Re: Thyroid
Hi all,
I eventually got my thyroid checked after i had my 2nd daughter 12 years ago. It took me over a year to get the doctor to do a blood test after a friend suggested it as he said i didn't show any symptoms of an overactive thyroid eg; weight loss and that anxiety was not a symptom of underactive thyroid so i couldn't have that either. Well the results came back and surprise surprise i was right i was underactive and went on to 100mcgs a day later rising too 150, but he never once admitted he was wrong or said sorry for putting me through 12 months of worrying that i was going round the bend while he convinced me it was all in my mind. To add further insult to injury he never bothered telling me that once you are on thyroxine it is for life and you are excempt from all prescription charges. I am at a point now where for the last 12 months or so my anxiety has been getting slowly worse and like someone else posted your body may become used to it, but don't expect any help off the doctor, has anyone else had this happen and do you just need a higher dose of thyroxine. As countrygirl said nobody really knows what a normal range is and the doctors only go off the blood tests when deciding what dose to give, not the persons symptoms or weight for example.
Jacq x
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