Diagnosed with Hypothyrodism

8 years ago I had very similar blood test as yours just mildly out of range . Long story short I went gluten-free recently and my numbers came back in range and I no longer take medicine if I would have tried going gluten-free years ago I probably would have avoided having to take any medicine. You might want to get a Celiac test and even if you are not celiac you could still be very Gluten Sensitive as I am. Just something to think about. and I did not have symptoms in the beginning when my doctor first suggested I go on medicine but a few months later I started feeling fatigued and tired so I went on the medicine wish I had known to go gluten-free!

Hello, thyroid disease is generally caused by environmental factors such as pollution, chemical toxicity, radiation, or poor nutrition lack of exercise, or a combination.chemical toxicity, radiation, or poor nutrition lack of exercise, or a combination. Of course, genetics can also be a factor. But since we can’t do anything about that, it makes more sense to focus on what we can do things about.

From your description, you are in the early stages of thyroid disease. This is wonderful news! Because it’s much easier to reverse thyroid disease in the early stages. To answer your questions, my experience, reading many posts and discussing it with many friends and relatives with thyroid disease, is it the medication seems to be "effective" at lowering TSH for people like you, who are asymptomatic. I affective, I mean, lowering TSH to normal ranges. I am not convinced as to the efficacy of biological activity of levothyroxin, as for many people, the medication is unsuccessful in improving symptoms, nor dies it slow the progression of thyroid disease. There was a massive geriatric study done that showed levothyroxin does not improve hypothyroid symptoms. I categorize levothyroxin as a placebo with side effects, though it does affect blood work. This suggests more about the efficacy of the blood tests in addition to the lack of efficacy of the drug.

While effects of hypothyroid disease can be devastating, the side effects of levothyroxine can be equally or even more devastating. Levothyroxin can cause accelerated thyroid disease, as well as other autoimmune disease including lupus and Fibromyalgia.

I strongly encourage you to read through the many posts on this site. There are many discussions, and literally thousands of posts from people who have been through it. Here you go find a wealth of information about what works and what does not work for thyroid disease. You’ll also find recommendations for diet supplements and alternatives to the toxic mainstream medications.

If you read enough, you will find that for many people, the treatment of thyroid disease with prescription medications just not stop the disease. In fact, many people who have followed standard treatment for thyroid disease, wind up getting thyroidectomies, and are never able to recover their health. thyroid medication, it’s a never ending downward spiral for many people. Unfortunately, there is not a main stream alternative. So all of us must do research and communicate to find out what really works. There are many effective solutions out there. My biggest urging would be to take action to nurture and heal your thyroid while you have the opportunity to do it before the disease progresses. Truly the early diagnosis is a gift for you from your doctor.