graves disease symptoms hypothyroid

Hello. I'm 36 and I am almost 9 weeks pregnant. I have Graves' disease and had radiation treatment back in 2009. I hadn't been taking my thyroxine constantly for a few months as I was super stressed and now that I am pregnant haven't missed a dose. My thyroid levels are still very high and I'm worried that this will affect my baby's brain development/IQ levels. Has anyone else had similar experiences? I'm scared and worried.

can graves disease present as hypothyroid or even euthyroid? asking because i have the eye symptoms and am not responding well at all to my thyroid replacement even a little and i feel extremely hyper, but my endo wont test me because she says graves can only be hyper and thats it....

I am a 25 y/o female diagnosed with hyperthyroidism at 16 and later with Graves Disease and Goiter. I have been on Tapazol along with Atenelol (for the Tachacardia) off and on for the past 9 years with no results. Every doc I see wants to discuss nothing but RAI or surgery. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a few years with no success. I finally found out that I was pregnant the beginning of last year and made it to 4 months and suffered a miscarriage for no apparent reason.

I was diagnosed with Graves disease 11 years ago. My endo prescribed Methimazole, which I was allergic to, so he told me he didn't want to prescribe me anything else because sometimes the allergy kills the thyroid. It apparently did, because all of a sudden I was hypo and I had to go on synthroid. Since then, I lost my health insurance and got handled by my PCP instead of the endo (cheaper).

I just went to a new doctor. I saw 2 doctors(endos) they said continue taking these meds and test in 6 weeks. They also agreed that my tests really don't fit Graves disease anymore. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I had my cortisol tested in August and it was normal 17 after a fast. Maybe it's piuitary related. All I know is I don't feel well at all. Thanks.

Hi, I am a 28 year old woman and was diagnosed with graves disease 3 years ago. I have commented o many forums regarding my problem but would like your advice. I was treated with radio active iodine in 2006 and then became hypothyroid, I now take 150mg of levothyroxine daily. I have never suffered from graves opthalmology as far as i'm aware. For the last 6 months I have had a chronic daily headache. This started 3 days after purchasing new glasses.

From what you have described, this may be due to migraine type of headaches most commonly due to stressful situations or inadequate rest. Knowing your previous history of graves disease and previous radiation treatment, these symptoms may be a sign of going hypothyroid together with some electrolyte abnormalities. I suggest that you be referred to a specialist like a neurologist just to make sure. Other causes would include deficiencies in vitamins (especially vitamin B) or calcium.

I had most of my thyroid removed and 2 parathroids too. I am now hypothyroid and hypoparathyroid. My question is; what are the symptoms of graves after surgery. I am always constipated - no matter what I do. My thyroid levels are good according to my doctor and now she is working on getting my cortisol levels in check. I was also recently diagnosed with celiac disease.

I don't see a range, but they said its high. Over the range TPO indicates Hashimotos hypothyroid disease. In Hashimoto, autoimmune antibodies are slowly attacking the thyroid gland. This is the most common cause of hypothyroid. Most of us here have this. No med will lower antibodies, thyroid med is simply replacement hormone for what someone with Hashi is lacking.

my girlfriend has graves disease and a hyperactive thyroid she also has bipolar in her family and I believe she also has that. she's very irrational which is expected and the more I read the more I'm convinced she has bipolar. how cannot get get to see someone about it without her getting upset??

Finally found a good Endo who said iam primarily Hypothyroid but I also have Graves disease. He did not say what ive been experiencing is from the thyroid malfunction, though I was feeling in perfect health for years before all this and my labs have never showed any Graves. Any advice??

I have low thyroid problems. Is there any way that i can come down with Graves Disease?

What test is being done each time? If they are only testing TSH, you aren't getting the full picture. They need to be doing Free T3 and Free T4, as well. Those are the actual thyroid hormones and are much more important than TSH. In addition, it sounds like you might have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, rather than Graves Disease.

I forgot to say that, yes, the wrong amount of Armour can cause problems because too much thyroid hormones can cause hyperthyroidism and too little can cause hypothyroidism, but it can’t cause Graves Disease. You, either have Graves Disease or you don’t.

Has your doctor told you, you have Graves Disease? Yes, your TSH is extremely low and your FT4 is extremely high, indicating that you are hyper, but your antibody tests indicate Hashimoto's. TSI is the definitive test for Graves Disease and I don't see that listed. Have you been put on antithyroid med?

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.

I had radioactive treament due to Graves Disease, and six months later my thyroid was declared dead. I was put on levothyroxin, synthroid and now levoxyl, but 3 months later I still feel awful. My symptoms are high blood pressure, constant trembling, feeling like I have the flu, dizziness, insomnia. My last blood test showed a TSH at 3.21, Free T4 at 1.0 and Free T3 at 3.1.

I don't want to tell you how often we hear of doctors telling their patients that their labs are "perfect" when they're anything but. Many doctors think that anywhere in reference range is "perfect" for everyone. They are very wrong. So, when you get your labs today, please ask for reference range with results and we can see how well they're interpreting them. Also ask if the tests are FREE T3 and FREE T4.

6 years ago I was diagnoised with Graves Disease off a TSI lab and an uptake scan indicating autoimmune Graves. I had RAI done 6 weeks after the DX due to a thyroid storm. In the years after RAI I was very hypothyroid but no other autoimmune tests were done and I gradually became extremely ill. I recently have found two wonderful doctors who have helped me in switching my medication and running appropriate lab work.

Hyperthyroid (kind of rare) without Graves or hypothyroid without Hoshimoto can be temporary, not really a disease.

It should be pointed out that, especially in the US literature, the term ‘hashitoxicosis’ is sometimes used to describe an autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease. In this article the term is strictly limited to the ‘leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease." *** Excerpts from the book: Thyroid Disorders and Related Health Conditions by James M. Lowrance...

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