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I have hypothyroidism but get hyperthyroidism symptoms too
I knwo there are people who have thyroid problems but arent bothered at all but it seems im so over bothered by this
Everything wrong with me just points back to the thyroid and yet the doctors say my levels are ok that i need to get over it im being to sensitive
How can I not be over sensitive though when every little function in my body is going haywire sometimes all at once sometimes just a couple
my mom thinks im just being lazy and playing at being so sick
the doctors think im just too fat yet how can i loss weight when i cant move somedays
why does the thyroid bother me so much ? why am i so sensitive to it?View Thread
I am quite sure that I took my thyroid, as I always take it along with my anti-depressant and omeprazole.
The endocrinologist found no goiter.
Any ideas about what could have caused such a sharp rise in the TSH?View Thread
Also, I looked up the symptoms. It appears that I have some of the symptoms. I have gained weight, my skin is dry (especially on my legs), tired all of the time, and I suffered from constipation pretty much my entire life. I was attributing these to other issues (which they still could be). My doctor doesn't know any of these except for the weight gain; he felt the need to tell me how much weight I had gained in almost two years since the last time I saw him.View Thread
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I have been told recently that I have hypothyroidism, and I have been doing alot of research trying to find answer's to it all. I am 24 years old newly married and my husband and I have been actively trying to get pregnant since November 2011, and I have read in multiple places that this could cause infertility and I am just hoping being on .75mg of Synthroid this can help us with the process of getting pregnant. The funny thing is it didnt mess with my periods really that much at all so I am worried that maybe this won't change why I am not getting pregnant. I had alot of the other symptoms hair loss, fatigue, muscle cramps but what made me contact my doctor was my depression/moodiness and the horrible anxiety I was having. I guess I am looking for any clarification from anyone that knows what I am going through.
Thanks
JennView Thread
I have been told recently that I have hypothyroidism, and I have been doing alot of research trying to find answer's to it all. I am 24 years old newly married and my husband and I have been actively trying to get pregnant since November 2011, and I have read in multiple places that this could cause infertility and I am just hoping being on .75mg of Synthroid this can help us with the process of getting pregnant. The funny thing is it didnt mess with my periods really that much at all so I am worried that maybe this won't change why I am not getting pregnant. I had alot of the other symptoms hair loss, fatigue, muscle cramps but what made me contact my doctor was my depression/moodiness and the horrible anxiety I was having. I guess I am looking for any clarification from anyone that knows what I am going through.
Thanks
JennView Thread
I am 22, caucasian, otherwise healthy (as far as I know), and last time I gave blood the redcross put my iron at 12.6.
Many of the stories I've read of people with hypothyroidism or otherwise underactive thyroids experienced sudden changes such as weight gain. I have not had those but I have had these other symptoms for as long as I can remember. My mother is the same way. A friend of mine was tested even though she showed no symptoms because her mother and sister both had it and she was found to have it also.
I had my hormone levels tested for this once, and the doctor said they seemed normal but to come back for another test in 6 weeks.I regretfully failed to follow up. Please help! I am sick of being tired all the time and cold and constantly struggling to be focused and energetic and truly living life!!View Thread
I would hope to hear from other people experiencing something similar and how you are handling it.View Thread
I couldn't exactly find where to ask questions of medical experts so I thought perhaps current community members would have some thoughts.
Thanks.View Thread
Brief history of myself.. for 2.5 years I have had chronic mild to moderate neck pain on the right side of my neck with foreign body sensation in throat and laryngeal crepitus in right side of throat (throat grinds/clicks/pops when swallowing). I have had 2 laryngoscopes performed, an upper GI endoscopy and a CT scan (2 years ago) which showed "nothing". I have investigated acid reflux, TMJ, Eagles Syndrome and hyoid syndrome as possibilites for my symptoms, but all been dismissed by physicians and oral surgeons I have seen. No one has rendered a diagnosis, other than possibly inflammatory/musculoskeletal issue in my neck/throat (?).
At the end of last week, I finally just went to a chiropractor to seek some relief from my discomfort. They did a routine x-ray of my neck and said my thyroid gland was calcified.
Now I wonder if my symptoms could all be related to an undiagnosed thyroid issue? I know calcification of the gland is not "normal", but he didn't seem to think it was a big deal b/c I have no masses or visible/palpable enlargement and my most "recent" (9 months ago) TSH test was normal.
Could chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland cause this calcification without causing significant gland enlargment or alterations of thyroid tests?
Does anyone have any input or advice on this? Please share.
ThanksView Thread
In addition, blood work almost a year ago found:
High cholesterol = 296
High prolactin level (but no pituitary tumor) = 154
TSH = 1.23
T4 Free = 1.04
T3 Free = 2.2
I don't know what to do because my doctor says that my blood work doesn't show hypothyroidism but my symptoms are consistent with what I've read online, especially with the high prolactin and high cholesterol levels that are unexplained as of yet.
Any suggestions?View Thread
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Now, 10 yrs later, by differnt doctors, they found suspicios nodules on my throids. They are recommending biopsy even though I may not be showing symptoms of thyroid cancer (but they said I am consistens with Hashimoto Thyrodi Diesease). I am not comfortable with needling my internal organ as I don't fully trust people in health care industry including the doctors. Even if they make errors, you still have to pay for their work which made angry few times.
However, how would you feel about another biopsy following 10 yrs since the last one?View Thread
I don't yet seem to have symptoms of Hshimoto diesease. No swelling nor tiredness nor forgetfullness.
1) Endocrynolgist said it is impossible to reduce thryoid hormone level as my body makes antibodies naturally. Is this true?
2) Also, he did not make it clear if my thryoid gland will eventually die (during my life span) due to my antibodies attacking my thryoid. Should I expect that my thryoid gland can die at unknown point in time during my life span?
I will take your advice in combination with what the endocrynologist said. Thanks.View Thread
anyways someone help me please
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I recently got a blood test, because I was under the impression that I could have a hypothyroidism. The test results, however, were the opposite of what I was expecting, my T4 being normal, even slightly raised, and TSH also being normal-low:
T4: 20 (10-23)
TSH: 1.5 (0.27-4.2)
(Note that I'm from Holland, so the normal ranges may differ from other places.)
Despite having arguably normal T4 and TSH values, I have some symptoms that point at a hypothyroidism:
- (mild) hair loss and thinning
- feeling tired a lot
- difficulty with concentrating
- mood swings
- cold hands and feet/cold intolerance
- foggy thoughts
- dry, itchy skin on my elbows
- and last but not least, it runs in my family (mother, aunt, grandfather and grandmother, all on my mother's side of the family tree).
So as you can see, I have a bit of a problem here. I'm contacting my doctor tomorrow, but I can already hear him say something between the lines of "your thyroid function is normal, go have some rest".
Any help please?View Thread
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