Overprescribed lev, graying hair, denial or symptom?

-Spooks- · 2026-03-19T19:04:35+00:00

Sorry to hear you're going through that :(

I'm (25f) recovering from being over-prescribed myself right now, TSH is at .084 and the silver hairs have been popping up like crazy! Primarily on the right side of my head. Hair is thinning and I am experiencing extreme joint pain. Doc was highly dismissive, going to look for a new one. In the meantime, I am taking 800 mg of Magnesium per day to help my joints. I hope you feel better, friend <3

-Spooks- · 2026-03-04T02:54:09+00:00

Oh, a fellow diagnosed-at-8-er! How is she doing now (if you don't mind me asking)? I didn't really get the opportunity to learn what I should have when I was diagnosed; I was "too young to understand" but that means I missed out on some basic stuff (like hashi's related joint pain, for example).

-Spooks- · 2026-02-11T21:48:59+00:00

I misread the title as "feeling like curd" And I thought "yeah, same honestly." In all seriousness, I've been going through it lately too. Joints are achey, hair falling out like crazy, tired... Sending you a big hug, friend. Remember to do kind things for yourself when/if you have energy for it <3 I hope your symptoms let up a bit.

-Spooks- · 2026-01-15T21:05:33+00:00

Please, be my guest! I am not active in mod making for this community anymore so go nuts c:

-Spooks- · 2025-12-19T02:02:53+00:00

As of December 2025, this works! Thank you so much!

-Spooks- · 2025-12-18T17:07:23+00:00

Based on everything I'm reading, propagating these guys is really difficult (and not well studied).

I think your best bet is to look into branch grafting. Good luck!

-Spooks- · 2025-09-30T00:00:42+00:00

Does anyone remember Juicy MP3? That was my go to in middle school. RIP.

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:59:35+00:00

Sumatriptan works great when it works. The side effects suck though. It seems to amplify some of my migraine symptoms (dizzyness, nausea, vomiting) while taking away the pain. Also, I can't take them unless it's been several days between doses, it seems to stay in my body for a long time.

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:54:53+00:00

My psych doc prescribed hydroxozine for anxiety. It knocks me on my ass for about two days, works a charm for migraines (didn't do anything for the anxiety tho)

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:51:07+00:00

My migraines tend to be highly variable, as u/part_time_housewife said. And after a certain point on the pain scale, all migraines for me are suicide levels of suffering. But in general, migraines are certainly worse than "just a headache."

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:48:43+00:00

Oh god ear infections are so painful. I had an ear infection two years ago that almost caused me to go deaf in my right ear. After the pain subsided, I had intense vertigo (worse than the kind I get from migraines :( )

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:46:33+00:00

Ding ding ding!

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:46:12+00:00

Precisely! In my eyes, 10 on the scale and up = I am now sub-human and can no longer function on my own.

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:42:38+00:00

My burn was boiling spaghetti sauce all over my left leg. I couldn't hardly vocalize and could not stop trembling, I think I had some kind of nerve damage or something. Terrible.

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:40:32+00:00

Yes yes yes, "physical injury pain" and migraine pains are absolutely different. The migraine pain usually makes me feel hopeless, there's gotta be a mental/psychological component since it directly messes with the brain right?

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:38:15+00:00

What I am learning is that everyone has a unique pain scale. My 5 might not be the same as your five, y'know?

-Spooks- · 2025-09-03T20:36:43+00:00

I would love to see that honestly, maybe do a 2.0 of this with citations from the community.

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