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Posted 7/30/2016 2:04 PM (GMT 0)
anybody here please tell me if im hypothyroid or hyperthyroid or just normal because i feel dizzy,headache,weakness,occasionally fainting,hives everyday but come and go,some pressure in the middle of my chest sometimes which is not painful and last only second hard to explain..here is my result


TPOab result 96 normal range 0-5.61
Thyroglobulin 2.91 <4.11

FT3 result is 5.03 normal range 2.80-7.10
FT4 result is 17.43 normal range 12:00-22:00
TSH result is 0.392 normal range is 0.27-4.20
Posted 7/30/2016 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi kellprincee,

As you can see you are positive for the Hashimoto's disease antibodies, the TPOab, Hashi can cause both hypo and hyper and in your case, you are currently hypERthyroid, your TSH is indeed within normal range but it is low enough to make you hyper, I felt hyper with a TSH of 1.

This is supported by the pressure you feel in the middle of your chest, because hyper affects the heart very badly and affects the heart rate and rhythm.

There are three treatments for hyper, antithyroid medication to increase your TSH to around 2.5, but they can cause other complications, there is also RAI, which kills your thyroid gland permanently and thus makes you hypo and need to take Levothyroxine to the rest of your life, and in case of growing nodules on your thyroid gland surgery might be need to remove all or part of your gland, this is why you need to perform thyroid and neck ultra sound to see whether you have nodules.

Your next step is to see an Endocrinologist.

Best of luck,
Posted 7/30/2016 10:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi thanks for reply,i was diagnosed last may 2015 for hyperthyroidism and i do have nodules on my neck that time because its getting bigger and bigger and having terrible symptoms and very low tsh i undergo for RAI after more or less 4-5 months i became hypothyroid with TSH of 11 then the TSH slowly going down again until i reached the TSH of 0.392 i dont know how to deal with it from hyper to hypo now hyper again but im confuse i feel that the symptoms is mixture of hypo-hyper when im hypothyroid i dont feel the terrible headache and fainting and pressure in my chest i only felt this when im hyperthyroid lastyear but im also constipated now,high cholesterol,gained weight weakness and cold intolerance thats why i can say i am experiencing hypo-hyper symptoms im not taking any med since february.
Posted 7/31/2016 3:43 AM (GMT 0)
Hi kellprincee,

I have no experience with graves, but I do know that some people with graves need to take RAI more than one time, our moderator took it, so maybe she can help you more.

Are you seeing an Endo? when was last time you performed blood tests?

Best of luck,
Posted 7/31/2016 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
kellprincee, it looks like you had your RAI about a year ago. Are you now taking levothyroxine? Normally after RAI, you will gradually become hypo, and the medication has to be gradually adjusted as the natural hormone gradually decreases. For the first year, I think my dosage was changed after every 3-month blood test. During the second year it was increased once, then I was stable for ten years. Just last year I had to have my levo bumped up by 100 mg a week. I had noticed feeling cold all the time and lowered heart rate before the increase.
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