Why does depression and anxiety get worse with graves? #gravesdisease #graveseyedisease #functionalmedicine #thyroideyedisease #hashimotos life with a chronic autoimmune thyroid condition

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i'm a girl's girl. i'm also the patient gaslighting doctors hate to see coming... because i bring my lab results. i ask questions. i ask for the studies. i ask why. i don't accept, "it's just anxiety." or, "your TSH is normal." or, "there's nothing else we can do."

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How long does Thyroid Eye Disease last and how do we stop it from coming back? #gravesdisease #graveseyedisease #functionalmedicine #thyroideyedisease #hashimotos

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maybe that’s the thing about women with chronic illness. we become really good at carrying invisible things. people see the smile. they don’t see the panic attacks. the doctor’s appointments. the lab work. the medical gaslighting. the tears after hearing, “everything looks norm

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some people think it's disrespectful when you don't let them disrespect you. keep it up. for me, that looked like asking more questions when i was told, "your labs are normal." "it's just anxiety." "there's nothing else you can do." "this is just something you'll have to live with

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How to choose a functional medicine provider 😍 I’d start with someone with credentials and very experienced in reading & interpreting stool tests. And definitely someone who has experience or expertise with thyroid conditions- this is the number one reason people come to me after working with anoth

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because i remember exactly what that search felt like. fear. panic. confusion. staring at old photos wondering if i was imagining the changes. reading that there was "nothing i could do." feeling like my future had already been decided. i created this page because i never wante

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Listen for thyroid hair supportive nutrients and drop your questions below so I can respond 🫶 #gravesdisease #graveseyedisease #functionalmedicine #thyroideyedisease #hashimotos

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How to stop thyroid hair loss… first define what “normal” means, because you want OPTIMAL bb #g #gravesdisease g #graveseyedisease f #functionalmedicine t #thyroideyedisease hashimotos

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my face when someone tells me they had strep 12 times as a kid... and nobody thinks it matters now. every time i hear that, my ears perk up. not because repeated strep automatically caused your thyroid condition... but because your health history matters. functional medicine taught m

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Ummmm… devastating This is life with Graves Disease and hyperthyroidism symptoms. What did I miss?? #gravesdisease #graveseyedisease #functionalmedicine #thyroideyedisease #hashimotos btw link in bio for my BUNDLE if you want the exact resources that helped me get my Grave

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my free T3 was below 3. my TSH was “in range.” the doctor said “normal.” meanwhile my hair was falling out, I was sad anxious and depressed that was the moment i realized there’s a difference between being inside the reference range and actually feeling your best. for me, “normal” wa

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because they only have 12 minutes with you 🫠 they checked your TSH, maybe your free T4, sent you home with methimazole or a RAI referral and nobody asked what you eat, how you sleep, how your body handles stress or sugar here is what the research actually shows insulin resistance drive

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before anyone comes for me... sometimes the fish absolutely need medication 😅 i took methimazole i’m grateful it helped me and there is a time and place for medication but this analogy perfectly explains why i fell in love with functional medicine because when i was diagnosed with

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my free T3 was below 3. my TSH was "in range." the doctor said "normal." meanwhile my hair was falling out. and that's the moment i realized there is a huge difference between: "your labs are normal" and "you actually feel healthy." because while everyone was focused on my T

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sorry not sorry, not worth it! thyroid tired hits different and if you know, YOU KNOW drop a 💜 if you can relate #gravesdisease #graveseyedisease #functionalmedicine #thyroideyedisease #hashimotos

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they finally changed the name PCOS to PMOS... but when are they going to change the TSH reference range from 0.5-4 to 0.4-1.5? 👀 and if it were up to me? i wouldn’t even be obsessing over TSH in the first place 😅 i’d be looking a whole lot harder at free T3... but that’s a story for

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My functional medicine results are in and they are NOT GOOD #gravesdisease #graveseyedisease #functionalmedicine #thyroideyedisease #hashimotos

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people do not realize how much you’ve had to survive silently, invisibly you’ve made it through: feeling trapped in a body you did not recognize panic and heart racing that made you feel unsafe in yourself fatigue so deep it changed your whole life watching your face, eyes, hair, weight, and

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Thyroid Eye Disease has an active phase that can last up to 2 years. during this window, inflammation is driving the changes in your eye tissue. and once that window closes, some of those changes can become permanent. most people aren’t told this until after. this is why the time to addres

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