Thyroid Self Test: 4 Ways to Check your Thyroid at Home

Is it possible to test your thyroid at home? The answer is yes. Here's how you can check on your thyroid without a doctor.

The only problem with testing your thyroid at home is that the tests available are not quite as accurate as blood tests. Having said that they can still give you very important information.

My recommendation is to use these tests in conjunction with your lab tests to give you a better idea as to what is happening with your thyroid.

Here are the 4 ways you can test your thyroid at home:

#1. Check your symptoms.
The first thing you can do is check and monitor your symptoms! Your symptoms give you an idea as to how well your thyroid is working. The worse your symptoms are the worse your thyroid is. You can also check and monitor them over time.

#2. Check your basal body temperature.
Your body temperature tracks with thyroid function because your thyroid helps control and regulate about 60% of the heat your body produces. You can easily track your temperature each morning.

#3. Check your resting heart rate.
Your resting heart rate is also controlled (in part) by your thyroid gland. A low resting heart rate is an indication of a sluggish thyroid while a rapid heart rate is indicative of an overactive thyroid.

#4. The thyroid "swallow" test.
You can use this test to monitor the physical appearance of your thyroid. The only downside to this strategy is that it doesn't tell you how well your thyroid is working.

Other tests available:

#1. Thyroid function lab tests (requires a prescription from a doctor)
My recommendation is to ALWAYS get thyroid lab tests if they are available (see the video for the complete list of labs you need).

#2. Thyroid ultrasound (requires a prescription from a doctor)
A thyroid ultrasound can help you look at the physical characteristics of your thyroid gland but doesn't necessarily tell you how well it is functioning.

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This video is for general informational, educational, and entertainment purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Childs and you. You should not make any changes to your medications or health regimens without first consulting a physician. If you have any questions please consult with your current primary care provider. Restart Medical LLC and Dr. Westin Childs are not liable or responsible for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis, or any other information, services, or product you obtain through this website or video.
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[drwestinchilds]

ALSO, I have much newer videos that I am creating so be sure to check those out as well.

[nangee]

Once again, a very informative video. My current symptoms are low energy, intolerance to hot or cold temps, lifeless/thinning hair, moody, etc.Current resting heart rate is 58. I think I need my meds adjusted. Having labs done next week.

[cedub]

I will definitely be checking my basal body temps. I’m interested to see those results. I am that person wearing 2 sweaters when it’s 70 degrees. Lol For heart rate, is there a range of “normal” for non-athletes? I would’ve thought 50s was good but this video made me consider otherwise. I have an iwatch so I know what mine is and I just assumed it was good but now I’m curious. Thanks for the info!

[micaonyx]

Someone should have told my butthead doctor this information when I had all these symptoms and more. According to him my blood work said I was healthy so I needed to talk to a shrink. 😫

[VR-Trooper]

I gave up eating plant products five months ago. After four months, I began to have a normal body temp for the first time in my life. Maybe supplements aren't the only way to help.