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Wondering about my RAI

Had RAI treatment after 15 months of hyperthyroidism that didn't respond well to meds. At time of RAI, I was...

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Hyperthyroidism with weight gain??

Hello! I am a 24 yo female and was just given an ultra sound of my thyroid to be evaluated for...

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hyperthyroid no treatment

So I went in and had blood work that showed I had low levels of TSH making me hyperthyroid. So they wanted...

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Help for being tired and unfocused

I have been taking Levothyroxin for about 2 yrs. now and my levels are normal according to my MD. However, I...

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Thyroid Roller Coaster

Hello everyone! I'm a 27 year old female struggling with hypothyroidism, being overweight, and infertility....

Posted by IGJohnson

Hello everyone! I'm a 27 year old female struggling with hypothyroidism, being overweight, and infertility. Since being diagnosed a year and a half ago, my TSH has been like a roller coaster. In the last year I have gone from 8 to 5.4 to 11 to 3.5 to 10 to 0.1 to 15.5--in that order! Each time my doctor has changed my dose of Armour accordingly. Before being on Armour I was taking Levothyroxine and basically the same thing happened but I don't remember my numbers (one of my symptoms is a foggy memory). I thought we were on the right track when it was 0.1 and that if we just brought my dose down a little bit then I would be exactly where I needed to be, but in just 3 months time it shot up to 15.5!! My doctor said that she wants to see me in another 3 months but I'm really discouraged and frustrated. Why is it doing this? I have not been diagnosed with the autoimmune thyroid but could that by why it is fluctuating so much? I don't think I have a swollen thyroid or goiter, which I have read is one of the main signs of it. My cousin has hypo as well and was actually hospitalized for exhaustion and dizziness when her TSH reached around 15. I don't think anyone else in our family has ever been diagnosed with it but I do know that our grandmother only had 2 children and tried for years to have more but never did, so I guess it's possible that she had it and was not diagnosed. Anyway, all that to say that I am wondering if it's possible that I have an autoimmune disorder and if so, what can be done? My TSH fluctuates so much that I feel it's causing a toll on my body. I'm stuck in a vicious cycle. I have been trying to get pregnant now for 2 years after having a devastating miscarriage but I know that won't happen until my thyroid is under control. I want to lose weight but I am too exhausted to get out and exercise more. Making healthy meals also requires energy, which I just don't have. I have a strong desire to get healthy but my body is doing everything it can to work against me. I have to force myself to get out of bed in the morning.

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Baileynew

Webmd is actign up and I can't reply to your post. Where you also started on a anti-thyroid med? I...

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Help - Abnormal TSH normal T4 waiting to see docto...

Three weeks ago I went to my physician for my annual physical. I'd been having heart palpitations and...

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Low Thyroid

For about a year and a half, I have been having problems with my thyroid. I finally went to my family doctor...

Posted by LilBit26

For about a year and a half, I have been having problems with my thyroid. I finally went to my family doctor in January of this year and saw the nurse practitioner. I explained to her my symptoms (weight gain with next to impossible weight loss, feeling tired all the time, hair not growing, nails not growing like they should, generally just feeling terrible, etc.) and told her I wanted my thyroid checked. She tried to downplay all of my symptoms and told me I was probably just anemic, but she would check it if I really wanted them to. I have friends with thyroid problems and I had researched it enough on my own to know that my symptoms were lining up with hypothyroidism. Fast forward to later in that week, and the nurse from the doctors office calls to tell me that I'm not anemic but my thyroid is a little low and that I need to start taking Synthroid (my pharmacy gave me the generic, no big deal). I've been taking 50 mcg everyday since January.

It's now November and I have yet to see a great improvement in my symptoms. I have had blood work 3 times since January and the first two times were still "normal" (they never offered to tell me my tsh level and I forgot to ask). The last time was a couple weeks ago and they said it was still "normal" but had gone up some so they want to recheck in 4-6 weeks. I asked what it was that time and they said 3.5, which is not too bad, but I still feel terrible and it is getting worse.

I sleep well each night, eat healthy each day, and I am active. I cannot lose a pound no matter how hard I try. In fact, it seems like the harder I try, the more I gain. My hair refuses to grow. If I sit down, I fall asleep. I have two kids so that can't keep happening. I'm at a loss on what to do. I don't know that it will do my any good to go back to the doctors office I have been using since the NP doesn't seem to care. After telling my husband and a friend about feeling like she didn't listen, they both told me that she had done them the same way. I know my tsh isn't as bad as some, but if I am having problems getting through the day, something has got to give. Seeing the actual doctor there is like trying to catch Santa Claus, so that isn't an option. Throughout this entire process, I have only seen and talked to the NP once. The rest of the time I see the phlebotomist and speak to a nurse on the phone.

So all of that to ask: Should I go there again for my recheck and see what happens and try to explain to her again or give up and go somewhere else? Any suggestions? I'm tired of not feeling like myself.View Thread

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thyroid

I have Hashimoto thyroiditis and have taken pills for about 10 years. I am now taking 88mcg and feel very...

