I have been getting treatment for an intermittent malfunction thyroid for 40 years. Most of the time I am fine, and the regular testing of my TSH looks good, but every once in awhile I feel myself get out of balance hormones. I feel tired, get confused easily, and my hair starts to fall out. This only lasts about a week.
I probably had the problem long before I started receiving medication, but the doctors I had said it was just female problems. I finally got a female doctor, and sure enough, she knew what to do.
The only time I felt truly healthy, with lots of energy, was when I was taking a medication called Prempro, but my doctor made me stop taking it because of the risk of breast cancer, heart attack, stroke, or blood clot. My Father had an aneurysm and my son suffered a severe stroke seven years ago.
Now I’m back to just blah most of the time, not sick, but very low on motivation and energy.