Hashimoto’s experiences?

I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s. I am interested to hear others experiences with the disease, because I don’t think mine is normal. See I have a goiter and I had everything checked three months ago and they told me my thyroid was normal, then it just went crazy and over that short time it has made me hypothyroid. But my symptoms were weight loss, insomnia, depression, fatigue, anxiety, infections, brittle hair, candida that won’t respond to treatment, diarrhoea, nausea and thats about all I can think of for now. These don’t seem to be normal hypo symptoms! Has anyone else had whacky symptoms? I think maybe (I read somewhere that when its attacking sometimes you get hyper symptoms before it destroys the thyroid) it could be because of this? Has anyone managed to be treated and then able to stop medication? I just want to hear what other people have gone through.

Sounds like something else going on…you should have your pituitary function tested. Pituitary dysfunction can cause hypothyroid (fatigue, dry hair, dry skin, hair falling out) and hypoadrenal (diarrhea, nausea, fatigue) which seem to be where your symptoms are falling. Have your endo do a cortisol test to check adrenal function as well as all other pituitary functions. Once you are hypothyroid, you will need to be on thyroid meds for a lifetime.