Well, it's possible that my thyroid might have crashed anyway, at some point, because hypothyroidism runs in the women in my family/
The Tx made me feel grumpy and tired. I just was a real hermit most of the time I did it. I also got really bad bruising from the shot, so I learned to do it in my abdomen, and inject the meds really gently and slowly.
I think in this case, (especially if the virus is truly eradicated) the side effects were less harmful than the virus was.