hashimoto's is a thyroid disease so if your health care provider prescribed synthroid for it then that's the appropriate treatment. according to this webmd article hashimoto's is an inherited thyroid disease. the disease affects your thyroid gland's ability to produce thyroid hormone which is essential for proper functioning. because you were recently diagnosed you should understand it can take a period of time to regulate your thyroid gland appropriately. it takes about 3 months to assess the effectiveness of any dose of thyroid medication so you might expect changes to your dosage over the next year or more. your health care provider probably will monitor this closely in order to determine the appropriate dose of thyroid hormone for you. in addition your thyroid dose may change many times over the course of your lifetime. if you have questions about this don't hesitate to discuss it with your primary care provider or endocrinologist. the good news is that thyroid problems usually aren't life-threatening. with proper treatment you can expect to live a normal life. best wishes to you!
i'm on 300 mcg of synthroid. is there other things that need to be tested besides my thyroid? just dx with hashismoto's