scarlett
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I know we have covered this post before, but how do you women with thyroid problems feel in yourself. My last blood test was quite high so have had to drop 25mg (only started today) but recently have been feeling so depressed, irritable and anxious and sweating more than usual (how nice), i was wondering how you other ladies feel, up until now I havn't felt too bad, what symptoms do you have and how do you control it. Hope you can help, x
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snoopy2
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Hi Denzy,
Do you have an under or over active thyroid, cos I think the symptons and treatment are fairly different.
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Jane2008
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I think the symptoms you describe sound very like the menopause. Do you think you could be menopausal?
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dec
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Hi Denzy,I'm Hypothyroid and am taking Thyroxine.I'm convinced that a higher doseage would be better for me than the one I'm taking.My blood is showing low "normal" but I still feel quite tired and my weight is still too heavy for me.Unlike you I'm feeling the cold. Still putting the fire on in the evenings and wrapping a throw round my feet to warm them up! My doctor will only consider the blood results and ignores how I'm feeling .It makes me so annoyed because I'm convinced that a bit more Thyroxine could make a huge difference to how I'm feeling. Your symptoms would seem to suggest that perhaps you doseage may still be on the high side,if your problem is Hypo and not hyper thyroidism.Whichever it is it is a nuisance and I do hope you get it sorted out and your Doctor is sympathetic towards you
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scarlett
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H, i am underactive but possibly now slightly overactive due to the last blood test being higher than normal so have dropped 25 mg unlike you I love the cold, I cannot tolerate the heat that well at the moment so continually sticky, I am menopausal but have had the mirena coil in for the past year, not on hrt have suffered night sweats but just lately they are worse so could be a bit of both, the moood swings are the worst one minute fine the next minute its completely changed, would love to feel normal again. Decorator have you been referred to a specialist i'm sure he would be more sympathetic to your condition, I am seeing a specialist this evening because I have a digestive problem he said it could be a result of taking to higher a dose, who knows.
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shellseeker
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I also take Thyroxine. Have taken it for about 12 years. Dose varies alot, used to take 200mg now down to 100mg. I too dont believe the blood test results and did quite a lo of research on this, just because we fall in between 2 numbers on a scale does not necessarily mean we feel OK in ourselves! I get quite tired, dont sleep very much at all, and well the mood swings. Yes, Jane 2008 the symptons of thyroid probs and menopause are roughly the same - very confusing!!! Will be interested to hear what your specialist says Denzy, I too have a mirena coil - we must chat more!!!!
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scarlett
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thanks shellseeker, would love to chat perhaps via pm or I may be at bluewater next time although we don't want to waste time talking about health issues, its nice to know i am not the only one feeling this way, have looked on the internet apart from agreeing with the symptons they show, not much use otherwise. Would be interested to know on how you cope with the mood swings. x
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ChrissiFi
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My last results were on the low side of normal so no thyroxine for me. Sometimes I go for weeks feeling totally exhausted despite not sleeping too well, other times I feel hyperactive and full of energy. When I asked I was told that my nodules could cause my levels to fluctuate a bit. I'm in for a blood pressure check on Thursday so must remember to ask if I need another blood test for my thyroid.
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snoopy2
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Have to ask - do more ladies suffer with under active rather than over active thyroids? I have posted a couple of times about an over active thyroid, but had very few answers back, certainly nowhere near as many as when someone posts about an under active one.
I was diagnosed last year with an over active thyroid and lost loads of weight (which was absolutely great!!!)  , but since being put on medication have now put it all back on and more besides. I was asking what other ladies had found regarding this problem and the tablets, but not many seemed to reply. Was I just unlucky with my post, or are there not as many of us? 
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shellseeker
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Hi snoopy2, I have noticed this with posts re thyroid problems, so maybe it is more common to have under active thyroid. The internet is a good source of information but I have purchased a couple of books about thyroid probs too.
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bonnieblooming
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Hi Denzy
My last blood test showed me to be at the top end of the normal scale and I also had my dosage reduced by 25mg to 150. But yesterday I was at the GP for a review of my tablets - I take lots - and he said to come back if I feel thats not working as some people function better at the top end of the scale. I would dicuss it again with your doc - and maybe ask for a blood test for menopause test as well.
Hope you feel better soon.
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dec
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Hi Snoopy 2,yes under active thyroids are much more common than over active.You must be one of the elite set,aren't you glad about that? There is a useful booklet that is sold in most chemists about thyroid problems and it's functions which might be good for you to get.
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Feisty_Fiona
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Hi ladies, my thyroid packed up years ago, doctor reckons pregnancy can be one of the causes, I had twins so I'm grateful that was the only thing that packed up. I put the weight gain down to post pregnacy tummy. 12 years on it's still there. It's a pain but there are many illnesses that are worse. Mood swings I put down to menopause, teenage children and the stress of everyday life.
Keep pestering your doctor to send you to a specialist.
