I wish more primary care physicians understood that referring someone to a good endocrinologist means they are *less* likely to be improperly medicated.

When I noticed Jenett's hair was getting dry and brittle, and that her skin was dry, I made supportive noises about endocrinologists being useful, because I knew those were possibly thyroid-related, particularly combined with the low energy levels and stuff. (I had part of my thyroid removed some years ago due to multiple benign tumors, so I had direct personal experience with that sort of thing.) There are other things that can cause those symptoms, of course, but thyroid stuff is more common than one might think.