Can I have a thyroid problem if my levels are normal?

Question

Thyroid disease is very prevalent in my family my mother has Hashimotos and my aunt has Hyperthyroidism ... my grandmother has one too but I cant remember it... 

I have been exprienceing the symptoms of a thyroid problem for a few years now...
Fatigue or weakness ( I sleep at least 16 hours a day and when I work out everything hurts)
I am cold all the time
My hair comes out in clumps everyday when I brush it
It is hard for me to get to sleep
I am constipated one day then next I am having loose stools
I get depressed  and anxious ( I have been on YAZ because they said it was PMDD but it doesnt fix it)
I have gained 40 pounds in a year even though I have been restricting my diet and drink nothing but water and occasionally sweet tea... 
I have horrible cramps ( which they said was PMDD also but still YAz hasnt fixed it)


My doctor has tested me several times and my levels are all normal ... 
He did say it was enlarged and then sent me for a scan ... which came back normal...

If I dont have a thyroid problem then what is wrong with me?

Q · Accepted Answer

It COULD be a thyroid problem--there are different standards docs have. You could be low normal functioning, and experiencing symptoms, but because that level might be normal for some other people, it's not being registered in testing as a problem, even though it is for you.

lililyblossom · Answer

Sounds like a thyroid problem to me.

My daughter is 24, she has Hasimotos. 
What kind of doctor are you seeing?
You need to find a doctor who specializes in thyroid.
One who prescribes Armour would be excellent.
MD's only average 4 hours in school...studying thyroid.
They really aren't capable of reading the labs.

My daughter has the same symptoms...find a doctor in your area, 
who treats the thyroid.

She took the Yaz for a month....she found herself without a period for 2 months.

Best to you....

Liz · Answer

My advice would be go to another dr and insist on them running the tests at least twice in one month,levels often fluctuate.I would also suggest getting a hormone panel done,this would mean going off the yaz,and having your hormone levels checked,because early meno-perimenopause has the same or similar symptoms as thyroid problems-yasmin made me very depressed,and it made my hair fall out-switch bcp,and that may help as well.GOD-bless

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Can I have a thyroid problem if my levels are normal?

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