Ppl who know about hyperthyroidism and/or graves disease, please help!?

Question

Hello. I started out as a very healthy person, who used to be very awake and alert more of the time. Ever since August, I have gotten sicker and sicker: Now I am homeschooled which means I usually get atleast 8 hrs of sleep & drink plenty of water, but every day I end up feeling very tired, dizzy, and feverish. I also get headaches 5-6 days out of 7 every week, and most of the time they develop into migraines, which make me very nauseous. I end up taking medicine to relieve the symptoms, usually it gets a little better, but everything starts over the next day.

My mother has hyperthyroidism (along with her mom, & her only brother and sister), and she believes I have it too. I also have a very bad bone density even tho I consume plenty of calcium (she said hyperthyroidism may be the cause of that).

Hopefully I am going to the doctor soon, but meanwhile, does anybody have any suggestions as to what I can do to feel better? Can any foods do this to you? Thanks!

Answer 1

i do have graves' disease, but never had headaches.
well, if you have graves', you need to avoid iodine including;
dairy, iodized salt, seafood.

suite101.com has a list of foods to avoid for hyperthyroidism/graves.

but you need to be tested first before you eliminate any foods from your diet.

don't self diagnose, have a blood test first and go from there.

good luck!

Answer 2

Chances are you also have a thyroid disfunction. Getting to a doctor as soon as possible will be very beneficial to you. As I am sure you already know, Grave's Disease can take years to get under control, and alot of hell is suffered from this disease. As far as foods doing this to you, alot of reading I have done today lends towards food allergies causing alot of symptoms, if not the actual autoimmune response. Try to stay away from all additives and preservatiaves. Cut out iodine, wheat and soy., caffeine, chocolate and tea. No soda, and alot of research is suggesting Aspartame poisoning may also contribute. To be safe, cut that out also. Keep a diary of how you feel each day, and what you ate. Try to find a relationship between the two. I am not sure if it works or not, but today is the first day I am trying it. I can not go on like this anymore, and the medical community as a whole is still pretty much in the dark in terms of this disease and causes.
Good Luck. My daily journal is viewable online at www.myspace.com/thereisonly1earth. The Grave's disease blog I hope will be helpfull for anyone suffering from this horrible disease.