Since my doc put me on the thyroid med, I’ve noticed very sudden changes for the better throughout my entire body.

I’ve been researching Low T3 Syndrome, caused by longterm, undiagnosed lack of the thyroid hormone T3 (Triiodothyronine), & almost every medical >

problem I’ve visited a doctor for over the last 15 years has been to treat various manifestations of low T3 when it was my damn thyroid the whole time:
- severe depression
- candida
- rosacea
- digestive problems
- unexplainable weight gain
- near constant itching
- lady stuff >

- chronic severe fatigue
- brain fog
- pain & inflammation

All of these problems have been connected to low T3 in studies & they’ve kinda cascaded on me over years.

Zero doctors until 2 weeks ago had ever tested my T3. >

Routine blood counts usually only look at T4.

I’m not saying it’s a 100% slam dunk that there is a 100% correlation btw my symphony of medical probs & the low T3, but it sure seems like it.

Every single time I’ve done a keto or low-ish carb diet, I’ve always felt >

much better, but I never really stuck to them because I could not lose any weight.

Guess what diets are recommended to people with thyroid problems? Concentrate on whole foods, avoid sugar, reduce carbs, get good fats & extra protein. Aka the diets that made me feel better. >

I have felt like an incompetent, stoner (I’m not one), flake, bad friend for years because I have such a hard time doing my job thru all the depression & brain dysfunction.

It takes so much of my limited energy to just do my work, I often don’t feel like doing anything else. >

I am not crazy, or a flake, or a lazy jerk. I’m not incompetent. I was right that something was wrong with me, but I couldn’t put my finger on what it was, though I’ve made every effort to treat all the varying issues in whatever way I could: diet, medically, etc. >

If this T3 syndrome is really what’s been happening, I am so lucky it was caught. The next rung of medical problems would’ve been things like severe autoimmune problems, & possible kidney failure. I am still mad it wasn’t caught sooner. >

All these issues I mention aren’t all suddenly fixed, but I already don’t feel like I’m dying, which I’ve felt daily for at least 2+ yrs.

But I wasn’t imagining it. This stuff was really happening, and a lot of it is probably all connected. >

The moral of this story is:

if you inexplicably feel like shit, it’s not fake.

Research. Maybe get your hormones thoroughly checked. Esp if you’re a woman, insist on asking the doctor any questions you have, don’t take no 4 an answer. You’re not “hysterical.”

Be well, y’all.