whats happenning to me :(

[Guest guest]

I was diagnosed with Hashimoto on the 27th Dec and was put on 50mcg of

Synthroid. Today ive been cold, jittery and feeling very anxious. My

heart seems to be raising too. Im waiting on a call from my doctors

nurse. I hope its just a reaction to my synthroid and that it can be

treated If anyone has any advice please send it my

way ........thanks Janis

[Guest guest]

>

> I was diagnosed with Hashimoto on the 27th Dec and was put on 50mcg

of

> Synthroid. Today ive been cold, jittery and feeling very anxious.

My

> heart seems to be raising too. Im waiting on a call from my doctors

> nurse. I hope its just a reaction to my synthroid and that it can be

> treated If anyone has any advice please send it my

> way ........thanks Janis

>

Do you have bloodwork from when you were diagnosed? What tends to

happen in the beginning is the body goes through an adjustment period.

A quick look at the thyroid cycle and the way it is suppose to

work..the thyroid produces thyroid hormone, (T4),the body uses it(T3)

and signals the brain it needs more hormone..the brain then signals

the thyroid it needs more hormone. ( TSH)

You add in Synthroid which is a (T4), the body uses it( T3) and then

signals the brain to tell the thyroid to produce more( TSH) except the

signal is weaker because your body does not need more because you are

adding it in the form of medication..so the brain sends out this

weaker signal to the thyroid saying make less hormone and the thyroid

does what it is suppose to do..it makes less hormone..then because it

is making less hormone your hormone levels actually drop instead of

increasing?

Hope this makes sense to you..usually when you start on replacement

hormone after the first week the levels drop a little..if you read a

bit you'll notice a lot feel good for the first week or so then feel

rough the start to feel better around the 5 week mark..this is the

body adjusting..then at the 6 week mark you do labs and dose change

again and repeat cycle until yuor body is at the dose it needs..

Kats3boys

[Guest guest]

>

> I was diagnosed with Hashimoto on the 27th Dec and was put on 50mcg

of

> Synthroid. Today ive been cold, jittery and feeling very anxious.

My

> heart seems to be raising too. Im waiting on a call from my doctors

> nurse. I hope its just a reaction to my synthroid and that it can be

> treated If anyone has any advice please send it my

> way ........thanks Janis

>

Do you have bloodwork from when you were diagnosed? What tends to

happen in the beginning is the body goes through an adjustment period.

A quick look at the thyroid cycle and the way it is suppose to

work..the thyroid produces thyroid hormone, (T4),the body uses it(T3)

and signals the brain it needs more hormone..the brain then signals

the thyroid it needs more hormone. ( TSH)

You add in Synthroid which is a (T4), the body uses it( T3) and then

signals the brain to tell the thyroid to produce more( TSH) except the

signal is weaker because your body does not need more because you are

adding it in the form of medication..so the brain sends out this

weaker signal to the thyroid saying make less hormone and the thyroid

does what it is suppose to do..it makes less hormone..then because it

is making less hormone your hormone levels actually drop instead of

increasing?

Hope this makes sense to you..usually when you start on replacement

hormone after the first week the levels drop a little..if you read a

bit you'll notice a lot feel good for the first week or so then feel

rough the start to feel better around the 5 week mark..this is the

body adjusting..then at the 6 week mark you do labs and dose change

again and repeat cycle until yuor body is at the dose it needs..

Kats3boys