Does anyone here have an underactive thyroid?

the_questioning_eskimo

yep, don't forget to get your medical exemption card - you'll get free prescriptions for the rest of your life - i think you just need to renew the card every 5 years.

bristolleedsfan

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

As an observation it does appear to our GP's that if your treatment shows the dose is giving normal test results then you should feel no symptoms?
If thats correct why do I feel the need to were thermals 8 months of the year?

"Normal " test result covers a very big range, nobody can say what the correct level of thyroxine for each individual is, because people dont tend to have Blood Tests when they are well.

To the later poster who wondered how much GPs know about the condition. Reality is a GP is a general Practitioner, effectively a jack of all trades, a master of none.

BallerinaGirl

Interesting thread!

I too, have this condiditon. I have had surgery twice to remove lumps and nearly all of the gland itself and I now take 175mcgs per day.

I also have the swings of depression, days where I cannot even push a hoover and I will just sit looking at it and the freezing cold hands and feet.

I have found useful websites which have mentioned that exercise is a must for us "thyroidans" and particularly good is the Slimming World red days for losing weight, both of which I am doing and hopefully will start to see the benefits.

I can relate to everything everyone of you is saying, but the mood swings is a definate pain in the b*tt.....

tweetyshells

Thanks for all the replies, well i know that my depression is related to my thyroid now, doesnt matter if its a well known side effect, i know it is for me from experience.
I am starting to feel alot better on my higher dose of tablets already so things are looking up. I am meant to have put them up again this weekend but i haven't yet as i am a bit wary as started to get palpatations and tbh i dont feel i need the extra 25 on top of what i have already put it up. Gonna talk to the doc again and see how i feel.

bristolleedsfan

Subject cropped up here, for those who may not have been on the forum at that time.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=483850

melbury

I have recently been diagnosed with under active thryoid and put on thyroxine. It was discovered quite by accident, I went to GP about something totally unrelated and he ordered some blood tests and it came back showing very underactive thyroid. I have put on weight (but did think that was because of stopping smoking) and have felt so tired lately.

PLEASE can anyone reassure me that the thyroxine treatment actually works. I have read so much about this and there is so much negative stuff written about it. I just want to feel normal again.

elona

melbury

It does work but it takes time to get the dosage right.

Please don't feel hopeless as there really is light at the end of the tunnel.

It just seems like a very long tunnel at times.

CrazyCat

Don't worry, it definitely works! Just keep your chin up and you'll be back to your old self in no time!

poppy_f1

i was diagnosed just over 2 weeks ago, never even considered that i had this, i was getting tests for other reasons but the GP tested me for everything, once i read up on the symptons i was surprised to see how many actually applied to me (struggling to lose weight, feeling cold and tired all the time)
been on medication but only 50mg of levothroxide(sp?) but have to go back in approx 4 weeks for more bloods to get my dose more accurate

reading some of the stuff scares me and its making me think about a lot of questions to ask my GP but i havent noticed yet any difference, maybe its cos of the dosage im on, its not making a big difference

doesnt help that the reason i went to the GP in the first place hasnt been sorted out (having to go for a mri scan via bupa on friday as their initial thoughts was gallstones but a ultrasound showed up nothing)
all i can say is im glad i now get free prescriptions as having to shell out for medication for the rest of my life would cost me a small fortune, plus it helps for the migrane medication when i need it

melbury

Like Poppy the original problem that I went to the doctors about is still unresolved. I get a very strong fluttery feeling in my chest, it even wakes me up at night - sometimes think I am having a heart attack:eek: Could this be yet another symptom of the underactive thyroid? The doctor doesn't seem to think so, but I don't know.