Doing the "Impossible"

Healing Hypothyroidism without drugs

I went for a checkup this week. I just got my bloodwork results and they were all in good range, and I was shocked. I asked, “What about the thyroid levels?” Yes, even those were in the range of what they like to see. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism back in the summer of 2022, so it’s been almost 2 years of knowing and trying to heal it.

In July of ‘22 my levels were over 18.6. I took Levo and by Aug. they were down to a little under 6 but I feeling worse and worse as I used it. So I stopped around Jan ‘23.

At first, I was given Levothyroxine. I thought, “Oh, maybe this will solve all of those health issues I have, extra weight, tiredness, etc.” People with Hypothyroidism struggle with those. When I try to think back to 2022 and how I felt, I don’t know that I felt more tired or had more fat. Looks like that pill was not my “savior.”

After months of being on Levothyroxine, I was more exhausted and depressed (because I had no energy to do things I enjoyed). I felt like I was just sleeping and working (basically I was). So I was taken off of it.

I’ve been attempting to do other things, like exercise and meditate more. I also have some thyroid teas (but I hate tea so don’t use those often). I have other supplements as well (though not specifically for Hypo). And I do fast from time to time. I am now sitting here wondering what I did that healed the issue. I assume I healed it somehow.

I remember being in a Facebook group and seeing people in there saying, “You can never go off of your treatment for Hypothyroidism.” It is a life-long problem and you will never get better by stopping your meds. Some acted like you were crazy and spreading medical disinformation to suggest stopping them. The people in those groups do suggest switching meds if yours are not working or giving bad side effects. But to suggest you could heal without meds is verboten.

In some ways, I do see those sorts playing “victim” and looking to BigPharma as a “Savior.” And I think someone might say, “Well, maybe you didn’t really have Hypothyroidism and there was some other reason for the high levels.” A lot of people today cannot deal with their perspectives on the world being put into question.

Not everyone in those groups is like that, but they either know better than to suggest going off the meds or they will learn quickly. That could be a result of Facebook’s medical disinformation rules. Facebook sees itself as a “Savior” trying to protect users (viewed as “victims” from medical disinformation.

Some people will get caught up in those groups (echo chambers) and think that they will need to be on meds for the rest of their lives. But, to feel sorry for them would be to see them as “victims” of Facebook and/or the Moderators and their rules. Everyone has the responsibility to do their own research and look for alternatives.

But, as I sit here, I am baffled. I have tried so many things to help heal myself and I have no idea which thing it was that did it. And, I’m also annoyed, because dangit I wanted to try new meds to see if I could get rid of this tiredness and extra weight. Don’t we all wish for an easy button? a wonder cure? I guess those issues just aren’t tied to hypothyroidism like I thought.

Well, the Physician Assistant who would talk to me about these results couldn’t get out of jury duty, so I have to wait to hear from him to talk about that. My levels are still on the higher side; they’re just within the normal range. So, I guess I’ll see what he says later.

But, when I looked at these results, I was reminded of how people said it couldn’t be done without meds. Some people really do have victim mentalities. You don’t want to get caught up seeing solely through their perspective. If someone tells you that you cannot do something, be on the lookout for competing perspectives and views on that topic.

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