hello, im going to try to keep this short (as you can see i didnt keep it short im sorry) and make it easy to read. pls help me.

first off, i want to say im not diagnosed (pls dont take me less seriously) and idk if this is what i have, but i really think i do.

SYMPTOMS: i dont really know what normal thyroid glands should feel like but i felt them yday and under my throat they felt hard and theres like 4 hard nodules idk what you call them idk it just didnt feel normal. ive noticed my hair is really really dry in the shower even after i condition it which is not normal for me, weight problems as well which i will talk about in this post. dry skin and puffed up ankles which i thought i was tweaking but i grab my ankles a lot when im sitting and they feel bigger. fatigue is another one but ive always been tired and i think that could be due to other things, im constipated which is unusual for me, i have dry skin, i have nerve issues sometimes. my hands and feet are always cold which is something ive always struggled with even in the summer theyre cold sometimes. recently ive noticed my face is puffy.

WEIGHT PROBLEMS bit of a tmi but weight loss is all ive ever cared ab ive always just wanted to lose weight. im 5'3.5 5'4 and i weigh 120 which i know normal whatever but for me its not i was 105 earlier this year and i want to get back to that or lower. i track my calories i write down everything i eat and overestimate and even with overestimations i get around 1400 1800 cals and the past 2 days 840 and 950, and i sleep quite a lot which usually aids in weight loss, but here is how my weight has gone the past 4 days
121, 120.8, 120.3, 120.1, and finally today 119.9 after 12 hrs of sleep and 900 calories (overestimated) the day before. im just confused because before even when id eat 1800 not overestimated, id lose like a lb and 1500 causes me to lose like 2 lbs overnight
i know your first thought is she probably eats more and doesnt track it or is counting wrong but im a huge overthinker and so i can promise you im always estimating either right or overestimating and i dont play around when it comes to my weight. im suspecting its a thyroid issue bc i was looking up why i wasnt losing weight and hypothyroidism popped up and those symptoms made the most sense in my case. ive read reddit posts of others with similar symptoms and watched youtube videos of the symptoms and it just made the most sense to me. the slow metabolism thing makes sm sense to me bc that could be the only reason im not losing

EXERCISE i dont really exercise, i walk quite a bit i get like 15k-20k steps on uni days and most days 6k-11k i try to walk a lot sometimes i exercise but only home exercises, i used to be a student athlete. but i never needed exercise to lost weight i just ate less and slept more

PROBLEM it just doesnt make sense to me that im eating way below my deficit and maintenance levels and im not losing or im losing like .1 which is so unusual for me and im scared bc idk how long i can keep eating below 800 to just maintain i cant do that forever and i want to know if anyone else has had this same problem bc i couldnt find a similar problem anywhere on reddit or online and its really scaring me. i could go doctor but i dont have insurance until january so idk what to do.

TL;DR displaying symptoms of hypo such as dry skin hard thyroid nodules weight problems puffy ankles, trying to lose weight and overestimating calories (im not overweight) but only getting like 800-1500 even when overestimating, walking a lot too but not losing or only losing .1 lbs even after a lot of sleep when before i used to lose 2 lbs per day w that same weight range. this is very unusual i want to know if anyone else has had the same thing what they did and if its a common thing with thyroid problems

So I got blood results back and have had alot over the last five years but this is the first time anyone tested T3. All my other results are okay except MCH and MCHC are low and I'm still waiting for vitamin D results. I have excellent iron because I know thst history from donating blood every 2 months. Any insight about T3. I've been trying to research but it's mostly about the others. For reference my score was 63 when the range is 71-180 (I also see most info using smaller decimal numbers so I don't know what the range of mine is or how they tested it). I have clinical depression and severe fatigue and so finally a new psych did this test and I'm kind of hoping this is the root of my problems because maybe medicine will actually help.

