hashimotos disease side effects Posted: 03-03-08 12:16pm
hi, I've been treated for hashimotos
disease for about a 6 months and have been
stable for a while. But i don't feel
normal.
i hate being like this, I have "mental
fog"; i can't concentrate or think quickly
or hold a conversation as i either lose
track or can't articulate or think quick
enough. It's getting really stressful
though as I have felt like this for about
2 years and i feel have lost friends over
it, who I am and now my exams are coming
up but i can't face them like this. My
medications and treatments aren't going to
change because I'm stable so will i ever
feel normal again?? i fought this so long
and now I'm supposed to be better but feel
even worse makes it just seem not worth it
anymore.
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tkr2fulk
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Dec 2007 Posts: 12
Don't lose hope... Posted: 05-04-08 23:56pm
I've had it officially for three years,
but have lived with "low" thyroid for a
LONG time. I got through college and
still did really well. I have two
children and a great career. Some days
are worse than others. "Normal" is a
relative term, and I'm not sure what that
is anymore.
I'm not going to lie. The "thinking"
thing drives me CRAZY. But I just try to
laugh about it. I'll be in the middle of
a conversation talking to clients, and I
am fumbling for a word that I can picture
but can't remember. People are usually
pretty cool and understand. We are still
very intelligent people. Don't let this
disorder or the way your body functions
define who you are. Your body just works
a little differently. You are so much
more than your dumb thyroid!
That said. Sorry for the lecure! Are you
taking the generic or name brand
Synthroid? I have tried both, and the
name brand worked SO much better for me
than the generic. Just a thought.
