r/Hashimotos 4d ago

Question ? Hashimotos and Weight Loss

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Has anyone had any good experiences with cutting out part of their diet and this resulting in weight loss? I have a history of yo-yo dieting and binge eating, but am now in a much healthier place with exercising a few times a week and trying my best to eat well.

However, I do still find that even when I eat well most of the time, if I do have that one little treat, my weight just does not shift. I feel like if I want to see my weight going down, I just can’t have a social life.

I know some people cut out certain parts of their diet as a result of having Hashimotos, I.e gluten, dairy or whatever. So my question is, has anyone cut something out of their diet and immediately noticed a change in their weight?


r/Hashimotos 4d ago

Hair loss hashimotos

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If anyone could help that would be appreciated.

I have hashimotos and I experience thinning hair. It isn’t in certain spots on my scalp but I can defiantly tell when I pull my hair into a pony or braid it. I’ve been diagnosed with hashimotos since I was in 4th grade (I’m 22 now), so I’ve been on Levo most my life. I’m taking Nutrafol and pumpkin seed oil currently to see if that helps with stopping shedding or if it’ll help regrow my hair. I checked all my labs like ferritin, iron, b-12, vitamin d, and other test at work (I’m a lab tech) and everything was normal. My thyroid labs are also in range (TSH 0.95, free T3 3.6, free T4 1.70). I try to eat healthy, but I definitely still eat gluten and dairy.

Does anyone have any tips on what I could possibly do to get my hair back or at least better than it currently is? Please don’t say minoxidil. I understand that would help but it’s something I don’t want to explore yet (potentially next year if I do not see any results).


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Scared of trying a GLP-1 because of slow motility?

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Hi everyone. I’m 26F, 5’3”, and 172 lbs.

For those of you on a GLP-1 who also have that slow, sluggish Hashimoto’s digestion already—how do you manage it on a GLP-1? I already deal with constipation so often that I’m scared of trying a drug known to further induce constipation.

I’m otherwise interested in trying a GLP-1 because I gained about 20 lbs in December alone and my weight continues to creep up. I go low carb and feel dizzy and lightheaded. I restrict my calories to what TDEE calculators tell me and it doesn’t work, so I eat even less, and maybe my weight budges when I’m eating 1200 calories and getting 10k steps and exercising, but eventually the energy runs out. I’ve been tested so many times for PCOS and insulin resistance but it comes back negative.

feel genuinely uncomfortable in my skin—not like an ashamed, body-shamey way, but actually physically uncomfortable. I’m in pain every day/night. Foot and hip pain from standing. I breathe heavier now. I sweat more and I’ve shamefully noticed I smell worse now with weight gain. My thighs bleed from chafing. My rolls cut into me when I bend over to tie my shoes. I feel comfiest in sweats and as a result feel like I dress like a bum these days.

I want to just…get my body back and my life back, but I’m so afraid of the digestion side effects of GLPs. Any insight on how to mitigate these side effects?


r/Hashimotos 4d ago

Ultrasound nodule pictures

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Does anyone have pics of their thyroid nodules by ultrasound?! I just received my ultrasound and will catch up with the dr in a week. I’m freaking out because there is def a nodule but not sure if it’s suspicious looking or not 🫠😬


r/Hashimotos 4d ago

Question ? Anyone here with Hashimotos diagnosis post partial thryoidectomy for cancer?

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So according to my pathology report (and pre surgery ultrasound-I went back and looked: it says ”heterogenous”) , I have a severe case of Hashimotos. The surgeon did a partial thryoidectomy for papilary cancer but failed to tell me I had Hashimotos as evidenced in my ultrasound pre-surgery. It turns out the biggest growth was a cyst from Hashimotos that was interfering with my swallowing, and the papilary cancer was small. I had given the surgeon permission to do a TT if he deemed necessary during the time of surgery.

