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Hello, I am a 22 year old female. I had a thyroidectomy when I was 19. My thyroid problems started when I was 18 and just spiraled downhill to the point that they had to take it out. I was always a very active and energetic person before this. Since having my surgery, I have felt the same if not worse than before. My doctor put me on synthroid when I was 18 and has not mentioned any other kind of meds to take. I regularly have my blood tested to make sure i'm getting the right amount but I still feel no relief even when it is correct. I was wondering if anyone has had bad luck with synthroid or something like it and found another kind of medicine that has really helped them. I can't go one like this, its such a task to even get out of bed in the morning after getting more than 8 hours of sleep. It has affected my personal life as well as my educational life. Please if you have anything that you think might help me share with me. Thanks.
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I hear you. I am taking syntroid and still feel tired all the time. I got a second opinion today and she told me because my # are within normal limits me being tired had nothing to do with my thyroid and wants me to get a sleep study done for apnea. I would like answers too. I seem to get nowhere. I will keep looking.
hello, I am just like you, I need a lot of sleep for me to wake up actually feeling wide awake. I'm just not as eager to do things as i used to be. I feel like I am missing out on things because I can't be bothered. I used to be fit and energise but I'm not sure what 'normal' feels like. After all one seventh of my life has been spent with the disease. I take 40 milli grams a day, i think, of a different medication, eutroxsig, or something like that, you would think I would know haha. You have to learn how to change your day and typical daily things to fit in with what your body requires. I usually need ten hours of sleep so maybe more sleep. Have a little more medication when your feeling particularly tired. Only you know what feels right for you. Maddie
i am 22, and I have borderline hypothyroidism??????? I unfortunately do not have health insurance have tried everything...I make too much for medicaid, but not enough to pay a few hundred on a policy,I have no dependents, and trying to figure that out. I feel too sick to go to school and work all the time and because I am not a full time student and over 21 I get thrown off my father's policy. Many of you know how this goes. Now, I've been going to a health center and they were testing me because my GYN was trying to find out why I was losing weight so they told me to come to a primary. They had supposedly found a lot of keytones<-probably not how you spell it....but in my urine. The health center had told me that my keytones were fine but had noticed my thyroid levels were borderline not enough to start a medication but wanted me to get a ultrasound. I have been going through a struggle trying to get this done. At the same time, I was also getting a ultrasound for my pelvic and abdomen area , Where they then found ovarian cysts and a ruptured uterine fibroid. With my neck a very large thyroid. Didn't expect that to rhyme. I'm very energetic and upbeat but I feel these two things are controlling my life. On top of all the stress that I have accumulated with the weight loss, pain after sex, I wasn't sure what was going on. I had started having these mood swings and paranoia towards my boyfriend. I basically pushed my boyfriend away with my moody behavior, I became extremely lazy all of a sudden when in May I was working 3 part time jobs. I quit my other two jobs to go back to school in beginning September and all of this happened. My ex boyfriend is still there for me but I don't think he takes it seriously. I have to try and contain my crazy thoughts about him because on more than one occasion I had accused him and was nowhere even close to having anything, just flipping out over anything. It became embarassing when I would be wrong. I never wanted to have sex and couldnt explain why....that was then though. I guess now I know. Its been real hard adjusting to affording my regular bills and health bills. I feel like I cant get up in the morning with stomach pains and feeling sluggish, and my doctors were just acting like I was crazy and tried to prescribe me a anti depressant.. It wasn't until after they received my results and referred me to specialists. I'm so emothional, ALL THE TIME.I just want to get better and on top of this I just found this out late september and still havent had any treatment or medication and I have been feeling a lump in my throat only when I swallow though for almost a year now just rarely. I thought it was me being nervous or hungry. I feel it way more now, my body is in pain and always cracking whenever I move around. I fall asleep if im comfortable, even if I just woke up. I'm so skinny its disgusting all my size 0's are even loose on me. A darn Wii told me I was underweight. I go between 90-99 lbs depending on the day.......yea and I'm only 5'1 .Im having problems keeping my train of thoughts when I talk and tell stories. My brain is just not functioning the same when I need it to. But my doctor said since my levels were borderline at first she didn't feel a need to start medication but since it appeared so big she wanted me to start some pill. I don't even know what I'm in for but I'm so scared and I don't feel anyone thinks it that serious who knows me. The doctor's keep telling me your everythin looks good you just have to do this and that. With the specialists...... not them. I guess I don't really have much questions but I feel I might jst need some words of wisdom and some truth about what I'm going to go through. Thanks ;-)