Hyperthyroidism

Glad I found this group!

Seaglass
  • By Seaglass · New reply May 23, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • Hi everyone. I was recently dx with hyper. I am having a hard time. I had a brain boiling experience this morning and am pretty sure I did some damage to my relationship with my parents. I am 54 and am ...

Just diagnosed with Graves disease

GirlA
  • By GirlA · New reply May 22, 2013
  • 9 replies
  • Was just recently diagnosed with Graves disease. Doctor prescribed two medications for me: atenolol and methimazole. Would like to hear from other people with this condition. Medicine made me feel kind ...

Glad I found this group!

Seaglass
  • By Seaglass · Posted May 22, 2013
  • 0 replies
  • Hi everyone. I was recently dx with hyper. I am having a hard time. I had a brain boiling experience this morning and am pretty sure I did some damage to my relationship with my parents. I am 54 and am ...

muggins

muggins
  • By muggins · Posted May 22, 2013
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  • I have had graves for 3 yrs in have been off of ptu for 6 mo. got my lab no last weekand said they were good tsh 0.11 range (.35-5.00)free t3 5.4 range(3.5-6.5 ) t4 16 range (9-23) i felt pretty good ...

Hyperthyroidism

reb94
  • By reb94 · New reply May 15, 2013
  • 1 reply
  • I have been diagnosed with hyperthyroidism but I seem to have many of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. Anyone else have a similar problem ...

Emma

EmmaL
  • By EmmaL · New reply April 30, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • Hi does anybody know anything about Graves Disease? I'm desp to compare complaints, I have developed hyperthyroidism do to it and all symptons together are a living nightmare!!! Any hope anybody I'm 42 ...

Emma

EmmaL
  • By EmmaL · New reply April 20, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • Hi I've been diagnosed with Graves' disease and hyperthyroid recently and I've never been so ill and scared in my life! Let me tell you a little about myself...... I'm 42yrs old with 5 children, a husband ...

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InkBlot520
  • By InkBlot520 · New reply April 19, 2013
  • 5 replies
  • Salutations, To be short, after a copious amout of grief, terror, breakdowns and doctor visits, I have found the cause and potential resolution to my health scare(s). There was an inbalance in my body ...

Newly diagnosed hyperthyroidism

Franca1
  • By Franca1 · New reply April 18, 2013
  • 12 replies
  • Just told last week I have hyperthyroidism . I am scared confused and worried something will happen while I wait for the appointment to see a specialist. Any advice would be great ...

THYROID RESULTS HELP!!

matakia896
  • By matakia896 · New reply February 20, 2013
  • 5 replies
  • TSH 2.15 FREE T3@ 2.5 FREE T4@ 1.0 OPINIONS PLZ ...

Levels are going more hypo (not on meds)... confused!

lindsay0891
  • By lindsay0891 · New reply February 1, 2013
  • 3 replies
  • I've been really borderline hyperthyroid for a while... TSH has been hanging around 0.3-0.6 and free T4 has been staying around 1.4. It's been checked a few times. I went to the doctor yesterday and had ...

Does it get better?

Normandy
  • By Normandy · New reply January 15, 2013
  • 8 replies
  • I was diagnosed about 5 weeks ago; hyper and Graves. After two weeks of sadness, dry heaves, rapid heart rate and feeling as if I was going crazy, the ultrasound and blood tests done in the er showed ...

Doctors say nothing's wrong and won't refer me to an endo... what do I do?

lindsay0891
  • By lindsay0891 · New reply January 12, 2013
  • 9 replies
  • I just called the only good endocrinologist I've heard of around here and they require a referral. I called my regular doctor and she won't refer me because my levels aren't off by enough. My TSH is 0.34 ...

Please help me understand symptoms.

lindsay0891
  • By lindsay0891 · New reply January 8, 2013
  • 12 replies
  • I don't know if all my symptoms are thyroid related but I feel like crap. I'll start by saying my TSH is 0.34 with a range of 0.45-4.5, my free T4 is 1.4 with a range of 0.8-1.8, and my total T4 is a ...

Can stress trigger or worsen a thyroid condition?

lindsay0891
  • By lindsay0891 · New reply January 8, 2013
  • 32 replies
  • I am wondering if there is any connection between stressful life events or the stress from illness and thyroid conditions, specifically hyperthyroidism/Graves Disease. I felt great my whole life, but ...

Faint or dizzy with hyperthyroid?

lindsay0891
  • By lindsay0891 · New reply January 6, 2013
  • 4 replies
  • For those who don't know my story, I am borderline hyperthyroid and not taking any meds. TSH is 0.34 with a range of 0.45-4.5, free T4 is normal at 1.4 with a range of 0.8-1.8, and total T4 is borderline ...

Help Husband is not as supportive anymore

Paisley692
  • By Paisley692 · New reply December 25, 2012
  • 7 replies
  • At first he was great in helping me deal with my anxiety attacks at first, and helping me accept that I had this thyroid problem. He works out of state two weeks out of the month and then comes home ...

Fed up with Endocrynologist

MissY92
  • By MissY92 · New reply November 24, 2012
  • 8 replies
  • Hi I'm Missy. I was first diagnosed with Grave's Disease in October 2011. Since the initial diagnosis, I have gone to several psychiatric and endocrinology appointments. I had been taking Methimizole ...

Surgery Scheduled and scared!!

Paisley692
  • By Paisley692 · New reply November 17, 2012
  • 16 replies
  • Ok, so they have scheduled me for a total thyroidectomy in December. I am scared on what is going to happen after it is all removed and if any of symptoms will get better or worse. I was diagnosed with ...

Pain

nerd20
  • By nerd20 · Posted November 2, 2012
  • 0 replies
  • Had thyroid cancer. Now doc. Keeps me slightly hyper. I have terrible joint and muscle pain.... Can this be related ...

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