hypothyroidism

[veronica_rich]

So I'm taking the lazy woman's way to finding out something about a newly-diagnosed condition. Is anyone reading this taking medication for/living with low thyroid production? If so, how did you feel before treatment and has medication helped you, and how? I have pills to start taking tomorrow; I've lived with this for so long (gradual continuing weight gain despite exercise and better diet, fatigue, increasing loss of mental function and memory for nearly four years) that I'm afraid to hope it can all go away with a pill.

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[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

It's been this way for nigh on four years now, ever since I had a really bad flu-like illness in late 2003. My energy has gradually run down, my temper's gotten shorter, I feel more stupid, and I fixate on things that shouldn't annoy any reasonable person. (What's really bad is when you know things are wrong with you and not a whit what to do to change it. It's like being aware of Alzheimer's or something.) Thanks for the support.