Hello, all! I'm mildly freaking out at how my recent labs came back and would like some help interpreting them before talking to my doctor in 2 weeks or so. Photo in comment, but my TSH was 16.99 and T4 was 0.7. I originally got a full panel of bloodwork done to rule out any abnormalities before starting a GLP-1, so it looks like hypothyroidism makes sense. Any insight? (Not pregnant FYI)

I don’t do well with T4 and I’ve felt too overstimulated with just T3 so I stopped cold turkey two days ago, but now I am feeling the exhaustion again. No matter what I try I feel terrible with a couple months. T4 gives me migraines that are relentless and T3 makes me feel overstimulated. If I use too little (less thsn 30 mcg), I feel extremely tired beyond normal tired. So hard to figure this out.

hey guys,

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in September and started medication (Synthroid 50mcg). Initially my TSH was 19 mIU/L, now it’s 2.4 mIU/L and considered within healthy range. However, I still feel so much fatigue and lack of energy, could this be a sign of another undiagnosed issue? Am I just lazy? Or could this be a side effect of the medication?

Interested in hearing other people’s experiences and thoughts. Thanks! ❤️

Hello everyone,
I’ve had hypothyroidism since I was young and with the help of my pedoendocrinologist, we aimed to keep my TSH levels between 2 and 2.5 (the reference range is 0.35 to 4.94).
Now that I’m an adult, I’ve switched to a new endocrinologist (I’ve been seeing him for about a year and a half). However, he doesn’t seem to think it’s necessary to aim for that specific level. For him, as long as my levels fall within the reference range, everything is fine.
I’ve explained to him that I’m experiencing symptoms like fatigue, headaches, occasionally my heart beats faster, puffiness in my face, cant focus for even reading a book and insomnia. When I do manage to sleep, I tend to sleep for long periods.

I haven’t made any changes in my lifestyle that could contribute to these symptoms and my other blood results are the same as before, so I believe it’s related to my thyroid.
I’d like to ask what approach you take with your thyroid levels. Do you aim for a specific TSH level that you’ve found works best for you, or do you think it’s fine as long as it’s within the reference range

I had a round of tests run. My functional med Dr is offering an option of trying a med called Cytomel since T3 was low. IMO levels don't look extreme but my symptoms are consistent with hypothyroid I think. I don't have any experience trying meds at all.

Result: Free T4: 1.04 (.93-1.7) Free T3: 1.84 pg/ml (2-4) T3 Total: 69 ng/dl (85-202) TSH: 1.04 uIU/mL (.27-4.2) Antibody: 10.40 IU/ML (<34.00)

I do have chronic autoimmune issues and issues with pancreas enzymes as well as maybe "subclinical" levels of Type 2 diabetes. (I wasn't off of my B-Complex for any more than 24 hours which contains Biotin)

Someone I know recommended maybe Liothyronine? I don't know how this is going to impact my anxiety/depression and overall health. Feeling rather undecided and apprehensive. I see an endocrinologist for the first time ever in the near future. Maybe worth waiting for that appointment. I am thinking maybe its worth considering adrenal dysfunction or insufficiency as a more likely cause or maybe its somehow both. I am actually seriously underweight and not gaining the weight I need or absorbing nutrients I need.

Have you experienced muscle wasting and fat gain prior to diagnosis? did you reversed it with thyroid medication? if so which thyroid medication did you take?
Thank you so much for your help!

About 1 weeks ago I started taking levothryxine, at the time my tsh was 17, after taking the Levo for a week I wasn't feeling good to I went to the er and got some blood work done, as it turns out my tsh came back as 3. Last month the same thing happend, I started to take levo and my levels dropped very fast. I don't understand how that's possible and still don't feel well despite my tsh being normal. It's worth mentioning I have a large nodule on my thryiod too, but I got it biopsied and it turned out to be nothing.

Life’s real hard and my thyroid has truly been bothering me and feels like everything just gets to me real crazy bad. I also take anxiety medicine on top of that and it’s only 10mg but it still hits hard. Is there eating habits, vitamins, or anything else you do to help during these times where you feel like nothings working and the medicine isn’t actually doing what it’s suppose to for your emotions, sleep, etc. I’m always tired and taking naps and I feel like this is a ramble but just feel alone as no one around my has this issue and everyone thinks I’m not “taking care” of my anxiety or moods when I literally have to get it checked every 3 months. Idk. Sorry for my rant just need some help or ideas to make living life easier.

