Can we have a roll call - thyroid problems - sign in here

[ivykaty44]

Can we please have a roll call on thyroid problems of either type?

pretty please casue I know there will be a few of us on here

zanz1bar - well that is interesting. As I was trying to get pregnant all gyno avenues were explored before someone thought of doing a simple blood test by which time i was extremely ill. Maybe its a road I shouldn't bother going back down it might turn out to be more trouble.

Really hope your Thyroxine kicks in soon. It makes all the difference

can I sign in here? Diagnosed just yesterday with hyperthyroid and seeing endocrinologist on Weds, all symptoms point to Graves. I've been feeling quite ill for several months and was having investigations for something else when this arose.
I started taking carbimazole and beta-blockers yesterday and I feel really odd today.

you will start to feel better buzz, your body has been running on overtime.

Hi ....had result from my thyoid test yesterday....supposedly 'normal' level of 4.2 TSH (having been 3.5 in Sept). I am feeling really crap....suffering with pins and needles.....knackered, overweight and feel 97 not 37.....am currently on 75mcg. Any tips?? How do you feel when you are similar TSH.....any answer much appreciated ;)

From what I remember your TSH should be between 4 and 11. This would put you at the lower end of normal. Luckily I have a GP who takes into account how I am feeling at any given time and treats it accordingly. Did you get your results over the phone or in person?

Over the phone ;( My area's normal level is between 3 and 6 but I feel ropey!

I would definitely see your GP face to face and explain how you feeling, 75mcg is clearly not enough. If you look at most on this thread with underactive the maintanance doses are mostly between 125 mcg right up to 200 mcg for some. I would be surprised if he/she didn't see fit to increase it.

How did you get prescribed the Armour Leonie are you under a specialist???

Jammie so sorry gave you wrong info. Read Leonie's post and asked DH if he could remember. He said I was told that normal is between 1 and 4 and I was pushing 11 which was why I was hospitalised. So sorry. Got it completely arse ways up.

Thanks for your replies.....so 4.2 is a bit high generally isn't it?? Although not in the eyes of the nhs ;(

Thanks for the info. I have to be honest and say I am getting desperate atm.....I feel very low and feel like life is passing me by as I feel so knackered. I hope I can get it sorted soon......or I might have to go private as at the moment feel like death!

Thanks for replying.
Leonie pls tell me what were your symptoms before you got on the right track with the Naturethroid????

This sounds a bit like me......I am tired, wild horses can't get me up in the morning!

Sometimes have heart palpitations, get breathless, perpetually cold, chronic pins and needles in hands and feet,wierd hot/cold sensations in feet, dry hair, anxiety on occasions, hot flushes, feeling wierd (sometimes sick) for no apparent reason, constipation, terrible PMT, .....does this sound familiar????
Just want to curl up and sleep even in the morning eg an hour after getting up -iron count also low (7) which doesn't help!!!

Can i nip in with a quick query, would hypothyroid related aches and pains be worse in wet weather, have a family history of hypothyroid and not felt well lately....

I think the 7 was a ferritin reading
Is that really shite (I do feel shite!) but the two together is like a death wish!!