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Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

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Linda1003
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Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Im going to the dr. in two weeks for a physical.. .curious what yoru symptoms were?

My symptoms: (just wondering it this could be it)

1. can't lose weight to no matter how hard I work or how healthy i eat.. I fluctuate 5lbs then that's it.

2. EXHUASTED ALL THE TIME.. with 8 or more hours of sleep!!

3. always moody...I can cry at the drop of a hat.. I have NO Patience or tolerance for ANYTHING!!. PMSing 24/7 basically.

4. dry skin but nothing new there acutally.

5. joint and muscle pains and aches..that I just chalk up to the weight being too much for my body.

ETA: Had a case of Alopecia (patch of hair totally gone) a few years ago.


Message edited 2/7/2011 12:50:01 PM.

Posted 2/7/11 9:31 AM
 
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms

Very mood - strong emotional mood swings. Dry skin, dry hair, general fatigue.

Posted 2/7/11 10:09 AM
 

Lucky2008
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

I had the all same symptoms you have but what tipped my doctor off was that I did not have AF for 2 months straight and was not pregnant and I was always regular, so sure enough when he did the blood test I had hypothyroidsm

Posted 2/7/11 10:40 AM
 

TiggerBounce
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Posted by Lucky2008

I had the all same symptoms you have but what tipped my doctor off was that I did not have AF for 2 months straight and was not pregnant and I was always regular, so sure enough when he did the blood test I had hypothyroidsm



Sorry to hijack- but how do they test for it? My dr did a blood test, b/c i had many of the symptoms and all i heard back was a call from the medical asst- "Your bloodwork is normal" Now what??

Posted 2/7/11 11:40 AM
 

MrsFishstick
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

I had pretty much every symptom:
Depression
Constipation
Dry Skin
Exhaustion
Irritability
Trouble losing weight
etc and so on...

Posted 2/7/11 11:41 AM
 

DancinBarefoot
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Posted by MsKitty1274

Posted by Lucky2008

I had the all same symptoms you have but what tipped my doctor off was that I did not have AF for 2 months straight and was not pregnant and I was always regular, so sure enough when he did the blood test I had hypothyroidsm



Sorry to hijack- but how do they test for it? My dr did a blood test, b/c i had many of the symptoms and all i heard back was a call from the medical asst- "Your bloodwork is normal" Now what??



MD runs bloodwork which test TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels. Beware in 2005 the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists changed the guidelines for hypothyroid, but most labs have not. As a result many primary care MDs will see a TSH level within the lab reference range and say bloodwork is "normal" but you could still have an issue.

Posted 2/7/11 11:47 AM
 

DancinBarefoot
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

I took this quiz because I felt exhausted ALL the time. My results showed something like 87% chance of being hypothyroid. I got tested, got on medication, and feel a zillion times better.

Posted 2/7/11 11:56 AM
 

TiggerBounce
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Posted by DancinBarefoot

Posted by MsKitty1274

Posted by Lucky2008

I had the all same symptoms you have but what tipped my doctor off was that I did not have AF for 2 months straight and was not pregnant and I was always regular, so sure enough when he did the blood test I had hypothyroidsm



Sorry to hijack- but how do they test for it? My dr did a blood test, b/c i had many of the symptoms and all i heard back was a call from the medical asst- "Your bloodwork is normal" Now what??



MD runs bloodwork which test TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels. Beware in 2005 the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists changed the guidelines for hypothyroid, but most labs have not. As a result many primary care MDs will see a TSH level within the lab reference range and say bloodwork is "normal" but you could still have an issue.



What other testing is done??? A friend of mine scared me b/c she was going to get tested and was told she would have to have some dye injected in her and a scan done- and was told not to TTC for at least 1 yr after that. Is that true???

Posted 2/7/11 11:57 AM
 

MrsBurtch525
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

I was just told this morning i have hypothyroidism with a level of 4.22 and am 11 weeks pregnant. I have been insanely exhausted and sluggish and constipated and moody and just have no motivation to do anything lately. They said in about 1-2 weeks after starting the meds, i should start to feel better but im worried when i this baby comes i will be stuck with the baby weight....i need to lose weight after this baby comes....i hate the way i look.

Posted 2/7/11 12:27 PM
 

JenBenMen
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

tired (but i thought it was just working FT and 2 kids)

dry skin

hair falling out

trouble losing weight

Posted 2/7/11 12:47 PM
 

munchkinfacemama
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Super exhausted, hair loss, weight gain, moody.

I think you definitely need to push them to test you-remember what I went through when I was pregnant?

