Dragana Mirkovic: I Stayed Silent and Suffered for Years
The singer again discusses her thyroid condition, which she says came from years of keeping quiet, and reveals the therapy and diet she now follows.
Dragana Mirkovic (57) has again spoken about her thyroid condition, saying it stems from years of keeping quiet and staying silent. The statement was published on September 7 by the outlet Telegraf, and picked up the next day by Informer.
The thyroid problem is not new, and the singer has spoken about it before, but this time she went into more detail about her own explanation of the cause.
The problem with my thyroid happened because I kept so much to myself. But I stayed silent and suffered on my own for years.
That is how Dragana Mirkovic described the link she draws between her illness and her own long years of silence. She also described how hard it was for her to hold her emotions in rather than say them to the people who needed to hear them.
It really can hurt when there's a lump in your throat and you want to say something, but you don't let yourself say it or answer back.
Because of the condition, she says she is under constant medical therapy and doctor supervision. Along with the therapy she has also changed her diet, and according to earlier reports from a source close to the singer, she has introduced natural detox supplements as well.
These are natural detox products, supplements that detoxify the body and help improve thyroid function.
That is how a source close to the singer described it to the outlet Alo, adding that alongside the supplements she also has to change her eating habits. According to that source, this is not especially hard for Dragana, since she already follows a regimen and watches her weight, aware that a healthy diet, as the source put it, is the best remedy against aging.
How long has she been dealing with the illness?
Here the sources diverge. Telegraf’s September 7 report does not say how long Dragana has had thyroid problems, while earlier reports on the same topic stated she had been dealing with the illness for around ten years and, according to those reports, planned to stay on therapy for the rest of her life. Neither Telegraf nor Informer mention that figure this time around.
This is, in any case, not the first time Dragana has used these words to explain the cause of her illness. She drew a similar link between the health problem and years of silence before, as recently as November 2025. The details about the therapy, diet and supplements now cited by Telegraf also match what had already been written on the same topic since early 2026.
The story of her thyroid condition and its link to lifelong therapy had, according to earlier reports, already been circulating since February 2025, and the same phrase, “I stayed silent and suffered for years,” appeared in articles published toward the end of last year. Now, nearly a year later, the statement is being reported as current news, with the same details about supplements and diet that the singer had already described before.
Dragana Mirkovic has herself repeated several times that, despite the illness, she now feels good. Since she watches her health closely, she says she wants to do everything possible to keep the thyroid problem to a minimum, combining prescribed therapy with discipline in her everyday habits.
Neither Telegraf nor Informer report that the singer announced further checkups or a change in therapy going forward. Both outlets carry statements Dragana Mirkovic made during earlier performances and interviews, not a new, separate statement to the media in recent days.
