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So in November after taking a 4 month course of antibiotics (for chronic bladder infections) I came down with a really bad throat infection which put me in hospital- exactly three days in to the throat infection I had what I can only describe as some kind of 'episode' which came on very suddenly and to this day I cannot understand- I became disorientated, throwing up, sensitive to light, shaking uncontrollably, and unable to make sense of anything. Since that night I have developed a myriad of symtpoms which I have had no problem with before, it was almost as if a switch had been flicked, and I am still not feeling anymore back to 'normal' now. From this night I developed chronic anxiety, I would have days where I would shake and throw up and feel completely like my body was out of control, nothing I did to calm myself down mentally seemed to help. From this I also became increadibly depressed, unable to get up or look after myself. Both the anxiety and depression came out of nowhere, I am a 21 year old student and was very very happy until the throat infection. After the doctors trying their best with anti-depressants and anti-anxieties (Even though I told them the anxiety felt like it was coming from my body), I am still pretty much in the same situation now. The depression has subsided and the feelings of anxiety I can keep under wraps with continual effort but I'm left feeling completely foggy and suffer with so many other symtpoms which I feel all links together : very bad night sweats as well as excessive day sweating, lost over a stone in weight (and i was only 8 stone to begin with), very dry skin, extreme fatigue, heart palpitations (But normal ECG), just a general feeling of complete unwellness. The doctors have done some blood tests which showed I was anaemic (despite eating very well), and a high SHBG, however my TSH came back as normal, ( 0.98) and my T4 (11.5).
I'm completely stuck as to what is going on. My thyroid is swollen which my GP has also agreed with and I'm waiting for an ultra sound on it but I'm uncertain whether they will follow any of this up as my hormones are coming back as okay. Please if anyone has any advice on whether this could be thyroid related or a similar story I would be so so grateful, I feel like I'm going through mysery. Thank you.
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pippa22119 sarah63852
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Now although the TSH test may be hyper end now, there is a very, very common added condition, which often causes the thyroid condition in the first place, called Hashimotos thyroiditis. This is a type of thyroidism that has your thybrid levels swinging from one end of the spectrum to the other, with no pattern. It would be worth you googling this and re searching it.
If you come back to euthyroid, (stable thyroid condition) or told by the doc that you are normal/subclinical, then keep an eye on your symptoms and push them for new tests if you become symptomatic again, because this will most probably change, and you will need treatment. Don't let it make you paranoid however.
sarah63852 pippa22119
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im not sure how much you know about hasimotos but I was wondering if it's possible to have it and have the 'normal' labs? I'm so sure it's my thyroid due to symptoms and the swelling, but just so confused by my blood results, I will push for a T3 test next I think and possibly antibodies? Thanks again for your help.
Ramesses sarah63852
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Ron
sarah63852 Ramesses
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Ramesses sarah63852
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I will keep you in my prayers, God bless you.. Ron
sarah63852 Ramesses
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Ramesses sarah63852
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I had to refer myself to the heart transplant doctors because my doctors only want to keep their patients chronic they do not try everything nor did they even talk with me about a transplant. In fact one of them told me not to get one cause I could drop over dead and never know it. I told him what do you think I do now. At the time I would go into V tach and I would "die" and then my pacemaker would start shocking me to get my heart beating again. I would have been dead 4 years ago had I not referred myself for the transplant.
My point is that there are some doctors who, at times, do not have the best interest of the patient in mind. That is a big problem with socialized medicine, it is like pulling teeth trying to get things done.
I will keep my prayers going for you and you might want to pray for healing and help in dealing with your problems, especially do not dwell and take things that we say on here only as people talking with you and offering support because our situation might be totaly different then yours. You might end up getting more information then you need. When I went to school everytime we studied a new disease a lot of people came down with all kind of symptoms, it was really kind of funny looking back at it.
May God bless....Ron
sara05235 sarah63852
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I sympathise. I think in short get your cortisol results in print. Anything under 450 or even around there suggests you need adrenal support. If so try tinctures /adaptogens to help.
My cortisol has month on month dropped from 380 to 300 to 208 which is worrying but the whole experience is distressing so make allowances for initial worry and distress. To support some of the systems check your ferritin levels b12 and calcium and vitamins. Take magnesium and check you don't have thyroid antibodies. If you do it is wise to get nutritional igg tests done and try removing gluten, soy and dairy.
If adrenals are down remove all caffeine and other such stimulants.
I've managed to get my mineral and vitamins up which has helped with the emotional roller coaster. Magnesium helps with many symptoms too.
There is an HPA and HPT axis that needs to be in balance. If TSH levels are low but T4 is also low then it could be an issue with your pituitary instead.
It's a bit of a discovery process but the more you learn the more you will feel I'm control of your health. I'm also taking homeopathy but it's key to find a very good one if taking that route.
Although my TSH is 5.7 and t4 is 11 I cannot take levothyroxin if I wanted to because the adrenals are very low.
So each person has to work through their own root causes. There's other nutritional guidance like avoiding goitrogenic foods and chlorine /fluoride - no tea or badly filtered tap water and to check your hormones for oestrogen dominance which can affect free t4 and ft3.
Once you have all info possible you can find an integrative support plan that will help.
Hope this is useful. Get better and relax
sarah63852 sara05235
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I read up a little about magnesium a while ago after my 4 months of antibiotics because I heard antibiotics can pleat magnesium stores causing palpitations and anxiety etc, I then started to pump up the amount of magnesium rich foods I was eating and did notice a slight difference in how I was feeling but since then so many other things have come along.
I think once I've put everything together it'll be a bit easier to make sense of everything going on, hopefully I can get a referral for an endocrinologist who I'm hoping can help me along with figuring out what's going.
This was very useful, thanks for your time and help
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