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I am looking for recommendations for a doctor that has experience dealing with hasimotos and hypothyroidism. I feel like my current doctor has helped all that they can and have kind of given up on me. I’ve been on thyroid medication for over a year and my symptoms haven’t really improved at all. Looking for a doctor who will do more than just prescribe synthroid and call it a day.

you thought of trying a different thyroid med?  
I went on natural dessicated thryoid (made from piggy thyroid) called Thyroid and its available at most pharmacies with pers:cription. I went on it as I have reactions to synthetic t4, and now my eyebrows are growing back in, and I'm not napping in the middle of the day. Do I feel like the energizer bunny, no as with hashi we often feel wiped out. And lots of 'brain farts' lol But my hair and nails are growing a normal speed again and you might have to ask around for a pers:cription as some docs are against it and are hardcore synthetic t4 only, but a few of us can't take that, and I asked a doctor about that and he said yes people can have reactions to synthroid etc. Yet alot of people do well on it Dessicated thryoid works for alot of people and it's safe. Another option is Cytomel which is T3 only and I took this for awhile and it got rid of my thyroid nodules. One doctor couldn't explain why that worked. My body was getting the T3 it needed, as sometimes with hashimotos some patients won't convert the t4 (synthroid) to t3 well. Some beleive you can reverse or put it in remission and some don't.... I"m still trying to figure stuff out about hashimotos! Look up Stop The Thyroid Madness and good and bad stuff and views about all the thyroid meds to make a choice which one you might want to try. Just adjusting your dose might make a difference too. Look stuff up and about foods to avoid with hashimotos too. Or glance at autoimmune diets. I don't know the symptoms you are still having but look up on that site they have a blog I think and peoples comments about different things. I know you asked about a doctor but I saw you mentioned you were on meds for it etc so that's why I mentioned about natural thyroid meds lol Hope you find something that works for you.  
 
Edited by covidsux, 2021-06-08 19:36:10

Shortened story...and mine sounds similar to yours, except that I had an 8 year journey.  
 
Many, many years ago, I did as Covidsux did, with the natural thyroid (the doctor prescribed it then said she didn't (but she did...that's the only way you can get it...it was from Safeway). I had been getting hot flashes from taking eltroxin and had a miscarriage due to it...confirmed by the endo when I questioned him point blank...and these meds always made me super sick in pregnancy so that I would completely stop eating & drinking...they aren't safe meds as they say.  
 
I knew through research to stay far away from synthroid, which she was trying to force me into, even enlisting an endo to convince me to do it. I was well read up on it and refused. After he left the office in a huff, I realized my appointment was over. So, I left & I went immediately to a naturopath & was recommended to try Thyroset. It works by feeding & healing your thyroid instead of just taking over the thyroid's job. I researched each of the ingredients so that I knew the purpose & safety of each ingredient (I was expecting at the time). The process was...weaning off the eltroxin while adding just the right amount of Thyroid (desiccated), which I had already been in the process of doing, then weaning off of that by taking just enough Thyroset until I was slowly weaned over to it completely.  
 
I no longer take anything and have complete freedom from all of them.  
 
I don't know your situation, but I would suggest reading a lot to become well informed (it is quite the mess of conflicting info online), and going to see a good naturopath to guide you through.  
 
Good luck.

Thanks for the replies. I will definitely be asking my doctor for a referral.  
As for my story.. I’ve been on synthroid for over a year but it took several years of telling my doctor that I felt off before finally listening.  
My symptoms are freezing, like bone chillingly cold all day, exhausted and needing to nap every afternoon, brain fog and super forgetful, constipation, hair loss, dry patches of skin, weight gain, joint pain, muscle weakness. Lately I’ve been having really bad night sweats too, but I’m not sure if that related or not.  
My dose has been adjusted a few times, but because my numbers are now within the ‘proper’ range I’m magically all better.

Thanks Princess_Fred, I sent you a PM.