Posted by jemma on June 5, 2003, at 9:51:24
In reply to Re:Has my thyroid shut off? » jemma, posted by Chloe on June 4, 2003, at 18:10:13
Hi Chloe -
Sorry you're having such a hard time. Yes indeed, profuse sweating and exhaustion were exactly the symptoms I had when I was taking too much T3. What I did was stop the T3 cold, and the symptoms went away in a couple of days. Thyroid levels in the blood take days to move up or down, so there's no harm in stopping suddenly. If you're feeling better, then you'll know the T3 was your problem.
Needless to say, you need to have your blood levels checked as soon as possible. Then, if you still need thyroid, try a small dose of T4 - which converts to T3 in your body - and move up very gradually with frequent blood levels. If it's too hard to see your endo regularly, a gp should be able to manage it.
Good luck in feeling better -
- Jemma
> > Hi Chloe -
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> > I take a very small dose of T4 - no more than 25 mg, or mcg, I'm not sure which. And not even that if I begin to perspire too easily and get tired with little exercise.
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> > - Jemma
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> Hi Jemma,
> I am having a miserable time with sweating now. If I do the slight thing I break out in a sweat and I get a mustache of sweat on my upper lip! Have you ever had that?! I also get extremely tired with exercise. I do less and less now. And I used to really love it and the way it made me feel, etc. I mowed the lawn last night and it was SO HARD! My heart would start pounding and I would get out of breath. I know I am not running anymore, but I am not a couch potato. Why do I get so exhausted with exertion? I had never really considered hyperthyroidism...
> I am hopefully going to get new levels draws soon. Living this mystery of what is wrong is difficult. I want to feel better.
> Thanks for you help
> Chloe
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> > > > Hi Chloe -
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> > > > I once saw a doctor who put me on a large dose of T3/T4 thyroid (Armour in the US). He believed that T3 cured everything. I quickly developed symptoms of hyperthyroidism - palpitations, sweating, insomnia. I then developed extreme crushing fatigue, hypersomnia, loss of hair, etc. - I felt more hypothyroid than I had ever felt before starting the med.
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> > > > I had my levels checked, and I turned out to be very hyper-thyroid. It seems that in many people the symptoms of hyper-thyroid mimic the symptoms of hypo-thyroid, only worse! Especially the fatigue and exercise intolerance. I stopped the thyroid med and felt better within a couple of days. Apparently, many people simply can't tolerate high T3 levels.
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> > > > It sounds to me like something similar has happened to you. I would cut back my dose and get my levels checked as soon as possible. Make sure a free-T3 test is part of your bloodwork. Best of luck -
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> > > > Jemma
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> > > Jemma,
> > > Thanks for sharing. Clearly thyroid is not always a cure all. Do you still take any thyriod supps now?
> > > Chloe
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