Hi Everyone!

I would so so appreciate feedback on recent labs!

I’m 37 yr old female, 5’2” and around 110 lbs. A few years ago I had surgery and in my pre-op labs, they said I was deficient in Vitamin D and B12. Started supplementing and numbers went up to “within range” so I kind of stopped paying close attention. My dad and his sister both have hypothyroid so it’s always been on my radar.

In February I started working overnights and it wrecked. me. I felt awful every single day, chalked it up to the shift. In April I noticed my body hair was getting really thin (like the strands) and then started noticing it with the hair on my head. I just switched back to a day shift and I still feel awful. My nails are growing at a snails pace and have vertical ridges. Z e r o libido, my skin is dry, I’m completely exhausted and have horrendous brain fog, regularly sleeping 11 hrs if I’m not woken up. Out of breath (admittedly haven’t been exercising) horrible apathetic depression. I’m a pretty anxious person so this has been strangely…nice? I just don’t care about much of anything. Because I don’t have the energy to. Also, I have ADHD and take stimulant meds to help.

In 2010 my TSH was 2, 2019 was 2.56, 2021 was 1.48, In April of this year TSH was 3.05 (I don’t think any of these were first thing in the morning and I don’t know if I was fasting for all?)

I just paid for out of pocket labs because I’m feeling that defeated. Do you think these results warrant an endocrinologist appointment? Or maybe it’s perimenopause? Thank you so much for any help, I’m feeling so defeated.

These are fasting, stopping all supplements for over a week, and almost first thing in the morning

TSH = 2.59 T4, FREE = 1.1 (Range: 0.8-1.8) T3, FREE = 3.0 (Range: 2.3-4.2) Thyroglobulin Antibodies = <1 Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies = 1

Iron, Total = 71 (Range: 40-190) Iron Binding Capacity = 287 (Range: 250-450) % Saturation = 25 (Range: 16-45) Ferritin = 35 (Range: 16-154)

Vitamin D, 25-OH Total = 37 (Range: 30-100) Vitamin D3 = 33 Vitamin D2 = 4 Vitamin B12 = 596

Thank you thank you thank you for any help 🫶🏻

Anyone had bowel changes since switching ? doctor switched me to 75 from 100 which I think was too soon anyway but it’s been since 4th October and from start of November I’ve just had loose stools everyday and Diarrhea. I’m starting to think that it’s the change in levothyroxine as I used to have ACCORD not vencamil. Anyone had these problems? It’s driving me insane.

I've been trying to conceive the past year and I went to my doctor initially about my periods being irregular because I thought it might make it hard for me to conceive, and when she did testing found some issues. Here is a brief overview of my test results:

8/7/2023

• FT4 - 0.64
• TSH - 2.018
• This was just a routine test as part of a regular physical, before I started trying to conceive. Doc said everything was normal, I didn't think much more about it at the time.

6/20/2024

• FT3 - 3.51
• FT4 - 0.62
• TSH - 2.201
• PRL - 45.2
• Gynecologist said my prolactin was high and may be causing my irregular periods. Referred me to endocrinologist.

7/26/2024

• FT4 - 0.73
• TSH - 1.904
• PRL - 36.5
• Endocrinologist prescribed Cabergoline to lower prolactin (started taking it on 8/8/2024)

8/29/2024

• MRI showed pituitary adenoma 7x9x5mm

11/61/2024

• FT3 - 2.91
• FT4 - 0.62
• TSH - 3.257
• PRL - 4.0
• My prolactin lowered by a ton and my endocrinologist is glad I responded well to Cabergoline and lowered my dose a bit.

Endocrinologist also told me that now my FSH is higher and while still in normal range, it is not ideal for conception, so she prescribed my Levothyroxine 25 mcg 3x per week.

QUESTIONS:

• I'm confused about the relationship between TSH and FT4. My Endo wants to get my TSH down, but Levothyroxine is just synthetic FT4 right, so how will that affect it? Since my FT4 level has been very consistent across all my labs, despite my TSH rising. Also, all my doctors said my FT4 is in range, they said the normal range is 0.60 - 1.12, but yet other people on reddit have told me that 0.62 is very low. If it's low, why didn't my doctor ever mention it if it's been this same level even since 2023?