Cheers
Fiona
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miclor
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Hi Denzy
I had half my thyroid removed 12 years ago due to suspicious cysts, before the op the blood tests returned normal and after I was told that half a thyroid can easily do the job of a whole one. Over the years I have had odd symptoms but blood results have always come back "normal". As others have said, there is a huge "normal" range but GP's have to stick to it and there seems to be no room to consider other symptoms specific to the person.
My worst problem, apart from aching in the thyroid which is due to more cysts, is mood swings - I can become quite irrational for about a month at a time, full of gloom and doom and tearful, then gradually (thank heavens) I begin to feel more optimistic and my normal cheerful self. My monthly cycle is also becoming unpredictable, although that may be the M-word...
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Cerys
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I have an under active one "common" but I always know when i need my dose upping as my joints ache as if i have flu and I need an afternoon nap!!! going for a blood test this week!!
Need to go to bed now
Cerys x
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Poppyc
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Hi Snoopy 2 I also had an overactive thyroid. I had mine after I had a heart valve replacement and bacterial infection in the lining of my heart. I couldn't believe how much energy it gave me especially as it happened after 4 months in hospital I was getting up in the middle of the night to do the housework (which if you knew me would have been a dead give away that I wasn't well), was eating bagels dunked into hot chocolate constantly while still losing weight and to crown it all I was driving all over England to work as a Management Consultant - long, long stressful days which were a piece of cake with an over active thyroid. Couldn't last. Because of my previous medical history it was putting my heart in danger so I had radioactive iodine - wierd drinking something that is radioative - colourless, tasteless but I wasn't allowed to go into public places or near children for about a week in case they picked up the radioactivity. Anyway what it did was plunge me right down to the bottom, as it kills the thyroid function - instant weight gain (3 stones in 3 months) and constant pain in my feet. Now take thyroxine 150 and it seems to have stabilised although I do occasionally have wobbly days - can't be menopause as I'm past that. I blame my thyroid problems on the very strong intravenous antibiotics I had for 4 months to get rid of the bacterial infection. Honestly cure one thing, get another!
All I would recommend is to be very wary if you're offered radioactive iodine.
while it did sort me out It was hellish while it stablised.
Good luck
Petroushka aka Pat
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snoopy2
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Hi Petroushka,
Yes, My consultant has mentioned the drink already, and I have to admit, I was less than enthusiastic! Told him I'd rather stay on the tablets. He's ok'd that for the moment, but he said we'll have to wait and see how things go! If I'm honest, I do feel better in myself since I started the tablets - sleeping better, no palpitations or trembles. Still get hot flushes but put that down to my age - 58!! My main bug bear is the weight gain - really depressing me not being able to get into my clothes and have to wonder how much more I'll put on 
As I said in my earlier post, I can't seem to find many people with an over-active thyroid to ask their advice and opinions. Everyone seems to be under-active. Have looked on various web sites, but all they do is tell you the facts - nothing from people personally about their experiences or results of medication.
This is why I added to this post - hoping someone might be able to help (like you have), so thanks for you info about the iodine drink - think I'll give it a miss!!
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Poppyc
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Glad it helped. Funnily enough I was about 58 when I had the dreaded drink. Keep going it will stablise. I'm just glad that as I got fatter manufacturers recognised that we're all getting fatter and provided nicer clothes. I can't however convince myself that I look good as an 18/20 despite the fact that last week my doctor said, "i never think of you as fat' - yes she did have her specs on. Must be my inner 12 struggling to get out!
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ChelseaMorning
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Hi girls, I know that this is not exactly what you were asking about Denzy but my OH has got underactive thyroid and it must be driving him mad. He tries so hard bless him, but the weight will not shift. His doctor just dishes out the old repeat prescriptions but I made him ask for a blood test the other day and the doc has now upped the dose. I hope he starts feeling better soon (sooo tired).
He also suffers from high blood pressure - which they have only managed to get down to 'dangerous' from 'life threatening' so I s'pose thats better than nothing - and high colesterol so he's not in good shape poor old fella.
But does he complain? Never. I often forget that he has any conditions or has to take tablets every day and evening he just gets on with it - no fuss. not a typical man at all! It makes me feel bad for whinging on about my hot flushes etc! I've heard that thyroid can take a bit of time to get right so take heart ladies - you'll get there in the end! 
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dec
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I've been for the results of my latest tests and once again fobbed off with everythings fine although it certainly doesn't feel like it.I was more persistant this time and asked did that mean there had been no change since the last test.I was then told it had dropped about 3 points in 6 months and about 6 points in last 2 years so I'm gradually sliding towards low normal.When I was first diagnosed I was just under normal and my symptoms were severe so I'm worried I'll go like that again before anything is done.The plus side is she will retest in a couple of months to see how it is.In the meantime I'm sitting here with the fire on wrapped up in a throw but at least it matches the decor!
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