After much consideration, i've decided to blog about my "journey" taking Synthroid.
This isn't made for sympathy reasons. It's more so to (hopefully) prove myself wrong with the fears i have.
Here's a little backstory:
I went to my doctor about a year ago complaining that i was weak & tired constantly, my hair was falling out, i just felt like a complete zombie. His verdict: "STRESS" since it's a constant thing in my life. I got blood work done & 5 days later, was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease. I went & saw an endrocrinologist, whom I wasn't too pleased with due to her telling me I had no other option but to take this synthetic hormone(which is complete b.s.) The pill bottle has sat in my cabinet for the past 8 months never seeing the light of day. Reason?: I've always had a fear of putting medicine in my body. It took me 5 years to take aspirin. If i could give an actual explanation as to why i am this way, i couldn't. But i think the gist is: Anything that's not made from a natural thing in nature, I don't want it in my body. I have tried various diets, exercised regularly, & the weight that i've put on due to my barely functioning thyroid has gone no where. After having another blood test taken about 3 weeks ago, my mouth dropped as to how high my thyroid level went up. This is when i realized that no matter what I do, take natural supplements, exercise, eat healthy, it's not going to help. So I'm left with one final thing: Take the g'damn pills.
So with that said, next Monday (Sept.20th) will be day one of taking it. I decided to give myself the week to enjoy my trip & "prepare" for whatever will be coming my way.
Stay tuned for some interesting posts.
for those who don't know what hashimoto's is, read up on it here