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Hypothyroidism and high blood pressure

I have been taking bp medicine and synthroid since my late twenties. My tsh fluctuates with dosage and has...

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Thyroid surgery

I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and I have a larger goiter, my doctor recently decided to look into...

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so many symptoms and so much pain

have hashimotos. i had 7 nodules on one side of my thyroid. all the biopsies were inconclusive so they...

Posted by erikaathome

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I need help Please

I am at a loss here. Diagnosed with a non toxic goiter, labs "normal range", and had 3 FNA's to monitor a...

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I need help Please

I am at a loss here. Diagnosed with a non toxic goiter, labs "normal range", and had 3 FNA's to monitor a...

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Weight Loss diet pills

I im a new member i was wondering have anyone came up with a way to lose weight im 250lbs 5'7 and im only 23...

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Help.....hypothyroidism weight gain

I was daignosesd with hypothyroidism for 9 years now. since then i have gained about 75lbs. I am on weight...

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Hypothyroidism and PCOS need support

I am currently 18 years old and I found out I had PCOS after randomly not getting my period for over a year...

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Hypo with strange symptom

History 54 yr Female left lobe removed 9 years ago. Partial hysterectomy 1997, Diagnosed hypothyroid and put...

Posted by Anon_15797

History
54 yr Female left lobe removed 9 years ago. Partial hysterectomy 1997, Diagnosed hypothyroid and put on Levoxyl 4 years ago. Levoxyl went from 25mcg to 100 mcg and currently on .05mg

For the past year my doctor has run every test under the sun to try and figure out why I'm having heat intolerance while being hypo. Lab of TSH T4 and R3 all in the normal range of between 1.00 to 2.00 while on the .05.mg last TSH was 4.34 which means I'm hypo again however I'm still feeling supper hot. It happens more when I lay down but it is there pretty much all day.

HRT did nothing
CT Scan showed 2 cm mass on adrenal, 24 hour urine test showed all normal

CT, MRI, US done on abdominal all normal except the mass on adrenal.

Lung CT normal

Blood work normal except TIBC high 505 (265-497
Ferritin normal range

NA+ Low 135 (137-145)

Adrenal mass is benign

Symptoms:

More weight gain only in mid section, girth up to 40 inches. Normal 27 inches

Sore throat (like if your sinus are draining) No history of sinus problems no runny nose or post nasal drip.

Hair coming out majorly.

Headache base of skull bottom right below ear, something it switches to the left side after 3 days of the right hurting

Occasionally now about once a day, my voice gives out. Clearing throat doesn't help and when I do that feels like something inside but throat hurts more when I try to clear throat.

Occasionally a dry cough

Fatigued

Memory loss

No problems swallowing

Now I know most are due to hypo symptoms but why am I feeling hot. I am not menopausal that was over with years ago, besides the heat stays for hours. Feeling overheated yet I'm hypo doesn't make sense to me.

3 (2 solid one part cystic) nodules were found and one they are going to do a biopsy (scheduled 24 Oct) that is on my isthmus of close to 2 cm (mid pole)

Can a nodule cause me feeling hot? Can someone educate me on just what the heck is going on?

ThanksView Thread

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Radioactive Iodine?

I was recently diagnosed with Graves on top of a 3-year hypothyroidism-Hashimotos diagnosis. My new...

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how fast can your thyroid go bad?

I have my thyroid tested once per year because my mom had issues with hers. I started having heart issues in...

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So Confused, TSH vs. T4/T3

Can someone please help me? My OB/GYN checks my T4/T3 and puts me on thyroid medication. From 2010 to present...

Posted by KWAG63

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Hypothyroid/QUESTION Please

Hello everyone, my name is Michele and I usually go to the Fibromyalgia side. I have a question: I...

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Hypothyrodism Hypo Thyroid Synthetic Levothyroxine...

Thanks for helping me out to begin.... To start I am a 24yo Caucasian Male. My doctor had told me my thyroid...

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Please help with my thyroid lab results

Name Range Cortisol 8.69 4.46 - 22.7 ug/dl (before 10 am) Folate 9.91 >2.76 ng/ml B12 444 239-931 pg/ml...

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Confused

Hi Everyone. I am newly diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, and have to start my medicine in the morning. What...

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Confused

Hi Everyone. I am newly diagnosed with Hypothyroidism, and have to start my medicine in the morning. What...

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HIPO or Hiper????

More precisely: IÂ´m a woman, 56. IÂ´m not with overweight right now, my "Thyroid Cascading reflex" exam I...

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Hipo or hiper

Mi TSH is 0.01 L (really low) and mi T4, Free is 2. 1... IÂ´m in the border... Please, I really need your...

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Life after Thyroidectomy

I had a total thyroidectomy due to a mult-nodular thyroid that was compressing my esophagus. It took...

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Losing 100 pounds with hypothyroidism

I recently had my first child May 16, 2012. I am 20 years old and now weigh 235 pounds, 5'4 and only 20 years...

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