thyroid dysfunction or lyme?

hi all,
just looking for a few opinions if possible. i am due
to get my thyroid checked out next week
i have been experiencing the following symptoms for a while and always put it down to lyme as i have become so used to experiencing weird sensations - i have put everything in the lyme category!
my symptoms are a burning sensation that moves throughout my body face, back of head, hands and partically my left arm, weakness in arms and legs , heartburn, heart stuff i can feel a strong heart beat which comes and goes- i have always associated heart stuff with herxing and i know that these symptoms could easily be lyme but wondering if anyone with thyroid issues experienced these too- these symptoms are not constant all day long but do seem to be getting more frequent !

thanks girlie - I will make sure to ask my doc

Yes, thyroid can also cause all of that, depending how low a hormone level it is and per the individual.

Ive been low enough times (in 20 years) and felt said symptoms improve and/or diminish when I increased thyroid med.

For everyone reading: There is no guessing with thyroid, its best to get the tests done that girlie mentioned. Do not settle for TSH only. If thats all a Dr will do if asked for the others too, find a new Dr.

If those three tests combined show hypothyroid..............your still not done testing.

Its best to find out if its regular hypothyroid or autoimmune dysfunction attacking the thyroid gland.
Lab tests TPO, TgAb or hashimoto, and if someone here goes hyper, the autoimmune test for graves is TSI.

For people not on any thyroid med:

Its a combination of looking tsh t3 t4 together. If TSH is off, its because t3, t4 or both are off, which is why you need to test all. If just one is off....it depends how far off, it opinion then.

With most people low t3 or t4 will raise tsh (hypo), the degree of which this happens can vary a little between people, which is why its best to look at all three.

Some people dont convert from t4 to the active t3, which is not uncommon. Supping with t4 med wont help these people. Tell that to a Dr who only saw a slightly low TSH, but didn't bother to find out why, or just supped with synthetic t4 med.

Remember, t4 and t3 are cell fuel/food, not tsh.

Thyroid is most closely related to adrenals. And adrenals can effect free blood glucose levels- "glucose dumping" from liver by the adrenal signal for more energy- even if your resting BUT under stress. Yes..stress kills.

Post Edited (astroman) : 9/15/2018 4:15:57 PM (GMT-6)

running wild said...
Stress. Can't agree with you more. That drives so much. Then it leads to anxiety. Then, in my case, racing mind. Then rationale can go. When I read low T3 can come with chronic kidney disease, combined with low GFR, it sends me off. Then the cycle repeats.

Been there.... done that so many times.

Sometimes I was beside myself with worry.