I have previously used LetsGetChecked when doing a Lyme Disease home test kit. This time, they offered to send me a thyroid panel test, which checks: Free T4 Free T3 TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TGAB) Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies…
Read the last blog in this series. Things are feeling steady and good right now.
What does a thyroid flare feel like for you? I refer to days when my hypothyroid or Hashimoto’s symptoms are particularly bad as a ‘bad thyroid day’ or ‘flare up’. I’ve had these days when my thyroid condition hasn’t been…
Adrenal dysfunction (sometimes inaccurately referred to as “adrenal fatigue”) is a condition not widely recognised by mainstream medicine yet, though it makes a lot of sense to many thyroid patients and is recognised in functional and other lifestyle medicine. In…
Read the last blog in this series. I am pleased to say that quite a bit has improved over the last four months.
We already know that thyroid conditions Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s often come hand in hand with mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression, but rarely do we talk about briefer swings in mood. The term ‘mood swings’ refers to rapid…
Read the last blog in this series. It has been over a year since my last General Update blog and although I am still on maternity leave from having my first baby at the start of the year, I’ve managed…
Our nails can perhaps surprisingly tell us quite a bit about our health (and thyroid health). Weak, brittle nails which break, split and peel easily can be a common sign and symptom of hypothyroidism and or Hashimoto’s.
If thyroid medication ‘corrects’ hypothyroidism, shouldn’t it remove all symptoms? There is a general misconception that those with hypothyroidism take a pill everyday and then get better and feel absolutely fine, but it’s far from the truth for many of…
Low levels of iron or ferritin (stored iron) are commonly seen in those with thyroid conditions such as hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. In fact, when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s, I was also found to be anaemic in iron…
