A little update

[Decant]

Hi all, I just thought I'd give a little update as I've not posted here in about a year and just possibly my experience may be of interest. I am not in ANY way invalidating anyone else's condition or treatment, this is just my story.

For years I have struggled with low mood, lacking 'oomph' in life. I put this down to my irradiated thyroid and supposed suboptimal treatment on Levothyroxine mono. I tried T4+T3 for years into the price hike, then I imported NDT, then imported T3. I tried diet, exercise, ensuring my vitamins were good. All of it.

Last year my final throw of the dice was to start TRT - Testosterone Replacement Therapy. It had zero positive effect but had the side effects of giving me terrible sleep, sweating profusely at night. Blood tests showed T > 100% and oestradiol > 200%. I stopped that.

I've come to realize that my problem is psychological and hence I'm seeing a counsellor. I'm coming to accept and eventually I hope to love myself for the first time. It's gruelling but fruitful so far.

Again, I'm not suggesting this is an answer for anyone else, but it might be an avenue worth exploring once you've explored the medication route?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

I wish you well - whatever route you take.

And do come back and let us know how it goes.

[TiggerMe]

I agree that getting our thyroid hormones right isn't going to be the be all and end all for many and we need to keep an open mind to all the other possibilities for our feelings and finding wellbeing... glad to hear you are making progress 🤗

[Decant in reply to TiggerMe]

Thanks, it's a long road.

[RedApple Administrator]

Caring enough about others to post on forum about this, says a lot about you. Wishing you all the very best.

[Decant in reply to RedApple]

Thanks, and for all I know you admins do for us.

[Sleepman]

+1 for redapple thanking you for caring enough to share

[Zephyrbear]

Please continue to let us know how you’re getting on. So often we get ourselves so far down the medication/blood test rabbit holes that we tend to forget our mental well-being and yet it is a major factor in our recovery. Thank you for your post, it will make a lot of us think…