If you’ve ever been told your thyroid is “fine” but you still feel exhausted, foggy, or stuck in a body that doesn’t feel like yours, you’re not crazy, and you’re not alone. After years of working with thyroid patients, these are the common mistakes that derail treatment.
Your Symptoms Are Real
Far too many patients, especially women are dismissed and told their thyroid symptoms are “just in their head.” That couldn’t be further from the truth. What you’re experiencing is real, valid, and treatable. Don’t let anyone minimize your experience, you deserve proper care and solutions that actually work.
Don’t settle for symptoms
Living with fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, or mood swings doesn’t have to be your new normal. The right combination of medication, dosing, and timing can turn things around. Thyroid care should go beyond just scraping by it should help you feel like yourself again and reclaim your quality of life.
Incomplete Lab Results
Most providers only check TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone), but one lab value can’t define your thyroid health. TSH itself doesn’t give the full picture. A complete thyroid panel including TSH, free T4, free T3, thyroid antibodies, and reverse T3 provides the real insight needed to create an effective plan. If you’re only running limited labs, you’re only getting limited answers.
Only on T4 Medications
Levothyroxine or Synthroid are the go-to T4-only medications, but here’s the problem: your body has to convert T4 into its active form, T3. Many people don’t do this well. If you’re still struggling with symptoms while on T4, it may be time to consider a treatment approach that also provides T3 support.
Uncovering Hashimoto’s
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition and one of the leading causes of hypothyroidism, yet it frequently goes undetected. Typical thyroid treatments don’t address the autoimmune component, which requires a different approach. Getting properly screened for Hashimoto’s is essential. Without it, you and your provider may be spinning your wheels
The Bottom Line
Thyroid health is complex. Avoid these common mistakes, demand comprehensive care, and know that solutions exist. If you’re struggling, you don’t have to keep suffering in silence.
Stay Balanced everyone!