Okay, first, I am going to say that I am not a doctor or a nurse, but I am a family nutrition/wellness coach and mom who has educated herself, been trained in WELLNESS not sickness and here is what I know:
I know that at the age of 32 I too was put on Synthroid. I was told "forever". I gave it some though and decided that the next 60 years, taking some wort of "synthetic drug" was NOT for me. So I did the research. I looked at what was causing my challenges and I looked at how I could correct it naturally. I do not fault my doctor she is ignorant to health, she only understand sickness. When I really thought about it...the only time I needed her was when I was sick, then she would prescribe me something and I would feel better and I wouldn't see her again until I was sick. I came to realize that she was my "sickcare" practitioner and I need to be in control of my wellness.
Here I am 4 years later, and I (and my family) are completely pharmaceutical free! Not even an aspirin. I am off ALL my meds - naturally and without any ill effects.
I will never forget the day of my very last visit to my family doctor. After 18 months with my doctor, gaining weight, staying sick and jut adding "1 more drug" with each visit, I made a personal decision to stop all my meds. It was six months later: I stopped taking all my pills, I had been on a super nutrition plan for over 5 months, AND I had dropped 42 pounds... it was time for a "follow up". I walked into her office looking fabulous, a spring in my step and a new outlook on life without pain or sadness. She looked at me and said, and I quote, "wow, you look great, I guess we finally found the combination of meds that works for you!" I told her that I had not put even one of her medicines into my body for the last 6 months. I told her I had learned how to feed my body for my health, not to keep me sick. And I told her that I was a whole new person. And you know what she did, she yelled at me...she called me irresponsible, she told me I was reckless, and that I was risking my life. I was stunned, here I was healthier than even and she was condemning me. I walked out of her office and never went back.
Oh sure there will those who argue that their doctors are great. And yes, when my daughter almost broke her arm last year, I was grateful for the x-rays and the sling from the medical world, however they still wanted to prescribe my 12 year old daughter with narcotics "for the pain". Again I do not fault doctors for their ignorance in health. They are trained to give us a pill for every ill. It is their job.
Whatever your spiritual belief you have to know that you are a child of this universe. A healthy, vibrant child that is natural and alive. When a doctor says "forever" for medicine, I trust Socrates: Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.
If you want "wellness" options, I am here.
B.
Family Nutrition Coach