For the past 10 years I have suffered from numerous hypothyroid symptoms including constant/extreme fatigue,depression,insomnia,cold intolerance(esp in hands&feet)low body temp,low blood pressure,muscle/joint aches,dry eyes,eye pain with bright lights,memory loss,brain fog,ADD,dry skin,hair loss,etc- I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, adrenal fatigue &"subclinical hypothyroid" Rx:sleeping pills(for insomnia),small amount of Adderall(in order to function) and a SNRI(for pain and depression)
All my thyroid tests(TSH,T4,T3)always came back normal so I never took any thyroid medicine. Past labs also showed extremely high Cortisol serum level & extremely low Serotonin(not sure of current level)
2 months ago my symptoms worsened(esp depression,insomnia,muscle aches,painful cold/tingling hands&feet-in summer!)+New increased appetite,huge increase anger/emotional upset,trouble swallowing/lump in my throat & chest pains.Dr found enlarged thyroid/nodule,heart arrhythmias,palpitations & mitral valve prolapse(from EKG)
LABS:NORMAL TSH-NORMAL T4-VERY HIGH T3 (Dr repeated labs3x)assumes its a "hot"AFTN (Dx only from TSH/T3/T4 labs) He wants RAI scan I-123 (NOT a RAI uptake scan) so he can verify that its a "hot" autonomous nodule-but I have read that there must be low TSH levels to have an AFTN(my TSH normal past 6months 3/09:1.43 7/09:2.93 8/09:1.84 the numbers changed but might be the different labs used)
Is it common that I still feel all of the hypo symptoms with high T3? I ordered my own thyroid Ab tests-TSHrAb,etc)Dr didnt think were important but I prefer confirmations over guesses so wanted to check for any autoimmune issues/antibodies or possibly pituitary issues/adenoma? Any thoughts on that? Also could the fact I took the birth control pill(Yaz)for years & stopped 3.5 months ago(after reading all the new lawsuits against Yaz) contribute to this in any way?
I am SO GRATEFUL for any advice or insight you might have! Thank you!!!
Katherine (age 34 female)