Could I have hyperthyroidism?

[Ash1818]

I found out that I was pregnant almost two months ago, and I have been having a lot of problems. I already think I have hypoglycemia, but I also think I have hyperthyroidism. I have noticed here lately that I have been getting really hot a lot. I have had some night sweats, weight loss (I still eat a lot of food), and eye problems. I am also wondering if ebv could have brought these problems out. I am not sure if I have ebv, but I see a lot of issues that I am dealing with that could possibly be connected to ebv. I know of a few people in my family that have had to get thyroid surgery. I noticed that a lot of my problems started happening when I was extremely stressed out during the beginning of my pregnancy. I do not know what is going on, but I am scared.

[gimel]

I see no reason to be scared.  Since you are pregnant, and with your symptoms, you do need to get some testing done to find out what is going on.  Specifically I suggest that  you need some thyroid related tests such as TSH, Free T4, Free T3,  cortisol, Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin (TSI) , Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies (TPO ab) and Thyroglobulin antibodies (TG ab).    Dependent on results your doctor may need to prescribe medication to assure that your biologically active thyroid hormones, Free T4 and Free T3, are in the optimal range.   If you can get those done and want our help in interpreting results, please post them here, along with reference ranges shown on the lab report.  

[Ash1818]

Thank you for answering me. I have an appointment next week, and I think I am going to talk to him about my thyroid and diabetes.