Levels normal so why do I feel like this?
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Hi everybody I was diagnosed with graves disease back in June 2014 I was put on carbimazole and my levels become stable fairly quickly and dose was reduced to 5mg after a few months. I'm still currently on 5mg. The thing is even though my levels and TSH levels are all normal some days I feel extremely tired, emotional and sometime really adgitated I get hot flushes also. I just don't understand why I feel like this even though levels are normal? It's really started to get me down anyone else had this experience.
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linda187 jennifer_84715
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Maggie1960 jennifer_84715
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Antidepressant for my menopause to help with the hot flushes, but it doesn't always stop them especially in very hot summers
shaunah jennifer_84715
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My levels have also been normal for over a year however I still feel the same. Did a stool sample at the doctors and had an abnormal result, had a colonoscopy and was diagnosed with IBS. I now take mebeverine however I still feel the same and suffer from painful periods. Had a CT scan done and that came back normal, so I'm now going for a ultrasound to check for endomitriosis. Hoping that this is not the case and it is all diet based, as I have made a couple of drastic changes to it and it has helped and this month my pain management for my period has been a lot better! Your problems may not be thyroid related xxx
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Maggie1960 jennifer_84715
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I had this happen to me well over 16 months ago
I'm not on any meds at the moment but still get extremely tired at times and bad hot flushes but I put them down to being menopausel . It's awful at times and to stop the tiredness I have to drink coffee or an energy drink to get though it when I'm at work.
jessm014 jennifer_84715
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I was diagnosed just a few months before you were but have had no treatment (I tried an anti-thyroid but got every side effect possible so my doctor quickly took me off) and I've been told that my levels are all of a sudden appearing more normal but I've physically been feeling awful. My doctor cannot explain why that might be, she said I must just be "sensitive". Being a 23 year old with hot flashes, extreme muscle weakness, headaches and constant fatigue is incredbily defeating but someone online had said something that made me think.. they said that autoimmune diseases have many different effects on the body as it is, one big one for Graves happens to be on the thyroid but it is not specifically a thyroid disease so symptoms aren't always linked to the gland but instead the disease as a whole. I don't know if this is a legitimate statement or not, I feel like I still don't understand the disease and the more I read the more confused I get. I wish I could help but find comfort in the fact that there are people out there who feel your pain!
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