I was wondering if anyone can help me. I'm pretty sure I have an overactive thyroid. My thyroid glands have always been enlarged but never really caused any problems. I've also had a "ball" or something on my thymus gland. Could that be a substernal goiter growing downward? I've had it for years and it doesn't seem to have grown or anything. I had blood drawn on Thursday and they called me this morning saying that my white blood cell count was a bit high. Could that be from my overactive thyroid? Some of the symptoms I've been having are: chronic cough for about a year (when I started taking my high blood pressure medication) feeling like something is stuck in my throat, feeling like I'm not fully taking a breath (mostly at night). I should also mention that I got my HBP medicine changed to one that has no coughing symptoms and it still hasn't gone away.
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Well, none of that sounds like an over-active thyroid to me. But, why don't you ask your doctor to test your thyroid? TSH, FT4, FT3. That would tell you what your thyroid is up to.
Well I looked it up and it said that an overactive thyroid can cause your white blood cell count to rise.
OK, but you don't have anything else that sounds like an over-active thyroid. Do you have a racing heart? Losing weight for not reason? Loose bowels? Feeling anxious and wired? An over-active thyroid is a terrible thing. Makes people feel very ill. And an enlarged gland could be due to under-active, too. The best thing to do is just ask your doctor to test your thyroid. Or, get a private test done if your doctor won't do it.
Also ask them to check your B12, vitamin d, folate and ferritin.
Unexplained cough can apparently sometimes be due to low B12.
I have not heard of any of your symptons before , if you have a persisent cough your doctor should be investegating whats going on , I do not think its your thyroid
BEST TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, I HAD THYROID CANCER, I HAD SEVERAL NODULES THAT COULD BE SEEN THROUGH SCANS, TOOK SEVERAL BIOPSIES, NOTHING EVER SHOWED.I HAD 1/2 TAKEN OUT, THAT HALF HAD A CANCER IN IT WHEN SENT TO THE LAB, THE NEXT WEEK I HAD TO TAKE OUT THE OTHER HALF, NOTHING TO PLAY WITH.
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