Thank you soooo much Diogenes!
Spoke w/ my doctor on the phone today and he said that he believes I have this controversial dx.
Here are the symptoms:
Energy
•fatigue
•low motivation
•needing to sleep during the day
•excessively tired after eating
Cognitive/brain
•headaches
•migraines
•decreased memory
•decreased concentration
•insomnia
•lightheadedness
•poor coordination
•ringing in the ears
Hair, nails, eyes & skin
•hair loss
•unhealthy nails
•dry skin
•dry hair
•allergies
•asthma
•itchiness of skin
•sweating abnormalities
•easy bruising
•slow wound healing
•increased skin infections/acne
•changes in skin pigmentation
•premature gray hair
•dry eyes/blurred vision
•hives
Mood
•irritability
•anxiety
•panic attacks
•depression
•decreased sex drive
•low self esteem
Body Temperature
•low avg. daytime body temperature
•heat/cold intolerance
•flushing
•cold hands and feet, turn blue?
•feeling cold when others don’t
Periods (women)
•PMS
•irregular periods
•severe menstrual cramps
Digestive Tract
•constipation
•irritable bowel syndrome
•ulcers
•abnormal throat sensations
•acid indigestion
•bad breath
•abnormal swallowing sensations
Blood
•elevated cholesterol
•low blood pressure
Frequent Infections
•colds
•urinary
•yeast
Muscles and Joints
•muscle aches
•arthritis and joint aches
•carpal tunnel syndrome
Other
•fluid retention
•easy weight gain
•increased nicotine/caffeine use
•infertility
(I have about 9 of these symptoms; with easy weight gain the most prevalant, along w/ weird thyroid test results)
Doc said that my T4 was normal and my T3 was not. He thought I was having some sort of autoimmune reaction and that it would involve taking Cytomel in a specialized way and that I would need a specialist. Unfortunately, the nearest specialist is four hours away.
Some vitamins/herbs I have read about that might help w/ this condition include: Rhodiola Rosea, Guggul, Zinc, Selenium and L Tyrosine.
If anyone has this, knows of someone who has this or knows some information about this....please post or pm.
http://www.wilsonstemperaturesyndrom.../T3Article.pdf
www.thyroidbook.com
Many thanks.