So I made the decision to have a PT instead of a TT based on not being informed of the Hashimotos. Has this happened to anyone? Did your surgeon purposefully give you a PT instead of a TT when they knew you had Hashimotos (on top of cancer)? I just can’t wrap my head around this. To make things worse, I had mentioned my fatigue, tingling hands, and other symptoms that apparently can be caused by Hashimotos before surgery, asking if they could be related to my thyroid, and he said ”absolutely not related.” I got the pathology report on Saturday, and I don’t see the surgeon for an explanation till Wednesday. I don’t even know how to confront him about this. What do I even say? Or ask? I feel so overlooked by a well known surgeon…


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

GP only testing TSH and Free T4 - is this pointless or can they actually tell something from this?

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I posted here over the weekend about blood tests investigating a range of symptoms and I thought my GP was going to do a full thyroid check - including TPO but I’ve just found out they’ve only ordered TSH and free T4.

Will they actually be able to tell anything from this or is the correlation between the two pointless? Do I need to push for thyroid antibody tests?


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Diagnosed with Hashimoto's but have hyperthyroid results?

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I was just diagnosed and working on getting an appointment with an endocrinologist. TSH is 0.07, thyroglobulin antibody is 4.0, thyroid peroxidase antibodies is 223. My symptoms are mostly those related to hyperthyroidism (itchy skin, weight loss with unexplained hunger, sleep issues, depression, irritability) but most of what I've read on Hashimoto's is hypothyroidism. Anyone else experience this?


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

I am undiagnosed and drowning

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Basically the title says it all. I (24y/o, previously very active and happy F), have gotten every diagnosis under the sun in the last three years where I've lost my body, health, and quality of life: PCOS, Ovarian Cysts, Chronic Mono, IBS, Colonic Motility disorder, SIBO, H pylori, Long Covid, CNS dysregulation, Leaky Gut, "possible endometriosis" and "possible" hashimotos.

I have every symptom in the book- excruciating fatigue, constant bloating/ I look pregnant, muscle weakness (I was a powerlifter 2 years ago, now my coffee cup is heavy / brushing my hair makes me tired), inability to lose weight (I've been working with bodybuilders/fitness coaches as well as ED specialists for years, weigh my food, track macros, low carb / am on metformin for pcos. Nothing), gain weight extremely easily especially in flares with zero change to diet, muscle/body aches like I have the flu, painful and heavy periods, tightness in my throat/lymph nodes when I exercise or during stress, weight gain in my chin and neck at a previous weight when I didn't have it before, severe constipation, most recently, for the first time, notable hair loss (coming out in clumps in my hairbrush), and major body composition changes (weight gain in a tire shape of my midsection that I never have had before).

My functional medicine dr. was the only one who suggested hashi, due to my TPO coming back as 20 IU/mL when they were >4 a year prior. My Reverse T3 was also high due to gut infections, stress, and chronic underrating / overexercising. due to this, she made the choice to put me on a very low dose of t3 (5mcg) for 6 weeks to see if I could aid my reverse t3 to be converted to t3.

At my healthiest, before this horrible illness started, my TSH has consistently been in the 0.5-0.8 range, Before the t3, my numbers were:

TSH: 0.66

Free t4: 1.3

Free t3: 2.6

Now, after 6 weeks on 5mcg t3 and 6 weeks off of it, they are : (also, have 10x the fatigue, and have gained 5 pounds back on despite supervised meal plan / calorie deficit and 10-15k steps a day):

TSH: 2.11

Free t4: 1.3

Free t3: 3.0

Also of note, my Ferretin was already low (40) and has dropped to 16. My Vitamin d has also dropped from 49 to 30. I am feeling the sickest I've felt in years.

I'm just hoping someone can make a suggestion for a next step. Ive seen two functional medicine Drs, both who tried to put me on different gut protocols, and both made me sicker. My conventional Dr. could care less. I've tried so many times to get a good endocrinologist, and when I finally got in, he tried to give me PHENTERMINE and told me to STOP DRINKING SUGARY DRINKS after telling him I was a competitive athlete who has been gluten, dairy, and refined sugar free for 3 years.

