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Underactive Thyroid or Hypothyroidism

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-Monty- May 2013 12:56pm, 13 May 2013 1,115 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- 2005 but I guess the questions and answers are still the same.
plodding hippo May 2013 12:58pm, 13 May 2013 48,480 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo LOL In the days when I usedto post a LOT Glad it helped
pdavey May 2013 1:27pm, 13 May 2013 355 posts	Quote Pin pdavey was diagnosed with under-active in 2008 (i think) didn't start running until a few years later so couldn't say if there's any difference. think i'm on around 75mg daily.
GlennR May 2013 1:45pm, 13 May 2013 7,451 posts	Quote Pin GlennR Gosh, what a strange coincidence. I've just looked hypothyrodism after spending my lunchbreak considering some symptoms I've been having. Thinking about going to my GP but was a bit concerned that, given the low incidence in men, that she'd think I was a raving hypochondriac.
J*C May 2013 3:38pm, 13 May 2013 500 posts	Quote Pin J*C My husband has it, so do I, my brother , my mum, 2 aunts and maternal grandmother, my dad on the other hand has an over active thyroid! Nothing like keeping it in the famy
-Monty- May 2013 6:12pm, 13 May 2013 1,116 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- Blimey JC if anyone would know how to deal with it then it's your family Maybe it's a bit more common than I thought. Trouble is I think that you could pick any health symptom and it would show up as a thyroid problem. So how do you know which is another illness and which is a thyroid issue?
J*C May 2013 6:55pm, 13 May 2013 503 posts	Quote Pin J*C I felt unwell for possibly 6 months or more as the 4 months marathon training and feeling crap was put down to training, so even though it was staring me in the face I wasnt convinced! But I have to say I feel 95% normal now!
-Monty- May 2013 8:12pm, 13 May 2013 1,117 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- Yeah that's what I think. I do so much running around and exercise then of course I'm feeling lethargic and tired!
becca7 May 2013 10:41pm, 13 May 2013 4,971 posts	Quote Pin becca7 Same here. I was marathon training so put tiredness down to that and put the brain fog down to getting old! I would have carried on in ignorance if a doctor friend that I used to run with had not pointed out the swelling in my throat (now gone).
-Monty- May 2013 1:58pm, 17 May 2013 1,118 posts	Quote Pin -Monty- has anyone noticed that their heart rate as gone up while taking Levothyroxine? my resting heart rate used to be about 37-40 bpm but now it's about 10 beats higher. i count it when i wake up in the morning. also slight pins and needles in my hands although they are still cold....