Guest guest Posted August 18, 2000 Report Share Posted August 18, 2000 Jeannie: My TSH is .05 and I take .125 Synthroid too. I also still have the hypo symptoms, but not everyday. I feel great about 3 days out of 5, but the other 2 I feel drugged I'm so tired. I was diagnosed last Sept. so it's been almost a year. My hair has fallen out 4 times! About every third month it falls out for a month! Right now I'm in a re-growth stage! I hate the unpredictability in life. I was never sick in my life until I got this, and this year I've had all the symptoms along with carpal tunnel (miraculously disappeared after 3 months), painful joints to where I was tested for Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis etc. - all negative, period irregularity, acne, pinched nerve in foot where I limped for a month (diagnosed as Morton's Neuroma), folliculitis (infected hair follicles - another unknown and incurable disorder!), dry eyes, of course the weight problems and Lord I don't know what all else. I feel like a hypochondriac, and I know my family is sick of hearing me complain!!!!! Anyway... about the low TSH readings ... I did read that if you are on too HIGH of a dose and your number gets below " normal " you can suffer the same symptoms, or of course you can become hyperthyroid. I did ask my endo if I could be on too much and she said I should stay where I am, because any time you alter the dose (either way) you can suffer a period of adjustment with severe symptoms. I agreed because I don't want any more symptoms!!! Are you taking lots of vitamin supplements? I notice any time I miss a few doses in a row my hair starts falling out... I don't think I'm imagining it! I take a multi, a high dose complex B, a magnesium/calcium/zinc, a biotin and another calcium each day. I probably should add others but I'm not sure what! It really helps me to take the supplements. Anyway, good luck and hang in there! marylee in houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2000 Report Share Posted August 19, 2000 Lee, I have was diagnosed with hypothyroid about 10 years ago at the age of 32. I started out taking Armour Thyroid, but after several years my doctor changed me to Synthroid. He said that they were going to quit making Armour. I think I did much better on Armour, but I can't convince my doctor to let me take it again. I have suffered from all of the symptoms you have mentioned. I had a hysterectomy 5 1/2 years ago. I was bleeding and cramping so badly and couldn't tell when one cycle began and ended. I now think that my thyroid might have had something to do with this. Nine months after the hysterectomy I was diagnosed with a benign menigioma brain tumor in the area of the brain that controls your hearing and vision. My Nero surgeon sent me to an ear, nose, and throat specialist for a hearing test. He found another tumor on the left side of my thyroid gland. I was also diagnosed with an enlarged pituary gland (first they thought that it was also a tumor). I had the brain tumor removed, then the thyroid tumor removed two weeks later. They are still watching the enlarged pituary gland. I also have had Carpal Tunnel. The nerve damage finally became so bad that I had surgery on both wrist this past April. It has made a big difference. The pain and numbness is nearly all gone. I guess that instead of complaining about being so tired, I should be grateful to be alive, but sometimes it is hard to go about daily living. I work full time as an administrative secretary to the deputy superintendent over Professional Development and Personnel at a 4A school district in East Texas. We hired 32 new employees this summer, so my department has been extremely busy. On top of that my daughter go married last summer and my son is getting married in 4 weeks. While this last wedding is not as involved as the first, I am still doing a lot for the event. Maybe I will feel better once things calm down. Thanks for responding. It is nice to hear from someone who is going through what your are. You don't feel so alone. Thanks and good luck. Jeannie in Texas --- gold61@... wrote: > Jeannie: > My TSH is .05 and I take .125 Synthroid too. I also > still have the hypo > symptoms, but not everyday. I feel great about 3 > days out of 5, but the > other 2 I feel drugged I'm so tired. I was > diagnosed last Sept. so it's been > almost a year. My hair has fallen out 4 times! > About every third month it > falls out for a month! Right now I'm in a re-growth > stage! I hate the > unpredictability in life. I was never sick in my > life until I got this, and > this year I've had all the symptoms along with > carpal tunnel (miraculously > disappeared after 3 months), painful joints to where > I was tested for Lupus, > rheumatoid arthritis etc. - all negative, period > irregularity, acne, pinched > nerve in foot where I limped for a month (diagnosed > as Morton's Neuroma), > folliculitis (infected hair follicles - another > unknown and incurable > disorder!), dry eyes, of course the weight problems > and Lord I don't know > what all else. I feel like a hypochondriac, and I > know my family is sick of > hearing me complain!!!!! > > Anyway... about the low TSH readings ... I did read > that if you are on too > HIGH of a dose and your number gets below " normal " > you can suffer the same > symptoms, or of course you can become hyperthyroid. > I did ask my endo if I > could be on too much and she said I should stay > where I am, because any time > you alter the dose (either way) you can suffer a > period of adjustment with > severe symptoms. I agreed because I don't want any > more symptoms!!! > > Are you taking lots of vitamin supplements? I > notice any time I miss a few > doses in a row my hair starts falling out... I don't > think I'm imagining it! > I take a multi, a high dose complex B, a > magnesium/calcium/zinc, a biotin and > another calcium each day. I probably should add > others but I'm not sure > what! It really helps me to take the supplements. > > Anyway, good luck and hang in there! > marylee in houston > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2000 Report Share Posted August 19, 2000 >after several years my doctor changed me to Synthroid. He said that they >were going to quit making Armour. Either he lied, or the makers of Synthroid lied to him. >I think I did much better on Armour, but I can't convince my doctor to let >me take it again. Then fire your doctor and find one who will. He is your employee, and you are the boss. Don't forget that! ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Below are my results from last year. I left my recent results in the doctor's office yesterday, but will post those when I receive them via mail. TSH 7.00 (0.45-5.50) Thyroxine Free 0.87 (0.75-2.00) Free T3 2.01 (1.45-3.48) Free T4 0.86 (0.71-1.85) Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies 41* (range <40 IU/ML) Thyroid Peroxidase Autoantibodies >625* (range <35 IU/ML What is the difference between the Thyroxine Free score and the Free T3 and Free T4 scores? Also, what do my auto-antibodie numbers mean to all of you? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hi sheila thank you for all your information and your valueble advice. I thought I would just to give you a bit of my medical history. As I said i had radiation to my thyroid 2 years ago and TSH levels have been all over the place. Now its within 'normal' range and I am ill all the time with tiredness, no energy or stamina. my knee and neck joints are very painful but no swelling, as well as all other associated illnesses. The endo tried me on t3 as well as the Levo but after a week my knees hurt so much I could hardly walk. I stopped it for a week and my knees recovered a bit, then started the t3 again after another week my joints were unbearable again, so I stopped it all together. The endo said my illness has nothing to do with the thyroid and reckon I have depression and Fibromyalgia. What I am saying is because I couldn't tolerate the synthetic t3, will I have the same problem with the Natural 'thyroid'? My tablets have not arrived yet and cant wait to try them as I have been on the sick from work now since July and if this carries on I will lose my house etc. Thanks for your help Sheila Avril x > > Hello Avril - with an endoprat like that, you are better off looking after > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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