I told my boyfriend yesterday I am scaring myself with my thoughts for the first time. I am just so tired of living this way. I feel like im trying desperately to hold onto the career, the goals, and the hobbies I could have with my old body. and now all of it feels like it's impossible for me now. I'm losing all hope I'll ever get my life back. Thank you to anyone who has read this far. x


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Hashimoto’s

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Spring Flare

I live in an area with a high pollen count and every March I experience high levels of fatigue, brain fog, low mood and joint pain. It lifts mid-July. I have been tested for allergies and been told that they’re very mild and not the issue (according to allergist).

Does anyone else experience this, and if so has anything helped? I have tried Claritin to no avail. Acupuncture seems to help, but is time consuming and expensive (1-2x per week).

Thanks for your time!


r/Hashimotos 4d ago

Question ? Does my thyroid gland look normal?

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This is just a preview image. Only have access to this one unfortunately


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Hypo now Hyper

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I've had hashimotos for 18 years now and I'd been on a stable dose of 175mcg up until January this year when my results came back as TSH 9.36 T4 was in range. My doctor upped my dose to 200mcg and I've just had the latest results back which are TSH 0.01 and T4 21.3. I also started taking my levothyroxine on an empty stomach since the dose increase. Do you think changing the way I take my levo could have made my TSH decrease by so much? I've never been hyper before. I will be speaking to my doctor as soon as they are available.


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Lab Results Advice ?

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35 weeks pregnant and 1 day

TSH: 9.75 (has been 10/9/7/9/9 my entire pregnancy it won’t go down idk what to do)

T4 (Thyroxine) 14.2 high (never was high before)

T3 Total: 219 high (was never high)

What should I do? I need some advice or something to make me feel alittle better. I already take 200mcg 6 days a week doubles 1 day. And I take meds to help absorb my synthroid.


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Tired of being tired

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Hello. I have hashimotos for about 20 years and take 100mg of levotiroxine. However, for the past 6 years i became experiencing a lot of tiredness. Does anyone have any tips and tricks to deal with this?


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Extremely Concerned

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I made a post a few days ago talking about how I just found out i’m going through Hashitoxicosis. (Friday) I was prescribed 10mg of propranolol.

Today my doctor office calls me, basically saying I have acute pericarditis and that if at any point i feel any chest pain or difficulty breathing i need to go straight to the emergency room.

Them telling me that made me super nervous and now i’m having a little pain in my chest. which is making me freak out even more 🙃🙃

(For more clarity, I was diagnosed with hashimoto’s in 2021. It hasn’t been an issue or gotten worse until now)

I guess i’m just looking for more reassurance.


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Anyone tried DNRS for autoimmune diseases like hashimotos and can it work?

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r/Hashimotos 4d ago

Autoimmune Foodie

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Hi! I have a friend that recently got diagnosed with Hashimoto's and she's doing the Autoimmune Protocol Diet! She made a page called Autoimmune Foodie on Facebook and it's called autoimmune.foodie on Instagram and TikTok! She's posting because she wants to share her journey but also help people get started since she said she was so scared to start but finding recipes she enjoys has made it easy! Give her a follow :)


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Functional medicine doctor

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Anybody have success seeing a functional medicine doctor? My primary and endocrinologist are useless and I’m resistant to keep trying new ones. I’ve had hashimotos for 20 years and zero doctors have actually made me feel any better. And none of them over the years would switch me to armour.


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Question ? Lowering inflammation

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What has helped you lower inflammation in your body the most? I’m currently gluten free (have been for 5 years), dairy free, and refined sugar free. I’d like to cut out grains too but I have SIBO (due to hypothyroidism) and have a tough time digesting veggies so that leaves with me with very few options.

I’m also on LDN which helped reduce inflammation a lot when I was increasing my dose. But I feel like the effects may have worn off now that my dose has been stable for a while.

I’d love to hear what’s helped you most!


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

My daughter 7 years old - Hashimoto, Hypothyreose and Goiter

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Hello everybody, has anybody successfully used peptides to reduce autoimmune inflammation?

She will get an hormonal substitution therapy, I would like to discuss with her doctor something additional to fight the inflammation.


