A friend gave me a lift in a rather noisy van a couple of weeks ago, and a few hours afterwards I found our conversation had almost caused me to lose my voice.
Hoarseness, a dry cough, difficulty swallowing and pain/discomfort are all potential features of the condition.
funny you should say that because for years my sister used to call me "mouth" because I was so loud. Since I had my crash a year ago, I am much softer spoken and won't raise my voice now, purely so I don't get stressed and upset my already high cortisol levels.
82.5 levo seems quite small to me unless you are very frail. If you can get a print-out of your recent results, with the ranges, from the surgery (we are entitled) they may take a small sum for paper/ink. Post them for comments. Do you feel you have good health? other than your voice?
Thank u for your reply. i do have good health in general. A little tired from time to time but at 66 maybe this is normal. I have some results from blood tests I could post them but they all appear to be within normal range. i don't like to bother my doctor for a trivial reason ,my generation were brought up like that
Treepie is right. When dealing with hormones 'normal' 'fine' or o.k. are not meaningful if you still have symptoms.
TSH for instance should be around 1 or lower. Some GPs think anywhere in the range is 'normal' (the upper end of the range is about 5). If you're on the right dose you should have no clinical symptoms.
I'd post results even if 'normal' as many members know more than the doctors as we've had to educate ourselves.
TSH is o.k. but you shouldn't have any clinical symptoms.
Ask GP to test your Free T3 as that's the most important to know whether your converting your dose of T4 adequately into T3. Levo as you know is also known as T4 and is inactive and it's job is to convert to T3 so it's good to know the FT3 level.
Hi ezra567, who would you like to shout at ? Maybe we could all get together and have a collective shout out with you lol ? seriously though I get a groggy voice and sometimes It practically disappears during a conversation..
that happened to me too...i couldnt raise my voice at the dogs etc and scream when i was frightened....high cortisol, low dhea, lownormal thryoid......I WOULD GUESS that your test are not optimal results and you are undermedicated. does you dr test for free t3 and free t4 as well as tsh...thats important, how is your b12,d3,ferritin serum,.....dhea-s
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