Yes, it is absolutely disgusting that docs tell you that something is normal, and you know it is not true.

You mentioned stopping thyroid meds abruptly. I know for a fact and personal experience that if you want to get off them, you MUST WEAN yourself off them. Many years ago, I was taking homeopathic thyroid meds in pill form and I decided to throw them literally out the car window.

Little by little for months, my hair started falling out. It got worse and worse and everytime I ran my fingers through it, I would get many hairs, and a pillow full every night. One guy told me, don't worry, it happened to a friend and they lost ALL their hair, but it grew back. Another told me, I didn't have enough faith. So I told God, if I am doing something to cause this I want to know TODAY!

I felt like He told me to go to the health food store and I did. I was scanning a book on the shelf, and I was reminded that after my divorce, I had not been eating veggies like I did when married and they contain Vitamin A needed for skin and hair. So I bought some Vitamin A and went immediately to the store and bought some veggies.

While I was standing in the checkout line, a magazine in front of me said in BIG LETTERS - Hair loss can be caused by low thyroid. I remembered that months ago, I had stopped taking the thyroid meds cold turkey. It was Sunday so first thing Monday I went to the doc and told her what had happened and she gave me the homeopathic meds. In 3 DAYS, I could run my fingers through my hair and NOT ONE HAIR would come out. Later on, I weaned myself off of them and no problem. Took a little sliver off the pill every day until no more. This happened when in my 30's.

Right now, I am 76. I am having an issue with a protruding stomach which is not normal for about 4 years. I recently started honeopathic thyroid meds by the drop. He told me 4 drops 4 times a day. I started with just 1 drop a day 4 times to see if a problem. I am up to 3 drops and so far okay. The first time in my 30's, I was having heart palpitations from the meds which is why I stopped. I am taking this time because according to blood tests, normal should be 0 to 3 and mine is 5,4. They higher the number is, the slower your thyroid is and mine very slow. He said it is possible, my inflamation could be from thyroid. We will see. I have no pain and am 121 lbs 5 ft 5 inches.