Can you describe your symptoms with hashimotos?

[Brucergoldberg]

One of the main things my friends always ask me is how do I feel?   I try to use words to describe how I feel with this illness.   Words can not describe regardless of how I hard I try.

Can you?

[coco727272]

My endocrinologist said that my primary care physician has to test for my iron and cholesterol so I have to make an appointment with him.

Have you ever had an MRI and MRA of your brain?  I don't have the feeling of stars going around my head (I'm sure that's annoying) but I do have dizziness so I had an MRI/MRA and I have to get a second opinion because it showed some abnormality. It sounds like you have hyper symptoms like I do. I've read that with Hashimoto's when you're having an episode of thyroiditis you're more likely to experience hyper symptoms. Is your TSH still high?

[Brucergoldberg]

Ive. Had every test known to mankind.....I've been on thyroid for 19 days Now and feel much much better.  My tsh was 22.  It's a long hard road out of hell

[coco727272]

Are you still only able to take a small dose of the thyroid medication or have you been able to increase it?

[Brucergoldberg]

I finally take .50 tirosint but it makes my ears ring and I feel like I drank 89 cups coffee.  I'm on day 20,,,

[Brucergoldberg]

Question for everyone -

I take my tirosint in the morning and for the first part of the morning I feel very anxious as if i drank too much coffee.

I know that the theory is that T4 pools and that if you took just one t4 it wouldnt do anything, but i disagree to some extent.

Before i started the treatment i had this weird deal that I always felt crappy around 2:30, felt better as the day went on.   Now it seems to be worse as im on t4.

I want to start testosterone eventually but im still afraid there is something being overlooked.

bruce

[kl42]

cold just be the morning ,  i know its not scientific , but i think your full of energy inthe morning  and as you get going burn some off you level out a little bit, i feel the same way most days,  but im up and running most days so i don't notice it so much any more.