I am 23 and have been on 112mcg Levo since August 2017. I am experiencing acne for the first time in my life all over my chin, jaw line, neck and back. My doctor is not taking the acne seriously or really doing anything about it. Has anyone experienced this? What helped? What did you tell your doctor to get them to prescribe or help?
Also..
I get HORRIBLE hangovers. At 23 the hangovers are so bad that I avoid social situations and drinking all together because the consequences are just not worth it. No one seems to understand at all. They just think its a normal hangover and I'm being dramatic. I know this is all related and connected to my hashimotos and hypothyroid. Any advice / help / do you relate??
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Can say something about alcohol. I'm not a great drinker but will join a friend in a small glass but some time ago now some days I could feel really drunk on next to nothing and other times no problem on the same amount! So never have a alcoholic drink when I had the car! Eventually found my bloods weren't good and since that's been rectified no problems but still never drink when I'm driving just in case!
These result were drawn of Feb 23rd, Since august I was told I had hypothyrodism and they never ran test for antibodies or explained why I had hypo, or anything other than here take this levo and I felt better from it! Now I don't feel that I am functioning optimally especially with the acne so I have been requesting more testing for weeks. Yesterday when they read me my results I was told I have Hashimotos and also that my 112mcg of Levo needs to be brought back down to 100mcg.
Unfortunately, people with thyroid disease can develop an intolerance to alcohol, which can block the production of TSH among other things. Here is an article about it:
hmm interesting. I never really feel it too much when I am drinking but wow the next day is unbearable.
Am I correct in saying that because my thyroid does not produce the hormones to metabolize that the Poison / Alcohol sits in my body much longer making the hangover last for days?
Whilst I agree that beer (at least, most beer) most definitely contains gluten, I do not believe that any distilled spirits do - unless somehow they are added post-distillation. It is possible this happens with some products.
But is it the sensitivity to gluten that causes the horrible hangovers or is it the alcohol allergy? I get the horrible hangover from just 2 beers or just 1 glass or wine, or a few cocktails. The only constant seems to be the alcohol and not the gluten. And if this was the case would I need feel horrible after eating a whole pizza? I do not consume a lot of gluten but I am certainly not gluten free and do eat pizza as a treat once in a while. or a roll with my soup. and don't feel sick / hungover.
I do not know - but if you suffer bad hangovers when all you drank was, say, vodka, I'd suspect it was the alcohol and/or the limited range of other substances that would pass over a still.
These result were drawn of Feb 23rd, Since august I was told I had hypothyrodism and they never ran test for antibodies or explained why I had hypo, or anything other than here take this levo and I felt better from it! Now I don't feel that I am functioning optimally especially with the acne so I have been requesting more testing for weeks. Yesterday when they read me my results I was told I have Hashimotos and also that my 112mcg of Levo needs to be brought back down to 100mcg.
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