Re: Husband Has Hashimoto's

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You can " lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink " , as the old

saying goes. If he won't comply with anything offered, or if he really

doesn't believe that it's thyroid that's doing this, has he been offered the

proof. I could bet that you have offered him the proof, but he still

doesn't believe it. As long as he's in this mode and won't accept the help,

what can you do? Is he taking all of this out on you, or is it that he's

depressed and not saying much?

Husband Has Hashimoto's

>

> Dear group,

> My husband was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis about 3 years

> ago.

> He takes synthroid for it and does have a goiter that they monitor

> when they can get him in to see a doctor. He is so stuborn sometimes.

>

> It all started when he was going in for a routine physical for boy

> scout camp. and his doctor felt his thyroid and tested him. He's been

> on the same low dose synthroid for most of this time and o nly the

> last two weeks did she just decide that his dose needs to be in

> creased. I myself am hoping it helps with his demeanor.

>

> On to my question.

>

> I know this is a predomanantly female disorder but are there any

> other men out there who have this? and can someone tell me if this

> disorder can cause the patient to be irritable a lot of the time? I

> know that someone told me once that it can make you downright hard to

> get along with sometimes.

>

> he also has lost alot of his interest in doing things. he used to be

> very active and now he has lost a lot of that.

> he also has some ot her health issues mainly allergies and he also

> developed asthma a few years ago.

>

> are there any ot her things besides the synthroid that we can be

> trying to help with this?

>

> cindy ( wife )