Re: thyroid symptoms link lost/thanks

[Guest guest]

Thanks a bunch Cheryl, This is the list I was looking for. I have at least 36

of them just a little over half. Wow did not realize how bad a shape I am really

in. I would have a pitty party if I knew how but think I will just keep pushing

ahead. At least now I may have something that's fixable.

Thanks again

Butch

Hi Butch - In answer to your post, I've copied and pasted the original post

from here for you.

Cheryl in AZ

Moderator

Here's the symptoms that FMS/Hypothyroid suffers can have:

[Guest guest]

> Butch wrote:

> I have at least 36 of them just a little over half.

Butch,

Please make sure if you have testing have more than just a TSH as it does not

test the parathyroids, pituitary and other things that go along with thyroid

problems.

Also, take it seriously. until it happened to me and I had mini strokes and a

" thyroid storm " it is life threatening.

I like about.com series internet search on Thyroid as it gives you so much in a

readable format. I have cut and pasted the top page to Thyroid 101 so you can

see their subject matters and the articles they have. Good Luck. Shohon,

thyroid author and researcher, has thyroid disease herself and is a great

advocate for thyroid patients and family.

You can sign up for the e newsletter and the following information came from the

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[Guest guest]

I agree, proper testing is extremely important. My TSH was always normal,

but I had been silently suffering from pituitary hypothyroidism (aka

secondary hypothyroidism, aka normal TSH Hypothyroidism). My thyroid works

fine, but my pituitary doesn't produce high enough levels of TSH when T4

and T3 run low. Normal/primary hypothyroidism results in your pituitary

releasing higher levels of TSH to attempt to cause the thyroid to release

more T4. Chronic pain drastically increases the chances of someone

developing pituitary hypothyroidism. I always request:

TSH

Free T4

Total T4

Free T3

Total T3

Initially, I had anti-thyroid antibodies run too. A TSH cascade (aka

reflex) is insufficient because T4 will only be run if TSH is high.

Steve M in PA, age 22

>

Please make sure if you have testing have more than just a TSH as it does

not test the parathyroids, pituitary and other things that go along with

thyroid problems.