TSH is .02 and doctor insists that I'm not hypothyroid and won't adjust Synthroid. I'm still foggy headed and hoarse. I'm on 150mg, but wonder if I need more. Has anyone else had similar experience?
2007-02-28 12:05:58 · 5 answers · asked by JCL 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Did you swallow radioactive iodine after your thyroid was removed?? If so, that's probably why you are hoarse. I was too because the inside of my throat was so badly burned. It just takes time, drink lots of water, not many spicy foods or citrus til you feel better. Find a doc that will prescribe Armour as well as the synthetic. I take both, and will not give up the Armour. I told my Endocrinologist that I would fire him if he didn't let me take it! He did. Good luck!
2007-03-01 05:08:09 · answer #1 · answered by mickiem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're probably on 150mcg, not mg. But anyway, unless you are extremely obese, this is usually an adequate dose of levothythroxine (Synthroid). When your TSH is low, it actually means your level of thyroid hormone is adequate (or high). If your TSH is high (normal range of TSH is up to 5) then you may need more levothyroxine. Another reason that you may be hoarse, is that there may be damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve that innervates the vocal cords and runs right next to the thyroid gland. If you had hoarseness prior to the surgery, this likely was affected by whatever reason you had your thyroid removed. It may come back over time, or it may not.
2007-03-01 21:22:33 · answer #2 · answered by Cycman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my doctor wouldn't put me on Armour thyroid (natural), I changed to a osteopath that was recommended. The Armour had no side effects at all, but the new doctor said that my adrenals were "shot"!
He tried to rebuild them for a year, but no use (yes, I was still symptomatic in the head; thought I would die; poor breathing; runny nose; bowel trouble; sick all over; no energy)
I studied on-line and found out that I probably had candidiasis, and after a year of cleansing from the candida, then I was more responsive to adrenal treatment. Most of my problems had gone with the candida. Now, I'm still working on my adrenals. Most Dr's don't know to diagnose hypoadrenalism. It's not often detected in the blood serum testing. But cleansing of toxins and qualified whole-food nutrition is always paramount to healing any disease. Technical medicine only knows to drug you up, or cut it out. They don't teach "healing" in med. school. Sorry to hear of your trouble.
2007-02-28 20:42:54 · answer #3 · answered by rjshank99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoarseness after thyroidectomy is usually due to weakness of one vocal cord. See an ENT; there are options for treatment.
2007-03-01 22:33:15 · answer #4 · answered by boogeywoogy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go get the "antidote" from biologicalmiracle
2007-03-01 01:04:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