Only ppl who has been diagnosed with a thyroid problem or has a family member with one?
I am getting my thyroid checked tomorrow, I looked up the symptoms for a thyroid problem and I have most of them 2 symptoms that especially relate to me is unnormal bowel problems, genetic thyroid problems, and not being able to loose or gain weight. Like I said anyone who answers this pls tell me what yall symptoms were and if you are medication has it helped you and how? and any other advice you would like to give me thank you be specific pls
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- take you temperature for three consecutive mornings I a row. keep a thermometer next to your bed. when you wake up take you temp. under your arm. do this before you get out of the bed.. if you temp. is blow normal 98.6 for all three days it is a sign that you have hypothyroidism. blood test are not always accurate. usually they are only40% accurate. then go to this web site. makinghealthychoices.com. and do your search. they will tell you about a natural thyroid called armour thyroid. I take it and it works. also call the 1-800# and they can guide you in the right direction.
- I'm hypothyroid. I have had all the classic textbook symptoms. These are what I had; weight gain, difficulty losing weight with diet & exercise, fatigue, dry skin, dry thinning hair, IBS with constipation, sensitivity to light, slow pulse, low blood pressure, headaches, vertigo, muscle & joint aches, ridged fingernails, cold feet, low body temp, deepened voice, sleep apnea, and feeling of fullness in the throat.
The first time I tested it did show. That's because symptoms show long before it shows in the TSH (standard test) if the TSH is the only test you are having done make sure its done first thing in the morning, as an afternoon dose could stop a diagnosis. A TSH over 2.0 shows your thyroid gland is slowing down, though most labs may say a 5.5 is normal. It's not though, as the new range is 0.3 to 3.0, with some sources sayng it should be 0.3 to 2.0. If you have any say in your testing, ask for a Free T4, Free T3, antibody test, along with the TSH.
The first medication I was on (Levoxyl) did not help me at all. The second was a combo of Levoxyl with a small amount of Cytomel. The combo helped some. Eventually I wanted more than 50% of the symptoms to be gone, so I switched to Armour. I've been on Armour for 3 years and about 95% of my symptoms are gone.
I'll put a few links below for thyroid, blood work, etc
- http://www.altsupportthyroid.org/...
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2004/may2...
http://www.armourthyroid.com/
http://www.healthrecipes.com/armour_thyr...
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/f...
http://www.denvernaturopathic.com/news/t...
- I am hypothyroid and take medication for it. If you find that you need medication for a thryoid problem keep taking it and bug your doctor to test you for it regularly. My symptoms were fatigue, weight gain, slow bowels. I had several negative results before they found a slow normal level. It changes from too little to too much in strength but I am much better with the meds than without.
- Mine is weight gain, dry hair, bowel problems, low energy, cold hands and feet, and memory problems.
With medication the problems are not that bad, except the weight gain. It is very hard for me to lose weight and very easy to gain it.
A few years ago, a friend talked me into going off my meds and taking herbs instead. After just two months I was having such a hard time remembering anything, I was leaving notes for myself all over the house. I also had very little energy and was sleeping a lot. I went to the doctor and found out that my thyroid level had dropped so low, I was almost in a coma. I could of died.
I have never gone off my meds again.