Re: Thyroid Disease Symptoms List

[Guest guest]

To the Nurse,

What symptoms listed do you feel are far-fetched?

Deb

[Guest guest]

To the nurse,

Feel free to put up your own list of " true symptoms " . AND while your at it

add your theory to the connection to the problems we all seem to be having

here at the uterine fibroids group!

To anyone else who suspects that they should get a check up! Please do it!!!

It is a simple blood draw test that takes less than a minute!

Take it from someone who has Hashimotos Thyroid Disease and Graves Disease

(which are autoimmune disorders) with a Toxic Multi-nodular Goiter, with the

likely hood of endometriosis and has fybrocystic breasts and fibroids and who

took Lupron for 3 months. Who also had 3 c-sections and an eptopic pregnacy

after having a tubal ligation, etc. and I could go on!

Deb

[Guest guest]

To those who read this message. Some of these symptoms are true

symptoms of thyroid disease. Majority of symptoms that are listed are

so far fetched that they make me laugh. Take it from a nurse.

> This is a copy/paste of the symptoms list that many gravesians

helped put

> together from another group I belong to. If you experiance some of

these

> symptoms, you should get a complete thyroid blood panel done,

immediately!

> As you can see, many of the symptoms of the uterinefibroids group

are also

> listed here:

>

> HyperThyroid

>

> Amennohrea, oligomenorrhea, or heavier menses

> Aversion to heat, always warm

> Bladder problems

> Blotchy itchy patches without rash

> Bouncy legs

> Congestive heart failure

> Constant hunger

> Cramps

> Depression

> Difficulty breathing

> Difficulty eating

> Disorientation, confusion, brain fog

> Dizziness

> Dots (horizontally) in nails

> Dry, brittle, lusterless hair

> Endometriosis

> Feel like you¹re vibrating, tremors

> Goiter

> Graying hair

> Hair loss

> Headaches

> Heartburn

> High or low blood pressure problems

> Hives

> Hyper bowels (up to 8 movements a day)

> Inability to sit still

> Increased susceptibility to other immune problems (gum disease,

etc.)

> Infertility

> Intolerant of stress (even a scary book or movie will increase

heart

> rate)

> Irritabilty

> Loss of coordination

> Loss of psychological perspective on life

> Loss of stamina

> Low cholesterol level which rises dramatically upon treatment

> Lowered libido

> Lowered stamina (even when stabilized on ATD¹s)

> Memory loss

> Miscarriage

> Mood swings

> Nail margins uneven

> Nails split into 2 layers

> Nails weak, cracking

> Numbness in limbs

> Onycholysis (separation of nail from it¹s bed)

> Ovarian cysts

> Panic

> Racing heart (rapid pulse)

> Rage

> Rashes

> Ridged nails (vertically) " washboarding "

> Shaking hands, loss of dexterity, inability to even write clearly

> Shortness of breath

> Skin tags (hanging moles)

> Sleeplessness

> Smelly sweat (esp. feet)

> Sore throat

> Stomach cramps

> Sweating easily, heavily

> Unable to calm down and sleep after sex

> Uticaria (rash)

> Vitiligo (patchy loss of pigmentation in skin)

> Weakness in legs and arms

> Weight loss or gain (rapid)

>

>

>

> HypoThyroid

>

> Aversion to cold

> Brain stops working

> Can't get moving

> Can't spell own name

> Depression

> Dry, brittle hair

> Eyebrows stop growing

> Feeling like a slug; no energy

> Feeling of being overwhelmed

> Headache

> Heavy menses & cramping

> High cholesterol & triglyceride levels

> Inability to be self-directed or stay on task

> Irregular heart rate (bradycardia)

> Joint pain

> Long menstrual cycle

> Loss of memory

> Nails that split, break, get thickened

> Never " right " temperature; internal thermostat not working

> Panic attacks

> Premature birth

> Puffy eyes, face, hands, feet

> Severe hair loss

> Severe weight gain even when not eating much

> Sleep apnea

> Sleepy all day, insomnia at night

> Still birth

> Suicidal thoughts

> Thick, dry tongue

> Unable to stop crying although not " sad "

>

> Eyes

> Bad night vision

> Blurring of vision

> Bulging eyes

> Double vision

> Dry eyes

> Eyestrain

> Inability to close eyes to sleep

> Lid lag

> Sensitive to light, even indoors

> Staring

> Swelling of eyes

> Tearing

> Ulceration

>

> I hope this helps!

