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Life With Hashi
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My struggles with thyroid disease and weight loss efforts.
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Is My Heart Rate Being Affected by My Thyroid?
Mini-Me was laying up against my chest one day when she said, "Mommy, you're heartbeat is slow." Then she proceeds to make sounds and use hand gestures to mimic the way her heart and then the way my heart sounds. After that, she tells Mis...
Ten Days In....
I have been on the generic form of Cytomel for almost two weeks now. I still feel rather lethargic, and I've been requiring naps. I'm trying to see if this medication is what is causing this. My husband has also noticed that I have been, what he c...
Generic Cytomel
When I first heard that the FDA approved the generic version of Cytomel, I was a little apprehensive about it. I researched as much as I could online to make some kind of informed decision on whether I wanted to switch or not all to save $10. Now I...
Alli-Can it Affect Your Thyroid?
Awhile back, when Alli was getting ready to be released, I had mentioned that I had asked my ob/gyn if it would be safe to take with my thyroid condition. She had told me that it was also known as Orlistat, and was a fat blocker, that I needed to be...
My Personal Thryoid & Weight Loss Discovery
I have slowly been losing weight. Now if you know anything about thyroid disease, that's a feat in itself. But when I mean slowly, I mean roughly about 15 pounds in a year and half. I will be honest, I tried a lot of things, and when I was working...
Clinical Exam Important In Thyroid Diagnosis
A lot of doctors, when getting initially tested for thyroid disease and even after diagnosis, rely only on blood tests. These are only part of the equation. The hardest part of getting an accurate thyroid diagnosis comes from the clinical thyroid ex...

