Been treating Hashimoto's with Synthroid and my endo (who is not ll) continues to up the dose despite normal tsh and t4. Each increase sees me more tired with all the same symptoms such as hair loss, weight gain, disrupted sleep. Wondering about adrenal fatigue as a possibility. Anyone else have this trouble? Wondering about Armour as well. Something's got to give. Heaping these issues on top of the Lyme and co is too much.
Seeing my LLND tomorrow, hoping for some answers from her and some feedback for all of you. I suspect adrenal issues but am curious to hear if this has been the case for others, to have Hashi's and adrenal problems together with Lyme.
Posted by map1131 (Member # 2022) on :
I don't know the answers. I've been hypothyroid for 30 yrs counting during teenage years during a time.
Recently I was told Hashimoto's from high high blood test that said my immune system is attacking my dead thyroid.
Well if I was a smart bacteria I'd live in a dead gland too. No blood, no oxygen, party time.
I told my PCP last week I believe my kidney, UTI and adrenal are ticked off and have een in the last 15 mths.
I had one postive UTI infection. But that pain keeps coming back that was with the infection last April.
So I don't know the answers but belive me I'm looking to get to the bottom of this pain in lower back both sides. I think my adrenal's are shot.
Don't blame them. Many organs and glands are stressed because of this crazy thing called lyme & co. I've had enough of all of it.
My TSH is supposedly normal at .94. I don't believe that's normal the way I've been feeling since my specilists(new) decided to lower my dose of synthroid.
My PCP said go back to level I had you on.
Pam
Posted by Marz (Member # 3446) on :
Are you having a lot of anxiety with these increases in thyroid med Aimee? Is that bothering your sleep?
That would certainly affect adrenals I would think.
Years ago, I was given a little Armour along with synthroid and I asked to quit because of the anxiety.
Recently my synthroid was increased two doses higher and I got awful anxiety. I tested at the low end of normal. He lowered it to one dose higher and I'm still feeling that way. But I'm waking up less at night.
I wonder if some people just don't feel right even when they're within normal range when it's at the lower or higher end of normal.
Friday, my new LLMD took a reverse T3 test.
Let us know what you LLND says.
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Some people need both T3 and T4, because their T4 does not convert to the active form. Some people do better on just T3. The old armour had its formula changed so that it no longer works for some of us.
It is very hard to figure out what any particular individual will do best with, in terms of thyroid meds.
So, maybe instead of just increasing the synthroid, which is T4, get tested for free T3 levels. TSH is not a very good indicator.
Read Stop the Thyroid madness book and go to their site.. It is all about fixing the adrenals before the thyroid. Hope this helps
Posted by Aimee (Member # 20946) on :
Been researching a bit more this evening about all this, definitely lots to discuss at my appointment tomorrow. I am highly suspicious of adrenal issues. Wondering if it hasn't been the problem all along and not so much the hashi's. Will be having all the thyroid testing done again and am requesting a saliva test for adrenals too.
Posted by sk8ter (Member # 8671) on :
make sure you get that book and demand a reverse T3 test