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Frequency of labwork and dose adjustments?
After months of continued symptoms and several dose adjustments for Hashimoto's, things were finally feeling more normal (managable) in Aug. All was good until Nov. All of my symptoms came back and it turns out that my levels have quadrupled since Aug. So it's back to the slow process of adjusting the medication again. I'm…
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Hashimoto's and low carb diet-Advice please....
Earlier this year I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's and started medication. While my lab numbers improved, I remained symptomatic and didn't feel any better. My endo recommended that I try a low carb diet, which I've been doing since July and feel great since then. I usually try to eat 100 grams or less of carbs per day…
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Starting to feel like a lost cause....
It's been 5months since I've been diagnosed with Hypothroidism. And I still don't feel better. I'm up over 25lbs and I have headaches more often than not. My regular doctor started me on medication, but it didn't help at all so she referred me to an endocrinologist, who I finally saw this week. She did a lot of bloodwork…
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Just how high can this scale go?
I recently gained 15lbs in 3mo despite trying to lose weight. I was diagnosed with hypothyroid and started taking medication for it a week ago. I know that it'll take several weeks for the medication to start working, but when can I expect the scale to stop climbing?