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What Would Cause A Low Thyroid Level?

I FEEL LIKE PERHAPS I AM RUNNING ON ADRENALINE. MY NERVES THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE BODY SEEM TO 'VIBRATE' SOMEWHAT LIKE A CELL PHONE. IT FIRST STARTED IN MY LEGS, NOW ITS DEEP IN MY CHEST, ARMS, AND LEGS. ITS MUCH WORSE AT NIGHT. DURING THE DAY I CAN 'BURN OFF' THE EXCESS ENERGY, BUT AT NIGHT IT BUILDS UP. I CAN ONLY SLEEP ABOUT 4 HOURS AND THEN WAKE UP EXHAUSTED AND NEED TO TRY AND WALK AROUND TO SETTLE MY SYSTEM DOWN. ITS LIKE I AM LIVING ON STRAIGHT CAFFEINE. LIKE HAVING DRANK 2-3 'RED BULL' ENERGY DRINKS. MY CONDITION HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. ITS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVEN MONTHS.

I LIVE IN AN AREA OF NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION AND HYDRAULIC FRACKING AND HAVE BEEN THERE FOR SEVEN YEARS. THERE IS A GAS FIELD 'PRODUCED WATER' (TOXIC WASTE) POND FACILITY ABOUT A MILE FROM MY HOUSE. I LIVE IN COLORADO. I WENT TO VISIT FAMILY IN PENNSYLVANIA A MONTH AGO FOR NINE DAYS. ALL SYMPTOMS DISAPEARED WHILE THERE. THREE DAYS AFTER MY RETURN TO MY HOME IN COLORADO THE SYMPTOMS

ALL REAPPEARED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND STRESSFUL UPON MY HEART. MY BLOOD PRESSURE IS NORMAL - USUALLY 115/74 AND HEART 65. I HAD HEART TESTS AND MY HEART APPEARS GOOD. MY MOTHER IS 100 YEARS OLD AND HER MOTHER LIVED ALSO TO BE 100.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME???

THANK YOU, FRANK (I AM 66 YEARS OLD AND WEIGH ABOUT 180LBS, I AM PHYSICALLY ACTIVE WITH LOTS OF OUTDOOR WORK). PS: LACK OF SLEEP, SUGAR, OVER EXERSION, SEEM TO INTENSIFY THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT SMOKE,DO NO ALCOHOL, AND NO DRUGS. I HAVE HAD BLOOD TESTS. ALL IS NORMAL EXCEPT THYROID IS A BIT LOW. I HAVE TAKEN LEVOTHYROXIN AND ALSO ARMOUR. MY BODY REACTED TO BOTH OF THESE MEDS. I AM THEREFORE NOT TAKING ANY THYROID MEDS AT THIS TIME.
Fri, 14 Oct 2016
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Hi dear user
i have gone through your question
i can understand your query.

You is hiperdinamic.This is a sign of hyperthyroidism but you said that your thyroid is low and you take Levothyroxine and Armour.
My advice is to do the thyroid tests (TSH, free T3,free T4)to understand the thyroid function and if your doses of treatement are right(to be sure that you are not overtreated)
I suggest to talk with an endocrinologist in your area for the tests and the right treatement.
Hope that i have answered to your questions.
Thank you for using HCM.
Wish you good health.
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What Would Cause A Low Thyroid Level?

Hi dear user i have gone through your question i can understand your query. You is hiperdinamic.This is a sign of hyperthyroidism but you said that your thyroid is low and you take Levothyroxine and Armour. My advice is to do the thyroid tests (TSH, free T3,free T4)to understand the thyroid function and if your doses of treatement are right(to be sure that you are not overtreated) I suggest to talk with an endocrinologist in your area for the tests and the right treatement. Hope that i have answered to your questions. Thank you for using HCM. Wish you good health.