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What is it like to have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Fatigue	131 (34%) patients experienced severe severity 152 (39%) patients experienced moderate severity 80 (21%) patients experienced mild severity 26 (7%) patients experienced no severity	Modafinil, Sleep, Heat avoidance
Depressed mood	36 (9%) patients experienced severe severity 105 (27%) patients experienced moderate severity 130 (34%) patients experienced mild severity 113 (29%) patients experienced no severity	Bupropion, Escitalopram, Duloxetine
Anxious mood	33 (9%) patients experienced severe severity 104 (27%) patients experienced moderate severity 141 (37%) patients experienced mild severity 105 (27%) patients experienced no severity	Lorazepam, Alprazolam, Clonazepam
Insomnia	68 (18%) patients experienced severe severity 104 (28%) patients experienced moderate severity 106 (28%) patients experienced mild severity 97 (26%) patients experienced no severity	Trazodone, Temazepam, Zolpidem
Pain	89 (23%) patients experienced severe severity 147 (39%) patients experienced moderate severity 81 (21%) patients experienced mild severity 64 (17%) patients experienced no severity	Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, Tramadol

What do patients take to treat Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Levothyroxine (Unithroid, Lannett Levothyroxine, Euthyrox, Thyroxine)	12 (46%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 10 (38%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 1 (4%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 3 (12%) could not tell	3 (12%) experienced severe side effects 1 (4%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (12%) experienced mild side effects 19 (73%) experienced no side effects	26

These charts show data from Hashimoto's Thyroiditis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Hashimoto's Thyroiditis at PatientsLikeMe?

706 patients have this condition
26 New patients joined this month
183 say Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
8 patients	59 patients	132 patients	208 patients	175 patients	51 patients	3 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
95%	Females
5%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	74	74
20-29 years	102	102
30-39 years	126	126
40-49 years	71	71
50-59 years	32	32
60-69 years	4	4
70+ years	1	1

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Not Diagnosed	10	10
Diagnosed	555	555

These charts show data from Hashimoto's Thyroiditis patients who have completed their condition history

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