Over active thyroid - but under active thyroid symptoms...
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Hi,
I am 33 years old and have just been diagnosed with having OA Thyroid, but have symptoms of UA Thyroid. I have always struggled with my weight and bloating (from having food intolerances), but have recently gained a lot more weight than normal, despite eating sensibly, walking everywhere (as I don't drive) and swimming.
I have days where I feel really thirsty and have to drink lots and lots of water, unable to concentrate, have a husky voice and morning coughing/ gunk on my chest, rapid heart rate, anxiety, feel achey and exhausted all the time. I also have Fibromyalgia (was diagnosed in 2005). I used to work full time for 17 years, but recently had to reduce my hours to part time, where I constantly felt ill...and I have now had to leave work all together.
What I don't understand is how I can have the symptoms of UA but be OA. The Doctor has prescribed me 5mg of Carbimazole to take 3 times a day. No Propanolol yet, but I have taken these before as I used to suffer with high blood pressure.
I am worried that I am going to gain even more weight on this medication, when I have already gone up nearly two dress sizes from being so ill. Is this medication usually only given for people with OA? Will the effects be reversed in my case, where I have UA? Are there many of you out there who have the same symptoms as me and who are taking this medication and if so, what has happened in your situation?
Any advice/ information would be greatly appreciated...thank you
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Deb05
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Tripper24
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Good luck I hope you are better soon.
Mrs_Preacher
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I have been taking the medication for 6 days now and have already started to feel a bit better and less lethargic and achey. I even went for an hour power walk yesterday and went swimming! A big improvement from lying on the sofa resting up feeling really ill for weeks on end. Am going to try and keep up with the exercise, as I am really worried about the weight gain. This may sound silly in comparison to the actual illness (which obviously takes priority) but I have always struggled with my weight anyway and seem to have just ballooned lately and feel like a huge useless lump!![sad](https://patient.azureedge.net/forums/emoticons/sad.gif)
I am really hoping that because my symptoms are reversed, that the medication won't make me gain too much. As I've put so much weight on from just being ill, that I am hoping this will get me back to normal again. Don't really understand how it works. But it is worrying that one of you have experienced weight gain from the tablets.
Guess I am just gonna have to carry on and see what happens! The rapid heart beat has settled down since last week and I was experiencing that for about 4 months and I definitely feel I have more energy...already. Going to take things slowly though, so that I don't over do it.
The saga will continue... !
Mrs_Preacher
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I hadn't ever heard of the radio active iodine drink until i've been reading up on the forum, so am going to look into this now. Thanks again for your advice...
Deb05
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janice19523 Mrs_Preacher
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joolsminxy Mrs_Preacher
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I too was diagnosed with oa thyroid 8 months ago. I'd had symptoms for a while, especially eye problems, and pounding heart. My consultant started me on 10mg of carbimazole, then 15mg, and now I'm on 20mg, plus 30 mg of propranalol. I did try stop using the propranalol, but thought I would suffer a heart attack! I still feel my chest is tight, like there is a balloon in my heart, and get short if breath. I have a very physical job taking full care of 27 horses, which involves, turning out/in rigging, feeding, mucking out, and riding 3 of them. Just recently I have been almost falling asleep when I drive anywhere! I don't know if this is fatigue or my thyroid eye disease! I've been told I may have to have the radioactive iodine pill in a few months, and its a concern regarding safety, as I have been told to avoid human/animal contact for 2 weeks, so what will I do to me??? I have not gained weight on my meds, I'm still stable at 49kgs. What worries me most is how quickly my eyesight has deteriorated, as my oa thyroid is auto immune. Has anyone else had eye issues?