Best non dairy milk for hypothyroidism

You don't need milk at all. If you're worried about calcium, then get it from one of the many other foods, including home made broths (from simmering meat bones), dark leafy greens, and fish with bones (sardines, etc).

That said, if you want a non-dairy milk for various cooking purposes, I'd go with coconut milk, personally, since the fats in coconut products are phenomenal for all sorts of reasons, though I recommend either making it yourself (it's really easy), or getting the canned kind. The stuff in the carton has a bunch of additives that aren't great for you.

I've heard the same thing about soy, but what's wrong with dairy and gluten? I also have hypo and take Synthroid, but I have 1% milk with my oatmeal most days, eat ice cream some days, and ingest lots of gluten and I'm fine. Met my weight-loss goal last year. I haven't heard almonds are bad either, did your doctor tell you to avoid them?

I haven't tried rice milk, but it could be an alternative for you. I'll stick with my dairy milk. Good luck, I've been there with the fatigue.

Nothing wrong with dairy but yes soy is not good for us on synthetic thyroid meds. It can slow down the medication. Tea is also something to avoid, especially (yes I know) green tea. It's not the tea itself but the way the leaves are processed for tea. Also if you are newly diagnosed it can take months to get the right levels of medications. I was almost 8 months of monthly blood tests and adjusting to make sure I was taking the right amount of synthyroid. At one point I had to take such a high dose I needed two pills to reach the right dosage. That has now adjusted down. But make sure you are being monitored closely during the beginning stages and get tested every year. It's just as bad to be on too high a dose.
Main thing is this is extremely manageable, and it's not that the soy or tea will cause any issues, it just might slow down the good your medication is doing.
PS doctors rarely discuss the side effects etc for medications, that is why your pharmacist can become your new best friend.

Thanks for the replies everyone! Lol I didn't expect that many. Maybe I am reading too much into things, and I am going a little crazy haha. I can't really remember how long I have been on the meds, I'm on my second pack now since I finished the last batch and I still feel like this. Yeah I think I should just go back to the doc...

Sometimes it takes a while to get the dosage right, it took a good solid year for me. They up it in very small doses, because going too much too quickly is dangerous.

I didn't eat anything special. The only trick has been getting my levels decent and then maintaining a deficit. Well, I'm lactose intolerant, so I drink lactose free milk (sometimes skim, sometimes 2%, depends on how my fats are looking for the day). I do try to make sure to get enough protein, but otherwise it's just been a matter of keeping my days mostly nutritionally balanced. Usually.