Am I just a hypochondriac?

[sneezydiva]

"This is what I don't understand about doctors. Why do they care what blood tests you want as long as they get paid?"

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Because HMO's give doctors cash incentives to limit "unnecessary" (read expensive) lab testing.

[Mommy2oo6]

My PCP has NEVER given me any problems with getting blood work done. THANK GOD! But he's driving me nuts not looking at the WHOLE picture. (symptoms/labs)

[shellshocked]

I did research on hypothyroid when I was first diagnosed. This was before the internet---I hung out at the universtiy library and read up about it there. Don't ask me why I did that---I had never felt the need to "research" any other medical problems I have ever had---but in the case of hypothyroidism, I am glad that I followed my gut reaction. I was diagnosed over 15 years ago---by an optometrist of all people. No one believed me about anything related to hypothyroidism until an article came out in the Reader's Digest sometime last year---suddenly they realized maybe I wasn't crazy.
Keep trying to do what is best for you. Good luck.
PS---If I didn't know what was going on I'd call you a hypochondriac too. It's easier that way and you still get paid.

[kathyv]

Originally Posted by Mommy2oo6

I’ve always been the “normal� one in the family, but the last 3 years I feel like I’ve started falling apart, and I’m only 23! I have signs of Hypo-thyroidisim, but have been tested 3 times and they say I’m in “normal� range. My mom was diagnose when she was 22 once she began gaining major weight after the birth of my sister in 1983. She's the one who encouraged me to be tested.

I am currently taking~
100 mg Zoloft per day for depression/social anxiety
100 mg Nitrofurantoin MONO/MAC (generic for Macrobid) for Trigonitis

Here are my Symptoms (I understand not all of these are hypo-thyroid symptoms)

· Low Basal Body Temperature (I’ve been charting, we're useing the FAM)
· Losing my hair
· Dry Skin (face dry too, but semi-oily T-Zone)
· Stiffness and minor pain after long periods of sitting/laying. I saw my doctor and after a few x-rays, I was diagnosed with minor arthritis and scoliosis in my lower back.
· FATIGUE
· Depression
· Low immune system
· Impatient/irritable
· Weight Gain/Over Weight
· Light sensitivity
· Poor mental function


I don't know what to do anymore, and am at the end of my rope. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I saw someone say that we should have our B12 checked, so I've got that on my list.

I was having the same problems... I had a ct scan done on my thyroid and it showed a nodule, nothing to worry about but was give .25 mg of synthroid and now I am fine. Also, I have the same pain as you and it is Fibromyalgia...

[iluaav1]

Hi I really sympathise and I am actually a little relieved to read your post. I am 32 and have been suffering the exact same symptoms for the last four years. Last year I was diagnosed with hypothyroid and put on levythyroxine pills which have helped but I still feel horrible at times, and still suffer depression and a lot of fatigue. Just last week after a whole bunch of tests my urologist told me I also have trigonosis and he suggested an I get an operation to fix it. I also suffer with a lot of pain in my shoulders, neck and back and sometimes even my ribs and along my torso my sides cramp up. It sorta feels like what I have read about fibromyalgia but I am not sure. I feel like a big baby at times as I always seem to be sick. I was always a very healthy and energetic person. Sometimes it really gets me down and I also ask myself am I just a hypochondriac??? Reading your posts has made me realise I am not the only one with these sort of symptoms. The doctors are definitely not great at treating hypothyroidism and I think I am a long way from having the correct dosage etc. But I am a lot closer to solving this puzzle than where I was three years ago. I am determined to struggle on and I won’t let these problems beat me. But it's really hard, my husband and I have been trying to conceive now for two years and I keep having early miscarriages. I know hypothyroidism can cause infertility so this gives me all the more reason to beat this thing!!!!