Thank you Carol for sharing your story. It is true that antibiotics can impact both thyroid function and the immune system. Read more here: https://www.boostthyroid.com/blog/2018/12/7/how-antibiotics-impact-thyroid-hormone-production

Thyroid medications are prescribed once your thyroid does not produce sufficient amounts of thyroid hormone. The timeline of Hashimoto’s is: 1- immune system starts attacking the thyroid gland (a process taking weeks/months years); 2- thyroid becomes underactive. If your thyroid produces a sufficient amount of thyroid hormones, you will not be given thyroid replacement medication. What you can do today is to adhere to a healthy lifestyle in order to lower your antibody levels.

I hope this helps

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