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...
The other night my ankles and feet were puffy and it was uncomfortable to walk. It was gone the next morning. Could that be a thyroid thing or could it be due to taking adrenal supplements?
Then this morning I woke up with puffy upper eyelids and eyes that kind of feel dry and "not well". Hopefully that goes away by tomorrow!! I've never had that before either.
I'm wondering if maybe my adrenal supplements are starting to kick in after the past 2 weeks, and maybe a thyroid problem is being "unmasked". Although I have a pretty tsh value :) (We all know my FT3 and FT4 values are at the low end of normal....not good). .....Thoughts???
And....my shipment of Thyroid-S came in from Thailand!!! I'm too scared to take it because how do I know if my adrenals are ready???
Cortisol labs (pre-treatment with supplements)
The first set of parentheses are the range and the second set is the "optimal range".
morning: 3.24 (5.1-40.2) (18-35)
noon: 6.40 (2.1-15.7) (6-12)
evening: 2.50 (1.8-12.0) (4-8)
night: 2.43 (0.9-9.2) (2-6)
Should I try taking the Thyroid-S, or should I hold off???
Then this morning I woke up with puffy upper eyelids and eyes that kind of feel dry and "not well". Hopefully that goes away by tomorrow!! I've never had that before either.
I'm wondering if maybe my adrenal supplements are starting to kick in after the past 2 weeks, and maybe a thyroid problem is being "unmasked". Although I have a pretty tsh value :) (We all know my FT3 and FT4 values are at the low end of normal....not good). .....Thoughts???
And....my shipment of Thyroid-S came in from Thailand!!! I'm too scared to take it because how do I know if my adrenals are ready???
Cortisol labs (pre-treatment with supplements)
The first set of parentheses are the range and the second set is the "optimal range".
morning: 3.24 (5.1-40.2) (18-35)
noon: 6.40 (2.1-15.7) (6-12)
evening: 2.50 (1.8-12.0) (4-8)
night: 2.43 (0.9-9.2) (2-6)
Should I try taking the Thyroid-S, or should I hold off???
Yes Utahgal if you can find a good doctor, do that first before any selftreating.
Am waiting on iron lab to see if that is why I am tired. My Ft4 was low on iron. Since I have come off of iron feel a little better but not up to par..Am thinking it is low cause I can hear the heartbeating in my ears when it is quiet.