Symptoms

[s_hauncon]

Once I start taking the medication to treat an underactive thyroid, and my hormones are balanced, will the symptoms go away? My symptoms are I'm always tired, down a lot of the time and I have a puffy looking face

[Sddixy]

Hi there, I don't know much as I've only been diagnosed since May with hypithoirdism. I'm still unwell and still increasing my dose. My TSH started at >99. So it's taking me a while.

I can tell you... Not to expect miricles. It doesn't change things over night. It is a gradual process and takes time. People do get well eventually. A lot of people on this site have felt unwell for a long time.

They are very informative and will help you understand your condition more if needed.

Are you newly diagnosed? Have you been put on meds?

If you post you blood results on a different post people will advise and help.

I'm sure you will get further advice from someone who knows a lot more than me.

[s_hauncon in reply to Sddixy]

I got my first blood results back yesterday. 7.8. I have to have them retaken in 6 weeks time for confirmation

[Sddixy in reply to s_hauncon]

I see..

Well advice given on here is to get the earliest appointment for your bloods between 8-9am. Only drink water before your appointment and fast for it too.

Your TSH levels are at their highest on a Morning

(All things I have learnt on here)

It's good that you have found this site early on. I only recently found it. I have learnt so much since.

It's nice to know you are not alone in feeling like crap. Having people who understand is great. I feel like no one in my family truley understands. Although they can see I physically look unwell.

If you are diagnosed as hypo. Your levels are high at 7.8 but it hopefully won't take too long to get you at your oprltimol level. Which I have been told here should be around 1.

[s_hauncon in reply to Sddixy]

Thanks for the advise. Hope you feel better soon

[Sddixy in reply to s_hauncon]

You too. Just imagine the light. Haha

I'm having a bad day today. They come and go so just keep that in mind. Some days you feel worse than others.

[BeansMummy]

I know people who take their medication, and now feel fine, so they have no need to trawl the internet looking for answers, so will never end up on a site like this.

My medication has sorted out many of my symptoms. However, what I didn't know is that, for me (but certainly not for everyone), having Hashimoto's opened up a whole new world of other problems which gave me some horrible symptoms, and a GP who would not believe that I couldn't possibly still be unwell (very very low stomach acid, deficiencies in many vitamins and minerals, heart issues, shoulder problems, food intolerances, and a new pile of auto-immune diseases to collect just for starters).

Overall though, if I look back 6 months, and then 6 months before that, and 6 months before that - I am improving. I am certainly in better control of my health.