The Underactive and Overactive Thyroid | Stephanie Smooke, MD, and Angela Leung, MD | UCLAMDChat

[amiejaneteasdale]

Thankyou for this I am waiting on test results to see if I have a overactive thyroid

[oDJOldskull]

First of all I want to know why no 3rd party companies are taking responsibility for destroying my thyroid and pituitary gland. Explain to me why there's a flood of auto-immune diseases of all sort?

[namanrawal]

Thank you for such a wonderful overview on such a complex topic.

[borabora]

I was diagnosed graves disease 2008 suddenly my right hand was shaked after blood test results doctor said I got graves disease !8 years I used antithyroid medication 300 mg a day ptu same dose almost 8 years my symptoms was anxiety, low mood, low libido and stress

[marysobernheim]

Does anyone experience weird head pressure/brain fog with hyperthyroidism? I’ve had this for months along with racing heart and palpitations, CT scan and MRI shower nothing and I’m wondering if it could be a thyroid issue

[martinsinclair]

Thanks for the information. I thought I might find something earth shaking here but unfortunately not. I am a very healthy 64 year old and all of a sudden my thyroid TSH numbers went to 60. Upper limit is 4. I was having medicals every 6 months and all before were fine. The endo put me on Euth 150 mg/day to get it inbounds again. I reduced that to 100 mg by adding kelp to my diet. I want to find a way to not take Euthyrox any more. Will adding iron and selenium improve the situation do you think? My idea is that everything is related to what I put in my body and these things just don't wear out like a shock absorber on a car. Regards

[mossyhillfarm]

What about desiccated thyroid hormone? It is my understanding that the thyroid produces more than just T4 and T3 and these are in the desicated hormone but not in a synthetic. I had better relief from symptoms over synthroid.

[LittleKitty]

I have all the symptoms of an underactive thyroid - male pattern baldness that is very advanced (I have to wear wigs), no eyebrows or eyelashes, very brittle nails, low body temperature, permanently hoarse voice, constant tiredness, sluggishness, extremely dry skin, easy weight gain - I have to starve myself as if I were to eat normally, I would be obese in no time. I have severe water retention, Vitiligo, and never had a menstrual cycle in my life. But because all blood tests show results that are just within the "normal" range - though definitely on the low side - doctors refuse to treat it and tell me "this is just normal for you"! Well, no, a young woman going bald with very defined male pattern baldness - ie bald temples, bald vertex, receding hairline - is NOT normal, Vitiligo is not normal, absent eyebrows and eyelashes is not normal, nor are any of the other symptoms!

My body temperature is 35 which is also NOT normal - doctors ignore this and simply refuse to believe me. If I get a fever and my temperature goes up to 37 - which for me indicates a high fever - they simply say "normal temperature" and therefore ignore any infections. This has at times been so bad that they wanted to send me home from hospital when I was dying of pneumonia - I had to kick up a fuss just to get admitted to hospital, and sure enough - within an hour I was in the ICU fighting for my life, with the nurses saying they thought I had come in to die!

I'm despairing because doctors won't treat this as long as the blood test results are officially within the "normal" range.

[anicharlouis]

Last week found out my TSH level was wayyy up. Prior to that I did tell my doctor that I get fatigued easily and that I'm having difficulties losing weight so came to find out my TSH is elevated. However my T3 and T4 were normal. So I'm lost. My doctor advised me to do a blood recheck in 3 months. What do I do in the meantime, no recommendation from my PCP. Any advice please?

[vijaybhaskar]

I feel heat intolerance when my tsh is high.With decrease in tsh, I feel less body heat.When I was not taking medication then I was suffering from high sweating.When I started taking 150mcg throxine then sweating vanishes but I feel pain in my wrist.

[sandycoueffin]

Thank you for your information. I'm going to Urgent Care this morning because even though my lab tests said I am now hyperthyroid although I have been hypothyroid for over five years. My Dr. is too busy to call me for 12 days. I'm expecting a call July 4th so I know if I should be taking my hypothyroid compounded medication. I am taking nothing right now until I find out in a few hours. My legs are so weak and I have much to do.

[ogbeborchristabel]

Antibiotic thyroid medicine from Dr emuakhe on YouTube from Africa vanished my thyroid case and haven't seen any reoccurrence to date, you're truly an epitome of good treatment.😊

[mayettan]

i have tyroid nodules i AM negative of t3 and t4 but I haven't try for biopsy

[wheetypeedy]

What a crock of crap. If you still have symptoms your doctor should do a full thyroid panel including t3, t4, free t3, free t4, reverse t's. Free t3 will show a lot. T3 is the energy and alertness and more. if t4's dont convert to t3 then you treat it this way. Tsh is suppressed when you take thyroid medication. NDT natural dessicated thyroid is either from pig or bovine. Pig is the closet to human thyroid than bovine. Go join a thyroid group on facebook and learn how to advocate for yourself through self education. Also, low and deficienct thyroid hormone can cause asthma to worse. Just google anything yo want to know.

[patriot]

Having low thyroid as a kid is hell the symptoms explain it all I have it and I hate it my doctor that is a specialist in thyroid she’s been doing it for 30yrs and she says when you are 16 there is a cure,

[htreshay]

Mines is over active get blood work tommorow what causes this? and what can you do to make it better?

[scotcook]

Thank you for the video. Can you tell me if TSH is .02 (Low) would it be a concern if T3 was 3.5 and T4 1.6 (Both normal). Synthroid is being taken daily. Thank you

[patriciamuscat]

My Tsh is 1.400 and my T4 is 17.99 my doctors thinks it is normal but I do not feel well

[nagasindhusha]

What happens if thyroid level is higher than 16.7

[roseadjei]

What kind of food is best for people who have thyroid