I'm in Canada, but I don't doubt this will be the same for the UK. Your GP will order blood work for a TSH and free T4 to see if they thyroid is hypo or not. If the TSH is high and the T4 is low (depending on the numbers of course), your GP will prescribe thyroid meds ASAP. In my case I sleeping more than I was awake, hardly eating and gaining weight, muscle aches.
They’ll adjust it according to the results of your blood work.
Yeah definitely running a bit high, classic symptoms. Your GP should’ve already referred you to hospital it’s the endo clinic deals with that.you’ll just get regular appointments with blood work they’ll start you on meds to regulate it they usually do diagnostics like an ultrasound and MRI to see what’s going on with the thyroid itself and give them more info on what treatment to offer. You’ll feel a lot better once you start on meds.
are we the same person?? literally relate to everything but my weight has always been hard to shift. i'm 19 now and have a CFS diagnosis but after a bit of cbt it's literally just a label so still have to put up w the symptoms. even down to the PCOS and experience with school (went from 12 subjects to 3, 2hrs / day part time and did more gcses in outpatient hospital school). in all honesty some of my chronic pain / thyroid crossover symptoms have had me researching MS but i'm too scared to enquire w a doctor bc i feel like it'll be easily dismissed!Hypothyroidism - diagnosed at 15 (now 29). Been on levothyroxine since I was diagnosed but have never felt like it’s made a difference. GPs don’t seem to give a shit and as long as they’re satisfied with the blood results then that’s good enough for them. I’ve considered going private but it’s just too expensive atm.
The exhaustion and brain fog is the worst. I can easily sleep for 12+ hours a night (and would if I didn’t have to go to work). I used to be fairly intelligent, nothing to rave about but I did well in school up until I was diagnosed then everything took a nosedive. Still affecting me now as I’m about 6 months behind on my college work and every time I sit down and try to get something done my brain just goes blank and can’t string a sentence together or concentrate. I’ve been in tears over not being able to focus.
Always have cold hands and feet even when I’m warm. Dry skin, dry eyes, brittle hair and nails, heart palpitations, low mood/mood swings, raging irritability, consistently crave sugar, bad circulation - get frequent cramps and numb/tingly hands and feet. Was always underweight and struggled to gain no matter what I was eating, now the weight has decided it wants to stick around and am no longer a bottomless pit
Also have PCOS on top of all that plus cervical issues. I wonder what it’s like to be illness-free
It could be that your low in folate or iron. I experienced similar and though not Celiac I do have digestive issues / absorption problems; a blood test determined I was severely low in folate and iron so had to have a transfusion and am now taking folate and iron supplements. They’ll retest in six months but i do feel a lot better. I’d definitely recommend getting your levels checked
good lucj
but it’s over a year since I started levo after TT so I don’t know if it is thyroid related or not…
Have they started you on any meds ? they usually take about 6 wks to kick in .
Mine have been all over the place for years from the highest end of the scale I'm now right under, my last readings were T4=14.6 TSH 5.53 apparently it's been a big drop from my usual readings ( I'm hyperthyroid) have to get bloods done every 6 weeks until they decide what to do .I dropped after my covid vaccine they're waiting to see if it comes up again so I'll have to stick the cold for longerStarted on 50 first week had bloods done again and now I’m on the second week it’s been upped to 75 and third week go up to 100 then Blood test again. My numbers were ridiculous… tsh was over 200 and t4 was 3.3… I’m really looking forward to not feeling cold all the time
It's rare how much the thyroid can affect you. I never even gave it a second thought before it went wonky
there's so many symptoms from it from diarrhea to shakes and everything in between .Hope you get it sorted soon it's such a horrible feeling .
Yes I had it, but luckily mine is an autoimmune condition so it went away while pregnant,they were offering this although it’s not generally available to the public anymore and has to be strictly monitored…Hopefully yours will be the same, good luck for the rest of the pregnancy x
Probably borderline? They won’t adjust in that instance…I don’t know how old you are but could it be perimenopause? That kicks in earlier than you think.
I hope you get the answer you’re looking for!
No I’m not, they haven’t seen me in endocrinology since I went back for the results post op. I have an annual blood check with my GP but they will check them sooner if I call. The coldness is such an issue, my partner laughs when I’ve got a blanket on and it’s warm. I’d have the central heating on 24/7 if I could afford too!
I read that if a thyroid condition is detected then TSH levels should be kept between 0.5-2, although I’m not sure how reliable that source was. My levels were at 4 before I began on Levo and I was barely functioning.
Was it your consultant advised this ? there is medication available but has to be carefully monitored ,if it's an autoimmune condition that's causing your hyperthyroidism it actually goes away in pregnancy as your immune system dampens down .Me and my partner are currently going through the same. It is common that thyroid problems can stop you from ovulating so it’s definitely worth getting checked! Especially as the thyroid itself and medication involved can affect pregnancies. I’ve got an overactive thyroid and found out today we should put a pause on TTC due to high levels
idk if it was just because i was young when diagnosed (about 14) but i got an ultrasound of the nodules on the gland abt six months after starting meds. spoiler - they use the same sized scanner thing as a standard abdominal ultrasound so it can get quite uncomfortable. i haven't had one since though so not sure what standard practice is there! the symptoms never really went away for me but i got a further diagnosis of chronic pain and cfs so again idk what your experience will be. symptoms do noticeably get worse when my meds are due an increase - i've gone from 75 to 125mcg since september so probably the worst time to be even colder too
You seem to be just on the normal range so maybe that’s why you’re having symptoms.I’m at a loss as to why I have the same symptoms as hypo.
I should be grateful my numbers are ok, i just wish I knew what was wrong
