Hashimotos Thyroiditis taking medication... weird side effects.. hair loss..?!


Question: Hashimotos Thyroiditis taking medication... weird side effects.. hair loss..?
Ah well my doctor said the test results came back and I have Hashimotos Thyroiditis, and they said one of my hormone levels was like 26.4 (I don't remember which hormone) but I am experiencing weird side effects, and I'm doing my research on it before I go visit the doctors next month. Is Hashi's hypo or hyper?

I haven't seen the doctor for my thyroid since last June (when I started medication) and I'm really mad because I've been experiencing hair loss, my depression has worsened since I started medication, I have these terrible headaches everyday, I get very carsick, it seems like I am really hot all the time, my eyes are really sensitive to light, every time I get in a car I feel like I'm about to puke. Certain smells have been setting me off too, like everyday odors bother me more. I am mad because I thought the doctor was supposed to check up on me every three months.

I haven't seen them since June, and originally I was supposed to see them in October 2010 but they moved my appointment to March 2011. It's really frustrating, I just want to get this problem resolved and figure out why I am having these symptoms. I am taking Levothyroxine (0.75 dosage I think) and next to that dosage it says (0.075 MCG) .. I don't know what any of that means. I am 15 years old by the way if that helps. Thanks:)

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Hashimoto's cause you to fluctuate between hyper and hypo, eventually staying hypo. Hair loss is a known, temporary side effect that will resolve once your levels are stable. Your doctor should be monitoring your blood levels, no matter if they cannot personally see you or not. You would ask to get your levels checked before your appointment, the results might explain your symptoms.



Oh, no no no! You need another doctor! Your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels should be being checked about every 6 wks in the beginning (to get the dosage adjusted to the correct level). Especially w/ Hashi's, not having this could be very dangerous...read further......

1st,the symptoms are from the disease itself rather than the medicine. Also, 26.4 TSH is very high (meaning UNDERactive)!

Hashi's is wierd....it goes up and down and up and down, like a roller coaster at first then later gets to hypO (down) and stays. There is one thing...you can be thankful that you got diagnosed early on....so many doctors do not do the antibodies test thus do not find the Hashi's. Also, w/ Hashi's, and having just the TSH level checked, one could JUST HAPPEN TO, AT THE TIME, be in the 'normal' range (.3 - 3) & you would be told that the thyroid is fine!

Check these out:
http://thyroid.about.com/bio/Mary-Shomon…
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/
http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p51-thy…

I wish you good health.

God bless you

Hashi's sufferer




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