Catherine S
19-06-13, 22:00
Hi
I was diagnosed with an underative thyroid a few years ago in a routine blood test with a new doctor after moving areas. I don't think it was severely underactive but enough to show up on the test results, and I was given 50mg thyroxine which i take in one pill every morning.
The thing is...I had alot of vague symptoms for a long time before it was diagnosed, such as weight gain, and thinning eyebrows/lashes as well as breathlessness when walking up even the slightest incline (i'm fine on flat walking) and stairs aren't my friends. I guess its a viscious cirlce, because the extra weight also affects my fitness.
What I want to ask is, even tho my blood results have been back in the normal range since taking the thyroxine, I still have the same symptoms as before...still putting on weight and haven't had to shave my legs for about 6 months, nor pluck eyebrows as they've stipped growing altogether (on the plus side with the legs tho lol!)
Ive read that they mostly only do a basic test for the thyroid and that if you ask them, they may agree to do a different one, that tests the T3/4 levels? Does anybody know anything about this at all? Thank you.
I still believe :)
Sorry, forgot to add that I take propranolol at 30mg daily...reduced from 80mg which i was taking for anxiety long before the thyroxine was pescribed. Thanks
I was diagnosed with an underative thyroid a few years ago in a routine blood test with a new doctor after moving areas. I don't think it was severely underactive but enough to show up on the test results, and I was given 50mg thyroxine which i take in one pill every morning.
The thing is...I had alot of vague symptoms for a long time before it was diagnosed, such as weight gain, and thinning eyebrows/lashes as well as breathlessness when walking up even the slightest incline (i'm fine on flat walking) and stairs aren't my friends. I guess its a viscious cirlce, because the extra weight also affects my fitness.
What I want to ask is, even tho my blood results have been back in the normal range since taking the thyroxine, I still have the same symptoms as before...still putting on weight and haven't had to shave my legs for about 6 months, nor pluck eyebrows as they've stipped growing altogether (on the plus side with the legs tho lol!)
Ive read that they mostly only do a basic test for the thyroid and that if you ask them, they may agree to do a different one, that tests the T3/4 levels? Does anybody know anything about this at all? Thank you.
I still believe :)
Sorry, forgot to add that I take propranolol at 30mg daily...reduced from 80mg which i was taking for anxiety long before the thyroxine was pescribed. Thanks