You may notice that I occasionally use the term ‘chronic illness’ when I refer to my thyroid condition, autoimmune hypothyroidism. The term ‘chronic illness’ can sound dramatic to some people and I’ve often been asked what it means exactly.
You may notice that I occasionally use the term ‘chronic illness’ when I refer to my thyroid condition, autoimmune hypothyroidism. The term ‘chronic illness’ can sound dramatic to some people and I’ve often been asked what it means exactly.
The past few months have been both exciting but hard at the same time… I am expecting my second son but this pregnancy has not been as straightforward as the first. With a non-thyroid related complication this time around, my…
Brain fog is often described as ‘feelings of mental confusion or lack of mental clarity’. The phrase comes from the feeling of a fog that reduces your ability to think clearly. It can feel like a mental block. It can…
TW: Dieting, Disordered Eating, Weight. In the thyroid health world, you can’t go anywhere without someone trying to sell you something for weight loss. Whether it’s a product such as a supplement, a coaching programme or workout regimen, they’re hard…
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…
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…
Following a change in my thyroid treatment this year, I was due a thyroid blood test (including antibodies) to see how I was getting on. My Private GP had changed my thyroid medication from Armour Thyroid to Armour Thyroid plus…
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…
Looking back on my life, I had symptoms of Hypothyroidism (and signs of Hashimoto’s) from a young age. From sixteen-years-old, following a bout of swine flu that left me feeling never quite the same since, a lot of the major…
I am so speechless to have won the 2020 WEGO Health Award for The Invisible Hypothyroidism’s Facebook community across Facebook page and accompanying Facebook group.