Overactive Thyroid and frequent urination.

[Km684]

Hello - I had Graves Disease but for the past few months I haven’t had any anti-bodies. At my recent bloods I still had a very suppressed TSH (has always been suppressed) my T3 & T4 are within range but they say they are on the high side so could eventually become overactive again.

The past few weeks I have been experiencing symptoms of being overactive and one is frequent urination. Could it be my thyroid? Has anyone experienced symptoms when they say bloods are normal. I do feel anxious and hot at times - and think it is related to thyroid but they always say bloods normal.

Thanks

KM

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Please add most recent results and ranges

Always test early morning

TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 plus vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

Have you had coeliac blood test done

Are you on strictly gluten free diet, can help reduce anxiety if gluten is an issue

[PurpleNails Administrator]

When was recent test? When the test was taken your thyroid levels were “in range” but they couldn’t have risen & with Graves that can happen quickly.

Do you currently take an antithyroid medication? That may also need adjusting.

[pennyannie]

Hello again ;

Graves is an auto immune disease and once triggered your immune system is more likely to be triggered again.

Graves can wax and wane throughout one's life and said to be triggered by stress and anxiety.

There are people on this forum who have a back up of AT meds in the cupboard for when and if they feel and sense their immune system " taking off " again - it's all a question of degree.

What are your results for T3 and T4 and I went through a period of excessive urination but that was after RAI thyroid ablation so I can't say for sure whether it was a consequence of Graves or the RAI thyroid ablation.

[lau99]

This was definitely a symptom that I had before TT - I believe it was still present during my short periods of remission on carbimazole as well. I was constantly getting up to go to the bathroom several times every night.

[rowanbovis]

Hi Km, I have intermittent bouts of hyperthyroid (I'm diagnosed with a multinodular goitre) and it's definitely running hot at the moment and, yes, I am weeing a hell of a lot; dog walks are becoming extremely short. I presume every bodily function is simply accelerated. Mind you, I have also made the thrilling discovery that the hot flushes can be quelled almost instantly but having a few glugs of cold water, so I am actually drinking more fluids.

Thank you for posting this as I have noticed this too and was worried something else had gone wrong (kidneys, for example).

I hope you feel ok.

[pennyannie]

Hey there again ;

If you have Graves it is for life, there is no cure and patients are generally put on anti thyroid medication, like Carbimazole, and long term, either a thyroidectomy or RAI thyroid ablation likely suggested.

Did you ever get a print out of your original diagnosis and a letter stating your TSH, T3 and T4 blood test results and ranges and which antibodies were found over range and positive.

The unique antibodies for Graves Disease are generally shown as a TSI ( thyroid stimulating ) or a TR ab ( thyroid receptor blocking ) and need to be positive and over range.

There is also Hashimoto's which initially presents in the same way as Graves, but is not treated the same way and which is why it is very important to know which auto immune thyroid disease you are suffering with.

Hashimoto's antibodies are generally expressed as either TPO and or TgAB :