After the success of past posts Thyroid Patients Explain What Thyroid Fatigue Really Feels Like and Thyroid Patients Explain The Devastating Effects on Their Mental Health, I thought it was time to put together another post in that format. I…
After the success of past posts Thyroid Patients Explain What Thyroid Fatigue Really Feels Like and Thyroid Patients Explain The Devastating Effects on Their Mental Health, I thought it was time to put together another post in that format. I…
I was lucky enough to win a copy of this ebook in a competition a few months ago. Whilst it is predominantly about Graves’ disease, the condition that leads to hyperthyroidism, it does touch on Hashimoto’s in places and I’m…
Iʼd say the most commonly asked question when people are diagnosed with hypothyroidism and given medication for it is: “When will I feel back to normal again?ʼ
TW: Mental Health, Body Image, Disordered Eating In January of this year, I made the decision to put dieting, calorie counting, purging and everything else that came with my disordered eating problem to bed. And someone who sees her weight…
On the whole, I live a very full life, whilst also having hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. I am fortunate enough to be able to travel, hold down a job (because many thyroid patients struggle with this), have good friends and an…
TW: Suicidal Thoughts All around the world, there are people with hypothyroidism who source their own medication. I.e. buy NDT online.
I reviewed April Peveteaux’s first book, Gluten is my BITCH, a while ago and this is her second book, a follow-up to the first. She uses the same humorous tone and way of writing in The Gluten Free Cheat Sheet,…
We already know that in order to be diagnosed with Hashimoto’s (the leading cause of hypothyroidism at 90%), a positive antibody test is usually indicated. [1] Testing for Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies and Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TpoAB and TbAB) and they coming…
I have a guest post from Britney from Butterfly Nation Project and Butterfly Britney today, all about prednisone and your thyroid health. I’ve heard from various thyroid patients before who have asked about the link between the two and the impact that…
Read the last blog in this series. OK, so this is longggg overdue! I know I last wrote a personal update back in March and a lot has happened since then, so this may be a bit longer than usual,…