• Is this thyroid stuff related to my pituitary adenoma or is it a totally separate thing? I was so relieved when I was diagnosed with the pituitary adenoma and it responded well to treatment with my prolactin coming down quickly, and I thought I was out of the woods and wouldn't have any other problems. So now it's been very frustrating being told I have this thyroid issue, and it just feels weird to me that I would have TWO totally different conditions one after another, so that's why I want to know, are they possibly related?

• Will this treatment help me lose weight? I've gained probably 25 pounds over the past year and while I want to believe maybe this thyroid stuff was why, I fear it might just be me eating too much junk foods or whatever. At my levels, is it possible the weight gain is caused by my thyroid?

Hi, I started my medication for hypothyroidism about a month ago. I’m currently 4 days late on my menstrual cycle, I’d like to mention that my last period only lasted 2 days and a very light blood flow. I’m a bit concerned as my cycle was precise my entire life. Female, 22 years old. Any ideas if I should also see a gynecologist? Most posts that I read about levothyroxine actually say it helps regulating an irregular cycle, which like I told you, my cycle has always been on point

Hey guys, I'm a 26-year-old male. I just had a total thyroidectomy 20 days ago after more than 3 years of hyperthyroidism. The scar looks perfect, and my mood is still good; I don’t feel any unbalanced moods or mood swings. My libido is suddenly up, and I get horny, lol. I'm staying awake at night and don’t feel fatigued. My vision sometimes looks perfect without glasses, and my right eye kind of looks not lazy anymore. I don't know if I'm wrong, but that’s all I’ve noticed so far. I'm waiting for my 30 days to be complete to see my TSH levels. Also, my heart rate looks very stable, more than before. I'm not a Bugatti anymore, haha. I was wondering if this is happening for a reason or just because I’m still taking my old levothyroxine dose, which is 75 mcg. What can happen in the next week? The doctor told me a storm is coming, so I should stay prepared for it, and it’s going to last for a few months. A lady told me about gaining weight easily, but I’m prepared for that; I plan to go back to the gym. As for my old bad behavior, I don’t drink anymore and smoke only from time to time, but now I’m trying not to. Well, I guess that’s it. Thanks for ur time may god blessed you all 🤍

I don’t know if I have this but i have had constipation for a few years now. I am experiencing vaginal atrophy and clitoral atrophy all of a sudden this year too. No lubrication no arousal No sexual function no libido … no blood flow. it’s almost been going on for a whole year now. I’m not sure how to get better. I am also 83 pounds when I was 94 pounds at least. I have been under chronic stress pretty much over the last two years too. chronic long term stress never leads to anything good. I also have dry mouth and dry eyes . joint pain too and I’m always tired. I also have stomach issues like ibs or something similar to it. my clitoris is buried under my hood and it won’t retract all the way . I’m only 23 so I’m still quite young. but I have a feeling all of this started from chronic stress.. bc of all the high cortisol. has anyone else been thru all this and is their a way to get better? I also have dry skin a lot too. I just wanna know if theirs any hope of me getting better. I don’t know what to treat it with like the atrophy itself I have estrogen cream but that’s about it . ion think it’ll help my libido any though or the the size of my clitoris being tiny and not being able to retract all the way. I’m a virgin and haven’t even had the opportunity to have sex so this is really upsetting for me. I can’t even insert stuff bc it burns also my periods are shorter and come earlier like the middle instead of the end of the month.

And it didn’t go exactly how I thought it would.

I had lab work done back in July with my Psychiatrist because she recommended it now that I have insurance. It tested just about anything you can think of, including my thyroid levels.

At the time my T3 was 2.7, my T4 was 0.81 (low) and my TSH was 4.76 (high)

It took three months to get an appointment with this doctor and when I finally made it, it just wasn’t what I thought. I was dealing with one of the nurse practitioners for the most part, who seemed to do everything by the book. Didn’t seem to take anything about my lifestyle into consideration and was just harping about me gaining weight. Which I thought was weird because this was first visit so how could you know about my weight gain? According to my BMI, I’m considered “obese” (why are we still using BMI in 2024 anyway?) and I think that’s why she just kept hammering that home.

