Morning everyone. I have high TPO antibodies, 1300, and am on 75mg of Levo currently. I have had horrible migraines for 3 years and going gluten free 6 months ago reduced the regularity to around every three weeks. I get incredibly bad sinus pain around my cheeks/nose eyes, diarrhoea, nausea. This can last three days. I have seen an ENT consultant and checked everything physical- no polyps or infections. I do wonder about fungus. I have isolated a few other triggers - tomatoes are a big one, celery, runny strong cheese. I had just had another migraine and want to do anything I can to stop them as I just can't function when they occur. Looking at coconut oil, Diatomaceous Earth Powder to clear out problems, etc. I feel that stomach acid, not enough of it, is an issue, always making lots of noise and disturbed. I can't remember what a normal bowel movement is. I think the migraines occur when my system is tipped over the edge and then its back to bubbling away.. any advice welcome!
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When did you last have a blood test? Could be that you're under-medicated. You're only on a small dose of levo.
Hi Greygoose, I am under medicated but it's a process and up from 25 6 months ago! Waiting to do next blood test in 4 weeks and then hopefully up to 100. I'm not sure being under medicated would cause the migraines?
Given that migraines can be a hypo symptom, I would have thought it was very likely to be the cause.
I didn't know that!
Being hypo can definitely cause headaches/migraine. I had daily migraines for many years and it's very debilitating. Apologies for being unable to view your profile that may contain the answer - I'm having tech problems - but do you sleep ok? and how are your vitamin and mineral levels? Magnesium, B12 etc? They both helped mine. I watched some videos on Dr Gominacks [drgominack.com] site a couple of years ago....she did some 'studies' on her her sleep patients that were quite revealing re B vitamins and vitamin D. It seems low D over time can cause changes and alter the gut lining, causing further malabsorption issues. I followed her protocol and found it very useful.
I have never had loose stools in my life, so I can't help there, I've always had the opposite problem, which was sorted with T3 and magnesium citrate. I take a tsp of ACV in water to increase stomach acid, and try to eat fermented veg, kimchi etc and drink kefir for good bacteria. I take a large dose of vit C each day to keep sinus problems and other nasties away, but I don't know how that would affect your bowels...it does nothing to mine!
We're all different, so apologies if this is all irrelevant to you, it was just a thought. It's not at all 'normal' to have headaches and migraines, but for some reason we often accept it as an everyday thing. I suffered for years, taking prescription meds, but now I never take anything except thyroid hormone and vits/minerals, and I literally never get a headache. Hopefully your problems will be sorted when you get an increase...that's a long time to be on 25 mcg! Good luck🍀
Thank you Mamapea. I sleep fine and take Magnesium/K2/vit D at night. Not sure about the Bs but will check in 4 weeks when I can test again. I have some apple cider vinegar so will try that. My gp isn't being particularly helpful about raising the Levo but I have more ammunition now!
Well dairy intolerance is almost as common as gluten intolerance
Though it does sometimes improve slowly after going strictly gluten free
Sinus and mucus suggests dairy intolerance
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If you are lactose intolerant you would need either lactose free levothyroxine tablets or lactose free levothyroxine liquid
Lactose intolerance is very common with Hashimoto's
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/240...
Lactose intolerance was diagnosed in 75.9 % of the patients with HT
read.qxmd.com/read/24796930...
These findings show that lactose intolerance significantly increased the need for oral T4 in hypothyroid patients.
Obviously being under medicated probably not helping either
What are your Most recent vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 results
Thanks slowdragon. There is no mucus just lots of inflammation and pain, which is constant and almost untouched by ibuprofen. The area around my nose and eyes puffs up. If anything it feels dry, and I use eye drops daily to counter this.
I was going to get my vits done and bought a test, but used it for my son instead! Although just as well, as his vit D was 29 and he looks a lot better now after taking high doses for 3/4 weeks and the circles under his eyes have gone. I will do mine when I can retest for thyroid in 4 weeks - the medicheck one with the vits.
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