Dizziness

[Shawna203]

Does having high tsh (26.112) cause dizziness and like the world is spinning sometimes?  I have been feeling this feeling plus being tired and have no energy to do anything!  My thyroid had been taken out by radiation pill when I was 14 years and now I am 30 years old, just to give a little history.  Please let me know!


Thank you,

Shawna

[Achey916]

I have a goiter too, but my TSH is always between 0.4 & 0.44.  I am tired all the time and have muscle pain especially around my neck, shoulders, arms, and hands. My heart flutter as well.  I am 46 years old male.

Are you going to remove your thyroid?

[prok]

I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis, my thyroid is a gioter, and has grown over the past year.  My levels of TSH are normal.  I have times when I can hardly get out of bed or walk, muscle pain in my back arms legs.  Like I  have been working out constantly non stop.  Feeling anxiety, panic attacks and some depression.  Today my family doctor saw my thyroid scan and told me to have my thyroid removed, but my levels are normal.  Sometimes I feel great, but recently my heart has started fluttering.  I don't know whats going on with me.  Is this part of this disease

age 53,  Donna

[maz135]

It sure can cause dizziness.  My TSH count was not as high as yours and I was dizzy all the time, clumsiness, etc....It's a pain in the neck (excuse the pun) but the good news is once your thyroid counts are synchronized into the norm again most of the those other symptoms go away :) ...

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

Yes, hypothyroidism (particularly of this severity) can cause the symptoms.  Would work with your doctor to increase your thyroid replacement to get the TSH to around 1.0.

[prayingtogetbetter]

You sound like me.
I too had the RAI, and am stricken with dizziness. I found out mine was because I have bad adrenals now.
Have you looked into adrenal fatigue, that can happen quite quickly or longer if you've been on t4 only thyroid meds. Go to www.stopthethyroidmadness.com,
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You just need adrenal support, and probably better thryroid meds, and you'll feel better in no-time.