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TSH level 200`

I have been on 100 of zynthroid for three and a half months, and got my tsh tested and was over 200. My dr....

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graves to hypo

I had graves, then rai and it has been two years and they still cant get my levels correct. I went from 88...

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Please sign

This petition is directed towards endocrinologists and the field of Endocrinology demanding better...

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What is the dangers of drinking energy drinks with...

I take medication for Hypothyroidsism and a antidepressiant for mental focus. I also have sleep apnea in which I...

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Trying to Adjust Levels

Hello, Anyone out there going through a bit of depression while waiting to get the right Synthroid dosage?...

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Getting off Methimazole

Hello everyone! Its been a while since ive posted and just wanted to update and ask some questions. Today i saw...

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hyperthyroidism

I have just been diagnosed, but i notice that it could cause weight loss. Can it also cause weight gain? ...

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Thyroid Levels

I had my thyroid removed in 2011. I just had my levels checked yesterday and they are very low. Instead of...

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Thyroid Levels

I had my thyroid removed in 2011. I just had my levels checked yesterday and they are very low. Instead of...

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missed doses of thryoid meds

If someone misses a few days of their thyroid meds, and is older and has been on a steady daily dose for a long...

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Graves to Hypo and cant get medicine dose right

I have been on synthroid for years and at my last visit on .150 my levels are to low and on 0175 my levels are...

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Graves to Hypo and cant get medicine dose right

I have been on synthroid for years and at my last visit on .150 my levels are to low and on 0175 my levels are...

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low BSH

If my BSH is low do I need more or less MCGs of medicine?

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Switching from Levothroid to Armour

Hi. My name is Teresa. I was just switched from Levothroid to Armour - FINALLY! I am not feeling like I...

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Thyroid disorder

Hello my name is Jennie Teague I just recieved my lab work back I do not have a thyroid or putuitory gland it...

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Peripheral Tissue Thyroid Hormone Resistance

Has anyone been diagnosed definitively with Peripheral Tissue Thyroid Hormone Resistance? I shorten it to...

Thyroid Blood tests are NOT accurate for diagnosing Thyroid problems! Your symptoms are the key!

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Enlarged thyroid, large nodule and breathing diffi...

Hi all, Several months ago I saw my doctor because of trouble breathing while laying on my back. I'd been...

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Hypothyroidism - skin & eye problems

Diagnosed with Hypothyroidism about 11 years ago. Was taking Levothyroxine 150 mcg was increased to 200 however...

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Please answer my question

Can someone please answer my question on this post 5th down; THYROID LEVELS HELP PLEASE thanks to all

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Lab test results :(

Hi!! I take 60 mg of ArmourThyroid and my lab test results are : T4 Free 1.0 T3 Free 3.6 T3 Total 111 TSH 0.13...

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Lab test results :(

Hi!! I take 60 mg of ArmourThyroid and my lab test results are : T4 Free 1.0 T3 Free 3.6 T3 Total 111 TSH 0.13...

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Medication dosage

Hello all Question: If you are hyper thyroid do you take less Synthroid and if you are hypo do you take more...

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thyroid levels HELP Please!!

My TSH came back at 2.97. Is this considered at the high end for Hypo. Reference range is 0.450-4.500. Endo...

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My thyroid

I am 21 years old and last fall my physician found a nodule on my thyroid. She then sent me to get blood work...

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Possible thyroid disorder?

Hi everyone, I am a 28 year old female. I've always had weird symptoms throughout my life but things seem to be...

Posted by Rub1983

Hi everyone,
I am a 28 year old female. I've always had weird symptoms throughout my life but things seem to be getting worse lately and I'd love some feedback from people who have thyroid problems so I can get a gauge as to how likely it is that I have one. I am currently waiting to get an appointment with an endo, so I'll be getting a professional opinion too, I'm just curious. The thing that's confusing me is that the symptoms for so many disorders seem to be the same-- I don't know if its an issue with my reproductive hormones, thyroid, or something completely different. Or if I've got a number of different things going on at once.