Posted 2/7/11 1:19 PM
 

MrsList
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Yes, those sound like hypothyroid symptoms.

My sister has it bad (her thyroid just basically doesn't work) and she had all the same symptoms. I only got tested because her doctor said it's genetic so my mother and I were tested and we both have it as well but mine isn't as bad.

If you DO have it, make sure you go on Synthroid of you can. Thyroid medication is one of the drugs with a sensitive therapeutic index so if the generic is just slightly off, it can really affect your dose.

Posted 2/7/11 1:35 PM
 

maymama
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

hard time loosing weight

moody biotch Chat Icon i honestly cannot control it sometimes Chat Icon

dry skin

swelling

over tired / lack of energy

also, linked to other autoimmunes... do you have any family history of autoimmune disease? where there is 1, there are usually many Chat Icon 100% true for my family tree. I can probably name 6 autoimmunes that exist in the last 2 generations of my family tree

Posted 2/7/11 1:51 PM
 

Bluepixie
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Exhausted all of the time.. Could nap any time of the day

Biggest concern was my hair loss. I lost a quarter sized patch of hair on the back of my scalp.

Whenever my medication needs an adjustment, my first symptom is that hair loss in the same spot. I'll get that bald patch again.

Posted 2/7/11 2:08 PM
 

Linda1003
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Posted by Bluepixie

Exhausted all of the time.. Could nap any time of the day

Biggest concern was my hair loss. I lost a quarter sized patch of hair on the back of my scalp.

Whenever my medication needs an adjustment, my first symptom is that hair loss in the same spot. I'll get that bald patch again.




Just added that I had a small spot on my scalp about 3 years ago....Chat Icon well sounds like this could be it..

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Posted 2/7/11 2:16 PM
 

hbugal
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Posted by MsKitty1274

Posted by DancinBarefoot

Posted by MsKitty1274

Posted by Lucky2008

I had the all same symptoms you have but what tipped my doctor off was that I did not have AF for 2 months straight and was not pregnant and I was always regular, so sure enough when he did the blood test I had hypothyroidsm



Sorry to hijack- but how do they test for it? My dr did a blood test, b/c i had many of the symptoms and all i heard back was a call from the medical asst- "Your bloodwork is normal" Now what??



MD runs bloodwork which test TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels. Beware in 2005 the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists changed the guidelines for hypothyroid, but most labs have not. As a result many primary care MDs will see a TSH level within the lab reference range and say bloodwork is "normal" but you could still have an issue.



What other testing is done??? A friend of mine scared me b/c she was going to get tested and was told she would have to have some dye injected in her and a scan done- and was told not to TTC for at least 1 yr after that. Is that true???




What Dancinbarefoot said is true...

My TSH levels came back at 4.6 which is just outside of "normal"...4.5 would have been within the normal range.

I had all the signs and symptoms of Hypothyroid but my GP said it was all OK...

I went to an endocrinologist and he did a sono of my thyroid. Sure enough I have Hashimoto's and essentially no thyroid..even though my levels were just out of the range...

So while your GP may be saying that your levels are normal they might not be normal to an endocrinologist. I would first ask to see the lab report. When I had my work up done some other things were a touch out of whack too...which should have queued my GP into what was going on..but she missed it. (Im no longer using that doctor)

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Posted 2/7/11 6:30 PM
 

DancinBarefoot
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Re: Hypothyroid: what were your symptoms: UPDATED with my symptoms..wdyt?

Posted by MsKitty1274

Posted by DancinBarefoot

Posted by MsKitty1274

Posted by Lucky2008

I had the all same symptoms you have but what tipped my doctor off was that I did not have AF for 2 months straight and was not pregnant and I was always regular, so sure enough when he did the blood test I had hypothyroidsm



Sorry to hijack- but how do they test for it? My dr did a blood test, b/c i had many of the symptoms and all i heard back was a call from the medical asst- "Your bloodwork is normal" Now what??



MD runs bloodwork which test TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels. Beware in 2005 the American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologists changed the guidelines for hypothyroid, but most labs have not. As a result many primary care MDs will see a TSH level within the lab reference range and say bloodwork is "normal" but you could still have an issue.



What other testing is done??? A friend of mine scared me b/c she was going to get tested and was told she would have to have some dye injected in her and a scan done- and was told not to TTC for at least 1 yr after that. Is that true???



The only other testing I've had done (besides bloodwork) was a sonogram of my thyroid. It didn't involve dye or anything like that at all. It was like a pregnancy sono.

Posted 2/7/11 9:22 PM
 
 

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