Who here has a thyroid condition?

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It is one of my physical defects, along with others.

When I was 18, everyone at my house, especially my mom noticed that I was getting these tremors on my hands. I didn't know anything much but didn't have any worries or concerns at first. She also realised that I was somehow sweaty alot and didn't gain a lot of weight.
So I was sent to get a physical and received some blood test...

The results showed the my thyroxine levels were nearly 2 1/2 times higher than the high range normal, so I was sent to get more tests.

About a week later I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease, an auto-immune disease causing hyperactive functioning of the thyroid gland.

While on treatment, I had to take meds to control the fast heartbeat rate and a med to attempt the supression of the thyroid gland. Now the cardio medicine did it's thing and the thyroid suppresant did its thing by lowering the amount of thyroxine the gland threw out, but when I received more exams, the thyroid gland was still overactive.

The procedure is by taking an iodine pill that the gland will absorb, as long as I avoided high salty and iodized foods, which will ruin the procedure.
Only to be using up 1/10 to 1/3 of the capsule, my thyroid used up pretty much the whole thing. So because of that, I had to take the next method.

RADIOACTIVE IODINE.

I was concerned at first but I felt it was the next best thing for me, avoiding surgical removal.

I took it and had to avoid a lot of people, use separate baths and wash my clothes separately for a week.
I also suffered an episode of anxiety for about a month because of the treatment due to worrying about my heart and stuff. That sure ruined my summertime for a while.

After a couple months, back to the exam tables and I still was overactive this time using up half the iodized pills, now I had to receive a second Radioactive treatment which finally sealed the deal.

Six years later, I now have to take thyroid supplements to allow thyroxine in my body. Only problem is I tend to forget a lot. So even though I have a proper amount of thyroxine, the stimulating hormone in my brain thinks that I am lacking and therefore raises the stimulant hormone at high levels.

So that is the only thing I really need to straighten on but other than that everything seems a-ok. At least I was able to gain weight that I needed to avoid becoming gaunt, cause I was pretty skinny. Now some say I have gained weight, probably seeing me look a lot bigger. Probably, others were used to seeing me when I was thin, so it was their first time noticing in a long time.

Other than that...

Undiagnosed, but I suspect mild hyperthyroidism in myself.

I don't have hand tremors, but I do have a high heart rate, trouble gaining weight and an intolerence for heat.

I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism late August and have been on Synthroid 50mcg/0.05mg since Sept. 2nd, getting some energy back but can't really help you from the other perspective as far as an overactive thyroid. I have to go in another 3 wks for bloodwork to check my levels again and adjust my dose of Synthroid if needed.

I'm on Levothroid. 125 mcg, or 0.125 mg. So officially I am hypothyroid now, since my gland was pretty much shrunk by the radioactive iodine.

I'm taking the Levothroid it once a day but I need to check my blood levels ASAP. So I shall go get a √-up.

I need to make sure my TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels are fine and balanced with my throxine levels.

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Official hypo here. I started gaining loads of weight when I was about 3 or 4. Doctors didn't believe mom when she told them I was just gaining weight out of the blue. They even accused her of making up journal entries in the book she kept on what I ate. Not until 5 years ago did I get a proper diagnosis and get put on Levoxyl (.1 mg as of now). Still trying to lose all the damn weight.

I read that some people actually take stuff to artificially make their thyroid work overtime so they can lose weight. I bet this would really upset you people who have to suffer with the side effects and they are doing it to themselves on purpose.

http://www.anabolicreview-research.com/ ... ucts_id=92

This is a site that actually sells the stuff. People who take it get the shakes and it makes them ill. Notice on the packaging it says "not for human consumption". So, it must be for the pets then.... Wonder how many dogs need this stuff.

They take it in combination with another drug called Clen which increases the body temperature - making them burn more calories.

They're crazy to go overboard. Overactive thyroxine production is dangerous and can cause serious side effects. But this supplement mentioned is T3, which helps with the metabolism and other things. My supplements I take is T4, or thyroxine, which breaks down to create T3 on its own.

Yeah I take Synthroid (levothyroxine) which is the same thing as the previous poster mentionned in its purpose.

I am hypothyroid and take 137 mcg of Synthroid. This started in my early thirties. My TSH then was 11. I was exhausted and my skin was flaking off of me. I was hoarse and could hardly do my work at the office.

In fact, I need to make an appointment to have my blood work done again, as I have noticed some changes recently.

Any type of thyroid problems are like having a cars' carbuerator set at a wrong idle. Too fast, and the motor is in overdrive, too little and we stall out.....

A good endocrinologist is of great importance and invaluable to helping one feel their best.

Another week to my bloodwork and another week after that till find out what dose of Synthroid I'll be on next or whatever. Unfortunately it has to be done by my dr. as we don't have any endocrinologists in our town or within a few hours from here.

i have an underactive thyroid and have take 200mg thyroxine a day, got diagnosed when i was 22 after pestering my doc for a couple of months, they didn't want to test for it as i was apparently too young!

That's odd as even kids can be diagnosed with thyroid conditions sometimes from birth.

What kind of test were they going to do? I'd gather a T3, T4 or TSH test could be done at any age, although the needle for blood might scare the real little ones. A basal test should also have been easy - they just stick a thermometer under your arm for 5 minutes.