Yet another thyroid thread

[lph]

Heya red! I was just wondering where you had got to! Yup, I've read loads about anti-tpo recently, and am pretty sure the doc will tell me I have latent hypothyroidism, and can be treated if I have symptoms. As of now I feel fine, and am exercising well.

Thanks for the tips. I'm glad the levothroxine is working well for you. I've read a few too many stories about the ones it doesn't work well for, and tend to forget that many many people are treated successfully. That's really interesting that you said you looked older. I am more aware of looking older now, but I feel fit and well too.

[redrhodie]

I suspect you have a high tolerance for pain, so you may not realize how bad you feel. That's how it was for me. It wasn't until I got the hormone that I realized my normal feeling was not good. So if you're looking older, I'd give that more weight than how you feel. I tolerated the lack of energy until my hair fell out.

[lph]

It's funny you should say that, because my dentist says the same thing, but I consider myself a bit of a wuss. Not that I can't tolerate a certain amount of discomfort if I have to, but I'm jumpy, always ask for anesthetic, tense up at needles etc. But back when I was a new mother it wasn't until DS starting sleeping through the night that I realized I had been mildly depressed for almost two years.

I'm going back and forth on whether to ask for thyroxine or not. I'm a very light sleeper, so I don't particularly want something that might cause me to be even more "alert". And I'm not too happy about the idea of medication for life, until I know I need them. Ah well. Dr.s app on Thursday, I'll see what she says. Will probably end up with wait and see, come back in three months.

[Blueberry]

I'm going back and forth on whether to ask for thyroxine or not. I'm a very light sleeper, so I don't particularly want something that might cause me to be even more "alert". And I'm not too happy about the idea of medication for life, until I know I need them. Ah well. Dr.s app on Thursday, I'll see what she says. Will probably end up with wait and see, come back in three months.

So anecdotal evidence but confirmed by my doc....I was diagnosed as sub clinical hypothyroid (not the best term). I have all of the symptoms of having a low thyroid (exhausted, hair coming out), but my numbers were borderline. One of the symptoms I hadn't attributed was waking up in a night sweat at 3AM and not being able to go back to sleep (I was ~32 at the time, so no where near menopause). I hadn't expected thyroid supplementation to change that, but it did. I now sleep through the night most nights, and am sleeping much less lightly. I wouldn't say it makes me more alert, just less tired. So...it won't necessarily make you sleep worse.