Graves disease symptoms thyroid hormone
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If you no longer have a thyroid (every cell in the body used thyroid hormone) you will now need to take thyroid replacement hormone for life - very common. And the gold standard T4 med (synthyroid and its generics) most likely will not be enough. Many without a thyroid also take the either thyroid hormone T3 since the thyroid gland itself is partially responsible for converting the storage hormone T4 to the active usable hormone T3.
But TSH is a Pituitary hormone, not a thyroid hormone, the pituitary senses the amount of thyroid hormone in the system, then sends a hormone(Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) to the thyroid when the hormone level is low, The thyroid produces the hormone T4, then the body converts it to T3, this is the hormone the body needs to function, they are known as Free T4 and Free T3, these two are tests that should be taken to determine thyroid balance.
I have Graves disease so my thyroid is all messed up. I was diagnosed in 2015 at 16 with TSH levels at about 420. I went into remission for the last 2 years after taking Methimazole but my thyroid levels have reached over 200 so I'm taking a radioactive iodine pill in the fall before I go back to college. From my understanding being on no medication after the thyroid has been stopped can be the reason for your exhaustion. Your thyroid is directly related to your heart.
s frequently causes hypothyroidism symptoms (too little thyroid hormone), Graves causes hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone).
I'm not a medical expert and don't know what small thyroid size means, especially in relationship to the other thyroid characteristics. Often with Hashimoto's or Graves, people may have an enlarged thyroid, especially as the disease progresses.
hi i'm a 28 yr old woman and have suffered badly with symptoms from graves disease for 3yrs i've been on propylthiouracil for a year now as i had a severe allergic reaction to carbimazole!
my symptoms include insomnia,severe fatigue,anxiety,bouts of depression,poor concentration,memory loss,bruising easily,dizziness,nausea and graves rage and weakened immune system (sick often). the problem is that i've recently had a blood test that read normal at 5.
Here are some resources I suggest you research and maybe even talk to others with the same problem to share experiences it may help you feel better about your treatment decision.
Hormone Health Network information on thyroid disorders:
www.hormone.org/Resources/thyroid-disorders.cfm
• American Thyroid Association: www.thyroid.org
• Mayo Clinic: www.mayoclinic.com/health/graves-disease/
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• National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information
Service (NIH): www.endocrine.niddk.nih.
"In conditions of chronic urticaria, thyroid antibodies are not only indicators of chronic inflammation, but they appear to play a role in the disease process. In most cases, improvement of urticaria with thyroxine replacement hormone suggests that chronic thyroid inflammation may initiate a hypersensitivity reaction and an underlying thyroid hormone deficiency.
However, rarely, patients with chronic urticaria have undiagnosed conditions of Graves' disease.
I'm so sorry you are going through this. I have graves & thyroid eye disease too. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
If you have active thyroid eye disease, please, do not have any more RAI, it will worsen you eyes. You have a complicated case due to Graves & toxic nodules. The Graves may be treated with the RAI but the toxic nodules can still be excreting thyroid hormone keeping you hyper.! Are you seeing an endocrinologist or a thyroid specialist?
With Graves Disease, the thyroid produces too much thyroid hormone. Levo is given when the thyroid does not produce enough, so apparently, you were hypo before your TT, which means you wouldn't have had Graves Disease. Since you no longer have a thyroid, there's nothing to produce too much hormones except the medication you take on a daily basis, so, no, you can't develop Graves Disease after TT, but you "can" be over medicated.
Most likely it is not the medicine itself, but the effect on your thyroid hormone levels. Hyper patients frequently find that their dose is too high and their Free T3 and Free T4 levels drop too low in the range, thus causing hypo symptoms, that can include weight gain. If you will please post your thyroid test results, along with reference ranges we can better assess your status.
Since your thyroid seems to be enlarged, you should ask your doctor to order thyroid function tests to make sure your thyroid is function at optimal levels. The thyroid tests you should ask for are thyroid hormones, Free T3 and Free T4, as well as the pituitary hormone, TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone).
The enzymes mentioned was most likely Thyroid Peroxidase, which is an enzyme used to produce thyroid hormone.
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Excerpt from Hashimoto's thyroiditis following Graves' disease. Acta Med Indones. 2010 Jan;42(1):31-5....
"Pathogenesis for chronic thyroiditis following anti-thyroid drug treatment in patients with Graves' disease remains unclear.
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."
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Excerpts from the book: Thyroid Disorders and Related Health Conditions by James M. Lowrance...
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.
Initial exam showed very slight swelling of left side and additional symptoms such as night sweats, some tremors, slight weight loss, slight thinning of hair, higher elevation in both thyroid hormones, and racing heart which was suspected to be Graves Disease. We proceeded to have a thyroid scan done and results came back 100% normal (no medication was started before the scan either)? We proceeded with another blood test which came back one hormone normal - one only slightly elevated.
Have you had thyroid antibodies tested? You could have either Hashimoto's or Graves Disease, but you can't know without proper testing. While Hashimoto's is, typically, associated with hypothyroidism, it's often characterized by periods of hyperthyroidism in the early stages. Graves Disease is always associated with hyperthyroidism.
To test for Hashimoto's, you need Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOab) and Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TGab).
A swollen feeling in the throat accompanied by sore throat can be a symptom of thyroid inflammation from the antibodies in Hoshimotos disease (hypo) and Graves (hyper). Very common.
On the other hand, a tight throat is also the body's natural reaction to acid reflux or GERD in the throat. Have you had this?
Birth control pills do lessen the effectiveness of thyroid hormone and they interfere with thyroid hormone levels, so I quit taking them as well. Hormones will fluctuate after quitting the pill. It may take several months to adjust. I quit in December and I'm still getting the period acne. I feel like a teenager.
When were you diagnosed with Graves? Any surgery or RAI? If so, are you on thyroid hormone? Also, what are your current FT4 and FT3 levels?
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