Hashimotos New Diagnosis

[Jessilyn66]

Hello!
I was told by my Ob doc that I had Hashimotos due to an elevated TPO which was 217 in Dec 2016. She was told by an endocrinologist just to watch my tsh while pregnant. During my pregnancy each tsh test was within normal range. I delivered via csection 8/2017. The last few months I've had elevated blood pressure ranging 140s/90s. I have not felt myself, so I went to see my family practice doctor and she did a tsh free t4 and a tpo.

tsh was 0.01
T4 was 1.3
TPO was 453

I'm lost on if this is considered hypo or hyper as I thought hashimotos was hypo disease. My doc did an urgent referral to endocrinology which isn't for another week. I'm lost not feeling good at all and was hoping for some kind of relatable situations. Thank you for your help in advance!

[gimel]

I should have also mentioned that there is a condition called postpartum thyroiditis that can result in slightly hyper symptoms for a while before reverting to normal, or in some cases to permanent hypothyroidism.  This is discussed in the following quote, "The exact cause of postpartum thyroiditis isn't clear. However, women who develop postpartum thyroiditis often have high concentrations of anti-thyroid antibodies in early pregnancy and after childbirth. As a result, it's believed that women who develop postpartum thyroiditis likely have an underlying autoimmune thyroid condition that flares after childbirth due to fluctuations in immune function. This underlying condition appears to be very similar to Hashimoto's disease, in which your immune system attacks your thyroid gland."  I am sure your symptoms/condition will be very familiar to the Endo.   Please keep us tuned in on your progress.

[gimel]

Your TPO ab test is indicative of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which is a result of the autoimmune system erroneously identifying your thyroid gland as foreign to the body and producing antibodies to attack and eventually destroy the gland.  As this proceeds nodules that can form on the gland, or the gradual destruction of the gland itself, can cause leakage of thyroid hormone at a faster rate than normal.  Hashi's patients frequently go through a hyper period, followed by reversion to hypothyroidism.  

You said you are not feeling well at all.  What symptoms do you have?  

[Jessilyn66]

First off I would like to thank you for the helpful information.
Where do I begin with these symptoms.
Heart palpitations
Increased anxiety
Excessive hair loss[I swear I'm bald]
Increased heartrate
Fatigue to where I need a nap just to get through the 2nd half of the day
Increased blood pressure
I'm super cold and seem not to be able to warm up.
Brain fog
Dizziness
Winded easily with physical activity
Increased heart rate
Nausea
Heartbeat in my ears
I did some research and noticed postpartum thyroidist and it sounds like that could be it. Do you think that will go away and I dont have an autoimmune disease?