Any one else have a low thyroid? Hypothyroidism?

Sorry to hear that you have low thyroid level .But it sounds good that you are receiving the benefit of the medicine that you have been taking for the last two years. I do not know whether male have such problem too much or not at all . But with the grace of God I never had to use it so far.Hope you will come round completely soon give us the exciting good news that you have no problem of thyroid now... . All the best

My daughter has Hypothyroidism. She is now five. She was diagnosed at 2 weeks old (thank the higher powers for the PKU it saved my daughter from many grave outcomes) She takes 75 mcg of Synthroid. Can you imagine having to give a 2 week old a pill?? Its fun let me tell ya. They have no stable suspension for thyroid medication. My daughter now takes her pill every night before bed chews it up and swallows it. She won't go to bed without it. She is proud of having Thyroid disease. She will tell ya it makes her special because she has more doctors. Lovely thing really. We have been given alot of grief for making her "proud" of having a serious disease and been told it belittles people that struggle with thier thyroid. We disagree. Her being "proud" shows that she is a strong little girl. It shows she isn't going to let this little "burp" in the road of her life keep her down. It shows that she can always keep her head high and let her spirits soar. I shows that adversity doesn't have to keep you down. Now about her. She has had many ups and downs in her journey with this disease. Blood work every month, a couple hospitalizations because her thyroid levels will just "disappear" (let me tell ya a beautiful little girl with a winning smile she had more presents from nurses and doctors by the time she left than my car itself could hold, we had to call for Nonie's van just to bring everything home) Now beyond this... she has severe heat intolerance all the time. When her levels go out, we have insomnia, irritability, drier skin than normal, disinterest and low attention span. She has never had a weight problem. However she is only 5. But her endocrinologist feels she probably never will being she is one of the rare children tha loves raw fresh vegatables (likes them cooked too but usually grilled or steamed is her preference), eats salad that is going out of style.. enjoys fresh meats grilled not fried or baked and is not that big on junk food. She is also muscular. Her thighs are a ripped cord of muscles, and she has 6 pack abs (makes me sick even when I was tiny skinny I never could have achieved that kind of tone. She doesn't let her heat intolerance keep her down either. She plays spring and fall ball soccer and after only one year in youth 6 soccer (she started at 4) she has been promoted to youth 7 , one year earlier than average. On hot days we douse her head with water and she is off. We just make sure she stays hydrated. She has cold intolerance too, but being we live in Georgia its not that bad to maintain this aspect. But once in awhile we have to monitor her closely. She is the smartest in her class... er well was she just graduated pre-k. She went in knowing things that she shouldn't have learned until 1st grade. She stared reading at 4.. also started addition tables, subtraction table, and earning to tell time, She is now learning multiplication table (she is going to be so bored in kindergarten next year poor thing) She does have a speech impediment but her doctors feel it is not related. She has come far with speech therapy. The hardest part is the blood work constantly. She has gotten to where it is impossible to hold her down.. and it seems she has inherited my fear of needles. She number one has gained strength and number 2 you try fighting a child with better muscle tone than most adults. She has a problem that is baffling her doctor as he has never seen a case of such.. where her tyroid level is fine but her stimulating hormone is off the charts. He is also shocked that a child that was in the 5th precentile of weight and height at birth by 2 was in the 95th precentile. (she was 9 days late and only weighed 5lbs 14 ozs) Either way you wanted experiences right? Here you have it!! I will add a picture of her after this post to my profile. Feel free to take a look!

My thyroid level is normal. I work in a hospital laboratory and test for thyroid disease, a low thyroid level is relatively common and is most often treatable with differing doses of thyroxine. Most common symptoms are tiredness and putting on weight and hair problems. Its common to test thyroid levels during pregnancy or tiredness and is free on NHS in U.K. There are also a few more rare forms of thyroid problem again thes can be found out by lab tests.

I also take Synthroid, and have had my dosage increased a couple of times. I now take 125, but the way I have been feeling lately, I think that when I get it checked again the dosage may be increased again. It seems that nearly every time I have my levels checked they have risen slightly.

As you get older your body may or may not "level off". It depends on each person. It also depends on how much your Thyroid excretes. Every person is different. If diagnosed as a child your levels would increase as your body grows. If your just slightly low then you won't likely have a large change in levels as you get older.