Im different to alot of people who suffer from hyperthyroidism as i normally have hypothyroidism, but have recently had a period of possibly as long as a year when i was hyper due to my dose being too high. This has recently been diagnosed with a blood test and i am now on lower Levothyroxine. My symptoms came on slowly and weren't a problem until near the end, when it got really bad. I lost a lot of weight (35 pounds!) and had increased thirst, urination and insomnia.
But one of the other symptoms i had around this time was GI issues (i have never had stomach issues in my life before, well apart from sickness bugs). It first came on after a vigorous bike ride, where i had bad diarrhea for days afterwards and felt nauseous after eating. Had to take few days off work it was so bad. It settled down over a period of a few weeks and then when i thought i was better, i again did a bike ride and again the same symptoms. Its not just bike riding but jogging as well. Like when i go for a jog, within a few minutes i can feel my stomach being irritated.
I know that hyperthyroidism does cause GI issues but stuff on the internet is quite vague. Has anyone who has suffered from hyperthyroidism had this issue? I realize that it could be something else but would be interested to hear peoples stories.
Thanks
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Bloods should be retested 6-8 weeks after any dose change or brand change in levothyroxine
How much levothyroxine were you taking
What were the actual results on this previous dose ?
How much was levothyroxine dose reduced by
Dose should never be altered based just on TSH results
For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also EXTREMELY important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if you have autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) diagnosed by raised Thyroid antibodies
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)
Is this how you do your tests?
Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or thyroid antibodies or all relevant vitamins
Over-medication is not at all the same as 'being hyper'. If you have Graves or are in a Hashi's 'hyper' phase, your thyroid hormone levels would be a lot higher than you could reasonably expect them to be just taking a little too much levo.
So, what led you to believe you were over-medicated? Just a low TSH or high FT3? Do you have Hashi's?
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