My thyroid is 'in my shoes'

18 years ago

That's a quote from my doctor. I just returned from the office visit. He said my thyroid hormone levels are so low that they were undetectable at the lab. He said that he is surprised I am able to function at all. To be honest I can't really even type this post I'm so out of it. My thinking is very foggy and I can't concentrate at all. I'm tired and cold and swollen and puffy!!! At least this explains my 15lbs weight gain.

I sure hope the Synthroid hurries up and works,

Donna

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donna_oh
18 years ago
Good Luck Donna, hope you get to feeling better real soon!

I've been on Synthroid 20 some yrs! Guess I'm OK--LOL

Donna (^_^)
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
Bless your heart. It'll get better.

At least YOU have an excuse for the weight gain. LOL!

Gayle
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rhome410
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Wow...You should feel better...amazingly better...really soon. It's good they found out. I had a friend with measurable, but very low levels, who couldn't load the dishwasher or form words properly, so it sounds like you are fortunate to do as well as you are under the circumstances. If the Synthroid doesn't do what you hope it should, I'm on Armour Thyroid, which is a natural thyroid supplement and offers T3 and T4, which can be more helpful to some people over the synthetics which only offer T4, relying on the body to convert to the needed T3. My naturopath preferred I use it over the synthetics and I've been happy with it. I researched it on the internet when he first suggested it and it seemed like a good choice.

Best wishes!
lydia1959
18 years ago
Once I started Synthroid I felt a lot better within a week. After a month though I talked my doctor into adding some Cytomel (T3) and within a few weeks I had lost 5 lbs. I had been gaining up to that point. Still have a lot to lose, but hope it continues.

I did try Armour Thyroid first and it made me more Hypo! It does seem to be the thyroid med of choice though - IF you can find a doctor to prescribe it.

Good luck!!
organic_donna
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks for the advice and great info. If anyone else has had this problem I would love to hear what helped.
I can't form words properly either. I can't spell or type and I input the wrong word into my sentence when I speak.
Donna
kathi_mdgd
18 years ago
I've been on Synthroid for 37 almost 38 years.I have no thyroid of my own at all.It's all been removed.While the synthroid may make you feel better,just remember it may take some time to get it regulated correctly.Mine has been like a yoyo.In the beginning i had to be tested every 3 mos,and i have the indentation on my arm to prove it.The last several years it's been ok,but every so often it goes wacko,and i can usually tell myself when that happens.

It happened 2 1/2 years ago,but my t3&t4 test said it was ok,and i totally disagreed with those test and my dr,so he finally had some other test run that showed i was correct and they had to increase my dose.Then just a couple months ago it was too high again.Go figure!!!

I must say that most of the time i do feel fine though.
Good luck to you,hope they get it figured out.
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susanjf_gw
18 years ago
donna be aware that some foods can affect the meds, as cabbage.
nodakgal
18 years ago
DS and DH both take Levothyroxine (not sure if its spelled right) they were both where you are about 10 years ago! It took awhile to get it up to where it should be.
Hang in there!
nannc
18 years ago
I can usually tell when my thyroid dosage is out of whack because my hair and fingernails quit cooperating. Then the dr runs a blood test and it shows everything is fine..then I complain..and then he adjusts it up. Go figure!
rhome410
18 years ago
When I needed a higher dose (temporarily), my joints hurt...Just general, all-over achiness...Nothing too obvious. I guess it must be different for everyone, so now that you've been found to have this problem, it's probably the first thing to suspect if something 'just isn't right'.
organic_donna
Original Author
18 years ago
I'm feeling better today than I did yesterday. My body seems to react very quickly to medication. Maybe because I never take anything but herbs so when I go on meds it goes crazy. My thyroid function went from sky high to in my shoes in a matter of months.
I need to stay off the internet though. Last night I ordered the wrong item. My thinking is still screwed up.
susanjf, I read not to eat walnuts with the meds but they didn't say anything about cabbage. I eat a lot of cabbage but usually not for breakfast. LOL
rhome410
18 years ago
I don't remember how they do it, but cruciferous veggies will up your thyroid levels...Can even make a person hyperthyroid, but it takes amazing amounts to do that, of course. My endocrinologist said to avoid milk/calcium with the medication....Just better to take it as soon as you get up or at least a while before breakfast so it's not with food.
organic_donna
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18 years ago
I just read that soy products can affect the thyroid pill. Yikes, I'm really in trouble, I'm a semi-vegetarian, only eat fish, and cheese. I eat a lot of soy products.
Neither my doctor or the pharmacist told me of any pill or food interactions except for calcium.

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