Posted by ladyofthelamp on April 11, 2005, at 14:07:57
In reply to Re: My latest TSH level Spriggy and Maxime » ladyofthelamp, posted by tealady on April 11, 2005, at 5:28:54
> > When i was tested and the results were 2.95 my endo told me i definitley wasn't hypothyroid.At the time my main symptom was tiredness and extreme thirst plus bone pains.All 3 of my immediate family are hypothyroid so as you can imagine i was still thinking that the problem was with my thyroid.I was to be tsted for DI but being the NHS a bed has not yet been available so as i was getting more and more ill e.g low body temp(96.2)weird throat feelings,cough,fatigue,headaches,bone pains,heavy periods etc,i decided to get my GP to do more tests and surprise surprise i am hypo!
> > I took my first thyroxine tablet today but i still have to have other investigations re the thirst.I am relieved to have a partial answer to my symptoms after years on Effexor,prozac etc.I have a mental health history(no formal diagnosis as such)and am sick of doctors thinking it was all in my mind.Oh by the way i am 36 and feeling about 80.I will write a bit more later so thanks for your messages and interest.
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> Hi There,
> With your TSH up over 20 at least maybe your hypothamaus and pituitary are working..thinking positive here!
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> yes I've heard of jumps like, often enough for it to be "normal"
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> Did you change anything else med wise at all in that time?
> I have hashimoto's atibodies too..and I also have that extreme thirst (and no ADH on 2 blood tests so far(one random , one after fasting and water fasting overnite), but also haven't got into a hospital as yet for a DI test. I tried adding estrogen/progesterone and my body seemed to retain more water and I wasn't so dehydrated or desperately thirsty so I postponed the hospital. It took 6 months to see the endo and I was fiddling in the meantime. Please let me know how you go re the thirst especially!.
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> Your TSH going so high is a good sign as far as ADH goes anyway as the ADH is made in the hypothalamus and pitutary..like TSH
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> Also TSH varies over the 24 hr cycle(a few points apparently , although mine doesn't seem to that much). Its best to test early in the morning before meds and on your highest estrogen day (about day 14 or a few days after)..as this should "theoretically" give you one of your highest TSH readings (which docs think are good as far as providing treatment goes anyway)
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> good luck with everything
> Jan
>Hi,it is good to hear of someone else with thirst(although not so good for you:-))plus thyroid problems as i haven't seen the two mentioned together.I stopped taking Effexor last year and the test of TSH was at 2.95 then.I had taken it for 4 years.I knew my problems were more physical but my first G.p didn't agree.My second test of 20.9 was after 5 months completely drug free.I had my test on the 9th day of my cycle so it could have potentially been higher still!!
I too would be interested to hear how you get on in the water dep test.I wonder who will get an appointment first?!!.I haven't been tested for Adh by blood test or urine or whatever else they do.I don't quite understand the workings of the hypothalmus or pituitary yet but i am on the case.I wish you all the luck in the world...Amanda
> Oh by the way i tested negative for thyroid antibodies
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