Under Active Thyroid And Peri Menopause

fruitsalad | 21:14 Sun 20th Oct 2013 | Health & Fitness

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I have a under active thyroid and am also having peri menopause symptoms as they are both similar symptoms could the doctors be confusing one with the other

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DJHawkes

i thought a thyroid problem appeared early in life, mine was diagnosed when i was about 30. i'm probably wrong maybe it can develop any time

fruitsalad

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my thyroid problem developed 3 years ago when I was 53 and they found out my Dad had an under active thyroid in his 70s

scorpiojo

Your underactive thyroid diagnosis should have been based on the results of a blood test. You should be taking thyroxine, although the amount may need to be increased until your levels are normal.

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scorpiojo is correct.

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