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hives-like rash with hypothyroidism
I was diagnosed with hypothyroid about 10 years ago. At the time of diagnosis, I had a red rash all over my legs and torso. In time that went away, but over the course of years I've developed a skin condition similar to hives. They appear nearly anywhere, but rarely on my face or scalp. Have any of you ever experienced anything like this? Do you think it is associated with my thyroid? Over the years I've changed laundry detergents, soaps, etc...I use every hypoallergenic product I can find.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
ive been taking thyroid medication since I was 11..im 45 now ....150 mcg ...last few years switched to 137 felt great till .I started gettn hives and other problems .......my tsh was a lil so i switched back to 150 ...I started drinking bottled water instead of tap water ...even better I drink distilled water ...my hives have kinda diminished .....my advice to everyone try and avoid chlorine ...take short showers and leave your bathroom door open ..drinking bottled or distilled water should rid your hives ...good luck .....I went through a 2 year panic ugh .....but its manageable
I have hypothyroidism, coeliac disease and associated hashimotos disease.. Recently I had hives which I associated with a stressful situation and then a cold weather change. The hives went but I am very slow to recover from a cold and I have a rash on the back of my scalp. so I now take pig thyroid from Thailand which can just be chewed so no fillers, coatings etc and is partly absorbed sub lingually..
What I am curious about is why we are not advised to take iodine as it is the raw material the thyroid has to work with and most of our modern diets are low in it. Also much of our water contains chlorine and fluoride, both halogens - each in turn prevents the uptake of the next halogen on the periodical table, and iodine is the one after those two!.
What I am curious about is why we are not advised to take iodine as it is the raw material the thyroid has to work with and most of our modern diets are low in it. Also much of our water contains chlorine and fluoride, both halogens - each in turn prevents the uptake of the next halogen on the periodical table, and iodine is the one after those two!.
I developed an itchy small white bump like rash starting on the back of my neck and radiating down my back and to my chest between my breast and down on to my rib cage. It itchs like crazy and I was just diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and weight gain, I have noticed minimal hair loss but a small amount and also purple dots on my upper right arm and some muscle fatigue and general fatigue every day at 3 pm I crash hard usually. Did anyone find relief form the itching or get weight gain with hyperthyroidism undercontrol? and yes I mean HYPER thyroidism. I get all the draw backs with none of the perks.
0) ACT ASP, because if you are suffering from hypothyroidism, it can adversely affect your relationship with your loved ones, in an irreversible way. ACT NOW!
1) Stop eating anything that has goitrogens, unless they get cooked really well. (Please look them up.)
2) Stop taking estrogen containing hormones, and/or eating anything that has soy (because it produces estrogen in the body, too.) Also, if youare not vegetarian yet, begin avoiding animal byproducts, since they contain hormones, too, which throw off your body's own hormonal balances.
3) Immediately go for a blood test, in order to check for hypothyroidism. They usually only look for TSH. But, insist that they look for free T4 and from T3, too, as I will explain further below.
4) If it is found that you are suffering from hypothyroidism, the doctor will put you on synthetic thyroid hormones (T4 hormones) for about 3 months, and will then check your blood again. If your TSH does not fall below 2.5, the doctor will still give you a higher dose, and will then check you again in 3 months. This process will repeat, until your TSH falls below 2.5. (Some doctors are too conservative, and will not try to bring your TSH down to 2.5 or lower, and they only go by numbers. But, symptoms are more important than the numbers, as each person has their own metabolism. So, this is where the free T4 and free T3 come in handy. By having a history of how they change, it can become easier to convince the doctor that maybe you should get more T4 hormone, or maybe even more T3 hormone.)
Good luck!
1) Stop eating anything that has goitrogens, unless they get cooked really well. (Please look them up.)
2) Stop taking estrogen containing hormones, and/or eating anything that has soy (because it produces estrogen in the body, too.) Also, if youare not vegetarian yet, begin avoiding animal byproducts, since they contain hormones, too, which throw off your body's own hormonal balances.
3) Immediately go for a blood test, in order to check for hypothyroidism. They usually only look for TSH. But, insist that they look for free T4 and from T3, too, as I will explain further below.
4) If it is found that you are suffering from hypothyroidism, the doctor will put you on synthetic thyroid hormones (T4 hormones) for about 3 months, and will then check your blood again. If your TSH does not fall below 2.5, the doctor will still give you a higher dose, and will then check you again in 3 months. This process will repeat, until your TSH falls below 2.5. (Some doctors are too conservative, and will not try to bring your TSH down to 2.5 or lower, and they only go by numbers. But, symptoms are more important than the numbers, as each person has their own metabolism. So, this is where the free T4 and free T3 come in handy. By having a history of how they change, it can become easier to convince the doctor that maybe you should get more T4 hormone, or maybe even more T3 hormone.)
Good luck!
OMG..I am a forty nine year old female..I have symtpms that mimmick yours to the tea!! I loose sooo much sleep. I see endocrinologist..she told me i need a new job..crazy. My family is so frustrated and my husband won't even listen anymore. It is very sad. I feel better knowing I am not the only one having the crazy skin issues. YEs, it is exhausting. I too will try and take anything because i need to function . I work, have kids, and try to be a volunteer..sometimes on 3-4 hours sleep. I am always tired from antihistamines...and you were the only one to mention the scalp issue..i have that. So embarrasing..ready to shave all my hair off..Yikes..LC
I have had Hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis) since at least 1981 when I had my second child. I swear I had symptoms before that. When I was a child I always had rashes, including hives. In 2001 I was diagnosed with Celiac Sprue (inability to digest gluten from many grains). I no longer have rashes and am on a diet to control the Celiac. In my Internet search (doctors are so little help!) to find the right diet, I found that many people who have thyroid problems also have problems with wheat and other grains containing gluten - either Celiac Sprue or Gluten Intolerance. And a proportion of these people also have a skin rash known as Dermatitis Herpetiformis. "Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH), or Duhring's disease,[1][2] is a chronic blistering skin condition,[3] characterised by blisters filled with a watery fluid.[4] Despite its name, DH is neither related to nor caused by herpes virus: the name means that it is a skin inflammation having an appearance similar to herpes.
DH was first described by Louis Adolphus Duhring in 1884.[5] A connection between DH and gluten intolerance (coeliac disease) was recognised in 1967,[5][6] although the exact causal mechanism is not known.and a proportion of those people have a rash known as dermatitis herpatiformis."
Wikipedia. Just like my Celiac symptoms disappeared when I got on a totally gluten-free diet, I have read that the rash will also disappear on a TOTALLY gluten-free diet. Why don't doctors know this?
DH was first described by Louis Adolphus Duhring in 1884.[5] A connection between DH and gluten intolerance (coeliac disease) was recognised in 1967,[5][6] although the exact causal mechanism is not known.and a proportion of those people have a rash known as dermatitis herpatiformis."
Wikipedia. Just like my Celiac symptoms disappeared when I got on a totally gluten-free diet, I have read that the rash will also disappear on a TOTALLY gluten-free diet. Why don't doctors know this?
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