Underactive Thyroid?

Underactive Thyroid?

Has anyone personally suffered from this? What symptoms have you had? Has medication made you feel 100% again?

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1. FIRST THING that I want to mention~ If your doctor won't listen to YOU, which a lot DO NOT! get a new one! YOU KNOW when your body is good & when it's not! I refuse to listen to someone who won't listen to me...because they think they know it all since they "went to school for the degree". Well, they didn't go to school & study MY BODY! So, get a new doc, and don't feel bad about it. What if something bad happened to you? Would you hesitate to let that doc know at that point? DON"T LET IT GET THERE!
   I have given several links below to read & perhaps you can read through & understand the different thyroid symptoms & problems.
   Here is some information about myself, plus some symptoms since you seemed to be interested:
   I have low thyroid. I've had it for 10 years. I got it after I had my second child at about the age of 25. If you have low thyroid...here's a great question to answer: Can you see the floor of your house? That was what was asked of me at one point, and to my amazement, the answer was no!
   My signs are: messy house, no desire to do anything...go anywhere, spend time with my kids or my guy, sleep a lot, hard to keep my eyes open at times, HUGE weight gain that over the past years have not found an easy way to take off...so I give up a lot, I have terribly dry hair & don't wash it a lot so it stays strong, I have bumps on my face...not like pimples, but I think it's from dry skin, and perhaps some others that I can't remember at this time...that's another symptom--forgetfullness.
   Here are the "GENERAL" signs for most people: fatigue and lack of energy. Women suffering from underactive thyroid experience heavier menstrual periods. Sluggishness and forgetfulness are symptoms of underactive thyroid problem. Other symptoms of this thyroid disorder are dry skin and hair and constipation.
   If you have high thyroid, or an overactive one, the signs are: increased body metabolism. This is followed by weight loss and excessive warmth and sweating. Persons suffering from overactive thyroid experience trembling hands, irritability and rapid heartbeat or palpitations. Women with overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism may experience shorter or lighter menstrual periods.
   I take medication, and sadly will have to take 1 pill everyday for the rest of my life. There's a blood check that they will do to see if you have low or high. I hope I've helped you!!
2. I have this and as long as I take my tabs I'm ok but never forget them as you get all kinds of side affects
3. yes im getting treatment now..but im still waiting for the medication to work it wonders.
4. weight gain is the main concern for under actives
5. My mom and I have under active thyroid, the most common symptoms are fatigue, dry skin, trouble loosing weight and constipation. I just had super bad fatigue that eventually lead to Depression for 5 years. My mom was on thyroid medicine (it actually is called that) but most people are on senthroid (the synthetic version) The problem is it just hides the symptoms, it doesn't solve anything and it leads to bone loss after years of taking it.
   
   Now we found our cure! I'm on an amazing all natural mineral supplement that has cured my depression and low thyroid, I'm even losing weight on these great supplements! The supplements are inexpensive, easy to take and have no negative side effects.
   
   email me for more info, Id love to help!
6. I have an underactive Thyroid. I talk Synthroid. I am still gaining a few lbs. here and there and not happy with it. I am tired all the time, I can't sleep. I sound horce most of the time. I have trouble breathing.
7. I guess you can call me the Thyroid Queen! I have had 5 goiters, a sub removal of my Thyroid gland, and toxic tumor on the remaining part which was left because it was too close to my vocal cords, a biopsy, Radiation treatments to shrink and kill off what was left.
   
   I have been high and low and everywhere in between!
   
   LOW: You are very tired, I MEAN fall over tired, but cannot sleep a whole lot. YOU are very short of breath and cannot walk far without being exhausted. Your hair and nails get very dry and you gain a lot of weight. You are not hungry. You are constipated and very weak.
   
   HIGH: Tons of various symptoms, but mostly NERVOUS, sweaty, starving to death, eating a lot and losing weight. Headache, migraine, increased sense of smell, double vision, hyperactivity, palpatiations of the heart. Medication once regulated is great, but it is slow and you cannot miss one dose!!
8. I have overactive. So I guess it would be opposite. I think you gain weight, are very tired. My medication works wonders. I have to get blood level checks regularly. Twice a year to make sure the levels stay the same because sometimes they have to adjust the medication. It makes a huge difference to get it checked and get on the right medication.