In any case- here are my symptoms, I know it's a long list-- and lots of these things have been going on for a while. I just attributed lots of them to having an anxiety problem and being an emotional, hormonal female-- but now I'm thinking it's something else-- tell me what you think:

-Night sweats
-Sweating while cold
-Intolerance to heat
-I can't hold my hands still (as in, if I hold them out and try to keep them still, they shake)
-Getting my period every two weeks for the past few months.
-My breasts recently went up a size in the past few months also, but I've gained no weight elsewhere.
-Severe PMS (maybe bad enough to be PMDD? But this has been a problem for years) and terrible, painful periods.
-Heart palpitations, randomly. I can just be sitting at the computer getting work done and my heart starts pounding insanely.
-Shortness of breath- usually accompanies the palpitations.
-Bouts of nausea for no apparent reason.
-Pains in my neck
-Swollen glands
-Random bouts of numbness in my arms and legs.
-I am often agitated or insanely emotional without any cause.
-Muscle soreness-- always. But different muscles. Lately it's the palms of my hands that have been sore. I have no idea why, it's very odd.
-I also go through periods where my hands are so achy that I can barely write.
-My memory has gotten very foggy lately-- I am a grad student, so this is very bad.
-Sometimes I just glaze over. I feel like I am in a cloud. It's like my brain just shuts off. Others notice it and ask what's wrong with me.
-Inability to concentrate.
-Ridges in my fingernails, and they're very brittle (didn't know that could be a sign of something bad until I read it somewhere recently).
-Headaches.
-Sometimes I am so weak I feel like I can barely move or keep my head up-- other times I have inexhaustible amounts of energy.
-Also, random seizure-like or migraine-like episodes when I get my period-- my vision will go out and I collapse and shake with excruciating pains in my stomach.

Any thoughts, suggestions, or people with similar symptoms out there? I have been going to doctors for years trying to explain these things to them and they brush it off as me just going through some hormonal change-- but, it's been YEARS that most of these things have been happening, so I honestly can't believe this is normal at all. I do realize that separately some of these symptoms and signs seem just average, but together they've got to point to some bigger problem.

Thanks

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Normal Thyroid?

7 years ago I had my left half removed. I recently went to the doctor and they said my right half is...

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suport group for kids with thyroid problems.

I have a 15 year daughter that has thyroid problems.. She has went from hyper to hypo now.. and is on 50mcg of...

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Kids with thyroid problems..

I have a 15 year daughter with thyroid problems.. She started out with hyperthyroidism and had radio active...

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Hypothyroidism...help. Are my lab results really "...

I am currently in the process of trying to get everything figured out in regards to my possible thyroid...

Posted by mrussellphoto

I am currently in the process of trying to get everything figured out in regards to my possible thyroid issues. I went and saw a general practice doctor and they ran a blood test. My TSH came back within range at 3.5 and my Free T4 was pretty low at 0.72 (but not low enough to flag it on the test). The frustrating thing is that the range for my doctors office is 0.6-1.5, but everywhere I have looked online it says either 0.7 or 0.8 as the low end of range...so it's VERY possible that I really do have hypothyroidism. I have been experiencing some serious symptoms for the past couple of years like:

- extreme fatigue (and the difficulty of falling asleep/feeling rested).
- dry,dull skin and strange dry skin patches.
- brittle hair
- weight gain (despite working out 5 times a week and eating a healthy low-fat 1400 calorie diet).
- bags/dark circles under my eyes also puffiness
- brain fog, memory issues
- AND my mother, aunt and grandmother were all hypo. (and were all diagnosed around my age)
- headaches (daily)
- constipation
- mood swings/easily frustrated etc
- low labido

In addition to my blood work saying that I was in "normal" range even though I don't feel normal or agree with the range they gave, I was also told I have high cholesterol, high LDL and triglycerides. (Which I have read can be caused by hypothyroidism) - but instead my doctor sends me a "how to eat healthy" diet list (which I am already doing 95% of the time). I don't have high cholesterol because I eat cheeseburgers, I am eating things like fish, veggies, fruit, whole grains, low-fat dairy and cooking with olive oil! SO frustrating!

Anyways...sorry to make this so long-winded, but I was wondering if you have any advice for me. I am in the process of looking to see a specialist so that I can be diagnosed and treated, but I feel like this is going to be an uphill battle.View Thread

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