Has Anyone Had These Symptoms? Posted: 01-05-07 12:38pm
Hello I was diagnosed about a year ago
with hypothyroidism. I remember my tsh
level being at a 6.0. He put me on
synthroid which I am now up to 75 mg. I
also take cytomel 5 mcg. I have not
gotten that much better and still have
symptoms. They first diagnosed me with
depression and none of the 5 anti
depressants helped at all. I actually
came off them cause I feel better with out
them but I still have symptoms. I am very
tired all the time, I have like a weakness
type ache in my calves pretty all the
time, yawn alot, have some type of
depression.... Feel like I cant express
myself or just lost my personality....
Hard to explain just not my self anymore.
Another thing is just not being able to
think clear and have a cold intolerance
which is pretty bad. I cannot handle
handle cold ac or weather whats so ever.
I do have hair loss and dry skin. My last
tsh level which was the other day was 1.8.
Am I suppose to be closer to 0? Should I
try amour or levo? My symptoms affect me
bad and I want my old self back. Oh and I
also told I was hypoglycemic too so im
suppose to be on a strict diet. I just
feel like I cant get better for anything
its been 4 years trying to figure this
out. Any replys would be greatly
appreciated.
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s4m3110
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 04-25-07 14:49pm
Hi, I've had thyroid problems for the past
5 years, since I was 16, first it was
overactive then it went underactive, it's
been switching between the two ever since.
I've had radioactive iodine twice, each
time my thyroid level was normal for a
short while, then it went overactive
again.
Right now my thyroid level is apparently
normal, and I've been taken off
medication, (which was 100mg
Levothyroxine) this has happened a few
times in the past, but I'm already getting
the symptoms of being overactive again.
Anyways, your symptoms are exactly what I
had whenever I was underactive, the first
time I had it I went from a size 10/12 to
a size 16 in a year, I couldn't walk
anywhere without getting bad pain in my
calves and shins, even just walking for
about two minutes was so painful! I ended
up spending too much time at home. I felt
cold all the time but I would sweat a lot,
and I ached constantly, I also had hair
loss, everytime I washed my hair, loads of
hair would fall out, I didn't have visible
bald patches or anything, but it freaked
me out, it's fine now though.
I hope the medication works for you, and
you won't be in pain for too long.
Goodluck.
