Buzzing in the head constantly and tingling in feet, hands, teeth

[highlandtrekkingman]

My wife has been suffering from constant buzzing in the head and tingling in the feet, hands, teeth for about 6 months now with the inevitable difficulty in sleeping properly. She has been on thyroxine for over 30 years for hypothyroidism and we suspect that there is a connection to a changed response to thyroxine. Does anyone know of a connection between these symptoms and hypothyroidism?

[redheadaussie]

It may well still be the calcium issues. You would be surprised to know how many people think they get enough in their diet but don't.
  Vit D may be low. Vit D is only for the absorption of calcium in the gut. With a low level (and many many people are low, especially thyroid patients)
  T3 well may be needed as well. Just because they have lowered the dose and the Free T4 lowered. Meaning the thyroxine has been reduced. Her TSH goes up! Giving her hypo symptoms of weight gain etc. It is very important she gets the calcium tested, and ask for T3 meds as well. The two are separate issues.
Good luck!

[highlandtrekkingman]

Hi Folks,
Just been to the doctor this morning and have been given now the previous tests done as well as identified those that have not been done.
Firstly, VitB12 looks fine - 437pg/ml (normal range of 170 - 650)
Secondly, they never did test calcium or potassium so that is now being done.
Thirdly, now have the three separate testing episodes for Free T4 and TSH (don't routinely test for T3 and this is now being done as well). The three episodes were:

Date                             Free T4                                           TSH
                           (Range of 10 - 28 pmol/l)               (Range of 0.34 to 5.40 mIU/l)

20/04/09                         25.5                                            0.02
15/06/09                         24.5                                            0.15
11/08/09                         17.0                                            3.37

After the first testing episode, thyroxine dose was decreased from 100mcg to  75mcg
After the second testing episode, thyroxine reduced from 75mcg to 50mcg.

So they have been concluding that because TSH was very low that T4 was too high and they have proved that by reducing thyroxine dosage, that T4 has reduced and TSH has responded upwards into the normla range. So, I guess the good news is that the pituitary is working well, stimulating TSH when needed.


BUT, whilst being confronted with symptoms of underactive thyroid, the medics have been REDUCING dosage and sure enough the buzzing, tingling and now other symptoms of underactivity (swelling and puffiness and weight gain) are beginning to show.

So does this make sense to you that T3 is maybe the key to this?

There's also another symptom I would like to ask you about. This tingling, buzzing is greatly increased after exercise. Any thoughts on that?

So I'm hoping now that T3 and possibly calcium levels will give us the clues that we need.
Thanks for all your ideas so far.
Highlandtrekkingman

[Barb135]

She should also get her vitamin B12 levels checked.  Lack of B12 can cause the tingling in the hands and feet.  Mine go much better once I started b12 shots.  

[laura1967]

Has she had your Calcium levels checked?
What were her most recent lab results for thyroid??