But now, my new labs are T4 is 0.86, and my TSH is 6.1 (high again lol). They also tested TPOAb which was 216 (high) and TgAb which was 26.

I don’t know, I’m worried that she’s just gonna tell me to lose weight and that’ll “fix everything” and just write me off.

Should I be looking for a different doctor to get a second opinion or just wait and see?

I (17F) got diagnosed with Hypothyroidism just over a week ago now and I’ve been on 50mcg of levothyroxine and to put it simply I’m lost. My life has become hell on these meds to the point where I’ve managed to gain 2kg in 7 days, I’ve managed to sleep almost all of those 7 days away with 19 hours of sleep and still tired and it’s leading to me missing college because I’m so wiped out on the meds that I literally feel like a zombie and I’ve got horrible nightmares every night. The meds have also led to me having no appetite and I’m so so irritable it’s unreal I’ve never been this irritable before even on periods. I feel like they aren’t working and life is just in slow motion at the moment and I’ve lost all energy in things I enjoy, even doomscrolling and that’s saying something for a teenager. My test results came back as T4 level 12.2, TSH level 5.1 doctor didn’t actually tell me what it means or anything she just gave me meds and told me to crack on and book bloods in two months time.

Hi, this is a topic I've seen talked about years ago and not sure if it's still up to date.

I have hypothyroidism and take my levo in the morning. I'm going through probably the worst chest cold of my entire life and am a bit miserable. I know that the label on most decongestants and cold medicine say to consult a doctor before taking, but my doctor and pharmacist is closed tonight & tomorrow (it's late in EST and tomorrow is Sunday so their practices are closed.)

Curious about others experiences with cold meds and hypo. I heard it was because they contain stimulants- I already take Adderall on week days and haven't had problems. Does anyone have a cold medicine they recommend for hypo patients? Or at least some home remedies? I have cough drops, a humidifier and tea and I'm still coughing up a storm. Bit miserable. Any advice would be appreciated :(

I just got my lab results back, but because it's a holiday weekend, I likely won't hear from my doctor until Monday... however, I don't have a follow up appointment with my GP (who ordered the blood work) until December 31st, and I don't think I can go another month with how I'm feeling.

It was a general panel so the results are:

free T4 - .9

THS with reflex to T4 - 8.84

Other irregular results from the panel include hemoglobin 11.3, MCH 24.3, MCHC 29.7 L, and RDW 15.1.

So what I have deduced is hypothyroidism and anemia? I got covid for the first time in August and have felt AWFUL since then, I never really got better. Fatigued all the time and brain fog, can't focus, any time i try to work out for even a half hour i am wiped out and on the couch for 2-3 days after from exhaustion. no weight gain, but some kind of alarming weight loss? Also, chest pain and palpitations, which my GP sent me to a cardiologist who is ordering tests but have to wait for my insurance to approve them.

So i guess my question is... what... do i DO? The chest pain was really bad last night and kept me awake to where I was googling how bad should it be before you go to urgent care? I feel lost and I don't really know what to do if I can't get ahold of my doctor before the end of december?

Hi all. I'm 36F, looking for opinions on what to do next. I feel like I've been struggling long enough and Im getting frustrated with my drs lack of urgency.

In March I went to the dr feeling incredibly tired. Like-- 6 shots of espresso a day and still ready for bed by 8:00 tired. My functional dr tested my thyroid and iron levels and it turns out I'm low in iron, ferritin, hemoglobin and RBCs (I have very heavy monthly cycles, so I think that might explain it) My TSH level was 3.4, so not super high, but not "normal" in her mind. T3 reverse was 10.8, T3 free was 3, T4 1.1. She suggested I start taking ferritin daily and put me on 15 mg of NP thyroid. I totally changed my diet (cut out all sugars and most carbs except for fruit, gluten started eating red meat at least once a day and added in a few other things that I thought would help) I felt INCREDIBLE. But then I fell off the wagon and went back to my normal (still healthy) diet. I got my blood tested again in June, after taking the ferritin and NP thyroid religiously. My iron levels were slightly better, but my TSH had only been lowered to 3.02, T3 reverse 9.6, T3 free 2.7, T4 1.1. ( After being back on a normal diet, I was tired and crappy feeling all the time. She upped my dose to 30 mg and that has WRECKED me. I feel MORE tired than I ever have... I don't want to do anything except sleep all day and I'm depressed. I haven't had my blood tested again yet, but I know this isn't right.