>

> Deb

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for saying something. I am not a nurse but the some of the

symptoms listed seem to be contradictory. And I was so spooked that

I started to imagine that I had both types of thyroid conditions and

then-oh my-I looked at my nails! It probably would not hurt to get a

check up but I won't jump to a conclusion based on that list.

> To those who read this message. Some of these symptoms are true

> symptoms of thyroid disease. Majority of symptoms that are listed

are

> so far fetched that they make me laugh. Take it from a nurse.

>

>

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

,

How are you doing now, have you been able to get your thyroid levels

euthyroid (normal hormone levels)? Sometimes as we near or move into normal

thyroid levels we begin to get symptoms of the opposite end. But chemically

we can still be hypo or hyper which ever we are. My endo recently told me it

takes a while for the rest of our system to catch up.

Again it is possible your estrogen levels are up, maybe from fibroids which

is causing you to be hypo. If you haven't already, you should get those

levels checked, the FSH and LH. Hopefully it may help your thyroid situation.

The symptoms list was made up of about 300 people with thyroid disease of

symptoms that come up constantly by people with Graves and Hashimotos. What

symptoms are you getting from the list? If you have a higher heart rate, or

palpitations, or tremors (shaking) of your hand, insomnia, quick mood swings

like anger all of a sudden or anxious. These are some of the symptoms

recognized by doctors for hyper thyroid. Some secondary symptoms of hyper

from a faster metabolism may include diareah, stomach pain, nausea, GI

problems, weakness, muscle fatigue. The hyper medicine may cause itching or

blotchiness of the skin.

For hypo is is exactly the opposite. Your metabolism runs slow. You are

fatigued and may sleep all the time. Your hands and feet may swell. Your

skin my become extremely dry. Constipation, Slow heart rate and blood

pressure, These the doctor would recognize. again secondary symptoms may

include stomach pain, nausea, GI problems, endometriosis, bone and joint

pain, etc.

If you are having signs of hyper, the ones I wrote the doctor would

recognize. It could mean you are swinging out of normal towards hyper. When

was your last labs?

Deb

[Guest guest]

WOW

Look at how many symptoms of HYPERthyroidism I have!

> HyperThyroid

>

> Amennohrea, oligomenorrhea, or heavier menses

> Blotchy itchy patches without rash

> Bouncy legs

> Constant hunger

> Depression

> Dry, brittle, lusterless hair

> Endometriosis

Graying hair

> Hair loss

> Headaches

> Infertility

> Intolerant of stress (even a scary book or movie will increase

heart

> rate)

> Irritabilty

> Loss of coordination

> Loss of psychological perspective on life

> Loss of stamina

> Lowered libido

> Lowered stamina (even when stabilized on ATD¹s)

> Miscarriage

> Mood swings

> Nails split into 2 layers

> Nails weak, cracking

> Racing heart (rapid pulse)

> Shortness of breath

> Sleeplessness

Sweating easily, heavily

>

Thing is - I was diagnosed 8 months ago with HYPOthyroidism (of which

I only had a few of the listed symptoms). Believe me I had my levels

checked more than once and it is hypo (not hyperthyroidism). I

wonder who came up with the " symptom " list

[Guest guest]

They aren't as far fetched as you think. All these health problems

can be caused by hypo and hyper thyroidism due to the impact that too

little or too much thyroid hormone has on all the systems of the

body. Thyroid function affects everything from hormones, to mineral

balance, to muscle function, to vitimin and mineral uptake, to brain

function, to the melatonin seratonin sleep cycle, to anemia, to

oxygenation of the blood, to heart disease, to cancer development.

