A Synthroid Story: Meet Tracy

TRACY:

...not taken seriously about your own health is very frustrating, and almost demoralizing, because you know that there’s something wrong, but nobody around you will listen.

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TRACY’S STORY

TRACY:

The symptoms that I had when I was — first realized something was wrong, was I was gaining weight, I was having constipation, my hair was falling out. I was really, really tired. And I just felt horrible all the time. And so I went to the doctor, and I told him what my symptoms were and what I was feeling, and he was like, well, um, you’re overweight, you need to eat less, work out more, um, and that’s all that’s wrong. There’s nothing else that could be causing this. And so I went home, confused, because I knew I wasn’t eating a lot. I was very active, as it was, and I needed, I knew there was something more than just that.

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Tracy, living with hypothyroidism since 2006

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THE JOURNEY TO DIAGNOSIS

TRACY:

So I did some research and I talked to my new healthcare provider. I told him all the symptoms I was having and that I had done some research and I knew something was wrong.

So he said, “let’s check your thyroid out.”

So we ran the TSH test and it came back very high. So we knew that that was the problem.

Being diagnosed with hypothyroidism was kind of a game changer for me. It gave me a reason to know that it wasn’t all in my head, that there was a reason why I had gained weight, and there was a reason why I was so tired all the time and my hair was falling out. And that there was a light at the end of the tunnel and there was something that I could do for it.

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DECIDING ON SYNTHROID

TRACY:

After trying a few, uh, medications, my doctor and I decided to try Synthroid because my numbers were not coming down. I was not, um, feeling any better and I was not where I needed to be. And when I started taking it, after taking it for a while, I did start feeling better. So we checked, uh, my TSH level and it was normal.

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Your doctor will carefully monitor your thyroid levels regularly
Individual results may vary

SYNTHROID is not right for everyone

Talk to your doctor to determine which medication is right for you

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GETTING WHAT HER DOCTOR PRESCRIBED

TRACY:

My doctor and I decided that Synthroid was what medication that I needed to be on.

The way I make sure that I always get brand name Synthroid at the pharmacy is, first, I look at the bottle to make sure it says “Synthroid” on it; and then I’ll open it up and make sure that the pills that are inside say “Synthroid.”

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FINDING RESULTS WITH SYNTHROID

TRACY:

I’ve been on Synthroid for 14 years, and I’m a fan because it works. It is consistent. The dosage is always what is prescribed. And, um, it keeps my TSH where it’s supposed to be.

For me, being on Synthroid means I am taking control of my hypothyroidism.

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Take SYNTHROID exactly as your doctor prescribed
Individual results may vary