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Dr Chris Heimlich, DC of Scottsdale and Phoenix explains the different reasons for thyroid symptoms and why you can have normal lab results and still have symptoms.
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Thyroid and Hypothyroid Symptoms and Natural Treatment Options in Arizona
What is thyroid ? What are the symptoms ? If untreated could it yield to enlarge of the heart or heart attack?
Six years ago, I was diagnosed to have toxic thyroid. My doctor gave me medicine and when my thyroid is in normal level, my doctor recommend a radioactive treatment. But I never undergo a radioactive treatment. Just this afternoon, I happen to met a long highschool friend who is now a successful doctor. He told me to have a medical check up immediately because my heart might start to enlarge due to non treatment of thyroid. Is there any doctor out there who can share us ?
The thyroid is the gland found in front of your throat or trachea. It produces hormones that are necessary for metabolism of your body. Your thyroid can be hyperfunctioning (hyperthyroid) meaning it produces more than what is needed, hypofuntioning (hypothyroid) when it produces less than what hormon is needed or it can be euthyroid, it means you have enough. there is also a small gland located in the brain that stimulates or control your thyroid, so even if basically your thyroid is ok, if the pituitary gland is abnormal, it can cause your thyroid to either produce more or produce less hormones. The more hormones it produce, the larger the gland gets.
You had toxic thyroid, it means thay you have a hyperfunctioning gland. the problem with this is that the hormones produced cause faster metabolism, therefore you can have increased heart rate, increase metabolism of the body so weight loss, poor tolerance to heat and cold, tremors, etc. eye problems can also manifest, like proptosis or protruberance of the eyeballs.
You have to have your hormone levels check to see if its normal, whether you need supplements or anti-thyroid hormones. Your heart enlarges because the greater/faster metabolism exerts a higher toll in your body, increase HR, so the muscles in the heart are overdeveloped (just like when you do weight lifting, if you keep exercising the muscle, it grows bigger!)
What are the symptoms of THYROID related to EYE ? Please reply me.?
I am facing the following symptoms.
1. morning temperatures below 97.5
2. very poor wound healing
3. eye floaters, eye strain ,entoptic phenomena
4. Halos around lights and glares while seeing lights at night times.
5. Eye pain and headaches many times in a day.
What are these symptoms related to ??
I had consulted 2 opthamaologists and everything was fine.
Please help me by replying this ?
the low temp is related to the hypo thyroid, and you need to keep your TSH at .3 to 2 or it is suboptimal, and this has to be checked at least once a year after you get on the right amoount of thyroid medication…
the poor wound healing could be diabetes , which often follows weight gain with hypo thyroid….
the rest of the eye issuse can be related to both of the aabove and just a general characteristic of weak auto immune system, muscles, and nutrition deficiencies, and hormone imbalances…
You have to have all those tested and treated , so you would need at the least a doctor in internal medicine to help you and to run the tests you need…
then you are going to have to start eating right, taking a multi vitamin/mineral supplement every day, and taking care of yourself……
The symptoms of an overactive thyroid and hypoglycemia are similar- how can i tell which i have?
My symptoms are nausea, feel better on eating food, get shakes when hungry, solved by eating, anxiety, stress problems, problems with needing the toliet more regularly, not increasing weight even when i eat more, some swollen glands and intolerance to milk, severre diarea caused by drinking in large quantities and excruitiating cramps. seeing like energectic hallucinations and feeling really weak and sick, anger problems, weakness in general in my health.
You need a blood test in order to tell of you have thyroid disease or not. The tests that you need are free t3 and free T4.
Hidden Cause #1 Why You STILL Have Thyroid Symptoms
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If your lab results are “normal”–then why do you still have thyroid symptoms like:
* Tired, sluggish
* Can’t lose weight even with exercise
* Feel cold—hands, feet, or all over
* Require excessive amounts of sleep to function properly
* Increase in weight gain even with low-calorie diet
* Gain weight easily
* Difficult, infrequent bowel movements
* Depression, lack of motivation
* Morning headaches that wear off as the day progresses
* Outer third of eyebrow thins
* Thinning of hair on scalp, face or genitals or hair loss
* Dryness of skin and/or scalp
* Mental sluggishness
* Nervousness and emotional
* Insomnia
* Night sweats
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Are my symptoms result of thyroid surgery?
I had my thyroid removed in January after being diagnosed wtih multi-nodular goiter. A biopsy showed pre-cancerous cells and I also have Cownden syndrome. I still have pressure in my throat with some sharp pain at times. My throat is also swollen. Is this still a result of the surgery or should I make a follow-up appointment?
Make a follow-up appointment, could be several things going on. Best bet to see the Doc
Good Luck
are these symptoms of thyroid problems or something else?
recently ive been veryyy hungry and veryy thirsty all the time (therefore going to the bathroom often) and also for some reason, even though im eating a lot more…im loosing weight. when i had my period it was so light, basically nothing except for the first day. im tired all the time, taking naps constantly. i have an enlarged thyroid and they told me if i was having problems with my period i should see them again..but i dont know if this is a thyroid problem or something else. please help me!
Very much sounds like hyperthyroidism.
