Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
I understand that it takes about 6 weeks for thyroid meds to work and I have been on them for almost 3 months and I felt really, really good until about a week ago when l woke up with double vision, nausea, dizziness, and extreme fatigue.
I called my endo in Seattle who is treating me and they said if I feel crappy during the weekend and my double vision gets worse (which it did) to go to the ER and I did and was treated like I was crazy and sent home.
I'm not sure if I need a higher dose or a lower dose because I usually have weird side effects to meds and I can take stuff for a long time and THEN get side effects like months or years into the med.
Its starts by me getting really tired then I get nauseated and dizzy followed by double vision. Like I cant focus.
My endo checked all my thyroid hormones and they were in the normal range so they decided to keep my levo at the same dose but lower the T3 because that was a little elevated.
I'm also again sleeping all day like 12-13 hours a day again.......
I'M CONFUSED!!!!!
I called my endo in Seattle who is treating me and they said if I feel crappy during the weekend and my double vision gets worse (which it did) to go to the ER and I did and was treated like I was crazy and sent home.
I'm not sure if I need a higher dose or a lower dose because I usually have weird side effects to meds and I can take stuff for a long time and THEN get side effects like months or years into the med.
Its starts by me getting really tired then I get nauseated and dizzy followed by double vision. Like I cant focus.
My endo checked all my thyroid hormones and they were in the normal range so they decided to keep my levo at the same dose but lower the T3 because that was a little elevated.
I'm also again sleeping all day like 12-13 hours a day again.......
I'M CONFUSED!!!!!
I am sorry that you are not feeling well.
What they said.
Also...it can take 6-18 months to "balance" your thyroid and will most probably require more than one dosage adjustment. That's why it's important to track your own labwork (keep a hard copy).
Yeah I had my adrenals checked before and after I had a pituitary tumor removed. They gave me a Cortrosyn stimulation test and every thing came back normal. All my hormones are normal except for my Growth Hormone and I have primary hypothyroidism and not secondary due to the pituitary. My pituitary actually made it through with flying colors.
Um, when you had a pituitary tumor... did you have any eye pain/ sensitivity? I'm just asking b/c i know i told my doc about it, and maybe that is why she's testing the growth hormone. I have unexplained eye pain/pressure/ light sensitivity. She speculated that it could be a silent migraine, but I've never had any migraines before, and this came on rather recently. In fact, migraines aren't supposed to last but a few days, and I've been having it since like monday of last week.
My pupils don't want to contract much either.
It actually depends on the size of the tumor if you have headaches and eye problems. A micro adenoma which is les than 10mm usually wont cause any problems UNLESS it is sitting right on the optic nerve. A macro adenoma will start to cause problems with eye sight, especially peripheral, because it presses on the optic nerves.
I had a micro adenoma which was only 4mm. It was a prolactinoma which was causing me to lactate without being pregnant. Also caused low libido, infertility problems, and I was always really tired.
So for me, it was a triple whammy. Low growth hormone, prolactinoma, and hypothyroid.....
There are several different hormones that you could get tested if you suspect a pituitary tumor:
Prolactin
Follicular Stimulating Hormone
Luteinizing Hormone
Growth Hormone
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
TSH
These are the hormones on the anterior pituitary. The hormones on the posterior pituitary are: Vasopressin and Oxytocin. Tumors on the posterior pituitary are very rare and a large percentage of tumors are prolactinomas. A person could have a TSH producing tumor but again those are rare.
If you suspect you have a pituitary tumor ask for hormone testing.....