Re: Diagnosed with underactive thyroid :-(

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Hi not sure what year name is?Well done on at last getting a diagnosis. The other members with more experience will give you advice re testing for vitamin and mineral deficiencies. I just wanted to say don't be fobbed off by being told your blood tests are within the normal range. I put up with being told this for years when first diagnosed and I was on small doses of Levothyroxine, but never felt any better until I saw Dr Skinner privately and he increased the Levo by double gradually. You need to take this in your own hands and not be fobbed off by GPs who don't usually know much about the condition I'm afraid. Good luckSueSent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2From: "KEYSPLAYER" <bongioviwayne@...>

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:34:58 -0000<thyroid treatment >Reply thyroid treatment

Subject: Diagnosed with underactive thyroid :-(

I'm a 38 year old male, reasonably healthy or so I thought

For quite a few years I've suffered from Severe Depression, suicidal thoughts, always wanting to be alone, crying for absolutely no reason, also noticed my weight increasing even though my diet hasn't changed, the weight has gone up!

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Hello Wayne,

Whew, some story, but one we see too often on here. First off, the

depression if not alleviated by anti depressants, can be linked to thyroid

hormone levels.

You will have been told by your door, to take this pill once a day and all will

be well.... and it probably will. 85% of people who take Levothyroxine do

well with it.

As you've been hypo for some time, you will have to wait for the hormones to

build up and kick in. Really the doctor needs to test you every 6 weeks (it

takes this long to build up and work) and he needs to adjust your dosage. A

normal replacement dosage is 150 -250 mg of levothyroxine.

You really want to get that tsh down to less than 1 and get the free t4 and free

t3 to the top end of the range.

it's well worth you getting B12 checked, D3, Ferritin (stored ion) as these can

all be affected.

If you've been on your knees for years, the adrenals will have been helping you

along. Adrenals get exhausted and then you run on adrenalin. This makes you

short tempered, snappy, tired and wired. Taking enough thyroid hormones can

resolve the problem, and a good regular dose of Vitamin c will help. take

several thousand mcg a day, not just a couple of small doses..... This should

help with the constipation too. If not, Pysillium husks from Holland and

Barret are brilliant..

Have a read through the files,

thyroid treatment

there is masses of information and post on here when you need answers. You've

cleared the biggest hurdle, which is actually getting diagnosed, now you just

have to sort out the meds!

Welcome!

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> I'm a 38 year old male, reasonably healthy or so I thought

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> For quite a few years I've suffered from Severe Depression, suicidal thoughts,

always wanting to be alone, crying for absolutely no reason, also noticed my

weight increasing even though my diet hasn't changed, the weight has gone up!

> also been going through really severe sweating, insomnia, feeling

[Guest guest]

Hi there, getting back to some sort of normal may take a while 6/9 months maybe longer . it all depends on how long you have been hypothyroid.the dose will be raised to about 100mcg of T4 which is the hormone usually given. but it has to convert to the active hormone T3.you will be on the right dose when all symptoms have gone. but some patients may have to add some T3 as they may not convert properly.i took about 9/10 months to get back to some sort of normal. get you doctor to do the autoimmune test TPOab and tgAB. this will tell you if it is autoimmune or not, but my guess is that it is.!your TSH test should be around 1.0 or below.many people don`t get a diagnoses and go many years not knowing what the matter is. have you been seen by an

endocrinologist.?if not don`t be surprised. as most doctors don`t do this and try to get you well by them selves . ask to see one who understands about the immune system angel.

[Guest guest]

Hi

Can we have a name to call you? It is more friendly and you sound as though you

have been through the mill and will need to get lots of friendly advice here.

I have a neighbour who's hubby had very bad anger before he was diagnosed, she

said it was the worst part of his illness.

It does take time for the thyroid hormone to build up and start to make you feel

better. The antidepressants can cause terrible sweating also are they weaning

you off them slowly?

You must drink lots of water for the constipation, several full glasses a day

whenever you can.

Be kind to yourself, and know that now you have a diagnosis you can start to get

well.

I was put straight on 100 mcg of levothyroxine when I was first diagnosed and

had terrible heart palpitations, very scary! So take it slowly.

Stephie

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> I'm a 38 year old male, reasonably healthy or so I thought

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> I'm just really scared as I'm worried how I feel

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> My TSH level before starting 50mcg of Thyroxine was 5.65 mU/L

> my T4 level was 11.80 pmol/L

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> I'm going to ask for 100mcg next Monday, i don't feel different since starting

these meds

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