Thyroid websiteWhat are the symptoms of an elevated thyroid?
I got a blood test and it shows that my TSH is a bit elevated. My neck feels a lil swollen and I feel a bit hyper. Is this overreactive thyroid? I also have shortness of breath at night when I am going to bed. But not asleep yet.
Is you TSH elevated high (big number) hypothyroid or low (small number) hyperthyroid??
I am currently hyperthyroid on purpose to suppress any cancer and the symptoms that I have is elevated heart rate/ pulse with a TSH of .26. When I was even more hyperthyroid (TSH .08) I had extreme anxiety/ nervousness, jittery/ hyper, every elevated heart rate at rest, fine hand tremors, increased sweating, sensitivity towards heat, insomia, and I felt like my breathing was heavier at night.
Well symptoms of hypothyroidism usually include tiredness, weakness, feeling cold or chilled, dry hair and skin, brittle nails, depression, constipation, trouble thinking clearly, and for women, Heavy or irregular menstrual periods.
I went into extreme hypothyroidism (TSH 162) after a total thyroidectomy and being off any thyroid replacement hormone for a month made me feel mostly lazy and my heart rate/pulse was lower/weaker.
That shortness of breath you have is associated with hypothyroidism, some with the swelling. However, your hyperactivity is not associated with high TSH levels, lethargy is. A hyper felling is generally associated with hyperthyroidism (I’m am currently this) or an over dose.
Sorry this is so long, I was confused if you are showing "hypo" or "hyper" symptoms. Hope this helps.
What are the causes and symptoms of thyroid infection and how can it be countered?
Thyroiditis
Inflammation of the Thyroid Gland
Thyroiditis is an inflammation (not an infection) of the thyroid gland. Several types of thyroiditis exist and the treatment is different for each.
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (also called autoimmune or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis) is the most common type of thyroiditis. It is named after the Japanese physician, Hakaru Hashimoto, that first described it in 1912. The thyroid gland is always enlarged, although only one side may be enlarged enough to feel. During the course of this disease, the cells of the thyroid becomes inefficient in converting iodine into thyroid hormone and "compensates" by enlarging (for a review of this process see our function page). The radioactive iodine uptake may be paradoxically high while the patient is hypothyroid because the gland retains the ability to take-up or "trap" iodine even after it has lost its ability to produce thyroid hormone. As the disease progresses, the TSH increases since the pituitary is trying to induce the thyroid to make more hormone, the T4 falls since the thyroid can’t make it, and the patient becomes hypothyroid. The sequence of events can occur over a relatively short span of a few weeks or may take several years.
Treatment is to start thyroid hormone replacement. This prevents or corrects the hypothyroidism and it also generally keeps the gland from getting larger.
In most cases the thyroid gland will decrease in size once thyroid hormone replacement is started.
Thyroid antibodies are present in 95% of patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and serve as a useful "marker" in identifying the disease without thyroid biopsy or surgery.
Thyroid antibodies may remain for years after the disease has been adequately treated and the patient is on thyroid hormone replacement.
De Quervain’s Thyroiditis. De Quervain’s Thyroiditis (also called subacute or granulomatous thyroiditis) was first described in 1904 and is much less common than Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. The thyroid gland generally swells rapidly and is very painful and tender. The gland discharges thyroid hormone into the blood and the patients become hyperthyroid; however the gland quits taking up iodine (radioactive iodine uptake is very low) and the hyperthyroidism generally resolves over the next several weeks.
Patients frequently become ill with fever and prefer to be in bed.
Thyroid antibodies are not present in the blood, but the sedimentation rate, which measures inflammation, is very high.
Although this type of thyroiditis resembles an infection within the thyroid gland, no infectious agent has ever been identified and antibiotics are of no use.
Treatment is usually bed rest and aspirin to reduce inflammation.
Occasionally cortisone (steroids) (to reduce inflammation) and thyroid hormone (to "rest" the thyroid gland) may be used in prolonged cases.
Nearly all patients recover and the thyroid gland returns to normal after several weeks or months.
A few patients will become hypothyroid once the inflammation settles down and therefore will need to stay on thyroid hormone replacement indefinitely.
Recurrences are uncommon.
Silent Thyroiditis. Silent Thyroiditis is the third and least common type of thyroiditis. It was not recognized until the 1970′s although it probably existed and was treated as Graves’ Disease before that. This type of thyroiditis resembles in part Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and in part De Quervain’s Thyroiditis. The blood thyroid test are high and the radioactive iodine uptake is low (like De Quervain’s Thyroiditis), but there is no pain and needle biopsy resembles Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. The majority of patients have been young women following pregnancy. The disease usually needs no treatment and 80% of patients show complete recovery and return of the thyroid gland to normal after three months. Symptoms are similar to Graves’ Disease except milder. The thyroid gland is only slightly enlarged and exophthalmos (development of "bug eyes") does not occur. Treatment is usually bed rest with beta blockers to control palpitations (drugs to prevent rapid heart rates). Radioactive iodine, surgery, or antithyroid medication is never needed. A few patients have become permanently hypothyroid and needed to be placed on thyroid hormone