Rant: People jump too easily to a hypo diagnosis
Firstly: I do love this sub and I have learned A LOT about hypo but also it‘s nice to be able to share experiences with people who understand. The fatigue, the brain fog, weight gain, the mental part like depression etc.
BUT I have realized that a lot of people who have SOME of the symptoms are googling answers and jump to the conclusion that they MUST HAVE hypo. It‘s OK to seek advice because some doctors are just sh*t and don‘t take symptoms into account or 'optimal ranges' or talk about 'subclinical hypo' even though symptoms are present (for anyone who doesn‘t know: subclinical actually means no symptoms but visible hypo in blood work).
But I just argued with a guy who has low ferritin and low vitamine D levels, symptoms for those deficiencies and in range thyroid labs. He started self medicating on Levo without fixing his deficiencies first. He didn‘t even look for a second opinion from another doctor or into other causes for his symptoms. It MUST be hypo, because idk?
I think that people don‘t realise sometimes that hypo is a serious issue and medication should not be taken lightly. No one would start on insulin if the doctor told them that they don‘t have diabetes, why do some people think that hypo-medication is something like an over-the-counter-pain pill?
Yes, post here for advice when you present typical hypo symptoms(even if only partially), when you are unsure about lab work or you dosage or whatever else related to hypo. We learn a lot together. :) But also please take the advice if you post here. It doesn’t help anybody if you post here and than not listen to any advice given.
Rant over.