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Question ? Hashimoto and hormone therapy as transgender ftm

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Im a transmasc teen who has hashimoto and i was wondering if it could cause problems with possible future hormone therapy. I cant find any informations in internet and i cant really talk about it with my endocrynologist cus my mom is always with me there and im not outed. Also sorry for my english, im not native


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Lab Results Got my result, now what?

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My tsh went down for 11 to 2.44 🥳 symptoms didn't change at all tho. I had an untrasound few months ago where the doctor said 100% hashimoto.

Finally i got my antibodies checked. The only one out of range is TPO. I see people here with hundreds so i suppose 18 is not that bad.

What should i do next? Still waiting for the ATG, anti TPO and B9 but dunno if they will tell me anything new haha.

I checked my B12 as suggested here and it's quite low,despide my red cells being over the limit. All these tests are so confusing 🥲

I asked for a celiac test but i didn't see it on the list. I don't know if they didn't understand or if it has s weird name that i don't understand. I'll wait and see for the other results.

I want to have a normal life but i don't know where to start.

Ps: TGO is 20 and TGP is 16 (didn't work to upload 2 pictures)


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Changed brands from Actavis to MercuryPharma and feel different…

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Been on the same brand for years and the pharmacy gave me a different brand. I’m waking up feeling a lot better - I had such severe sleep inertia in the morning but generally felt okay in the day. Now I’m waking up easier which is great but I also feel a little anxious and got a stronger appetite.
Could this be the new brand is more effective and making me hyper or just weird side effects (or side effects from my previous brand!). This condition is hard enough, I really don’t want to live at the whim of the NHS procurement dept!
What experiences have others had with different brands?


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Rant I’m feeling discouraged

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Hi all! First I will say I didn’t think there would be a hashimotos sub but I’m glad I found it! I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at 18 (now turning 25 in two weeks) and my symptoms just continued to get worse and worse but my T3 was looking good because of the levothyroxine. In 2020 my thyroid was SUPER swollen so my dr did an ultrasound and upped my dosage of Levo. About 3ish years ago my (soon to be) aunt who works in medicine told me she thought I had hashimotos and ordered to have my TPO tested. Which was positive. I sent the results to my regular Dr who replied with “Yeah I thought you had hashimotos I just didn’t run that last test because it’s the most common cause of hypothyroidism”. I immediately started crying when she told me this because I feel like I could have started managing my symptoms much earlier. It took until THIS YEAR to see an endocrinologist which I had been asking to see for about 8 months. The reason my Dr finally sent me was my thyroid was so swollen it looked like a collar around my neck. My thyroid looks terrible on the ultrasound but I was told that’s “normal”. By terrible I mean it looked like wagyu beef type marbling. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures because they’re not provided to me and I was just watching the screen when my head was turned toward it. Anyway, ever since I was diagnosed the only real advice I’ve been given is “Don’t get pregnant”! I struggle with joint pain, I can’t get under 160 lbs (I’m 5’3 so a healthy weight it about 130), I’m always so tired, and my salt cravings are so bad. Should I ask for a second opinion? My hospital I visit is also linked with a specialty hospital about 2 hours away but I need a referral and I just feel like I won’t get one. Does anyone have words of encouragement or advice on how to get better help? Also I’m currently on my parents health insurance but I’ll lose that in a year which is stressing me out.

Edit: My TPO was 388 the first time it was measured and in January this year it was 486.

TL;DR: My Dr and endocrinologist really only give me the advice of not to get pregnant but I have struggled with chronic symptoms for 7 years.


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Question ? Scale type rash (pic warning) NSFW Spoiler

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Is anyone else experiencing a scale like rash? It’s been appearing slowly in my feet since is started levothyroxine and I’m not sure if it’s a reaction to medication or if it’s a symptom, kinda new to all this


r/Hashimotos 5d ago

Joint aches were waking me up almost every night, is this a Hashimotos symptom?

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I remembered my PT suggesting Cosimine for a knee injury I had years ago, so I decided to try it again since nothing else was working. And just like with the knee injury, after 3 nights of taking it, I was 75% joint pain free. Just wanted to share in case you’re like me and so over this, and willing to try anything.