I've had hypothyroidism for about 20 years now, and I've been suffering from chronic idiopathic urticaria (hives) for a couple of months now. At first it was ocassionally, now it's been constant. My lips also swelled really bad one day. I read about how thyroid disease and hives are related, so I had my labs drawn. Here are my results...
TSH-0.24
T3-1.70
T4-0.89
My symptoms (besides the horrible hives) are high blood pressure, anxiety and mood swings, fatigue, constipation, mild hair falling out, rapid heartbeat, dry skin. So I've got symptoms of both hypothyroidsim and hyperthyroidism. :(
I take 180mg of Armour thyroid, and my doctor said to stay on the same dosage. Not sure what to do, but I've GOT to get rid of these hives, and am bothered by the side effects of the antihistamines that he told me to take.