Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 I forgot to mention that the tingling is in my lower forearms also. > > I have been having tingling hands (day and night) since last > Saturday. I am now on 50mcgs of synthroid. I don't know if this is > related to the synthroid or to the hashi's or to neither. Does anyone > know? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Does it feel like they are 'falling asleep'? I sometimes have trouble with blood circulation and have to be careful about how I sleep and such to not cut it off.... just a thought.... Topper () On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:58:35 -0000 "" writes: I have been having tingling hands (day and night) since last Saturday. I am now on 50mcgs of synthroid. I don't know if this is related to the synthroid or to the hashi's or to neither. Does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Does it feel like they are 'falling asleep'? I sometimes have trouble with blood circulation and have to be careful about how I sleep and such to not cut it off.... just a thought.... Topper () On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:58:35 -0000 "" writes: I have been having tingling hands (day and night) since last Saturday. I am now on 50mcgs of synthroid. I don't know if this is related to the synthroid or to the hashi's or to neither. Does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 No it is not exactly like that. It feels the same as when I was once taking too much B vitamin complex. I am not taking too much now. It is worse doing the day especially when my arms are down by my sides when standing. > Does it feel like they are 'falling asleep'? I sometimes have trouble > with blood circulation and have to be careful about how I sleep and such > to not cut it off.... just a thought.... > > Topper () > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:58:35 -0000 " " <garyland@y...> writes: > > I have been having tingling hands (day and night) since last > Saturday. I am now on 50mcgs of synthroid. I don't know if this is > related to the synthroid or to the hashi's or to neither. Does anyone > know? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Topper and , Sounds interesting. What is interesting is that last night I was warm, a little shakey, heart beating faster than normal, heart pounding, a little hyperventilation. Now I am at 50 mcgs of syn and I figure I am a little hyperthyroid because of the medication. I tried 75 last week and did not tolerate it. So I am going to try to see if my body adjusts to the 50 in time. SO HOW CAN I HAVE TINGLING FROM BEING HYPOTHYROID AND SHOW HYPERSYMTOMS FROM AN INCREASE IN SYN? Thanks, > > > > > > > Does it feel like they are 'falling > > asleep'? I sometimes > > > have > > > > > > trouble > > > > > > > with blood circulation and have to be > > careful about how I > > > sleep > > > > > and > > > > > > such > > > > > > > to not cut it off.... just a thought.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Topper () > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:58:35 -0000 " " > > <garyland@y...> > > > > writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been having tingling hands (day and > > night) since > > last > > > > > > > Saturday. I am now on 50mcgs of synthroid. > > I don't know if > > > this > > > > > is > > > > > > > related to the synthroid or to the hashi's > > or to neither. > > > Does > > > > > > anyone > > > > > > > know? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Just because you are showing symptoms that can be taken for hyper, does not necessarily mean that you have too much hormone... Your symptoms can also be from adrenal fatigue and from your body adjusting to the new hormone it's getting. It can also be anxiety. I went through many of those same things after my RAI. I'd been hyper for about 20 years and in storm for one. I had no thyroid function left and had totally bottomed out as far as being extremely low thyroid. The doc tested me every two weeks for the first six months after my RAI to watch the levels drop and to see if there was any gland function left. When she was sure that there was no gland function she started me on Synthroid... My body NEEDED the hormone yet I still have negative reactions. .... in a teeny tiny voice I'm gonna say that you just need to be patient and allow your body to adjust to the hormone... you've made med changes and dosage changes and your body has had a rough time with each one... it just needs time to adjust. IMHO. Have you been charting your pulse and temp? 50 mcg is an extremely small dose. For most folks it will not actually raise total hormone levels it would more likely reduce gland activity with an end result of less hormone available in the blood. So much of what you are experiencing is adjusting the this new source, and probably not an issue of excess (total excess) at all. Your body needs to be able to adjust to the changes. I know it's frustrating and I'm not trying to minimize what you are going through.... What we're all dealing with here, with thyroid disorders, is a whole heck of a lot more serious than a case of the flu or a broken leg, and a lot more complicated to figure out than just taking some chicken soup to bed or putting on a plaster cast.. there is a whole chemical balance that has to be achieved and the thyroid hormone is the catalyst for everything else the body does.... It took me two years of adjustments and messing around with brands and dosages to get my system to finally accept thyroid hormone as a single dose a day and not get ill... For some of us it just takes time. Don't give up..... hang in there... okay? what were your last labs again? Topper () On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:14:55 -0000 "" writes: Topper and ,Sounds interesting. What is interesting is that last night I was warm, a little shakey, heart beating faster than normal, heart pounding, a little hyperventilation. Now I am at 50 mcgs of syn and I figure I am a little hyperthyroid because of the medication. I tried 75 last week and did not tolerate it. So I am going to try to see if my body adjusts to the 50 in time. SO HOW CAN I HAVE TINGLING FROM BEING HYPOTHYROID AND SHOW HYPERSYMTOMS FROM AN INCREASE IN SYN?Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Hi Topper, I appreciate the pep talk. Actually, last night when I was having problems I told myself it was just the hormones and that sooner or later it was be corrected. I am sticking with the 50mcgs for now and will for a while before upping to 75. I had a prescription from the doc for my blood to be drawn before my January appointment with him. I noticed that there was no FREE T3 test on it so I brought it back to the doc's office and asked the sec to have him include it. That is how you check to see if I am converting ok isn't it? > Just because you are showing symptoms that can be taken for hyper, does > not necessarily mean that you have too much hormone... > > Your symptoms can also be from adrenal fatigue and from your body > adjusting to the new hormone it's getting. It can also be anxiety. > > I went through many of those same things after my RAI. I'd been hyper for > about 20 years and in storm for one. I had no thyroid function left and > had totally bottomed out as far as being extremely low thyroid. The doc > tested me every two weeks for the first six months after my RAI to watch > the levels drop and to see if there was any gland function left. When she > was sure that there was no gland function she started me on Synthroid... > My body NEEDED the hormone yet I still have negative reactions. > > ... in a teeny tiny voice I'm gonna say that you just need to be patient > and allow your body to adjust to the hormone... you've made med changes > and dosage changes and your body has had a rough time with each one... it > just needs time to adjust. IMHO. > > Have you been charting your pulse and temp? > > 50 mcg is an extremely small dose. For most folks it will not actually > raise total hormone levels it would more likely reduce gland activity > with an end result of less hormone available in the blood. So much of > what you are experiencing is adjusting the this new source, and probably > not an issue of excess (total excess) at all. > > Your body needs to be able to adjust to the changes. > > I know it's frustrating and I'm not trying to minimize what you are going > through.... What we're all dealing with here, with thyroid disorders, is > a whole heck of a lot more serious than a case of the flu or a broken > leg, and a lot more complicated to figure out than just taking some > chicken soup to bed or putting on a plaster cast.. there is a whole > chemical balance that has to be achieved and the thyroid hormone is the > catalyst for everything else the body does.... > > It took me two years of adjustments and messing around with brands and > dosages to get my system to finally accept thyroid hormone as a single > dose a day and not get ill... For some of us it just takes time. > > Don't give up..... hang in there... okay? > > what were your last labs again? > > Topper () > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:14:55 -0000 " " <garyland@y...> writes: > > Topper and , > > Sounds interesting. What is interesting is that last night I was > warm, a little shakey, heart beating faster than normal, heart > pounding, a little hyperventilation. Now I am at 50 mcgs of syn and I > figure I am a little hyperthyroid because of the medication. I tried > 75 last week and did not tolerate it. So I am going to try to see if > my body adjusts to the 50 in time. SO HOW CAN I HAVE TINGLING FROM > BEING HYPOTHYROID AND SHOW HYPERSYMTOMS FROM AN INCREASE IN SYN? > > Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Good for you, ! Re: Tingling hands > > > Hi Topper, > > I appreciate the pep talk. Actually, last night when I was having > problems I told myself it was just the hormones and that sooner or > later it was be corrected. I am sticking with the 50mcgs for now and > will for a while before upping to 75. I had a prescription from the > doc for my blood to be drawn before my January appointment with him. > I noticed that there was no FREE T3 test on it so I brought it back > to the doc's office and asked the sec to have him include it. That is > how you check to see if I am converting ok isn't it? > > > > > > Just because you are showing symptoms that can be taken for hyper, > does > > not necessarily mean that you have too much hormone... > > > > Your symptoms can also be from adrenal fatigue and from your body > > adjusting to the new hormone it's getting. It can also be anxiety. > > > > I went through many of those same things after my RAI. I'd been > hyper for > > about 20 years and in storm for one. I had no thyroid function left > and > > had totally bottomed out as far as being extremely low thyroid. The > doc > > tested me every two weeks for the first six months after my RAI to > watch > > the levels drop and to see if there was any gland function left. > When she > > was sure that there was no gland function she