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Re: Excessive Yawning [Jae K]
Your docs should know best, but please forgive the long distance virtual doc suggestions—since you asked.
I am assuming you are generally sleeping and resting adequately with your moderate training load.
1) Strong likelihood this is completely benign, given you have no other major complaints

Hopefully, but you always hear of these people that run into a big problem medically and they said "well I was experiencing X symptom but I ignored it"

2) Yawning might indicate hyothroidism—may have deeper dive into your thyroid function tests on synthroid. Potential support for this include: persistently low RBC (consistent with hypothyroidism), and lack of “morning wood” with normal testosterone.


I get my TSH, T4 Free and T3 Free done regularly and they are well within normal range. MY RBC has Hemoglobin and Hematocrit have always been below normal with Hemoglobin as low as 120 g/L but usually closer to 130 which below normal range, Dr who is into running just says its normal for endurance athletes, Hematocrit .38-.39. I have made a few jokes over the years that I really should be on EPO to improve this


3) Yawning might indicate subclinical cardiovascular disease. Are you feeling light headed when yawning? Does your heart rate dip when yawning? Might suggest vagal process. Lack of “morning wood” with normal testosterone might also be cardiovascular in nature.

No light headedness, I juts assumed that lack of no "morning wood" was a symptom of around 50 years of age, maybe we should have poll on this (get it :). Seriously do most people around 50 really still have "morning wood", I have no other problems with arousal or performing


4) While I raised organic causes of losing “morning wood” with normal testosterone, it can commonly be caused by your saddle with cycling.[/quote]

I have this problem even with taking months off bike.
Last edited by: pokey: Oct 19, 20 19:19

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  • Post edited by pokey (Lightning Ridge) on Oct 19, 20 19:19