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Is Hashimoto's diease a serious conidition?
I'm hopeing that someone could give me a clearier anwser? I am getting more and more confused by the second. when I was 9 it was discovered that I had graves diease and I was put on medication til about when I turned 15 the problem went back to normal. Since last year , I was told that now I have Hashimoto's diease. The gp at the time said if synthriod didnt help then leave thing's as is because there are only lumps in my throat its nothing serious. Stop being paraniod then he told me to go on anti depressants instead because he said that if the tests shows that its nothing serious , i still feel dizzy / tired that means i'm depressed. I got pissed off and changed clinic's. NOW, the doctor today told me that thyriod is a very serious condition and needs to be looked after? Now, what I'm here to ask is WHO"S right? THe old doctor? or the new doctor? I was starting to lose hair, I'm always tired , I get dizzy spells like I'm about to faint all the time, my joints ache, I feel like I'm swollen all the time , some days i cant sleep? other days I can sleep 15 hrs a day and still be able to roll over and sleep some more... I had new testing done today but no results yet
Today, I finally got to see the Doctor. He said my newer test is fine. Which i don't get when the first set of tests were horrible and the specialist said i have hashimoto's diease. With the newest test results? it seems NORMAL. I feel like blah* i'm so confused!
Results says :
TSH - 1.9
Free T4 - 15.1
Free T3 - 5.6
Results says :
TSH - 1.9
Free T4 - 15.1
Free T3 - 5.6
COMMUNITY LEADER
Do you have copies of any of your lab reports? If so, please post sample results, so members can see where you fall within the ranges, which vary from lab to lab.
It's possible that the second set of labs don't show you have Hashimoto's, because of different reference ranges.
I can't really comment much further without seeing your lab results. If you don't have a copy of your report, and are in the US, your doctor is obligated to provide you with a copy, upon request.
It's possible that the second set of labs don't show you have Hashimoto's, because of different reference ranges.
I can't really comment much further without seeing your lab results. If you don't have a copy of your report, and are in the US, your doctor is obligated to provide you with a copy, upon request.
My first set of testing that was done showed i have hashimoto's diease. But the newer tests says they don't find any problems. yet i feel horrible! I'm so confused
I've had many testing done earlier with the old doctor? But he kept saying that there werent any problems? But lately i feel worse and worse . Hair fall out , acheing every where , joint pains , always tired. NOW? even my motoring skills are worse then before! my hand and legs arent obeying
COMMUNITY LEADER
Your thyroid controls a great many of your body's functions, including heart rate, metabolism, body temperature, etc; therefore, a thyroid malfunction is a serious issue; however, it's not necessarily the Hashimoto's, itself, that causes the problems, it's the hypothyroidism "caused" by Hashimoto's, and your current doctor is correct - your thyroid needs to be looked after. The symptoms you describe (hair loss, joint aches, etc) are all symptoms of being hypothyroid.
Both Hashimoto's and Graves Disease are autoimmune diseases, in which the body sees the thyroid as "foreign" and produces antibodies to destroy it. Graves Disease is most often associated with hyperthyroidism (over active thyroid), while Hashimoto's is most often associated with hypothyroidism (under active thyroid).
I'm not sure what the "lumps" in your throat would be?? Do you know if that was nodules on your thyroid?
When you get your lab results back, it would be most helpful if you could post the results, as well as the reference ranges, since these vary from lab to lab, so must come from your own report.
Seeing your labs, will help members evaluate your situation better and be able to comment more fully on your situation.
The bottom line is: if you have thyroid issues, they need to be treated.
Both Hashimoto's and Graves Disease are autoimmune diseases, in which the body sees the thyroid as "foreign" and produces antibodies to destroy it. Graves Disease is most often associated with hyperthyroidism (over active thyroid), while Hashimoto's is most often associated with hypothyroidism (under active thyroid).
I'm not sure what the "lumps" in your throat would be?? Do you know if that was nodules on your thyroid?
When you get your lab results back, it would be most helpful if you could post the results, as well as the reference ranges, since these vary from lab to lab, so must come from your own report.
Seeing your labs, will help members evaluate your situation better and be able to comment more fully on your situation.
The bottom line is: if you have thyroid issues, they need to be treated.
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A good thyroid doctor will treat a hypo patient clinically by testing and adjusting FT3 and FT4 as necessary to relieve symptoms, without being constrained by resultant TSH levels. Symptom relief should be all important, not just test results. Test results are valuable mainly as an indicator during diagnosis and then afterward to track FT3 and FT4 as meds are revised to relieve symptoms. If you want to know more about clinical treatment, here is a good link.
http://hormonerestoration.com/files/ThyroidPMD.pdf
In that link you will notice that "the well-replaced patient’s free T4 will be around the middle
of its range or lower, and the FT3 will be high-“normal” or slightly high before the AM dose." If your doctor has a problem with treating you clinically and supplementing your meds with a source of T3, to increase your FT3 level, then you may have to find a good thyroid doctor that will do so.