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Posted 5/8/2008 8:01 PM (GMT 0)
I just found out that I have hyperthyroidism today. I have all the symptoms, but didn't know what it was for the longest time and am relieved to finally have an answer. Does the coincide with lupus? Does anyone else have trouble with their thyroid?

 

Posted 5/8/2008 9:23 PM (GMT 0)
sarahlynn, I'm sorry to hear about your thyroid. There are other members here who have thyroid problems in addition to lupus. I think my thyroid is okay, although every so often mt TSH is a little off, but most of the time it is normal, so no meds for me so far. I hope that thyroid meds help with some of your symptoms. Take care.
Posted 5/9/2008 5:50 AM (GMT 0)
Yes, sarahlynn, I have polyendocrine dysfunction, which means my immunes system attacks all my glands, though only some go mildly out of whack. I have hashimotos hypothyroid, the oppostite of Graves hyperthyroid. I was hyperthyroid first for years and then later turned hypothyroid. I don't know if that is normal. You will definitely feel better on medicine, I know I did. Thyroid can cause panic attacks and all kinds of annoying things that lead to overall worsening health if not treated. My arthritis in my spine goes nuts when my thyroid is not at the right level and it got really bad because I was never diagnosed for so long.

Take care and I hope you feel better. If you take estrogen, be sure to remind the doc who treats your thyroid so they take that into account. Sometimes they have to adjust your estrogen when they give you other hormones.
Posted 5/9/2008 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Sarah . . . its great they are treating you! So your thyroid is "over active" ? How do they treat that? I have normal TSH . . . but have showed high thyroid antibodies at one time. Last time they tested it was a very low anti-body. So I'm not taking anything right now. Blessings!
Posted 5/12/2008 11:41 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Sarah, I was dx with hypothyroid in 1999 with symptoms and TSH, T3 and T4 blood test and immediately started on meds. Back in 2005 I was dx with Hashimoto's which means my body is attacking my thyroid. I was dx with the antibody test and enlarged thyroid. I don't know much about graves disease but know that once you are dx with one auto-immune you are more likely to get others.

Hang in there and take care
Posted 5/13/2008 11:44 AM (GMT 0)

Saralynn I have had thyroid problems long before I was diagnosed with Lupus. My thyroids go out of whack so many times that I can't tell when they are at the right level. Right now the level is very high so my dosage is being reduced. The symptons that I was experiencing this time was wieght loss very quickly, a feeling that I just wanted to crawl out of my skin, my mind wouldn't shut off, and I was so tired, worse then normal. Hopefully the symptons will slow down soon.

Once you get on medication make sure you continue with blood work every month to keep an eye on the levels. Once it levels out it is still advisable to have it checked every couple of months. With me it took a long time to get a dosage that was close to what I needed and it keeps changing.

Good luck, it can be a long haul, but once it gets where it should be you should start to notice in how you are feeling.

Connie

Posted 5/13/2008 12:45 PM (GMT 0)
I think thyroid disease is common with all autoimmune diseases. I also had Graves disease and was treated with radioactive iodine, now take thyroid supplements. Then a few years later I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. My doctors all tell me having any AI disease makes you much more likely to get another along with it.
Posted 5/13/2008 4:24 PM (GMT 0)
hi sarah..last year i was feeling soo sick ..went to the doctor and was told i had graves ( thyroid) and lupas im now taking prednisone for lupas and methimazole for thyroid..dont know if its connected in any way thou good question.. i do have a question if anyone can help...the week before and the week begining my period my lupas symtons flare up does anyone else have these issues ?

Posted 5/13/2008 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum ansandragel!! YES! lots of us do have more symptoms pre-period. That's because we have more inflammation at that time. I'll see if I can find some previous topics on that and bump one or two up for you. Blessings!
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