started me on > Synthroid... > > My body NEEDED the hormone yet I still have negative reactions. > > > > ... in a teeny tiny voice I'm gonna say that you just need to be > patient > > and allow your body to adjust to the hormone... you've made med > changes > > and dosage changes and your body has had a rough time with each > one... it > > just needs time to adjust. IMHO. > > > > Have you been charting your pulse and temp? > > > > 50 mcg is an extremely small dose. For most folks it will not > actually > > raise total hormone levels it would more likely reduce gland > activity > > with an end result of less hormone available in the blood. So much > of > > what you are experiencing is adjusting the this new source, and > probably > > not an issue of excess (total excess) at all. > > > > Your body needs to be able to adjust to the changes. > > > > I know it's frustrating and I'm not trying to minimize what you are > going > > through.... What we're all dealing with here, with thyroid > disorders, is > > a whole heck of a lot more serious than a case of the flu or a > broken > > leg, and a lot more complicated to figure out than just taking some > > chicken soup to bed or putting on a plaster cast.. there is a whole > > chemical balance that has to be achieved and the thyroid hormone is > the > > catalyst for everything else the body does.... > > > > It took me two years of adjustments and messing around with brands > and > > dosages to get my system to finally accept thyroid hormone as a > single > > dose a day and not get ill... For some of us it just takes time. > > > > Don't give up..... hang in there... okay? > > > > what were your last labs again? > > > > Topper () > > > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 19:14:55 -0000 " " <garyland@y...> writes: > > > > Topper and , > > > > Sounds interesting. What is interesting is that last night I was > > warm, a little shakey, heart beating faster than normal, heart > > pounding, a little hyperventilation. Now I am at 50 mcgs of syn and > I > > figure I am a little hyperthyroid because of the medication. I > tried > > 75 last week and did not tolerate it. So I am going to try to see > if > > my body adjusts to the 50 in time. SO HOW CAN I HAVE TINGLING FROM > > BEING HYPOTHYROID AND SHOW HYPERSYMTOMS FROM AN INCREASE IN SYN? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 That's exactly right, ... You're on a T4 only med right now so it's especially important for you to be watch your FREE T3 to make sure that your conversion rate is good.... Most folks feel their best with the Free T4 at mid range to slightly higher and the Free T3 at the upper end of the range or slightly higher..... If your Free T4 is about mid range and your T3 is lower than it should be... that's a good indicator that your T3 conversion isn't so good.... If you can watch this as you adjust doses you may get a better handle on what your body is doing with the hormone that you are taking. It's important to be on the same dose for at least six weeks before having your blood drawn... to get an accurate picture of the hormone level.... your's may be a bit skewed from the adjustments that you've been making...depending on exactly when the draw will be made... you're gonna want to keep that in mind whenever you're going in for a draw.. I wish I'd had someone 15 years ago... my endo was really really good... she taught me a lot about symptom observation and such (she was a teaching doctor and I was a perfect example for her students - I came in while in thyroid storm, just after RAI. As my body slowed down they got to observe me going through the lessening stages of hyper.. then increasing stages of hypo. The students got to see the extremes of both ends all in the same patient... Me.) But she didnt' tell me about how hard things could be, or how long it would take, she never told me about Armour or the issues that I'd be dealing with having no gland function. She never warned be about the possibilities of Lymphedema as a result of the radiation... .... oh no... pity party!!!! I'm stopping..... Just remember, above all else, you have to determine what is right for YOU.. it's not just a case of getting a magical list of what to take and when.. you have to put some effort into it... but once you get it right.... each day becomes better than the one last week... instead of getting worse. Topper () On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:11:21 -0000 "" writes: Hi Topper,I appreciate the pep talk. Actually, last night when I was having problems I told myself it was just the hormones and that sooner or later it was be corrected. I am sticking with the 50mcgs for now and will for a while before upping to 75. I had a prescription from the doc for my blood to be drawn before my January appointment with him. I noticed that there was no FREE T3 test on it so I brought it back to the doc's office and asked the sec to have him include it. That is how you check to see if I am converting ok isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 Gossimer, Thanks for the encouragement. I don't understand what happened last night with the 1.5 hours of sleep. Even though I am thinking of throwing in the towel with this synthroid, I will take my 50mcgs today. I don't understand the strange sleep situation last night. > > > > Dawn, > > > > I will look into that(pinched nerve). So can I assume that > tingling > > in the hands is not a synthroid/thyroid issue? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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