I suppose my question is... the 15mg didnt seem to do anything and the 30mg is WAY too high. Is this truly a case of hypothyroidism, or could my low iron levels be effecting my thyroid and it just hasn't caught up yet? I get the feeling that my body just requires a very healthy diet and that these medications aren't going to do anything for me. TIA!

Hi! I (f, 30) have had strange symptoms lately. Both my mom and dad are on medications for thyroid issues- and my mom has full blown Hashimoto's. I have 3 kids and my youngest (age 3- almost 4) is undergoing treatment for leukemia, he is ok but it's still quite stressful. It's so hard to figure out what's going on with me because a lot of my symptoms could be stress related and I tend to procrastinate going in to be seen & blame it on that. Then if I do go in {to the doctors} try to get OUT lol & don't say everything I should to the provider.

The stress & anxiety surrounding my son is often very intense.

Anyways- here's what's been going on. I go to so many doctors apps for my kiddos & I did just have a checkup but I'm wondering if I should push for labs so I wanted to share & see if anyone who's been diagnosed can relate to me. My mom keeps telling me to go back and ask for labs but I guess I'm being lazy and thinking it will be a waste of time if this is just stress, you know? So I wanted to see if after posting this people who have actual thyroid issues agree with my mom and are like yeah- go in.

• nausea. it's on & off but for almost 2 weeks daily I was so nauseous, if I hadn't just ended my period I'd think I was pregnant that's how bad it was!

• also during that time was extreme fatigue. I'd say I'm always exhausted (understatement lol) but this was different. It seems to have resolved though - at least the extreme fatigue.

• this one's been bothering me the most: it would seem I've now flipped over to having bradycardia. Because of everything my son is going through I have an at home pulse ox thing. I often look at my own pulse and I noticed over the years I was either pretty average to fast or tachy. But now I'm like.... low. Like in the 50s. It's scaring me. I'm not an athlete if anything I'm out of shape! So idk why this is happening.

• I'm COLD. And I'm never cold. I'm usually hot. For like 10 years if you asked me if I preferred heat or cold I'd have said cold & that I was sensitive to heat. But in the last few weeks I've been so cold like even in a hot shower I have goosebumps on my arms & a chill!!!!

• I also have had strange pressure in my upper chest (like above my breasts, in the center) and even in my throat where I assume my thyroid is. I though maybe it was GERD but it's different than I've ever experienced heartburn before. Then I thought omg I must have a mass in my chest but idk I don't think it's that anymore.

• constipation. self explanatory. What's weird is for a year or two I'd go to the bathroom a lot... then all of a sudden I switched to chronic constipation.

^^ that mixed with going from tachycardia to bradycardia is making me wonder if I had hypERthyroid issues that have now swapped to hypOthyroid. I read that it's possible?

Hmm what else... insomnia. occasional headaches and joint pain. Less appetite but no weight loss or gain ... which is interesting because I really am eating less I figured I'd have lost a little but I'm just the same as months ago. Also stomach issues on occasion not just the nausea but sometimes I get strange stomach pains and I've never everrrrrr had a sensitive digestive system before.

I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a good online clinic that will not just blindly go by reference ranges on labs. I posted here a few days ago about my TSH always being between 3-4.2, but still having nearly ALL hypo symptoms. Haven't been treated by any of the four doctors I've tried locally. One said they aren't comfortable prescribing or treating thyroid because it isn't their speciality (fair enough), GP said go to Endo, Endo said it was sleep apnea (it's not). At this point of had seven blood panels in a year and a half, and my TSH is the only thing that has ever stood out as a possible explanation for my symptoms.

I'm seen something amount Paloma Health, with some people strongly recommending it and some people telling horror stories. Does anyone have experience with them? Is there another thyroid clinic anyone recommend?

