Quick Question

[sarah2237]

I have been on medication for an Under Active Thyroid since May 2012. It took a while but have started to feel normal and have even lost weight and managed to get to the gym!! However I seem to get a dry hoarse voice with flu like symptons on a regular basis! Since start of April I have had it twice, currently got a bout of it now! Any ideas?

[RedApple Administrator]

It might be that you aren't on quite the right dose of levothyroxine. Do you have your most recent thyroid test details?

Also, have you had your vitamin B12 and D levels tested?

[cal1971]

Get a copy of all of your TSH tests, and ask for the others ( B12 and D)?

[Flowers2]

I get the feelings of beginnings of a cold but then nothing else comes. I've had it 3 times in the last couple of months. Don't know why this is and it never occurred to me it was be aside of levo dose.

[brimstone]

it could also be a condition called sjorgens which causes you to have a dry mouth and eyes, I have had it about 19 months now my dentist told me I had it, what helps me is boots do a mouth wash for a dry mouth and they also do a spray which is small enough to fit in a handbag

[Heloise]

sarah, a hoarse voice is definitely a hypo sign. I thought it was due to a slight under dose after being on medication but now I wonder if it might be due to attacks on the gland itself. Have you ever had antibodies tested?