Thyroid issues

[doublescorpio]

Is anyone else out there hypo or hyper thyroid? I am hypothyroid and the symptoms really get me down sometimes. It can be really frustrating when I go to my doctor with a list of seemingly unrelated minor issues that makes me sound like I am a hypochondriac. How do other people manage their symptoms?

[Jmina]

Yes me i am hypo.

 

I have struggled for years with my symptoms and today i am mostly symptom free as far as i know. It is abit hard for me to tell because i have had it since i was 11 and i am now 26, so i'm not sure what i was like before i got it!

 

Basically all the symptoms i've ever had are which are from the disease, can be from the tablets too and also emotional factors from the disease.

 

(I take thyroxine)

 

Anxiety - panic attacks

heart palpitations

Insomnia

Lethargy

Unmotivated

dry skin

dry hair

weight loss (even though i am hypo, when i got really sick with it, i was bed ridden and so upset, panicked, anxious over it all that i lost my appetite, and lost the weight. I have never gained weight for it i have always been on the thin side :S go figure

Acne

 

I also discovered that certain foods will stop the process of your medication inside your body which allows it to work.

 

All soy products are number one on the list of no no's

 

Foods containing Goitrens (sp)

 

Cauliflower

broccilli

Brussel Sprouts

Cabbage

grapefruit

 

I still struggle with insomnia, and lethargy. and lately i have noticed my hair is thinner than normal.

 

What are your symptoms? what help are you getting?

 

When i was going through the worst of it i turned to Lavender bags, lavender incense, lavender oil, i would use it religiously when i woke up, when i went to bed, that combined with Chamomile tea, sometimes two cups in a row slowly but progressively along with controlled thoughts cured my anxiety. I now really only get it mildly and very rarely.

 

Also talking about it to a very understanding friend who suggested that instead of fighting what i feel, anything uncomfortable or hurting in my body, to just accept it is there, to lie and breath, and to notice what i feel and not fuel it with any thoughts, but to simply be. know it is there for a reason and to not be upset with it or fight it. This was a huge step too and they seemed to disappear.

 

It took about 2 years to feel back to normal again after my first and last critial time where my levels when from 18 to 8 within a couple of months. that is when i experienced those symptoms a lot.

 

I am always here to talk share with me everything!!!!

 

And you can always get a specialist instead of just a normal GP. A specialist would explain everything to you!

 

Gp's don't really know as much as it is such a broad issue with many different symptoms that differ from person to person.

 

I hope i helped!

[some_dude123]

I heard Alberto Salazar is pretty good at diagnosing and fixing up thyroid issues.

Edited May 13, 2010 by some_dude123

[FitChick]

You need an endocrinologist to test not only your TSH but your T3 and T4. If you are low in T3, you would do better taking natural thyroid (stay away from Armour, try Nature-throid) which contains both. Some people only need T4 and do fine on synthetics. The hardest part of being hypothyroid is finding a doctor who knows what he is doing and isn't merely a mechanic who prescribes according to tests and not symptoms.