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I'm pretty sure that I have this, obviously I need to go to my GP but I would like to hear from anyone that has it so I'm armed with info.
I went to the GP before because of heat intolerance and crazy amounts of sweating and they basically said don't worry about it.
I have read about the hyperthyroidism and it seems I have most f the symptoms
Palpitations, check
Heat intolerance, check
Nervousness, check
Insomnia, not really
Breathlessness, check
Increased bowel movements, 3-4 a day sometimes
Light or absent menstrual periods, mmmm no
Fatigue, check
Fast heart rate, check
Trembling hands, check
Weight loss, no, gain
Muscle weakness, check
Warm moist skin, check
Hair loss,check
Staring gaze, I thought this was from 2 under 2's
simple to test for by the GP - go back and ask for the blood tests. I doubt it tho
If you are a 13 yr old cat maybe but not very common in people!
Go ask the GP for bloods and more investigation if you aren't happy with 1st answer.
Go to the Doctor and ask for a blood test!
I'm hypothyroid and thats how I/we found out.
All the symptoms above sound very stress related to me.
As TJ said, I have an irregular thyroid, take a levothyroxine tablet daily, blood tests every 3-6 months to adjust dose. All fine now.
I was hyperthyroidic, which was truly horrible. Had to have my thyroid removed as a result.
I suspect you've not got it - the biggest giveaway for me was massive weight loss and loss of strength (muscle mass burn).
Check out www.thyroiduk.org.uk for lots of info.
If it is thyroid then the chances are your GP will only test for TSH level. I've had to fight to get other levels checked and don't be fobbed off with being told you have depression.
I did start a thread on here quite a while ago and the replies proved to be most informative.
Do let us know how you get on.
C_G
(wanting my life back)
cinnaman girl thats about hypo not hyper thyroid
Oh, apologies. Thanks TJ.
My brain fog still hasn't cleared. 😳
A mate of mine is hypothyroid; went on for years before he decided to get help and by this point was rather ill...
Its an easy test but he had to pay for it privately because his GP kept saying how rare it was and probably not the cause.
Get it done so you know either way.
You can self diaqnose till your blue in the face
Best thing is simple blood test by doc my mum and sister both have symptoms as described above but they are hypothyroid ,my mum was hyper but it switched for her.
My doc said it was also rare in comparison to the female population to have it in men though the prof at sheffield hospital stated this a bit far fetched, if you are hypo this can lead to a coma eventually ,doctors are useful even if it is only a check
Cool, thanks for the input folks, I'm off to the quacks tomorrow,I'll have to tell them I want a blood test I'd imagine as they aren't very forthcoming 🙁 On a lighter note I'm off to watch the inbetweeners movie now 🙂
Yes, my girlfriend has it. The heart palpitations are very worrying but thanks to medication it's under control. The biggest give away was her goiter (sp) it was swollen and her eyes looked as if she had an allergic reaction, swollen and fluffy. She has a blood test every 2 weeks to keep it in check.
Blood tests are on Monday 🙂
good luck.
Ask if you can keep a copy of the results. If you need any further treatments, having your medical history to hand could save you some bother.
The forum site cinnamangirl linked too might be helpful too.
Well it turns out......no I haven't.
But I have a Gluten intolerance and now that I have cut that out I don't sweat, full of energy and am generally much happier too.
So who would have thought that food could do that? Crazy really that I have put up with it for 6 years and it was something so simple!
My brother has it... Reminds me, I'm supposed to go and get tested for that 😳 He's medicated with levothroxide (?) and it seems to work. He's still ginger though, no cure for that.
mmdbase - glad you're sorted!
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