I know, you don’t want to face the blame. It was my parents. They are the ones who fed me local veggies before being a localvore was cool. We ate corn, and beans and peas and strawberries and apples and asparagus and all sorts of locally grown foods. How were my parents to know that Western New York is known as "the Goiter Belt"? That the soil is deficient in iodine and other chemicals needed to regulate proper thyroid control.

You are a very small organ. I know.Being small doesn’t mean that you aren’t important. You run and regulate my entire metabolism. But right now, you are causing some seriously havoc on my system. You are driving me crazy. After months of having a week of insomnia at a time, I saw my Ob/Gyn. Fortunately, she wanted to do a regular CBC. Fine with me! I always ask for a TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) check while I am getting blood taken. No point not to! And my results came back with a "Normal" 1.02. Oh Thank you little thyroid! You and I both know that I only function in the 2.5-3.5 range! Anything higher is hell on me (hypothyroid) and anything lower is hell (hyperthyroid). Great. My dose of thyroid meds has made your hyperactive. Damn you! Now I changed my meds to the dose 1 level lower. Wait 5 weeks. Get more blood drawn, but this time by the phlebologist named Stephanie Meyer. Can you really stop bruising my arm? Yeah? thanks.

Now my TSH is 4.5. Hypothyroid. I am trying to do the lower dose pills most days and the higher dose pills the other days. This is insane.

Listen. I just want my body back. I am finally working out and getting some kick ass muscles. And then you go "psycho" on me and I gain about 8 lbs in 8 weeks. WTF? I really really don’t need this. I need the weight to go away, my sleep and libido get back to normal and YOU, Ms thyroid, to start behaving again!.

Ok?

Thanks

Spacemom