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Posted 11/17/2011 1:19 PM (GMT 0)
It all started off with dizziness and nausea one morning in june, i was bed ridden for a week then visited a dr to tell me i had a viral infection and prescribed antibiotics. After one week of treatment felt normal again, just fatigued.
I was good until Sept 1 this year and ever since have been suffering from these symptoms below...In the meantime i was referred to ENT who ruled out my ears, after many tests, including a hearing test.
I visited my family dr once again after that who decided to take another blood test to find that my blood sugar was 6.4 , which shocked me cause im very active 5 days a week weights/cardio and spot on diet! And my testosterone was low. Then i was referred to a endo which immediately prescribed me with tesosterone cream at 5g once a day, one month later my testosterone went up but i felt the the same. We then completed a blood test for my TSH and she said that was fine also, i wish i got the numbers cause from what i understand the new levels are .3-3.0. I'm heading for another boold test tomorrow to to check my t3, t4, prolactin, vit d .

I think im hypo :( here are my symptoms, any thoughts?

low test
blood sugar rising
dizziness
light headed
fatigue
always yawning
short term memory gone
low libido
loss of muscle , fat gain on chest and abdomen
cant change body composition no matter what i do
muscle aches, neck, shoulders, wrist
throat tightness on right side
anxiety
bloating
nausea
lots of earwax
muscle twitching on face
never feel refreshed after sleep
always getting up during sleep 5-7 times a night
cold hands
dizzy when getting up
excessive sweating when working out
irritability. moody

Any ideas what could be causing all this? Its been a struggle for the last 6 months. Any help would be appreciated
Posted 11/17/2011 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
A few of your complaints coincide with hypothyroidism (e.g., tiredness, cold hands), but these are fairly non-specific symptoms that can occur with many conditions. Others, such as anxiety and restless sleeping, are more typical of hyperthyroidism. Again, these are non-specific symptoms.

I'm glad you're having your thyroid levels done, as this should answer your question and get you closer to effective treatment. Good luck, and keep us posted.
Posted 11/17/2011 3:20 PM (GMT 0)
welcome to healing well.

6.4 doesnt sound like a blood sugar number. usually they range from 75 and up, with 120 and over being very high.

6.4 sounds more like an iron level. My iron level was 6.8 and I could hardly walk across the room. I had a transfussion and was put on high levels of iron. Now my numbers stay in the range of 10.-10.5 (still low 11.5 being the lowest normal). Could it be your iron levels that are causing all this. I know I had alot of those symptoms and it was labeled and blamed on several things before someone finally took some blood work. My iron, b-12 and vitamin D were all extremely low. Now they are all within normal or near normal range and I feel so much better. Have you had your b-12 and D checked too. these are not normally requested so you may have to ask.


Hope you get it all figured out soon. Being extremely fatigued is terrible and even worse that no one can understand how you can feel so bad and still look ok. keep me posted
Posted 11/17/2011 3:26 PM (GMT 0)
When he called me he mentioned it was 6.4 Glucose level. Not sure if i had my iron tested when i did that original test

. The test i go for tomorrow is for t3 t4 and vitamin d . I never once wished for something to be wrong but i just want to feel normal again, so hopefully these tests show something. It's so true, on the outside i look fine and everyone thinks im a hypochondriac, but feeling the way we do is a struggle.
Posted 12/17/2011 11:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there, I've been hypothyroid for 10 years now and have experienced the majority of symptoms on your list. I was always tired, had terrible headaches, put loads of weight on, slept forever (and never felt refreshed in the morning) mood swings, etc, etc, my doc wouldn't have that I had a thyroid problem at first and basically I had to live without meds for 3 years.... until he decided to let me have the blood test done. After I was diagnosed I changed my doc and slowly my life got better. I still get some of the symptoms, but on a lesser more manageable level. Hope you're doc Is more understanding than mine was, if you do have hypothyroidism it is quite easily managed, you just have a bit of juggling in the beginning to find the right dosage, and then it's routine blood tests every 6 months. Good luck.

Loz

hammerman said...
It all started off with dizziness and nausea one morning in june, i was bed ridden for a week then visited a dr to tell me i had a viral infection and prescribed antibiotics. After one week of treatment felt normal again, just fatigued.
I was good until Sept 1 this year and ever since have been suffering from these symptoms below...In the meantime i was referred to ENT who ruled out my ears, after many tests, including a hearing test.
I visited my family dr once again after that who decided to take another blood test to find that my blood sugar was 6.4 , which shocked me cause im very active 5 days a week weights/cardio and spot on diet! And my testosterone was low. Then i was referred to a endo which immediately prescribed me with tesosterone cream at 5g once a day, one month later my testosterone went up but i felt the the same. We then completed a blood test for my TSH and she said that was fine also, i wish i got the numbers cause from what i understand the new levels are .3-3.0. I'm heading for another boold test tomorrow to to check my t3, t4, prolactin, vit d .

I think im hypo :( here are my symptoms, any thoughts?

low test
blood sugar rising
dizziness
light headed
fatigue
always yawning
short term memory gone
low libido
loss of muscle , fat gain on chest and abdomen
cant change body composition no matter what i do
muscle aches, neck, shoulders, wrist
throat tightness on right side
anxiety
bloating
nausea
lots of earwax
muscle twitching on face
never feel refreshed after sleep
always getting up during sleep 5-7 times a night
cold hands
dizzy when getting up
excessive sweating when working out
irritability. moody

Any ideas what could be causing all this? Its been a struggle for the last 6 months. Any help would be appreciated

Posted 12/18/2011 3:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hammerman, when your doctor told you your glucose level was 6.4 he's talking about your A1C. An A1C OF 6.4 means that on average your blood glucose during the day is at 151, which is pretty high, but definitely not the worst seen. You're going to want help for that because anything above 140 for a few hours will cause organ damage. The diabetes board can certainly help you figure out how to help you if you are diagnosed with diabetes.

Good luck for your future tests, hope you get answers soon!
Posted 12/19/2011 9:13 PM (GMT 0)
Some of your symptoms sound like sleep apnea. Get it checked out, because sleep apnea goes hand and hand with thyroid issues.
Posted 1/12/2012 11:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hello all,and glad to have found this site.The trouble with having blood tests done at the docs,is if you fall in between their markers,they say all is ok,but a naturopath will tell you a different story.Just because you tests may fall within their range,it does mean it's not effecting you.I had a thyroid test at the docs and was right on the edge of having a inactive thyroid,but the doc said ,we'll just monitor it.I actually said,well isnt their something we could do to boost my level,and he said no.
Not convinced,I went to see a naturapth,and the accepted levels she used were different to the docs,and the blood work was a lot more detailed,and she did all the hormones etc.I was found to have an inactive thyroid,and my syptoms were consistent with anxiety and depression.I went gluten free diet(which is a real pain),but it helps your thyroid work better,and also with some natural meds,I'm improving well.Not saying everybody that has anxiety and depression has a low thyroid,but apparently the misdiagnoses with this condition is huge.I know here in OZ,we have inadequate levls of iodine,which effects your thyroid.
Everybody is different,and what may be a little defiency in one person,may effect someone else very differently.What ever you have tested,if your on the edge of a reading,on the up side or down,you should take action.Too many docs give people anti depressants,without doing a thyroid check.Sad really.
Posted 1/16/2012 8:55 PM (GMT 0)
Hammerman, the 6.4 is a blood test for Glucose, it's more of an accumulated test, which I am not a doctor, but this level is on the high side of normal.  This test is used a lot with diabetics.

Tess

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