Does anyone ever feel like their thyroid is very slightly pulsating? I recently increased my T3 by 5mg/day - so wonder if it's that - but I don't feel like I'm running too 'fast' generally or whether it's sort of phantom?
Also wonder how you differentiate some of Thyroid symptoms from Menopausal symptoms - in particular: thinning hair, water retention, weight gain. If your thyroid is optimal (if you can work that out) then the rest must be Menopause. Right?
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Hi miss Rees,I think that there are a lot of symptoms that both peri menopause, menopause & thyroid conditions share; it is all a bit of a minefield. That’s why so many women are not picked up as having a thyroid condition, for GPS often put symptoms down to the ‘natural ageing process’. I’ve found Gottfried’s ‘The Hormone Cure’ a very useful read & this book highlights many overlaps between thyroid & menopause symptoms.’
Regarding the pulsating feeling in your thyroid, do you have any recent blood results from before & after your T3 increase to post?
Thank you Buddy195 - it is a minefield indeed! I'll have a read of the book you mention - sounds good.
I had a chat with GP today (new one) - and she's agreed to do blood tests which is great. (Although she had very little knowledge of either thyroid or menopause - but at least she listened!). Will post results once I have them along with the last Thriva test I did in March - see what things look like - and see what everyone thinks.
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