Finding Hashimoto’s triggers.

[WishfulThinkingToday]

Hi all,

My GP suspects I have Hashimoto’s disease, and I have been referred to an endocrinologist.

I have read on an old chat that people find their triggers that increase inflammation, and I wondered if someone could talk me through how I would do this please?

Would this be something I could do myself? Or would I need to have the backing of an endocrinologist and repeat bloods? If it is something I would do myself, how would I know the trigger has been removed?

Thanking you all for your help.

Try looking up Dr Izabella Wenz. Lots of info about Hashimotos and the 'root cause'

thyroidpharmacist.com/

Your diet! Try cutting gluten out and dairy, easier said than done though, I am really struggling with this.

With regards to he suspects you have it, what tests have you had done? If you’ve had thyroid antibodies test and it’s raised then you have hashimotos. Mine was diagnosed as under active thyroid at first, then an ultrasound showed hashimotos as did blood tests x

Thanks for replying. My TPO antibodies test was 53 and my TSH was 8.3 in the last test. My GP said I ‘needed more tests to make sure’ but I asked to be referred to an endocrinologist and they confirmed Hashimoto’s disease. I am not sure why the GP was unsure.

At 45, I don't know if it is just the Hashimoto’s or if it is perimenopause, but I am suffering pretty badly with brain fog - so much that I struggled at work (could barely recollect incidents from days ago). Now that I am at home with my toddler I have an awful afternoon crash (around 4pm until 6) when I struggle to keep my eyes open no matter how much sleep I get. My back also went, slipped disc and I couldn’t really help much at work either.

Anyway, I quit my job to stay with my toddler as I felt pretty useless (thankfully, my husband supports us) and I just want to feel ‘normal’ again. I am on 50ugm of levothyroxine for the last 7 days and I am waiting for it to kick in. I don’t want this to be my new normal, I feel I have aged 30 years in just 2.

I think the gluten free diet is really drastic, I don’t think I will try unless it is the last resort (or if my coeliac test is positive). I have started to buy vitamins (spent a fortune so far - slippery slope), to see if that helps. I am thinking of taking up jogging again (I probably wont get past week 1 or couch to 5K), and I am seriously thinking of kicking husband out of our room for snoring!

Any other advice is welcome - what else would you recommend?

Hey, Hypothyroidism/Hashis for 3 years. You are still on a starter dose which is why you feel rough. You'll need to keep upping your Levothyroxene. Retest every 6-8 weeks and if symptoms still present then ask for a dose increase (easier said than done). Personally I wouldn't worry about gluten free at the moment, getting adequate thyroid hormones is most important and following that, ensure your vitamin levels are 'good' not just adequate. I use Medicheck or similar home testing to keep on top of this as GP won't test everything often enough