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Miserable symptoms with Hashimotos
In my doc's eyes I am managed with my Hashimotos disease and he doesn't know anything else he can do for me. I am presently on Armour a split dose of 2 grains a day. I have been on Synthroid and cortef in the past.I however feel as I'm just a shell of a person who suffers day in and dayout. I'm truely a miserable person and I know I must be hard to live with. I do not work because I am unable. The fatigue is so severe. I go through periods of either not being able to sleep even though extremly tired or excessive sleepiness where I have to take two or three hour or more naps throughout the day. I havn't felt refreshed from sleep for more than three years. My eyelids always feel heavy. I suffer from eyelid twitches(more than 6 months)extreme muscle spasms occurring anywhere in body on a dailey basis. Frequent headaches, sore achy muscles, extreme brain fog with periods of zoning out. I get depressed because I have a hard time dealing with all of this. My resources feel so low and I know I am not being the mother or wife that I should be.(also o% sex drive, I could care less if I ever have it again)
I'm truely miserable and I just want some relief. I've dealt with varying degrees of syptoms for 10 years now.(I'm almost 35)I feel I am too young to feel this tired and weak. When I do exert myself even a little it usally results in being in bed for days. I feel like I am at my wits end. I have done a lot of research in the past(I mean a lot)but I just can't help myself anymore I just feel too weak. Thanks for letting me vent. My 1600 char. are gone. -D
I'm truely miserable and I just want some relief. I've dealt with varying degrees of syptoms for 10 years now.(I'm almost 35)I feel I am too young to feel this tired and weak. When I do exert myself even a little it usally results in being in bed for days. I feel like I am at my wits end. I have done a lot of research in the past(I mean a lot)but I just can't help myself anymore I just feel too weak. Thanks for letting me vent. My 1600 char. are gone. -D
I'm sorry you feel so bad. I hope they can find a better way to deal with our symptoms too. We shouldn't have to suffer this way. I hope you feel better soon! Take Care!
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I feel the same way you do. I'm 49 and found out appx. 6 mo. ago that I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.My TSH was at a 20 and the dr. put me on 25mcg. of Synthroid.My level fell to a 13.He then placed me on 75mcg.That's when all the pain,insomnia,swelling,and
depression really hit. I told him that I felt worse than ever. He said that I just needed an increase.But he took my thyroid levels again. They were perfect. He said to stay on 75mcg. of Synthroid. I continued to feel worse.He switched me to Armour Thyroid at 60mg. because I was soon going into the hospital to have an ovary removed. I was having heart palpitations.He let me cut my dosage in half.My thyroid levels went up.He said to go back on 6omg.I guess it's more important to some drs. to have the thyroid levels right even if you feel like you're going to have a heart attack during surgery.Not to mention the pain,etc.I need to go to an endocrinologist but I can't afford any changes now.I have to look for a job after recovering from surgery,but don't know how I'll be able to hold one.I'm also in a fog and think that it's fibromyalgia. That goes hand in hand with hypothyroidism. But good luck.Maybe someone will find out what going on with all of us that are having problems with meds.
depression really hit. I told him that I felt worse than ever. He said that I just needed an increase.But he took my thyroid levels again. They were perfect. He said to stay on 75mcg. of Synthroid. I continued to feel worse.He switched me to Armour Thyroid at 60mg. because I was soon going into the hospital to have an ovary removed. I was having heart palpitations.He let me cut my dosage in half.My thyroid levels went up.He said to go back on 6omg.I guess it's more important to some drs. to have the thyroid levels right even if you feel like you're going to have a heart attack during surgery.Not to mention the pain,etc.I need to go to an endocrinologist but I can't afford any changes now.I have to look for a job after recovering from surgery,but don't know how I'll be able to hold one.I'm also in a fog and think that it's fibromyalgia. That goes hand in hand with hypothyroidism. But good luck.Maybe someone will find out what going on with all of us that are having problems with meds.
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Why were you on cortef in the past? - If truly adrenal deficient - this should be continuous therapy.
The armour 1g twice a day is a good regimen and if the TSH is at target -- 0.5-1.5 in your case typically -- from a thyroid standpoint there isn't much more to do.
Other endocrine issues? ie, normal menses, no breast discharge, no increased thirst/urination.? I presume you have had blood counts, liver, kidney function?
The achy muscles may mean a rheumatologic condition - worth looking into. Perhaps a sleep evaluation may be helpful as well.
Good luck.
The armour 1g twice a day is a good regimen and if the TSH is at target -- 0.5-1.5 in your case typically -- from a thyroid standpoint there isn't much more to do.
Other endocrine issues? ie, normal menses, no breast discharge, no increased thirst/urination.? I presume you have had blood counts, liver, kidney function?
The achy muscles may mean a rheumatologic condition - worth looking into. Perhaps a sleep evaluation may be helpful as well.
Good luck.
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