Thyroid overactivated itself, anyone with this?

[PebbleLilly]

Just been diagnosed with a very overactive thyroid gland. I know the treatments are quite rough, and if no treatment is done you could eventually die of a heart failure or storke. Anyway, what`s the good side in this? I have lost almost a stone, but have another to lose. Bit worried because my dd is 1 in 4 days, and cant really face a radioactive treatment... Has anyone gone through this??? Aparently pregnancy is involved and inheritance...

[Willow2]

Sorry, should have been more specific - am only happy being slightly over.

[suzywong]

ask for 175, I take 200 an d 150 on alternate days

[Willow2]

38 - 150 means I'm slightly under and 200 means I'm slightly over but I can't stand how knackered I feel on 150, or how easy it is to put on weight!

[toomanypushchairs]

sorry suzy, too tired, too much wine, sitting here laughing, was talking about Xena! goonight all!

[toomanypushchairs]

she thinks she is now a normal human being.... we like to humour her!

[suzywong]

agree completely with the diagnosis saving your marriage, I was unbearable to live with for a long time and we thought it was just being tired with 2 non sleeping kids. Now I am a normal human being again... most of the time.

I've been on 200, 175 and 100 and my weight hasn't altered one jot with any of those doses but maybe that's because I am still BF

[Xena]

ahhh terrible spelling

[Xena]

Can I ask how old you are willow I'm 25 and I take 150 my dad only takes 200 and hes 55 I am worrid that I'll be swalling a brick sized pill by the time I'm his age

[Willow2]

Exactly. They remove all (or nearly all) of the thyroid gland as it has a tendency to grow back otherwise. Took them about a month or two to work out I needed thyroxine to compensate - by which time I'd put on two stone and kept falling asleep everywhere - so now I'm on it every day.

[Xena]

Willow2 does that mean you were overactive and the surgery made you underactive???

[PebbleLilly]

Dd back to sleep... Did anyone have any trouble with overactive medication? Side effects?

[Xena]

Is that the hypo as apposed to hyper?

I have an underactive thyriod and I take 150mcg of thyroxine aday (they have just changed the name though I think)

I am thinking that I might need to have my levels checked as I tried to diet for 2 weeks and only lost 2lbs and am as usual completly knackered

[Willow2]

Had horribly overactive one - had surgery when I was 21. Take 200mcg thyroxine every day.

[PebbleLilly]

I meant picking on them, Im actually quite nice.... Ask dh. Hehe

[KBear]

It's outrageous to have to pay for asthma medication isn't it - there must be loads of other essential medication that you have to pay for. Where can the line be drawn but you need to breathe FGS.

[PebbleLilly]

Will have to go as dd is waking, she`s got a cold. Good night all, nice meeting you, grrrrrrrrrrr Im hardly ever funny with stangers in the night..

[KBear]

DID YOU KNOW>>>>>

They used to look us over-active loons up in asylums years ago cos they thought we were mad!

[suzywong]

Are you Hashimoto's too Xena?

[KBear]

Xena - what your GP said might be true but surely such regulations aren't made on who might die quickest - or are they???? I don't know which is most dangerous to be honest - over or under-active. Both equally hard to treat I would imagine.

Pebbles - I don't think radio-active iodine is always the first course of treatment, depends on how severe I suppose. If you're breast-feeding they can't do it so they might explore other options first.

At least you can save your marriage now you have a diagnosis - my husband said I was a living hell when I was over-active! I am now completely well-balanced and calm - NOT.

[PebbleLilly]

I pick on everyone around me. its a bad thing, and I love them. I also keep telling them its because I love them. But now I understand. I had completely sleepless night in the past at a rate of 2 a year. Just could not go to sleep at all. Was up for 48h. Completly insane.

[Xena]

oh toomany you are soooooooo funny.

[Xena]

Makes me feel bad sometimes my friend who has terrible asthma has to pay for her medication and it costs her a fortune

Wish she could have it for free.
Those medications should be like the pill (which nobody pays for)

[toomanypushchairs]

kbear, started to read... as a child behaviour was awful, moody, tearful, over-dramatic, thought it was my sister talking! then realised you have overactive, not under

[PebbleLilly]

Yes, I went up 2-3 dress sizes, and sold most of my nice clothes on ebay, but now I regret it. My only fera is radioactive iodine, as my baby is still breastfeeding. So they cant actually test me properly, unless with scan, if its done at all.

[Xena]

Ahh intresting Kbear my GP told me what I just posted maybe she was pulling my leg
Trying to make me remember to take my pills
I am much better at remembering now. Was diagonosed about 6 years ago