Hypo to Hyper? Is that possible?

[g_Singer]

Ok, I was diagnosed hypo about 14 months ago. I'm on Armour 90mg. Recently, my symptoms have came back gradually to the point where I'm sleeping or in the bed most of the time. These symptoms were part of what took me to the ER in the first place but I'm not having bad muscle pain like I did then. In a few months I gained about 15lbs. I've been thin my entire life and even changing my diet (my boyfriend is a chef so he can plan out the dietary stuff) and getting out to walk once a day didn't change anything. I've started having a lot of problems with constipation which is never an issue for me. Then in the last few days it's almost like it's going hyper. For some reason when I went walking I kept steadily gaining so I stopped out of frustration. In the last 2 days I've lost 7lbs? I'm having pain in my neck on the opposite side that I don't remember having before. My swelling in my neck has gone down but my throat is still hoarse and I'm still tired only more restless now. Both of my grandmothers had surgery for thyroid. I'm a singer and it's affecting that. I'm starting to get really bad headaches to the point where I try to sleep them off. I'm not working right now, luckily I have a very supportive boyfriend. I just want to get this under control. When I initially started meds I started losing the weight right away back to my original size, but what would happen in 2 days to make me lose 7lbs and have different symptoms? Could I possibly be going from Hypo to hyper? I know the very basics about thyroid and what it can effect but nothing about this. Can someone help please?!




It went from the images above to this over night!?


Is that normal??? I'm so confused

[cbread]

I went from Hypo to hyper with no apparent cause/reason. So get your TSH checked to make sure and work with your endo from there to see if its a medication problem or a new problem.  

[bretbunch]

I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease in Nov 05 (hyperthyroid) and had radioactive iodine treatment.  I'm not a doctor but this sure sounds like it could be related to your medication.  I too, have always been a singer, and found my thyroid disease because I was getting hoarse and lost some of my lower range.  I had a check-up and was then diagnosed with Graves.  The ultrasound showed that I had a lot of nodules on my thyroid, which is what could be causing your hoarseness.  The thyroid is located right around the vocal chords.  I would make an appointment to see your endo doctor right away so they can re-evaluate your thyroid, look for nodules, and adjust any medication.  One thing that I have learned over the past two years is that you have to be very proactive with your thyroid disease, know your body well, and report any changes to your doctor, even if it means multiple visits.  Your thyroid controls a lot more in your body than any of us can imagine and it is very important that things are regulated property.   Hyperthyroidism, if you could be experiencing it, can cause heart problems.  Armour Thyroid medication is full of T3 hormone that can affect the heart.  Good luck to you and please make an appointment with your doc.  

[AR-10]

Since you are taking Armour, you should probably have a Free T3 run every three months as well.

[AR-10]

It is possible to go from hypo to hyper for many reasons.
Over-medication is one. Thyroiditis is another.

That's why you need to have a TSH and a Free T4 run every three months.