Posted by TamaraJ on September 21, 2005, at 13:50:48
In reply to more tests coming up... sick and tired!, posted by spriggy on September 18, 2005, at 17:23:40
I don't want to sound like a broken record and tick you off, so this is the last time I will harp on the thyroid issue.
I was just wondering if your Dr. has, in addition to the usual TSH and T3 and T4 thyroid tests, ran Thyroid Antibody Tests. There are two tests - antithhyroglobulin and antimicrosomol- which measure the number of immune system terminators created specifically to do battle against the thyroid. The tests help identify whether you have thyroiditis, an allergy to your own thyroid. This is an autoimmune condition which is becoming quite common. It is called, I believe, Hashimoto's, and, as I understand it, the only way to diagnose Hashimoto's is by running thyroid antibody tests. I have read of some people having normal tyroid tests for years, but continuing to suffer from fatigue, depression, anxiety, etc., and, finally having antibodies tested and finding out they had thyroiditis (Hashimoto's).
In a book that I have there is a list of thyroiditis symptoms in descending order of frequency:
profound fatigue
memory loss
depression
nervousness
allergies
heartbeat irregularities
muscle and joint pain
sleep disturbances
reduced sex drive
menstrual problems
suicidal tendencies
digestive disorders
headaches and ear pain
lump in the throat
problems swallowing.Anyway, maybe you can check with your doctor to see if he/she has run the Thyroid Antibody tests.
Just a thought.
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