To many hormones Can't deal
So my name is Elisha Duvinsky, I have a
disability Hypothyroidism which is when your thyroid is slow so it makes
too little hormone. I was diagnosed at twenty nine years old. When I was
pregnant, I went for routine bloodwork and my TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)
was high. This medical issue often appears in women during pregnancy and is
quite common. In my case, it wasn't pregnancy related so I need to take
medication my whole life. My treatment plan is I take 125 mcg of synthroid
daily. That is synthetic thyroid hormone. By taking it, it brings my TSH levels
to normal. I need to go for blood work regularly (ideally every six months,
more often if dosage has changed) to make sure the dose is good, as it can
change. I thank god was never hospitalized due to this. BarucH Hashem it mostly
doesn't interfere with my life if it's under control. I Just need to take
medicine in an empty stomach. If TSH would be high, can cause tiredness, weight
gain, etc. I have never been discriminated and never effects
myself. I don't hide my TSH. It may have been the cause of a miscarriage I
had when first diagnosed and that information I rarely share. It effects my
lifestyle sometimes... gluten is bad for people with hypothyroid so I am
attempting to be gluten free , so actually my diet has changed. I do not
have to struggle too much BH. It can cause weight gain, so maybe I can blame
tiredness and trouble dieting due to it, but really since medicine dose is
fine, it really shouldn't give me too many side effects Thank God .
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