Re: Re: Hi I'm feeling better - Luci

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Hi Luci -

Yes, it does seem that it's not uncommon to have hyper and hypo symptoms at

the same time. Elaine has explained it before how this can happen, and

hopefully I'm paraphrasing it correctly or at least close. We know that

Graves' is caused by antibodies attacking the thyroid and that there are

different kinds of antibodies. Some of the antibodies attack the thyroid

tissue itself and kill it (I believe this pertains to the thyroid peroxidase

antibodies - the TPO - in particular). As the thyroid tissue dies, the

thyroid hormones that were stored in the tissue is released, causing

" bursts " of hyper. Similar thing also happens when people have RAI. The RAI

destroys the thyroid tissue and the stored thyroid hormone is released.

That's part of why people usually feel worse before they feel better with

RAI.

So nope, you're not the only one that feels hyper/hypo at the same time.

Also, your thyroid levels are at their highest right before your mestrual

cycle begins, so that can cause one to feel a bit more hyper even if you're

not. I know this happens to me no matter what level I seem to be at. Also,

some of the hypo/hyper symptoms overlap and everyone is different and has

their own individual hyper/hypo symptoms.

Hope that makes you feel a bit better anyway!

P.S. Did anyone see the Scientific American show on their local PBS channel?

It was about stress, the fight-or-flight syndrome, and how it can make

people ill, weaken immune systems, etc. It was pretty interesting (although

showed too much blood drawing for me - icky!) Anyway, the basic summary of

the show was this: Can stress make you sick? Yes, definitely. Are some

people more prone to stress than others? Yes. Can learning to deal with

stress through meditation, yoga, whatever, improve your health? Yes it does.

Stuff we already know, but interesting to see it backed up by some

scientific evidence.

Re: Hi I'm feeling better -

> HI ,

> I havent gotten to the level that I can feel certain if I'm just

> wierd and being (hyper)LOL or if I'm hyperT. Right now I " m absolutly

> stressed out,and I guess it made me sick. I always tell OTHER people

> they should relax,stress can kill you,and here I am ....stressed out

> to the max and NOT following my own good advice.

> I also get super jitters when I have to do something I am

> dreading to do.(Like refresher). Sometimes I feel the pulsing in my

> neck and my heart feels like it's just racing.(but it's not ). My

> gyno thinks I'm having panic attacks. I would never have believed in

> a trillion years that I could ever have a panic attack. I dont think

> thats what it is, but god if it is it's awful.

> Also can people have hper and hypo signals at the same time? I

> mean you know about the jitteryness,crying,heart feeling like it's

> racing,short of breath. But what I thought were hypo signals I have

> also, like my hair falling out in clumps in the shower.(actually its

> not as bad the last few days),swollen fingers, hips and knees

> hurting. Any thoughts??

> Luci

>

>

> > Hi Luci -

> >

> > I'm glad you're feeling a bit better! Getting your labs done when

> you get a

> > chance should give you a better idea of what's going on.

> >

> > It sounds like you've got a couple new things going on, and maybe

> the

> > " stress " of that is contributing to how you feel. I have come to

> recognize

> > now after I've been diagnosed with Graves', that things out of my

> usual

> > routine can make me feel hyper, even if I'm not. It's stupid

> really, even

> > just little things can make me jittery and make my heart feel like

> it's

> > racing, even though sometimes it isn't. It could be something

> simple like

> > having to return a phone call I'm dreading, or going to a new

> doctor for the

> > first time, getting ready to go on vacation even! Especially if

> it's

> > something I have to be on time for...I feel rushed and then I

> start feeling

> > hyper symptoms. It's all just stress, no matter how small, and

> that seems to

> > make me feel like I have hyper symptoms - anything from shaky

> hands to

> > pounding heart, etc. The good thing is that now that I _know_ this

> is what's

> > happening, I have been able to control it somewhat. Most cases I

> know I am

> > not hyper, so there is no reason I should be feeling hyper

> symptoms, and

> > that it's just anxiety or stress. So if I know that's the case, I

> can

> > usually calm myself down by breathing deeper or slower and just

> recognizing

> > consciously that it's just stress that's causing these feelings.

> Usually

> > that's enough to make it stop or at least abate. So I think it's

> possible

> > that some of what you're feeling could just be from the new stress

> of

> > getting up early, driving, etc. I wonder do others feel similarly

> during

> > stressful moments? Or are we just weird?

> >

> > It also sounds like you are still hypo for you. I get the swollen

> fingers

> > and hip pain when I'm hypo for me, too. Hopefully some new labs

> will shed

> > some light on this. Hope you keep feeling better!

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

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