Guest guest Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Hi Kathy, My son, , was just diagnosed with Hypothyroidism a couple of months ago. He's currently taking synthroid and it's amazing the difference it's made in him. He had always been on the high side for his TSH levels but never enough to concern the docs. At the start of 2006, I noticed more symptoms - he seemed exhausted after everything he did. He was so lethargic, super dry skin, constipated, etc... We went to see the Pediatric Endocrinologist who, based on his labs, wasn't very concerned at first. Once I explained his symptoms he and the neuro ped decided checking his anti-thyroid anitbodies was a good idea. They were off the charts -sky high. He was started on synthroid and I saw changes within the first week. We also found out he was very " backed up " and started a prescription laxative called miralax. By the time he was cleared up and and had the synthroid running through his body he started making huge strides. His speech has increased so much in the past two months AND he knows his ABC's upper and lower case now! He actually said a sentence yesterday at school, " I have 7 chips. " I've never heard him say more that two words together! Ask the endo doc to run the anti-thyroid antibody test, you'll know 100% if she's got hypothyroidism then. And no, I woudn't say is hyper from the meds at all. He just has the proper amount of energy now - it's a good thing. Good luck and keep us posted. Jayne Mom to , Ds/ASD and 7 years old! And also Emma, 9 and , 14 Message 7 From: " Kathy sen " northnr@... Date: Wed May 24, 2006 6:15pm(PDT) Subject: has higher TSH Hi everyone. , almost 13, has been having her thyroid checked yearly. When she was around 6 she had a above normal range test and she has been having it tested. As fra as I knew it had always been within normal range. She had it tested recently and it was at 8.5. Apparently normal is around 5. She has to go to a pediatric endocrinologist soon. Can anyone tell me what to expect at the initial visit. She has been a bit less active and has gained more weight this year than she has in any other year. However, she is not overweight. Will meds make her hyperactive, give her more energy??? Kathy --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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