What even are my "flare ups"??
I have Hashimoto's. I have this thing that happens, especially after air travel, and I've always assumed it was a Hashi's flare up because the front of my throat often hurts as one of the symptoms, and it seemed to happen more when my medication wasn't controlling things as well. However, I took a long flight in a small airplane this week and had a flare up that seemed specifically triggered by this activity. Is there something I'm missing?? It's so specific that surely it's not simply altitude sickness, though maybe that contributes. Often there is a 3 day delay or so when I travel in a large jet for this to happen, but this time it started while still in the air.
My neck gets tight especially right at the base of my head. I get a headache and sometimes nausea. I don't want to look at anything and just need to sleep. What fixes it is usually a hot shower on my neck plus laying flat to sleep in a very dark room overnight. I try to hydrate as well.
I'm suspicious that these are just migraines but they do seem to have some sort of specific triggers and possible relation to my thyroid.