My girlfriend has thyroid hyper

[Khaleed]

Hi all,
I luv a girl from last 8 years , and she has thyroid from last 4 years . She is always very angry and she has headache everyday . I really luv her and I want to marry her but she gets angry when ever we talk about marriage . I don't know if this decease makes her angry all the time . She promise me she will get married in June and now she says October and then she says December , she really loves me , she cares for me , she makes food for me , she travels with me . But when I talk about marriage she becomes very angry and unhappy . Please I need your help what should I do :(  

[Khaleed]

Thanks Gimel , I will try to talk to her in weekend and explain her this in good and polite way . I hope she can understand this . I will update you . Once again thanks for your support .

[gimel]

It is going to be very difficult to help your girl if she is unwilling to help herself by going for tests and following the doctor's directions.  The first thing she needs is to test for Free T3 and Free T4 (not the same as Total T3 and Total T4), along with TSH.  Since her symptoms sound more like hyperthyroid issues than hypo, she should also request the Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin test, usually called the TSI test, which is to detect Grave's Disease.  

Regarding her symptom of drinking a lot of water, I have read that can be one of the symptoms of diabetes.  Here is a quote on that.

"If it feels like you can't get enough water and you're drinking much more than usual, it could be a sign of diabetes, especially if it seems to go hand in hand with frequent urination. If your body is pulling extra water out of your blood and you're running to the bathroom more, you will become dehydrated and feel the need to drink more to replace the water that you are losing."


Since diabetes and thyroid problems sometimes occur together, she should also ask the doctor to test for the possibility of diabetes, by testing her blood sugar levels.  

From the little info available, that is the best I can suggest right now.  I also suggest that you should gently express your concern to your girl and tell her about the searching you have done for possible answers that might help her and that you think she needs to do the above tests to find out what is causing her symptoms.   Hopefully your concern will be enough to get her to focus on helping herself feel better.  Please let us know how it works out and also if we can provide any additional info.  

[Khaleed]

Hi Gimel

I don't have the reports but her mom told me she has thyroid in her family and she had done few tests and the doctor told her she has very little thyroid hyper and she has to come and test every 6 months . But she is busy at work and she doesnot go for test .  What I can see she gets angry all the time from little things . She also has headache and she chuffs alot and drinks a lot of water . Please help me which kind of test she should take so she can control her anger .  

[gimel]

We'd be happy to try and help, but need more info.  So, what makes you say that she has a thyroid problem?  Does she have symptoms other than anger?  Has she had thyroid related tests done?  If so, can you post the test results and reference ranges shown on the lab report?