I am writing this article not only as a therapist who deals a lot with Hashimoto’s patients. I too have been living with a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s disease for many years and have gone through some ups and downs until I found the right medication for me. While many people tolerate the synthetically produced thyroid hormones that are used in medications such as Levoxyl or Synthroid I do better with natural thyroid hormones, which are derived from the thyroid gland of pigs and are found, for example, in the medication Armour Thyroid.
Strong mood swings, which I used to struggle with from time to time, are now a thing of the past. Whether this is because the natural hormone preparations have a much broader spectrum of active ingredients, I cannot say. What is certain, however, is that synthetic thyroid hormones only supply the body with T4. Your body must then produce the also extremely important T3 itself from the T4. Natural thyroid hormones from pigs supply T3 at the same time and thus relieve the already ailing body.
If you also have to live with the diagnosis of Hashimoto’s and have the feeling that you don’t really get along with the synthetically produced thyroid hormones, it may be worth considering a change in medication. However, it is not so easy to find a suitable doctor who can accompany you during such a change.