Graves’ disease menstrual

[Lauren85]

Can Graves’ disease affect your menstrual system? I got my period 2 weeks ago and yesterday I was bleeding again and it’s heavy. I am suffering mega Amount of stress at the minute so I’m hoping it’s just that. I’m so anxious I have the doctors today

[Pandora777]

Yes it can ... that was one of the first symptoms I had and I was told by my GP I was going though the menopause when infact I was suffering from Graves' Disease. It took me over 2 years to get diagnosed and treated. I was quite ill by the time I started treatment.

[Lauren85 in reply to Pandora777]

I’m so scared incase it’s something worse, I’m the worst person to overthink things.

[Pandora777 in reply to Lauren85]

It is always best to have further investigations just incase it is something else. I did and I had a uterus biopsy and a hysterscopy just to make sure.

[Lauren85 in reply to Pandora777]

I was diagnosed with Graves about 3yr ago and this is the first time this has happened. I really hope it is due to stress as I’m currently going through a break up at the minute

[Pandora777 in reply to Lauren85]

I would make an appointment with your GP just check it isn't anything else. I had excessive bleeding for years and it was all caused by my Graves' disease so try not to worry.

[Lauren85 in reply to Pandora777]

I have gp appointment today

[nightingale-56]

That was one of my first signs of Graves. I was having a period every other week, although it was not heavy. The GPs answer was to put me on the pill. Of course, that was not the answer and a few years later, a couple of years after the birth of my first son, I was diagnosed with Graves.

[SlowDragon Ambassador]

Looking at previous posts you are on block on replace

Presumably you are on levothyroxine plus carbimzole?

Do you always get same brand of levothyroxine?

When were levels last tested?

Stress can badly affect Graves and hashimoto’s

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG , TSI and Trab thyroid antibodies tested. Also EXTREMELY important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially when have Graves disease or autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's)

Heavy periods can lower ferritin

Ask GP to test vitamin levels

Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and before eating or drinking anything other than water .

Last dose of Levothyroxine 24 hours prior to blood test. (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw).

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)

Is this how you do your tests?

Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

For thyroid including antibodies and vitamins

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random

If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3 £29 (via NHS private service )

monitormyhealth.org.uk/thyr...