I can honestly say that I have never paid much attention to my numbers. I usually leave that up to my doctor. But one thing that I can tell you from experience is that, well first I suffer from Hashimotos disease. This is a thyroid disease where the bodies immune system attacks the thyroid. With Hashimotos Your thyroid levels can definitely fluctuate. Many doctors will disagree with this but I am living proof of this. When I first started to experience multiple symptoms of this disease I had my initial blood tests done. The nurse practitioner told me that my thyroid levels were slightly elevated but not enough to medicate me. Within two to three weeks my symptoms grew progressively worse and my sister who also has Hashimotos told me about the fluctuations and that I needed to insist that they run the tests immediately.

Well the nurse practitioner told me that I was crazy and that there was no possible way that my thyroid levels would change over a couple of weeks and after I insisted that the tests be done again, she was shocked at the results and at the fact that I was right and I definitely needed to be put on thyroid medication. She had never seen such a dramatic change in thyroid levels over such a short period of time but will never question another person who asked for a re-check in that short a period of time again.

The best advice I can give to you is that if you notice your conditions worsening after your doctor tells you that you are fine, either get a second opinion or insist on having a re-check and don’t take no for an answer.

If your thyroid levels are still normal and you are experiencing weight gain and fatigue then have the doctor check for other things like over insulin production or anything else that they can think of.

Great informative comments. In the US we do have iodine rich foods, especially in foods that come from coastal areas and in sea foods. This is because of the iodine found in the ocean. Be careful with the amounts of iodine supplements that you take in because too much iodine can be bad for your thyroid as well. There needs to be a healthy balance in your diet. Soy products are very bad for people who have hypothyroidism because the goitrogen levels found in soy and soy products will attack and deplete your iodine levels.

Thanks for your comment.

My best guess is that simply craving coconut is not enough to determine whether or not you have hypothryoidism. There are many symptoms that point to this condition. Feel free to read through them and if you find that you are experiencing some or all of these symptoms then consult a doctor and ask him or her to run the necessary blood tests to be sure.

Great comment and I absolutely love and agree with your advice on finding a Doctor who will listen to you. I can’t stress enough how important it is to do that. An endocrinologist usually specializes in things like hypothyroidism and will be more detailed in treating your condition.

sigh… I have decided to supplement iodine 12.5 mg daily,which eliminates my fibrocystic breast disease and take thyroid medication for what seems to be a resulting hypothyroidism. My mother and sister already had hypothyroidism so the predisposition was always there whether the iodine would have caused it in any person without the predisposition I can not say.

In addition I am now filtering fluoride from my water and supplementing my body with bioidentical hormones,selenium,Atp cofactors, and other vitamins to help my thyroid try to recover. fingers crossed