Hypothyroid/Hashi - background headaches all day

[Maddyisla]

On levothyroxine, thyroid levels ok, yet I have days with a constant headache (never suffered from headaches before hemithyroidectomy), or I feel full, my ankles are really stiff (not previously) - am I just stuck with this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I know it’s only minor but it wears me down ☹️

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Previous post shows under medicated and terrible conversion

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Headaches are common hypothyroid symptom

Teva brand upsets many people

Suggest you try only taking Accord brand. Will need to cut 50mcg tablets in half to get 25mcg

Getting rid of Teva

Retest TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 via Monitor My Health after 6-8 weeks on Accord only

Then probably can tolerate next dose increase in levothyroxine to 100mcg

How much do you weigh in kilo approx?

Likely to need addition of T3 prescribed alongside levothyroxine if conversion remains poor

Are you on strictly gluten free or dairy free diet?

[Maddyisla in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you very much for the response, my dr said my last bloods were fine, I posted them on here, I am largely gluten free, I weigh 73kg, I found when my dose was upped to 75 every day I felt dreadful, really jittery etc, so I’m 50/75 alternate. The surgery have just rung and I’m having some extra bloods on Thursday but I’m not quite sure what for. I’m sure they’ll never prescribe T3, I am trying to see an endocrinologist I think that’s dependent on what my bloods say!

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Maddyisla]

Previous results

TSH 2.97

Ft4 16.5

Ft3 3.36

Presumably you did test as early as possible in morning before eating or drinking anything other than water and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

Ft4 is only 45% through range

Ft3 is only 6% through range

Helpful calculator for working out percentage through range

chorobytarczycy.eu/kalkulator

Most people when adequately treated will have Ft4 and Ft3 at least 50-60% through range

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Have you stopped taking Teva brand Levothyroxine

Teva brand upsets many, many, many people

Strictly gluten free diet diet does need to be absolutely strictly gluten free to be effective

Email Thyroid UK for list of recommend thyroid specialist endocrinologists who will prescribe T3 or NDT

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Meanwhile consider getting Dio2 gene test via Regenerus

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