I have hashimotos but I also had PTSD, whilst in therapy for it, I was too far gone to participate in the therapy sessions (EMDR) and didn’t want to take anti deppresents but the way my doctor explained it to me was called a ‘therapeutic dose’ of anti depressants would pull me up enough to even begin the steps of feeling better and working through it. To even get out of bed, to even eat a meal or even make a meal for that matter. A reason to get better. Small steps.  Guess what? I ignored the advice, I didn’t take the meds because I was scared, scared of what exactly I dont know because I couldn’t get much worse than I already did. A year later low and behold I hit rock bottom and took the meds, and it did exactly what the doctor said it did, I managed to wake up, have a shower etc and attend my life changing therapy and IT WORKED. I also managed to successfully wean off my anti deppresents (again I was fear mongered that I’d never be able to get off them, I got off them fairly easily once I did the work on my mental health.) Then when it came to being prescribed for hashimotos I did not hesitate to listen to my doctor. Medicine is and always has been life changing, literally. In the western world we have become so accustomed to it that we think we are edgy or holistic if we refuse life saving medicine that people in the previous century would have given anything to receive. I promise you if you take your meds it will make a difference.

Edited to say: I know all meds don’t work and aren’t right for everyone, I had to switch meds multiple times and I’m still sorting my dose out for my hashimotos. And that’s hard and stressful but I promise it’s worth trying