SuzyQ,

Great advice!  Only thing I would add is that the symptoms for Hashi's are not
entirely the same as Hypothyroidism....what I've been told by more than one
endo (specialists), and what is my experience is that Hashi's can give you a
combination of hypo and hyper symptoms, with the body leaning toward one or
the other...to look at me I definitely look hypo, but I also have had those
hyper symptoms...

Regards, Ananda


On Wednesday, July 09, 1997 4:34 PM, Thyroid on behalf of SuzyQ wrote:
> Laura Dolson wrote:
>
> Hi Laura,
>
> The first year you're a "pin cushion" so they can get your thyroid
> levels back in range. It tends to take a while because the dosages are
> increased slowly. Dosages are increased slowly because your thyroid's
> function has been impaired for probably a long time and it takes time
> for your body to adjust. This keeps you from going HYPER. Once you are
> in range, you then will probably get checked after 6 months, then yearly
> (unless a problem arises).

<snip>

> Symptoms:       the same as hypothyroidism, possibly additional troubles
since
> it is an                auto-immune disease.

<snip>

> SuzyQ
>