Hypothyroid

I know what your doctor told you is disheartening. The best thing you can do for yourself is to get educated about thyroid disease, specifically Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a form of hypothyrodism. It sounds like that is what you have. This disease will be with you for the rest of your life, there will be plenty of ups and downs and you need to become your own advocate.

Thyroid disease is complex and many primary doctors don't know how to properly handle it; they go by old treatment guidelines and lab values. Many are not familiar with other treatment options other than Synthroid or it's generic form. Many will treat you ONLY by your lab values and fail to see that you still have debilitating symptoms. Many will try to convince you it's all in your head and maybe you need a Prozac instead. Doctors that practice integrative medicine or alternative medicine might be more helpful than conventional physicians. Read over this website, http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/, there is a list of thyroid doctors. Also facebook page ThyroidSexy has another list that might be helpful. Endocrinologists may not be your best bet either, look for thyroid specialists.

You need to get a copy of your lab values from your physician and find a new one. Your doctor may be using thyroid levels laboratory ranges that our outdated. It was considered normal a decade ago, not so anymore.

I have severe hypothyroidism. I lost 30 pounds in 9 months, then hit a plateau and haven't lost in 5 months. After about a month you should be better able to judge what your body needs.