I am new to this site. Is hypertension seen in hypothyroid. I was diagnosed hypothyroid back in Feb 2018 and at the moment I take 50mcg Levothyroxine. Other symptoms I have -
Tiredness
Goitre
Hard stools
Difficulty staying asleep
Headaches
Tearfulness
Weight gain
Chest pain
Slow heart rate
Puffy ankles and face
Eyelashes falling out
Periods becoming scanty but usually heavy
Breathlessness
My blood pressure when checked by a nurse was 138/101 after 20 minutes of resting. She asked me if it has always been high and I said it has been very high for the past 3 years.
Thank you in advance.
APRIL 2018
*TSH 4.32 (0.2 - 4.2 MIU/L)
FT4 17.3 (12 - 22 PMOL/L)
FT3 3.2 (3.1 - 6.8 PMOL/L)
*THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY 378.3 (<115 IU/ML)
*THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY 104.5 (<34 IU/ML)
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Yes, high blood pressure can most certainly be a hypo symptom. I always had high blood pressure before I was diagnosed.
And, you are still hypo. Your TSH is much too high. Why are you still on 50 mcg. You should have been retested after six weeks and your dose increased by 25 mcg.
Thanks. I had bloods done today for thyroid. I was on 25mcg Levothyroxine initially and had it increased to 50mcg in mid May. This was because I get a lot of sweats and tremor and the GP wanted to be cautious with my dose.
Sweats and tremors are the sort of symptoms that can be either hypo or hyper. Same as high blood pressure! But doctors like to file away all the symptoms in little boxes marked 'hypo' and 'hyper'. It doesn't work like that, in reality. There's such a thing as being over-cautious, and meanwhile, the patient suffers.
They mean that you have Autoimmune Thyroiditis - aka Hashi's. Hashi's is a disease where the immune system attacks and slowly destroys your thyroid. And that's why you're hypo. And you really need your TSH down at zero to avoid the attacks. So, you don't want your doctor to be too cautious because you've still got a way to go.
Are you gluten-free? Do you take selenium? Have you had your vit D, vit B12, folate and ferritin tested?
Thanks. I didn't know anything about going gluten free. I was in two minds about taking selenium because the GP said it was in range but to me it looked on the low side and I just thought doctors know best. I have had vitamins tested and I supplement too. I had an IV iron done last week for recurring iron deficiency anaemia and I felt a bit sick afterwards. I was also more tired after it had been done.
DEC 2017
VITAMIN D TOTAL 57.7
(<25 NMOL/L SEVERE VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY.
25 - 50 NMOL/L VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY.
50 - 75 NMOL/L VITAMIN D SUBOPTIMAL
>75 NMOL/L ADEQUATE)
I take 3000IU vitamin D since September 2017.
APRIL 2018
FERRITIN 22 (15 - 150 UG/L)
FOLATE 2.38 (2.50 - 19.50 UG/L)
VITAMIN B12 261 (190 - 900 PG/L)
SELENIUM 92 (89 - 1.65 UMOL/L)
So the IV iron was done after the April reading because back in 2016 it was 12 (15 - 150 UG/L) and I had my first IV iron to correct it
Oh, I'm so sorry, doctors know nothing at all about hormone, and even less about nutrition! Don't take the selenium continuously. Buy a box, take the tablets until it's empty, then have a break for a month or so before buying another one.
OK, well, I think you might want to increase your vit D for a while, it's still much too low. And, when taking vit D, you should also take vit K2 - MK7 and magnesium. Do you take your vit D at least four hours away from levo?
For the B12, you should be taking sublingual methylcobalamin, 5000 mcg daily - when the pot's finished, get 1000 mcg as a maintenance dose. Drop the folic acid. Not the best thing to take. Instead, get a B complex with at least 400 mcg methylfolate, and take one a day. That should bring your folate up.
As greygoose says you are very under medicated at the moment. Low vitamins affect Thyroid hormones
Taking a good quality daily vitamin B complex with folate in rather than folic acid is possibly more beneficial eg Igennus Super B complex or Jarrow B right. If you have low B12 symptoms then a sublingual B12 or B12 mouth spray, as well
If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 3-5 days before any blood tests, as biotin can falsely affect test results
Vitamin D is still too low. Aiming to improve to around 100nmol. Vitamin D mouth spray by Better You is good as avoids poor gut function. Suggest you try 3000iu for 2-3 months and retest. It's trial and error what dose each person needs. Once you Improve level, very likely you will need on going maintenance dose to keep it there. Retesting twice yearly via vitamindtest.org.uk
Also read up on importance of magnesium and vitamin K2 Mk7 supplements when taking vitamin D
Thanks. I do not currently take a B complex. The haematology department suspects I have problems with my B12 because I tried to raise my B12 with an oral spray 1000mg. I even doubled it and the level still didn't rise much.
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