My heart goes out to the people who are battling various illnesses and still keeping it together.

This is OP.
We can close this discussion.
Thanks for the helpful posts.
I was here to vent for the most part… I know what I need to do. It’s just hard to get through that long ‘to do’ list. I have other conditions, so some things have to wait.
I will stay off this forum and focus on planning, or counting the sheep!

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe a doctor told you to self treat with a vitamin

She did not tell me. I went ahead on my own, targeted vitamin for energy.

The doctor (endocrinologist) told me I have ‘early stage’ thus it is up to me whether to start some hormonal treatment or not. She said I can try diet change as well plus minerals as supplements - magnesium+ .

At first, diet change helped. Plus I was mad that I have hashi and fought it mentally. Pushed through tired. Then - got on b vitamins and now, if I don’t take b-complex, I’m just UNWELL. This means you wake up as if the bus ran over you and now you need to recover - sleep it off and rest. This sucks.

I did not make it to labcirp this Saturday because I was too tired and did not want to bug my husband to drive either.

I cancel on people more often than not, but then there are good days.

My labs show every f-ing thing is normal… no anemia or anything else.

One test was off and that was the clue to endocrinologist to diagnose hashimoto. B/c other tests looked normal, I think she diagnosed it as *early* stage. ‘You definitely have hashimoto but it’s early stage’ - she said.
She took a note of my symptoms before stating the diagnosis:
- Always feeling cold (I am that person who carries around a sweater everywhere)
- Unjustified fatigue quite often (tired even after a few days of rest and lots of sleep)

And I went to the specialist - endocrinologist - actually, after being here a few times and complaining about constant fatigue despite good labs. Poster told me to see endocrinologist… so I did

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Anonymous wrote:What is your tsh? Are you seeing an endocrinologist? I’m concerned that you are hypothyroid and not being properly treated.

I am so bad with those numbers…
Yes, I ended up seeing Endo. It took her like a few minutes to look at my labs and state - oh yes - you have hashimoto - but its early stage.
I can’t keep up with this health stuff.
Some other issues here too so - I just know that one metric was off and I think it was anti body test. Everything else was like PERFECT.

Actually, for a while, no one could find out what was wrong with me and I felt like an idiot.

"Early stage" is odd. But maybe it's a new thing?
Maybe she just means your numbers aren't severe.

Anonymous wrote:This is op. I’m sorry for skimpy post. Well, the dr told me ‘early stage’ b/c it was hard to ID, and only one of 3 tests caught it. She recommended diet adjustment but ultimately hormone therapy may be needed. So I excluded gluten and dairy, but occasionally I cheat of course. Who does not like good bread…

So, my main complaint is I’m tired for no f-ing reason. When I take self-prescribed and self-figured out b-complex, I’m fine and function like a normal person. I have to add I’m in my early 50s, and I think whatever this is, menopause stuff is mixed up in the picture.

So, I thought taking vitamins for the rest of your life can’t be good — you gotta get off it. In general, I am for natural remedies rather than any pills or supplements.

I have to get me blood test and next consult soon - it’s been 1.5y since diagnosis and I’d do not go back.

Now, I’m too exhausted to get the f-ing labs done. I just hate wasting the days b/c you are too tired for no reason. I could not walk my dog today - ugh. Sorry for whining and venting.

It's not hard to ID.
See an endocrinologist.

You can still be sub clinical even if you have TPO antibodies that would indicate Hashimoto’s. I did not need mine treated for a few years. I had the antibodies, but my T4 and other thyroid levels were fine — and I felt good. As soon as that changed and they checked my thyroid again, I needed treatment.

If you’re feeling fatigued etc. and the vitamins don’t help, get right back in and ask for medication. It’s just not worth it to suffer.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your fatigue resolved with taking a B vitamin, then hashimoto’s is likely unrelated to your fatigue right now and you can continue to take the daily supplement. B vitamins are not fat soluble, so your body will pee out whatever it doesn’t need.

More likely it's anemia

She still needs to treat the Hashimoto's with daily synthroid for the rest of her life. I don't understand OP's hesitation in getting real medical treatment when she could be back to normal in 6-8 weeks.

I suspect OP has not actually been diagnosed with hashimotos but is Web md-ing. Thyroid issues are real and not uncommon but also often where people who want vague attention and sympathy go for it especially online.

And before you yell at me for criticizing a sick person please understand that if OP wants to get help for an actual thyroid problem she has all the tools at her disposal to do so and nothing I've said here will stop her. If on the other hand she's just using some googling of thyroid issues to self-diagnose and sympathy seek then what I've said here is a problem.