Living with Congenital Hypothyroidism

Hi everyone About a month I decided I wanted to try exfoliating. I exfoliate my face once a week and it helps to get rid of my dead skin and some acne. I've never exfoliated my body before. I was just thinking that I was applying lotion or creme my skin, but does it really completely wash off or does it just build up on my skin? I honestly don't know the answer to these questions. This is why I decided to try exfoliating so my skin can be completely free of any products before I apply any lotion, body butter or creme. I bought this exfoliating mat as Dischem for about R30 (about 2.24 USD), which is really inexpensive. I use it with my Dove soap. What is nice about this mat is that you don't have to buy any expensive or additional products to exfoliate. This is great, especially if you are on a budget or a student like me. The first time I exfoliated it felt really strange, it feels like I was scratching an itch and I was going all over a bit hard. I only f...

Hi everyone It's time for an update, it's been three months since I've changed to taking Eltroxin New Formulation. It is Levothyroxine with different ingredients to bind the Levothyroxine into a pill. My main reason for changing was that I struggle with really itchy skin especially on my legs and as far as I can remember I never itched that bad when I was on Eltroxin. I take my medication first thing in the morning with water and I wait at least half a hour before eating and/or drinking coffee. What I've noticed so far is: The tiredness from before is much better. When I went to the doctor three months ago I was exhausted from doing nothing all day. I would be in bed for most of the day for days on end. That is gone, I get up every day and I get enough sleep even though I'm a full time student. There are still days and especially after a long week that I am exhausted, so I try to sleep till I wake up at least once a week. I'm unsure if the sk...

Hi everyone Two blog posts ago I wrote about my struggle with itchy skin and the body butter I used. The body butter worked for a while, but I still have times that I itch like crazy. Crazy to the point where I want to scratch my skin off, it sounds terrible but it's the honest truth. My mom came home one day and told me about these tubs of crème she saw at the pharmacy. We went to Dischem that following weekend to check it out. There were 3 different ones and I didn't know which one to chose. I chose this extra thick one for very dry compromised skin. It promises to seal in moisture and restore the skin's barrier. On the back it says: Emollient-rich formula seals in moisture Soothes and protects very dry, compromised skin Relieves dry skin associated with eczema, psoriasis, or drying medications to minimise the risk of skin irritation and allergies, no parabens, fragrance or colourants have been added Recommended by Dermatologists and Pedia...