I have Grave's disease. The side effects of the thyroid supressing drugs they would need to use outweighed the benefits of them. My options became: Remove a portion of my thyroid through surgery, the risks being damage to vocal chords. I'm a singer so I passed on that. The other option was to take radioactive iodine, absorbed by the thyroid, that kills a portion of the thyroid. They overshot a little with the dosage, so now I'm actually hypothyroid which has its own challenges, and one of the most common symptoms is weight gain and inability to lose weight (fun fun right?). Grave's, being an autoimmune disorder, is still present to the effect where my body still wants to kill my thyroid, stunting the pituitary gland, so there is always heightened antibodies in my blood, but with Synthroid, a synthetic thyroid replacement hormone, my levels are fairly normal. I also suffer from PCOS which can sometimes get funky with both of them always at the same time. It is definitely manageable though, even on the long term. Its hard when my levels change and I start feeling and acting crazy but I don't know the chemical reason behind it. I'm starting to better recognize when its time to get checked, just to see if my crazy is chemical or just my natural charm lol.
I'm sorry to hear that you have to deal with this, but it does get better, best of luck <3. Why, though, does your doctor recommend a break from poling? Is it in relation to medication side effects or what about poling impacts or exacerbates your thyroid issue?
