Hi guys
When I wake in the morning im extremely fatigued and weak, and my eyes are super dry rough gritty swollen and extremely sensitive to light
Its a really horrid way to begin your day
Is this classic Thyroid symptom or could it be something else causing this
Thanks
It can be. My eyes are dreadfully dry. You could go and see your optician, have a tear break up time test done to find out howdry they are. Then you need to get some preservative free eye drops, I like HycoSan and Theolose Duo and an eye bag that you microwave for a few seconds then lie back with it over your eyes.
Use the drops regularly throughout the day, not just morning and night, use them as often as you can - you can't overdose wth them - and keep using them when your eyes feel better - that's where I fall down, I get lazy and stop, the dry eyes are still there and eventually when they hurt again I start the eye drops again.
There are more 'gunky' ointments that you can use at night but I don't like them so I stick with the drops. Good luck, I know what you're going through, not nice at all.
Thanks Im suffering from Low T3 at this moment, are you hypo Fruitandnutcase?
No, I've got Graves which is hyper with antibodies. My eyes were super dry long before I was eventually diagnosed. I had blurred vision, if I read for too long I could barely see when I looked up, used to get a sort of double vision but the second image was below the real image. I noticed it most when trying to read the credits on TV or destinations on buses etc.
Agree with SlowDragon below. It could be Sjorgens, my rheumatologist said he thinks that although I don't have the markers for it, I could have Sjorgens - I'm not sure I never have a dry mouth.
I went totally gluten free almost two years ago and I've watched my thyroid antibodies plummet ever since. I had an option on being tested - rheumatologist again - but I didn't want to have to go back to eating gluten so I passed on that offer.
If you want tested for Coeliac then it's definitely easier to do that before you stop eating gluten, once you've stopped gluten you won't want to go back to it.
Yes it can be, it can also be due to Sjogrens
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You say in a previous post you also have psoriasis?
This is autoimmune, you Mum and sister have autoimmune thyroid
Autoimmune diseases often begin in the gut, with leaky gut, and gluten intolerance
Really think you try strictly gluten free to see if it helps
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I had similar problems for a while but Dr could not suggest a cause. My hypothyroid situation is stable at the moment and so are my eyes. In my opinion they are related. Try using artificial tears, they are not expensive to buy also this link might help you nhs.uk/conditions/Dry-eye-s...
Found this for you moorfields.nhs.uk/sites/def...
This was a big problem for me while on T4 only. Only get signs of it now if I'm underdosed on T3
I find I'm not too bad in the summer months when the central heating is off in the daytime and I can have the windows open at night. It's when winter comes, the heating goes on and hubby only lets me have the bedroom window open on the little vent thingy at the top that the problems start. I think the humidity around us has a big part to play and of course there is generally less in winter with the heating on. I've tried using humidifiers, large containers of water by the radiators which don't seem to do much apart from the cats thinking I'm so kind in placing water bowls everywhere for their benefit 
I use the clear runny gel at night called Artelac Nighttime Gel. I too don't particularly like the "stiff" gel either even though Lacri-Lube seems to be popular with some. There are lots of gels and drops on the market and I think it's a matter of trial and error to see which ones are to your liking. It's truly horrible waking up in the middle of the night or in the morning with your eyes not necessarily gummed together but it's difficult to open them and are just so gritty and dry it feels like sandpaper on your eyeballs each time you try and blink 
I also keep a small bottle of a spray by Optrex called "Actimist 2 in 1 for dry & irritated eyes" handy by the computer or in my bag. It's a little expensive but lasts a fair while and is one of those sprays that you squirt on your eyelids and the lipid-based fluid percolates through your eyelashes. Pretty good for instant relief. I use this before and after swimming too and always wear well-fitting goggles.
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