Graves disease and underactive thyroid
Common Questions and Answers about Graves disease and underactive thyroid
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There are antibody tests to determine Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves Disease For Hash's TPO and Tgab For Graves TPI
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If you have an underactive thyroid how can you tell if you have thyroid problems like hashimotos, thyroiditis, graves disease etc is there a special blood test?
Your sister could be suffering from Psychosis due to overactive/underactive thryroid levels and a symptom of Graves Disease is anxiety, depression, paranoia.
Your sister is placing a great strain on her health, her organs by not being treated properly and if her levels go too high, she could end up with a heart attack.
Try and talk her into going back to her Doctor.
All the while her Graves Disease is not being treated properly.....
If you have not been tested for thyroid disease, you should see your MD and request the following tests, For Underactive Autoimmune Hypoactive (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis) TPO and Tgab, For Overactive Autoimmune (Graves Disease) TSI - For thyroid hormones Free T3, Free T4 and TSH, The thyroid hormone Tests should be done regardless of previous diagnosis because you do need an adjustment of medication and these tests to determine dosage.
TPO antibodies are commonly seen in autoimmune thyroid disease such as Hashimoto's and Graves. There are patients with autoimmune thyroid disease who have normal (negative) TPO antibodies. And there are patients with high TPO antibodies that have normal thyroid function - although they are then at higher risk for developing future thyroid problems.
Yeah sounds like she could indeed have a thyroid disease. Graves disease in particular starts off overactive, and symptoms are usually ignored or not noticed...for me it was impossible to gain weight, I had way too much energy and difficulty sleeping. When the thyroid gets overworked though the opposite happens and you become underactive, very quick weight gain and extreme tiredness.
Most patients on thyroid medicine have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis like you, while a smaller number take thyroid medicine because of thyroid cancer or Graves disease. Too much thyroid medicine increases the activity of the osteoclasts (the cells that break down bone) and may increase your risk for fracture. To find the correct dose, your health care provider will obtain a thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test and once you are on the correct dose, monitor your levels periodically.
Do you know if your mother or sister have autoimmune conditions that caused their over active and/or under active thyroid? Graves Disease most commonly associated with over active thyroid (hyperthyroidism) and Hashimoto's is most commonly associated with hypothyroidism, though many have periods of hyperthyroidism in beginning stages.
You should ask your doctor to test for thyroid antibodies to determine if you have Hashimoto's.
or will i always have a degree of it with the graves disease? IS this what is causing my oral thrush? And how often do i need to get the cysts checked out? i guess with my background of MGUS i feel a little bit nervous about a malignancy (as the mgus can precede myeloma or lymphoma) I also had CIN 3 of the cervix 10 yrs ago and have had yrly pap smears since then (always a little abnormal). thanks a lot for giving me yr advice on this matter!
ve been on carbimozole for hyperthyroidism and Graves Disease for about 6 years now and last summer my thyroid became underactive, making me very depressed, lathargic and I put on a lot of weight in very short period of time even though I was exercising more. I'm scared that the same will happen after surgery, and feel like I won't be able to cope if it happens again. I suffer from BDD and the idea of putting on weight is a real issue for me.
My name is Linda in Colorado, U.S.A. I have had Graves Disease, which is a hyperthyroid (overactive) thyroid, and while I'm not a doctor, it seems apparent to me you are being treated for hypo - thyroidism (an underactive thyroid) because they are treating you with Thyroxine, which is to treat a hypothyroid. ARe they treating you currently for hypothyroidism instead of hyperthyroid? With a TSH of 0.
There's something called TED (thyroid eye disease) which people with Graves' often have. It's caused by the Graves' antibodies and results in the characteristic "buggy" eyes that Graves' patients often have. You may have had Graves' at one time; you could be tested for TSI (thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin), which is the marker for Graves'. However, antibodies can go into remission, so even if you don't have them now, you might have at one time.
Insist on that referral!!! GP DO NOT no the Endro system. My Endro saved my life. My GP did the same thing to me. Anti-depression meds and anxiey meds every other month. There is so much to these glands it vital you get the right info. Your doctor can't refuse a referal. Remember your doctor works for you just like your plumber or mechanic. If he does I would get a new doctor. I ended up call and making my own appt with the Endro and they took care of getting the referal.
You seem to be on too much antithyroid medication. Your FT4 is LOW and you don't have enough conversion to get T3 back up for energy.
Your doctor should be thinking of lowering your antithyroid therapy and see if you stabilize better alone right now
Your having surgery? How come?
you said you have hypothyroidism, but you have Graves Disease... Graves Disease is always associated with hyperthyroidism, not hypo. Have you had a thyroidectomy, RAI or are you taking anti-thyroid medication that makes you hypo?
If you're hypo (underactive thyroid) are you taking replacement thyroid medication? If so, what medication are you taking and what dosage? For how long have you been taking it?
My mother was diagnosed in her early 40s with graves disease and her thyroid was removed, around the same time she was diagnosed with stage 3-4 colon cancer. I'm aware there are connections between autoimmune diseases and thyroid and intestinal diseases/conditions. As I'm getting older I'm noticing I'm following in the same physiological footsteps my mother did before she was diagnosed.
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