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Food like brussels sprouts, spinach..
also can block the absorption of thyroid hormone replacement.
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Finally - an excuse to not eat spinach!!!
Thanks for this thread!!
I found out a few months ago that I have this as well. I've "stabilized" on 88 mcg of Levothyroxine. My doctor says it should take 4-6 months from this point to start seeing/feeling results - including weight loss. Four to six months. Great.
I have a suspicion that I've had it for a long time. I'm talking years. Silly me missed my blood test years ago and avoided check-ups. Learned my lesson on that one.
So, I'm new at it and look forward to learning more about it. I love salt so I don't know what I am willing to do about that.
Other things my doctor said: my dry skin and thinner hair are also likely results of it.
Many members of my family also have the issue - cousins and my grandmother - who had her thyroid removed. I've read that it affects many people and that it is often under diagnosed. But I hadn't heard about the link to alcoholism. I joined SR for codependency.
Thanks again!