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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thyroid treatment, whether it's for Hashimoto's or Grave's, is based first and foremost on your bloodwork numbers: one for TSH, the other for the thyroid hormones T4 and T3. Treatment is also based on your symptoms, see below -

When you are hyper-thyroid, you make too much T4 and your TSH is too low. This leads to accelerated heart rate, anxiety/irritability, insomnia/fatigue, weight loss, hair loss, tremors. If a patient goes into thyroid storm, where thyroid hormones really spike and TSH is zero, that's a medical emergency that can lead to death by cardiac arrhythmia. It happened to me - I was ambulanced to the ER in the middle of the night. If you're slightly hyper for a long time, you can live with hyperthyroidism but you also increase your risk of osteoporosis.

When you are hypo-thyroid, you don't make enough T4, and your TSH is too high. This leads to a lower heart rate, depression/fatigue/lethargy, weight gain, and if allowed to get progressively worse, organ failure and death. Many people, starting in middle-age, become hypothyroid and need lifelong thyroid hormone supplementation in the form of levothyroxine or Synthroid.

So get a hold of your numbers, check online what the normal range is and where you are in that range. You'll find the normal range for the population is ENORMOUS. Every individual feels comfortable in their own, much narrower range of normal. You'll have to figure out for yourself where in the normal range you feel most comfortable.

Finding the right dose of thyroid hormone medication takes time because your body needs 6 weeks to stabilize on a new dose.

Nothing else apart from thyroid medication can help your body increase or suppress your level of hormones. If you were prescribed diet changes by a doctor but no levothyroxine or Synthroid (or antithyroid drugs in the case of hyperthyroidism), it likely means your thyroid hormones are in the normal range for now. If you feel you're borderline and don't feel well, talk to your doctor.

Fatigue is not by itself an indicator of problems with your thyroid levels. If there is no obvious link to your thyroid issues, you should get additional bloodwork and explore anemia, sleep apnea or other issues to figure out why you are fatigued.

The most important item everyone needs in the northern hemisphere is vitamin D. If you're going to take a supplement, take some vit D, and make sure it comes from a manufacturer that is third party tested (such as a USP seal on the bottle). Supplements, if they're uncontaminated by heavy metals, have their place in human diets. The problem is that in the US they are not adequately regulated by the FDA, and contamination by lead, mercury and other toxins is unfortunately always a risk.[/quote]

Omg - you are such an angel person! How do you do that? Thanks so much. I will read this again tomorrow. -To process better.[/quote]

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