Thanks!

Had a TT in July due to Graves.

Experiencing the worst anxiety and depression since. Like nothing I have ever experienced (also had this whilst I was overactive).

I’m on Levo, labs look ok. Tried to increase slightly but was hit with hyper symptoms - scary ones at that.

Does this ever get better? I’m full of regret and totally depressed.

Hellooo everyone

I have been diagnosed with Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's. I am lost and I need help to understand how to take care of myself. I'm on thyroxoine tablets.

Reaching out to all women to understand how to manage symptoms such as brain fog, exhaustion, and irregular period cycle. What changes to diet are helpful and what other lifestyle changes needs to be followed?

I'm emotionally still trying to wrap my head around my diagnosis but want to start taking actions to manage my symptoms. it is also a big relief to know I am not being lazy and it is a genuine problem.

Hi. How can i make my liver and kidneys more effective my latest labs show Alt16 and Ast 17 and EGFR94. i should mention im severely anemic with ferritin at 11 with supplements for 2years

Any advise?

I’ve been struggling the past few years with a number of symptoms I chalked up to being low testosterone. I’ve been on TRT for 6 months now and haven’t had any improvement, other than a 6 week long honeymoon period. On my latest bloodwork I noticed my T4 levels were at the bottom of the range, and decided to read more about that marker. Looks like I could have been experiencing hypothyroidism all along - the symptoms are almost identical to Low T and there’s lots of interconnectivity to testosterone and thyroid.

My T4 was 10pmol (.77 ng/dl) on a range of 9-19. I’ve got a GP visit ins few days but the wait for an endo appointment will be 4-6 months (Canada), I might just spring for the private services online to be seen quicker

TSH - 2.02 (0.32 - 4.0) mIU/L

Free T3: 4.5 ( 2.6 - 5.8) pmol

Free T4 - 9 (10 - 19) pmol

hypothyroidism slows metabolism, I'm wondering if this would cause to eat more slowly

My big toe on my right foot gets painfully numb in the cold. Like PAINFUL. It's definitely the cold that triggers it but not like cold cold. Even a slight drop in temperatures from like 70° will trigger it. For context I'm 34 so I don't know if it's like an arthritis thing? My joints on my feet hurt slightly also when I wake up/go to sleep sometimes. It's just my feet though, nowhere else do I seem to experience the same thing.

Anyhow, idk, hashimotos does weird things so I didn't know if anybody has had a similar experience. I have an appointment in a few weeks so I'll get it checked out too.

November 30 , 2024 24 YO male,

Hello everyone, i hope everyone is doing well and awesome to whoever is reading this i am very tensed and exhausted about this. I am writing this because i am kinda helpless on this matter. I am a international here at CT. Whenever i go out to somewhere like a mall or something (its cold outside). After 30 mins or so that is it for me i start to feel there is something stuck in my throat and i cannot walk. I start to think that i will fall down any second now. And those 30 mins are also not easy one. I always have a sensation in my throat but thing is i can manage that. Its been hampering with my life.

A lil back story, i used to work in the nights i was a go getter guy. I used to work 2 jobs one remote and one night. In total i used to barely do 100 hours a week. Night was till 2 am on the weekends and other day 12 i get one day off in the weekday but in the weekday i have another job 9-5 so i was fine doing that i had no life but i needed to make money one way or another. So not giving up i came to have this as a day to day life.

4 months in doing this, i started to feel a lil uncomfortable continuing this but the funny thing is damn money no matter how much you have its never enough. Then come mid sept i was talking to one of my customers in the middle of the night on my shift. I started to feel slimy on my mouth and thay guy was talking and talking. I wanted to get out of the conversation but he kept on going i know. Note: okay not beig rude but Please be that customer who talks but not too much. Then i went in the washroom washed my face and continue with my shift. I suddenly started to get a random dizziness at around 8 pm i thought it was hunger so i ate some chicken wings and felt fine a lil bit. Now the problem started from 12:13 am when that guy left.

