Read the last blog in this series. My last general update blog was posted in February 2022, where I announced my second pregnancy, following the last update before that in May 2021, sharing that my health was really stable, with…
Read the last blog in this series. My last general update blog was posted in February 2022, where I announced my second pregnancy, following the last update before that in May 2021, sharing that my health was really stable, with…
What is it really like to go through pregnancy with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s? I’ve been pregnant three times. The first ended in an early miscarriage, the second and third resulted in healthy, full-term babies. (for simplicity of this article, when…
I have conversations like this more often than you would believe: “Can I just stop taking my thyroid meds?” “Why would you want to?” “They’re not working anyway. I still have symptoms and I think I actually feel worse. So…
Originally published on 7th April 2016 Last updated on 24th January 2023 As thyroid patients, we may struggle to truly convey what we mean by feeling tired, fatigued or exhausted. Below explains a typical day in my life before I…
I am often asked how I got to the point of living a largely symptom-free life with autoimmune hypothyroidism. I say ‘largely’ because, like all of us, I still have the odd flare day, or circumstances such as pregnancy, my…
Many people around the world with thyroid conditions such as hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s find that it’s not always easy to share their diagnosis (and the effects of it on their life) with those around them.
Do you wake up during the night dripping in sweat? Do you experience a flushing of heat? A well-known symptom of hypothyroidism is cold intolerance, but did you know that many thyroid patients also complain of night sweats?
Does hypothyroidism prevent us from being able to breastfeed? Thankfully, most often not. However, it does come down to how well managed your thyroid condition is. Let’s look at the most frequently asked questions!
A lot of people are confused by what it means to be your own thyroid advocate. Since the whole message of my work, website articles, books and more is to be your own thyroid advocate I definitely needed a post explaining…
Welcome! I created the Invisible Hypothyroidism, a multi-award winning thyroid patient advocacy blog and website, as a means for me to record my personal journey of living with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. I represent and help other thyroid patients by advocating…
