support the T4 to T3 conversion process. This website lists them but also promotes a supplement. You can just take the information and do your own thing. Edit: forgot link https://www.restartmed.com/natural-thyroid-supplements/

Same!

I suggest getting your thyroid levels checked. You would want Free T4, Free T3 and reverse T3. Then Google optimal thyroid levels and compare.