Is it my thyroid?

When I was first diagnosed hypothyroid, it seemed pretty clear cut. Thyroid is not producing enough hormone. Makes me tired and fat. Take medicine. Everything will be ok. But in fact, the medicine was not the miracle cure I’d hoped for, and I still had a lot of questions. How do I know if it’s working, and what should I do if it seems like it’s not? What about these other strange symptoms I have sometimes, could that be related to the thyroid too? I felt the need to get a better grasp on this disease so that I could talk to my doctor and advocate for myself. I still am not very active in my own care – most days, I put issues on the back burner and just hope that things will sort themselves out. I’m not following a thyroid diet or taking supplements yet. But I did start looking for more information online.

One website that provides a lot of thyroid information is http://www.thyroid-info.com/ It’s the site of Mary J. Shomon, who is a thyroid patient advocate and the About.com guide to Thyroid Disease. She’s also the author of many books that are great resources for people with thyroid disease. I have one so far, The Thyroid Diet, and although I haven’t finished it or implemented many of the diet recommendations yet, it was the first book I purchased about thyroid disease and has helped me understand the condition. Other helpful sites are ithyroid and the American Thyroid Association’s website. The thyroid forums at MedHelp have also been helpful to me.

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