Does Hypo Type make a Difference?

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I was thinking today of something the doctor said this afternoon.

He said most of the time GP's etc. don't test for antibodies as at the end of

the day it makes no difference in treatment.

I was diagnose Hypo at what I would think is fairly young...about 28. I suspect

however I was Hyper the hypo much before that. I was always super skinny...had

bouts of panic type attacks...racing heart etc. as a teen as well I would guess

a degree of Attention Deficit disorder.

When I was diagnosed it was told to me it " could " be hashimoto based on a family

history of Hypo.(both my mother's side and father's side have strong thyroid

histories...I believe my paternal grandmother suffered from Graves..and cousins

have Hypo and Fibro/ME/rheumatoid Arthritis) As far as I am aware up until

today I've never had a test to either confirm or deny.

My burning question is...does it make a difference? Do people with Hashi's need

different type of treatment? Do they need to watch out for other problems?

Because it is auto-immune are there other risks involved?

Just trying to get an education...it's been a long time coming and I think my

meds are starting to clear my head enough to pay attention. :-)

Cheers