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dx 3 weeks ago with hypotheroid.
Wow! Thank God I found this site. I have been on synthroid going on 4 weeks now and I absolutely feel like I am dying. Short of breath, swollen eyes rashes and so tired and weak i can barely function. I was getting really scared. I also have MS which mimics everything anyway. When will this mind numbing fatigue end? Should i be startign to feel better at all? My tsh number was 5.8 Thanks
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Don't go for anything that's not mainstream medicine......It takes 4-6 weeks for the synthroid to reach full potential in your body. If your doctor is treating you properly, s/he would have started you on a lower dosage than you will ultimately need, with expectations of testing every 4-6 weeks and raising your dosage slowly, as needed.
Synthroid rarely has side effects (the T4 medication is identical to what the body produces), unless it's from the fillers/binders in the medication; this is more common with generic versions, than with name brand synthroid.
If you have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (have you been tested for this?), you have an autoimmune disease, in which your body sees your thyroid as foreign and produces antibodies to destroy it. This is the same thing that happens with MS; with MS, it's the muscles that are attacked and destroyed and with Hashimoto's, it's the thyroid that gets attacked and destroyed.
In Hashimoto's, there is no way to get rid of the antibodies; the only thing you can do is treat the resulting hypothyroidism, with proper testing/medication. Once the thyroid is completely destroyed, your antibodies may (or may not) go into remission and your thyroid levels should be easier to control because your thyroid will no longer be producing hormones, that will be added to the medication you take.
If you have a copy of your most current lab report, please post the tests that were done, along with the results and the labs reference ranges, since the ranges vary from lab to lab. Once we see your thyroid labs, we can more fully assess you situation and give suggestions regarding further testing/treatment.
Also let us know what medication you are on, at which dosage.
Synthroid rarely has side effects (the T4 medication is identical to what the body produces), unless it's from the fillers/binders in the medication; this is more common with generic versions, than with name brand synthroid.
If you have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (have you been tested for this?), you have an autoimmune disease, in which your body sees your thyroid as foreign and produces antibodies to destroy it. This is the same thing that happens with MS; with MS, it's the muscles that are attacked and destroyed and with Hashimoto's, it's the thyroid that gets attacked and destroyed.
In Hashimoto's, there is no way to get rid of the antibodies; the only thing you can do is treat the resulting hypothyroidism, with proper testing/medication. Once the thyroid is completely destroyed, your antibodies may (or may not) go into remission and your thyroid levels should be easier to control because your thyroid will no longer be producing hormones, that will be added to the medication you take.
If you have a copy of your most current lab report, please post the tests that were done, along with the results and the labs reference ranges, since the ranges vary from lab to lab. Once we see your thyroid labs, we can more fully assess you situation and give suggestions regarding further testing/treatment.
Also let us know what medication you are on, at which dosage.
hey jennafa22,
Welcome to the forum.
Typical of a pathogenic infectious condition which has caused thyroid dysfunction (hypothyroidism) , muscular and central nervous system disease( MS) . Also typical are your side effects of synthroid.
In autoimmune disease, in cases like yours, it is probably the consequence of the body attacking its own cells because of a pathogen hiding within the cells.
So let's consider the auto-immune diseases such as MS , hypo- thyroid etc as * SYMPTOMS of a systemic pathogenic infection.
Pathogenic Mycoplasmas are the likeliest culprits, as their are the smallest invasive micro-organisms, elusive and opportunistic by nature, able to enter the cells of weakened organs or systems, or cells with a genetic predisposition, and cause dysfunction within the cells' mitochondria ( the energy production part of the cells).
Have your specialist (if he/she's open to this) get in touch with Dr. Garth Nicolson, the top expert in research and treatment in this field.
(Or you can do your own research. This is not mainstream medicine!
The medical establishment unfortunately is not on your side with this one. )There are only a handful of knowledgeable specialists.
Many patients have done a lot better with the treatment of the infection, rather than with the treatment of the *symptoms, and some with stronger immune systems have reversed their conditions.
My advice does not constitute professional consultation.
Please post again if you have any questions or comments.
Blessings
Nikodicreta
Welcome to the forum.
Typical of a pathogenic infectious condition which has caused thyroid dysfunction (hypothyroidism) , muscular and central nervous system disease( MS) . Also typical are your side effects of synthroid.
In autoimmune disease, in cases like yours, it is probably the consequence of the body attacking its own cells because of a pathogen hiding within the cells.
So let's consider the auto-immune diseases such as MS , hypo- thyroid etc as * SYMPTOMS of a systemic pathogenic infection.
Pathogenic Mycoplasmas are the likeliest culprits, as their are the smallest invasive micro-organisms, elusive and opportunistic by nature, able to enter the cells of weakened organs or systems, or cells with a genetic predisposition, and cause dysfunction within the cells' mitochondria ( the energy production part of the cells).
Have your specialist (if he/she's open to this) get in touch with Dr. Garth Nicolson, the top expert in research and treatment in this field.
(Or you can do your own research. This is not mainstream medicine!
The medical establishment unfortunately is not on your side with this one. )There are only a handful of knowledgeable specialists.
Many patients have done a lot better with the treatment of the infection, rather than with the treatment of the *symptoms, and some with stronger immune systems have reversed their conditions.
My advice does not constitute professional consultation.
Please post again if you have any questions or comments.
Blessings
Nikodicreta
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