I hurriedly locked the door washed my face and got back to the shift again another customer came. But then i was holding my throat i was not sure what was going on. ( ps i think it now i think it was a panic attack ). I rushed outside the other customer wanted something ignoring him i went out and i grabbed some chocolate for myself. And i ate thinking chocolate will give me energy and i sat outside i was not sure on what to do. I called my manager. She said you are fine i went outside in the parkingnlot locked the door and stayed . The other customer not sure what to do sat in his car it was at the middle of the night so i didnt focus on him. And i sat outside getting some fresh air. Then i called 911. The lady was super nice to me and I requested a medical emergency but there was the fire department there too. And i started to talk to them whixh made me a lil calm. And was rushed to hospital. There i started to feel fine when talking to the doctor and all so. And was in a carriage the ambulance doctor was super rude. But i stayed my calm and did the procedure. Not sure why but the doctor was not able to attend to me till 6 am in the korning so i just went home. I quit my job a week later.( night one )

5 days in that incident, i went to the hospital again to ER because i was not sure what to do. I have not been living in the us for that long to know. I thought they were gonna charge me 10,000 to get the treatment. So i said fuck this and did get it . Now he diagonosed GERD and game me some pepcid and another medicine. Then i said okay and got the meds. Then after few days i started to eat as per GERD patient, simple bland food. ( onion , tomato oil ) everything i googled then only ate. After few days again such difficulties in breathing started to happen. Now i though it was alergy so i bought some alergy medicine from pharmacy. Now i am confused and paranoid about this. But i didn’t have the alergy med because it could interfere with my medicine.

After 10 days i went to the er again , because i had some discomfort sleeping because of the panicing. Now it has been like a home they did my blood , xray for chesteverything came out healthy. Now she now diagnosed me with under active thyroid ( hypothyroidism ). Lately i was feeling a bit under balanced and everytime i go out i couldn’t. I always felt something stuck in my throat And heart would beat so fast. So after ward i finally booked an appointment and went on to see a doctor at mid October he gave me some pills. Omeparazole and the same pepcid to manage a lil bit. He also said that i had anxiety ( i have no trauma in my life my life) Okay now clean living and that pill started to make me a lil better. I was going out but not alot.

Driving, and staying at home was the only thing making me relax if i were to go on a mall or go on a big store alone i think i cannot do that because i started to get those shortness of breaths and all. I found out when i am hungry it happens so i started to eat a meal every 2 hour ( light weight). Doctor after the second visst gave me a green light on having gerd trigger food so i did nothing happened. I was so glad. Now i was finally recovering. But the only thing is when i walk alone anywhere i started to get anxious which leads me to belive that i will fall down any second.

My status now is i am fine at home or at driving. But when i go out on a dinner date with my gf or somewhere with then the trouble starts my throat becose ittchy, i start to question myself why am i even here. Now today was black Friday sales so i went shopping with my gf to a mall. I dared myself to do this. And started walking for 30 mins then i started getting dizzy and confused. When whenever this happens my end of the throat becomes dry and i start to take shaking breath 3 at a time. No matter how many times you drink water it never goes. Then i start to get more anxious and we rushed to the car.

Summery for this is, i visted almost 4 doctors now.

Mid th sept - ( no doctor visit, went to er )

5 days after incident - got a doctor in er , got pepcid prescribed , diagnosed (GERD)

Oct 22 - another doctor in er, got nothing prescribed but diagnosed under active thyroid.

Approx end of October - appointment with doctor, gave me medications omeparazole , said its mainly anxiety and thyroid acting up and we gotta tackle it

Nov 7 - follow up (felt a lot better ) , added medication for thyroid ( levothyroxine 10mg) and fluxetine for anxiety

Now , although i am feeling a lot better from the first i still cannot go out to mall or anything i am eating normal foods expect any restrictions i find in google like brocoli, soy , dairy etc . But today i ate some jome made sliders before going out ( eggs onion tomato and bun ( kings hawain ) that made me a lil uncomfortable when i was getting ready . i started to get bloated and all i said to myself fuck it. And just went. Then came back almost 1 hr later cause of the sickness .

Guys i dont know how to ask for help. Or anything. Please i have been in too much for this i can ask none except you guys. Trust me i am alone on this. Any suggestions works