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Originally Posted by Tatnkatsmom
If anyone has suggestions advice input please share with me .....a quick summary of whats going on for the last couple years went from manageable to recently almost unmanageable fatigue and exhaustion consantly....shortness of breath from small task like laundry or walkin up stairs...abdominal/back pain...constant bloating..what feels like a full bladder but cam not empty it completly..sudden dryness of skin/HAIR to the point my hair just breaks off..irritable and mood swings.muscle aches.i am only 27 and this all somewhat snuck up on me intensity wise ...i already know I need to see a doctor and am in the process of getting health insurance..but am pretty worried all these symptoms could tie together..also I got an iyd..birth control..4 yrs ago..and for the last 3 1/2 years have not had a menstrual cycle..whatsoever...i know this is not a doctor site..etc..am just hoping someone might be able to gve me advice..suggestions..input etc..i would very VERY much appreciate it..and if I need to expand on any symptoms or somethin..please ask me..thank you
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About 15 years ago, many of the sympthoms you mention were happening to me, but, in my case, thought I was just getting older and this was to be expected. I had some bloodwork done bymy Internist for other reasons; without being aware, the doctor also checked my blood for thyroid disease. My doctor called me up and said did I realize I had Graves Disease (hyperthrioid). I had never heard of that. She had me see an Endocrinologist who confirmed my throid disease.
I remained hyperthroid for a few years and was given meds for my disease. Eventually, I went into remission. The Endocrinologist had me come in every 4 to 6 months for bloodwork checking my throid. Eventually, went into hypothroid (low throid) and have been on synthroid (a replacement for the hormones my throid were no longer producing. I am still on the Synthroid. Once you have throid disease, you need to be checked continually. The throid has so much to do with our body functions.
I would strongly suggest you see your doctor and ask that your throid be checked. This is something that can be treated.
Being given the proper treatment, my hair started growing, the problem with going up stairs, shortness of breath, stooping to even pick up the laundry, etc. all disappeared. The irritrability calmed down as well. My brittle nails and dry skin improved as well.
(Ger)