thyroid,hashimoto,graves

[cyndi78]

i have had graves disease and 3 rai in the 20yrs and my hypothyroid has gotten worse, i have lost
20 pounds and i am having touble gaining weight i am 5 ft 8 and weigh 118 pound and have increased the my intake in food, dec 2010 i was diagnosed fibromyalgia,numbness in legs and hands and weakness in  legs and have heavy sweating at night time lately,how can i geain my weight back again without raising my cholesteral problem and i have low blood pressure and heart palpitations at night

[cyndi78]

i have been tested i now have hypoglecemia,low blood sugar,high cholesteral,my tsh is extremely high 85.7 my tpo is 160, i had thyroid ultrasound 2 wks ago and and have a nodule around three centimeters on the thyroid gland, i have fibromyalgia and take nuerontin and night 100 mg for night time, i am having sweating at night only on my left side, i have been taking 125mg daily for still not the correct dose, i am suddenly have hypoglecemia attacks during the day and have never had low blood sugar, i asked the gp  to take a complete tyroid uptake which include more intense i believe my thyroid is not functioning at all, i now have insurance, i was told by the doctor to eat 5 small meal to my weight back on , they are going to take another thyroid ultrasound in 3 months but they  think the nodule is cancerous, i think i have putuitary gland due to all the weight loss i am 55yr and lost 30 pounds, i eat well and should not lose my cbc are all fine and other tests are in a normal, what other test should they give me

[cyndi78]

my medication i was taking was levothyroxine 2.00 in the morning and for heart palpitation 10 mg  twice daily and temaspan 20 at night due to restless legs  and no sleeping any suggestions about high cholesteral intake, i dont eat fried foods at al,thank rocky, i will be seeing a doctrs so i need a list on what test that they need, the health dept in florida would not take them they did t3 was low and tsh was sky high and my tpo  was 150

[cyndi78]

this is very possible i am scared to think of it going there, people that dont have it would lod love to be thin but i say no yyou dont you go through very rough time and symptoms are are bad and rai and i hope i dont have it done again, all i want is to feel normal and not have these symptom like heavy sweating at night every other night and i feel like jumping out skin and nervous all the time, i sometimes thime i am losing weight due to stress on the thyroid,can  that be one, i need a diet to gain weight and according dietary i would have to consume 2500 calories a day and if i have high cholesteral. my endo in chicago in 2006 told me to eat 5 small meals and eat healthy  and  when i weigh mysel one and gaain 5 and then get on the scale and lost it i am beginning to believe my body is all messed up.thank you for being so kind and helpful a lot people dont know its no fun having this problem,thank you stella

[cyndi78]

i have been without insurance since january 2010 and have recently won my disability case in may 2012 and none of my insurance  started until aug ,2012, the last  blood test was my t3 real low and tsh very high and they checked my tpo which was 150,they also checked my cholesteral which was extremel high, i have had thyroid test and have several on both sides of my neck, and that when she saw the muscle weakness in my legs i am currently finding doctor to help the last  dosage was 2.00  in 2010 and they
said that i needed a endro conoligst due problems, i did tell them about the weigh loss they just say to me to eat more but if i have high cholesteral hwhy is my weight  fluctuating so much which blood test should i ask them to do i think i have hashimoto disease and my thyroid needs another type to help me gain weight she said that my iron was fine, so i am confused on what to ask for, thank you all  for helping me what to ask for

[Rocky1860]

I have grave disease too (hyper) since 1992 lost alot of weight,according to doctors hypo and hypers are all iron and minerals deficiency. I used to experiencing  trembing and shaking on my legs,sweating at night,rapids heart palpitations ,no energy,weakness,achy joints and muscle.Over the years my T3 and T4 flactuates everytime I had my blood test.Feels so deepress then can't hardly do nothing since your so weak and no energy. I started taking some supplement Iron ,B-Vit Complex.,Selenium and Magnesium. Deficiency in Selenium causes a decrease in the conversion of T4 to T3. However under abnormal conditions,a deficiency of Selenium can cause the body to increase conversion of T4 to T3.Selenium is a very important for proper thyroid function.Some hypo's maybe so deficient in minerals that they are close to becoming hyper espicially if you are experiencing night time rapid heart beat.Iron, B-Vit Complex ,Selenium is what you need to nourish your thyroid. For hypo stay away to foods like Soy items,the isoflavones in soy mimic thyroid hormone which leads your thyroid to imagine there is enough hormone in your body and to slow down production.Now that I'm taking supplement nourishing my thyroid I feel normal again and slowly gaining weight.My energy is back to normal.I still drink my synthroid as prescribe first thing in the morning as soon as you wake up and wait 1 or 2 hrs before I eat breakfast ,then after breakfast  I would take my supplement B-Vit complex and selenium and iron.Some people are sensitive to iron and get stomach upset ,if that happened take at night.Hope this help you.

[stella5349]

Suggestions until you could post some blood labs like Barb noted and only based on, having thyroid disease unmanaged or not properly treated can (and will) deplete or urn out other contributing hormones that work close with thyroid. In your symptoms - eliminating weight issues -  I would consider talking with your doctor more about testing you for inflammation, depleted vitamin levels and deficiencies, magnesium tests, andrenal, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA and ACTH tests for those issues you are experiencing, along with proper thyroid blood labs - Free T3, Free T4, TSH and TPOab TgAb tests.

[stella5349]

So many things to clarify here reading this post. I was concerned right away reading 3 RAI procedures have been done. Is this right? Another question ringing would be about hypothyroid mentioned here but showing hyper (Graves?) symptoms still?

[Barb135]

Do you have recent thyroid test results that you could post here, for us?  Be sure to include reference ranges, since those vary lab to lab and have to come from your own report. You should be getting tested regularly for TSH, Free T3 and Free T4.

Are you on a thyroid replacement medication, such as synthroid, levothyroxine, etc?  If so, which medication/dosage?

Fibromyalgia is a set of symptoms, for which there is no explanation.  They often correlate with symptoms of thyroid conditions, and once thyroid levels are optimized the fibro symptoms go away.

Numbness in legs/hands, etc can be caused by vitamin B12 deficiency.  I'd suggest that you get that tested.

Once you post current thyroid levels, members will be able to comment further on your situation.