The results are wide reaching to all parts of the body. Most hypo or

hyper thyroid patients don't just have one of these seeming far

fetched symptoms. If you look at it that way, it is silly. Most

patients that are hypo or hyper have multiple symptoms that often add

up to a large percentage of those listed. It's the big picture not

the small. The body's processes don't operate in a vacuum. Everything

is connected and must work in concert. Hypo and hyper thyoidism has a

domino effect on health. The longer it goes untreated the larger the

impact on health.

Tish

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am really sorry you had to go through all of that!!!

Graves Disease is and autoimmune Disease and is the cause in 90% of the cases

of hyperthyroidism. The thyroid is the victim in Graves Disease not the

cause but must be treated. I too have dry brittle hair, and patches on my

neck. It is likely eczema. If you make an appointment with a dermatologist

you can get a prescription that works really good and fast for it.

The TSH alone is not good enough for monitering! Tell your doc It is well

known in the medical society that the TSH lags behind the T4 and the T3.

Sometimes it takes months for the TSH to catch up to the others. The TSH

moniters what the pituary gland is telling the thyroid to do. It is like a

thermostat. The most important test for monitering is the Free T4 and if

your doctor will do it the Free T3. They will tell what is going on with you

right now. With these 3 blood tests you should be able to be regulated. The

FSH and LH moniter estrogen and progestrone levels.

There are other tests you can take besides the blood work to diagnose graves.

One is a thyroid scan and uptake, another is an ultrasound and then the

antibody tests. I do know if your estrogen is low you would be hypo, if your

estrogen is high you would become hyper. The fluctuation you are having with

hyper symptoms is possibily caused from the fibroids putting off estrogen or

the thyroid problem may be causing your fibroids.

It is good though that you are having regular lab testing. It takes about 3

weeks for the medicine to adjust in your system each time.

Here is a link to the mediboard site, there is tons of info on what you have.

The more you learn about it, the quicker and better you will be able to

control it.

http://www.mediboard.com/graves

it is really good, there is no emails and you can read without posting if you

like. Reading from both sites, this and that one to really put two and two

together! Hope to see you there. If you have any other questions, ask away!

Deb

[Guest guest]

> ,

>

> How are you doing now, have you been able to get your thyroid

levels

> euthyroid (normal hormone levels)?

My thyroid levels were normal for 2 months when I had emergency

surgery for a ruptured tubo-ovarian abcess. While in the ER for that

a CAT scan showed a 4cm submucosal fibroid right at the entrance of

my uterus. I begged the surgeon not to remove the uterus unless

necessary to save my life (I also had peritonitis and septicimia and

was very anemic). My endocrinologist came and checked on me while I

was in the intensive care but they took me off my unithroid for a

while. SInce then, my TSH levels have risen again so we are working

on getting to a better range. I have had the full workup (TSH, FSH

and LH etc.) and get TSH level and CBCs every month or two.

I dont know about my estrogen levels. Interestingly, I the months

after L was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, i had my first bad

period. I was not referred back to my gyn. because it was assumed

the thyoid was the reason for the bleeding. Shortly before I ended

up in the ER, I bled for 6 weeks and since my thyroid levels were

normal, I was referred back to my gyn. Too bad, 5 days beofre my

appointment, I passed out at home (due to the anemia and pain). Also

my drs cannot make a connection between the abcess and the fibroid

(they say it is just more coincidence). I strongly disagree and feel

they were somehow related. Anyway, each dr. (endo, gyn) just kinda

monitors there own area. I would love to know if there is some

correlation between all these new health problems.

As for the symptoms, I am classic hyper (in fact, when I told my dr.

relatives I was hypo they thought I had got the wrong info - I am a

habitual aborter, small statured, tachycardia (probably due to the

anemia), dry patches on my neck, dry brittle hair, fast metabolism

and so on.

But since I had a TSH every month now, I know I have not swung the

other way toward hyper. I wonder if I have something else going on.

What is Graves? How is it tested for? I go back next week to the

endo, I will talk with her then