I posted here a while ago as I had been told that my bloods came back as borderline hypothyroidism and the dr recommended a repeat test in 3 months. Well, I had my re-test and my results came back borderline again and my doctor recommended another blood test in 3 months again. I really don't know what to do... I feel ill ALL the time, I'm so tired and I'm getting moody at times and almost feeling depressed I think. It's also affecting my sex drive in the sense that I just don't have one at the moment. I don't know if it's because of my thyroid or the pcos or both? DF is really understanding but it's not fair on him, we are getting married in 7 weeks and I feel that our extra curricular activities should be more frequent than they are! I'm really struggling with motivating myself for work too, I generally feel like I want to curl up and sleep for a week!
Does anyone have any advice they can offer, or experienced the same themselves? I would really appreciate any advice!
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Hello Hunnybee,
I was borderline for years before I actually went past the normal range and was treated. Doctors are trained to go by the test results so they tend not to treat people that are borderline. Although, I've heard that you can sometimes find doctors willing to treat borderline patients. I felt like crap for years and when I finally got treated for my thyroid I still felt like crap! My endocrinologist ran a bunch of tests and found out I had PCOS and IR so that explains why I didn't feel better after treating my thyroid. My point is that if your labs are in normal range you might want to run more tests to see what else might be causing you to feel ill. Best of luck!
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Thank you so much for your reply. I was diagnosed with pcos about 5 years ago, but I don't know if I have the IR, I don't think I've been tested for that. My doctor is a bit useless to put it mildly! I will definitely take your advice and ask him to run some more tests next time I see him, because I just shouldn't be feeling like this all the time!
Thanks again for the advice, I really appreciate it
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hunnybee,
The best doctor is the one who listens! I am very happy with my new doctor because he is very thorough and checks for all kinds of stuff when I say I don't feel good, he doesn't give up or brush it off like some of the doctors I have been to before. I think some doctors make people feel like their symptoms are all in their head. Fortunately, my doctor was able to find stuff that previous doctors overlooked so I'm on the road to recovery. I've also read that some doctors get incentives for not ordering tests by the insurance companies who don't want to pay for a lot of tests. Be persistent and follow what your body is telling you! Don't give up! You will feel better!
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What does your Dr mean by borderline. Are you showing antibodies?
I too am fed up with the lethargy - doesn't matter what I seem to do I just crash and need to sleep &/or rest for hours on end.
I went to a new Dr who has Hashi herself and she has put me on another anti dep - Lexapro as she said that its not my mind thats depressed its my body. I tend to cry alot lately - not sure if its the pcos as have started on met 6 wks ago and maybe my hormones are changing. However, I think its more thyroid as when I cry I find myself yawning and needing to sleep an extra 2 hours and that can even be after an hour of waking in the morning.
Its sooooo frustrating I know.
The new Dr has also started me on Selenium and I have spent the night researching it on the net. Seems to be a natural way of supporting the thyroid.
Hope this helps.
tk26225 - I can understand what you mean about doctors not ordering tests for incentives, I'm in the UK and with the NHS the way it is, and GP's being their own budget holders, they don't want to part with any more cash than necessary! I do plan to go and see him in a week or so....
Gezza - Thanks for your reply. I don't know if I'm showing antibodies... All I understood is that there is enough thyroid hormone in my blood stream, however the thyroid is having to work too hard to produce it, therefore he wants to continue to monitor it. Pardon my ignorance, but what is Selenium? Is it a thyroid med? Are you finding it useful? I am really not clued up on hypothyroidism, but from what I can gather, here in the UK, the levels seem to have to be much higher before you are classed as hypo than other countries. My first set of blood tests came back with these results, I don't have a copy of the latest ones:
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Its really the antibodies that count - mine are up but my thyroid is coping atm which means the test are normal.
Selenium is a mineral.
Regarding the thyroid, selenium is a component of the enzyme that helps convert T4 to T3 peripherally, so deficiencies of selenium may impair thyroid function and promote hypothyroidism. According to the New England Journal, "selenium deficiency can result in thyroid injury and decreased extrathyroidal triiodothyronine production" (reduced peripheral T3 production.) Some experts believe that low T3 levels may be characteristic in areas with insufficient selenium. Studies also show that excess intake of selenium may also depress T3 levels. With some scientists suspecting that there may be a viral component or trigger to certain autoimmune conditions such as the common thyroid condition known as Hashimoto's Disease, the anti-viral properties of selenium also become more interesting, and further research into that connection as relates to thyroid disease particularly would be illuminating.
Gezza - Thank you for the info. I have made an appointment to see my doctor next week and I will discuss it with him then. I will also discuss the Selenium with him too, I am willing to try anything at the moment to make me feel more human!!!
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