chronic headache , head pressure

[Celticfiddler]

hi everyone

Does anyone else with Graves or Hashimotos suffer with a background headache ?

I have had one for a long time and it seems to be intensifying. It impacts on my sense of self and my appetite for life and somehow ‘pushes me down’ reducing how much I can do and want to do.

Any shared experience would help me right now as I am feeling at my wits end

[FallingInReverse]

Yup. Lots of us have experienced that as a symptom pre-diagnosis and when we had/have suboptimal thyroid levels.

I’ve marveled before why headache isn’t on the usual list of symptoms we always read. It was one of my first and longest standing mysteries, until I was diagnosed.

It’s hard to find it in general internet searches but also periodically comes up on this board with posts like yours.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

What are your actual thyroid and vitamin results

Exactly what medication and vitamin supplements are you currently taking

For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested

Very important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 at least once year minimum

Low vitamin levels are extremely common when hypothyroid, especially with autoimmune thyroid disease

Lower vitamin levels more common as we get older

For good conversion of Ft4 (levothyroxine) to Ft3 (active hormone) we must maintain GOOD vitamin levels

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and (if on levothyroxine last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test )

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins

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