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Apr 04, 2007, 11:46 AM
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Every single female in my immediate family has LOW thyroid, and mine just tested high. They think it's a blip and will retest in a few weeks, but I've been reading up on some of the symptoms and they describe what I've had for the last couple weeks. Does anybody know anything about overactive, instead of underactive, thyroid?
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Apr 04, 2007, 11:55 AM
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Hmmm testing my biology anatomy here... thyroid is regulated by the thyroid, pituitary gland and the hypothalmus...any one of them out of whack and you get a problem (like everything else?) I think it's associated with Graves disease (easily fixed..what causes ppl's eyes to bulge)... and weight loss...
If you have been taking something for weight loss that might show high... if you have been eating a lot of iodine contained foods (even enriched salt) that might be the reason.. (fish etc) I know ppl with low activity of thyroid are always cold but don't know if overactive would make you hot  What sort of problems were you having that you had it checked?
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Apr 04, 2007, 12:32 PM
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I got a baseline level when I started lithium a few weeks ago, and then another yesterday after having been on increased lithium for a week. I've been sick as a dog and they're trying to figure out why.
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Apr 04, 2007, 01:01 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
lithium induced hyperthyroidism lithium inhibits the secretion of T4 and T3 by poorly understood mechanisms lithium is associated with thyroiditis, goitre, hypothyroidism and possibly hyperthyroidism goitre - the incidence of goitre in patients on treatment with lithium approaches 50%; generally it presents as a smooth enlargement of the thyroid gland and requires no further intervention hypothyroidism - occurs in 20-30% of patients on lithium treatment; responds to treatment with thyroxine; generally not necessary to stop lithium treatment prior to commencing treatment with lithium patients should have a neck examination and thyroid function tests; thyroid function should then be checked every 6-12 months whilst on lithium treatment </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> It's in the General Practice Notebook  Hope you feel better soon!
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Apr 04, 2007, 08:26 PM
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Also, strawberries can mess up your thyroid test. Believe it or not, strawberries contain iodine!
Candy, I hope you feel better really soon. I know that hyperthyroidism makes you very ill. Jan
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