Living With Hypothyroidism

If you have recently had results revealing a high tsh level, or you’ve been diagnosed with hypothyroidism or suspect there is a problem with your thyroid I know the first thing you want to do is know more about it. There is plenty of information on this website that can answer all the questions you have.

This post is my own story of how I learnt to live with hypothyroidism; the other posts will explain the hows and whys in more detailed medical terms. I wanted to share my own experience for a few reasons. Firstly it’s helped me to put my own feelings into words and release some of the negative ways I was feeling so there is a personal vent to some degree in this. Beyond myself though I wanted to offer a helpful insight into what life can be like for people who have just found out or suspect they have hypothyroidism for the first time.

It’s not the end of the world although I know it really can feel like it for a little while. There are a lot of ways it can be treated and help isn’t hard to find. I was a very bubbly, slim, attractive and energetic woman most of my life and hypothyroidism took most of that away from me at the start.

When I was 40 I was a size 8, at 5’4. By the time I was 41 I was a size 14! My weight ballooned and it wasn’t anything to do with the food I ate or the lack of exercise I got, it was simply because my thyroid gland wasn’t functioning correctly. Added to weight gain I had no energy which had a very negative impact on my sex drive, I was constantly tired and my mood swings were dreadful.

I was always a very happy and healthy woman and hardly ever got sick so it really took me by surprise when all of this began to happen. I should have gone to the doctors long before I did but I never thought it was that serious at the start. My poor husband had to put up with so much before I finally gave in to his requests to go and get checked up.

My GP was quick to sort things out for me though and really sympathised with my pleas for help in getting my old self back again. He explained the thyroid gland can cease to function properly at any age and it’s a common thing for a lot of people. But thanks to modern medicine there are ways to treat it although this can depend on how much the thyroid gland has stopped functioning.

I was told there is no way to completely fix a broken thyroid and return it to its biologically unchanged state but it can be kept in a naturally harmonious balance with the right medication. Thyroxin is the most common drug they use for this but there are others drugs that are available that are just as effective and ones that give even better results. One that I used and still do is Thyromine.

I took Thyroxin for a year and it definitely helped me lose weight and feel better but when I changed over to using Thyromine it gave even better results. The weight dropped even more, I had a more energy and overall just felt a lot more balanced out and normal again.

The point I want to get it over to you is that there is hope. Hypothyroidism isn’t the end of your old self; it’s just a setback from it. With the right help, guidance and medicine you can be fixed up again. At 43 years old I feel great. My moods are on an even keel, my energy is back and best of all I feel and look like my old self again. I owe this simply to the Thyromine that balanced out my thyroid levels again which in turn balanced me out.

Try not to stress too much about being told you have a high TSH level or that your thyroid is up the spout because with the wonders of our modern medicine these days they can fix you right up to be as good as new again.

For more information visit http://www.thyromine.com