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High FT4 normal TSH plz help!!!

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satori00 · 03/03/2019 17:00

After an extended period of exhaustion and stress from work,I started to have headaches first then vomit repetitively the next day, I experienced body tremors, diarrhea, loss of appetite, weigh loss, mood changes, my period got delayed by 2 weeks and I suddenly and mostly felt an extremely sharp and scary anxiety sensation out of nowhere that it is hard to explain kinda like a sudden electric shock in my stomach and a burning in my chest that would make me feel dizzy and nauseous for days, it's like I'm going crazy whenever I think about it. So I did some blood tests that showed high FT4 29.06 however normal TSH 1.4 ?!! monocytes were a bit high 12% but the echo was normal,I didn't take any treatment then and after a long rest I felt better for like a 6 months but I would still get sometimes that scary feeling. I recently relapsed again, my doctor asked me to repeat the blood tests but this time they were better but I had the same symptoms strong as in the beginning: FT4 23.43 and TSH 1.46. Is this considered normal? because usually when FT4 is high TSH should be low but in my case it isn't and my doctor just keeps asking me for more tests. Can someone tell me what kind of food I should avoid for my case and what diet should I follow in order to get the thyroid hormones back to normal? and how about the worst part that is bothering me the most which is this strange sensation that feels endless, will it go away when the thyroid hormones get back to normal?? I'm really worried that I might struggle with this sensation for the rest of my life it's just unbearable and I hate to go through anxiety and depression meds :'(

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Studentnursesos12e · 06/03/2019 00:25

I'm no expert but have an underactive thyroid.

Can you request a referral to a consultant endocrinologist? Clearly GP care so far hasn't been effective.

I've heard cruciferous veg and soya can inhibit thyroid function and iodine too but not sure this is trustworthy and I certainly dont follow.

Hope you get answers soon xx

NaToth · 06/03/2019 13:05

You sound as if you need a referral to an endocrinologist. Any of the thyroid charities can provide a list of endos who actually know about thyroid disease rather than diabetes.

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