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My endocrinologist has been treating my thyroid for 9 years. Turns out the real disease has nothing to do with my thyroid. I spent 9 years "managing" a thyroid disease I never actually had. 9 years of Synthroid. 50 mcg at first. Then 75. Then 88. Then 100. Two weeks of feeling slightly better with each bump, then back to dragging a dead body around. 9 years of "maybe a low-dose SSRI would help wit

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My doctor said if I refused Levothyroxine, she'd document it in my chart as non-compliance against medical advice. I had 11 minutes with her. She'd never met me before. Dr. Patel's retirement letter came on a Thursday. Standard form letter. "After 35 years of practice, I'm stepping away effective January 15th. Your care will be transferred to Dr. Navarro." I sat at the kitchen table staring at it.

My doctor said if I refused Levothyroxine, she'd document it in my chart as non-compliance against medical advice. I had 11 minutes with her. She'd never met me before. Dr. Patel's retirement letter came on a Thursday. Standard form letter. "After 35 years of practice, I'm stepping away effective January 15th. Your care will be transferred to Dr. Navarro." I sat at the kitchen table staring at it.

Please STOP taking thyroid supplements. I know that sounds crazy, but every time you pop another saw Selenium pill, another overpriced thyroid formula from the pharmacy shelf, or spend months AIP, Glute-free, keto... You're actually making the underlying problem worse. Let me explain. Everything you've ever been given for Hashimoto's focuses on the THYROID. But Hashimoto's isn't a thyroid disease.

Please STOP asking your doctor to raise your levothyroxine dose. I know that sounds crazy. But 75 became 88 became 100 became 125, and I never got my life back at any of them. Each bump felt like hope for about 3 weeks. And when that didn't work, I tried everything else. Gluten-free, dairy-free, keto. Selenium, ashwagandha, and about 100 thyroid blends with little butterflies on the label. And did

Please STOP taking thyroid supplements. I know that sounds crazy, but every time you pop another saw Selenium pill, another overpriced thyroid formula from the pharmacy shelf, or spend months AIP, Glute-free, keto... You're actually making the underlying problem worse. Let me explain. Everything you've ever been given for Hashimoto's focuses on the THYROID. But Hashimoto's isn't a thyroid disease.