Question: I recently went to the ER for a sore throat, heavy chest and heart palpitations. They ran a bunch of tests and an EKG. Heart was fine but TSH was 9.9 and free t4 was .90. They told me I was hypothyroid and puts me on meds. (I've had an awful reaction to the meds after only a week and they just changed them. So I'm already on med #2) Anyway--2 days later, my son was found out to have a staph infection in his throat. I find it odd that my numbers were so elevated and I never had any other symptoms of a thyroid condition. With a 9.9 they told me I should basically have been dog tired all the time. Is it possible, I too have a staph infection and was misdiagnosed? Is it possible that a staph infection was unnoticed and that my numbers were elevated because of that? I have no idea what my free t3 was. BTW-- my son didn't have a fever or anything. He recently had strep throat and I though he was having it again and brought him back in. That's when they discovered staph.

Ok, thank you. I have a questions about the meds I have been put on. I was started on Synthroid at 125 mcg. I am 5'4" and weigh 109lbs. I took this medicine as directed, Empty stomach- first thing in the morning and waited to eat or drink anything else for 1 hour. After I started this medicine I began to get heart palpitations ALL THE TIME, got shaky, stomach pains, constant headache that lasted days. I went back to my dr and she switched my medicine after only 1 week to Armour 60mg. Today is only my 2nd day on this medicine and I am experiencing more heart palpitations now than before. My doctor said these are normal but they are VERY SCARY. Can you tell me if I should really be getting these side effects? If so, when I can expect them to subside. I used to be someone who could exercise daily. Since I've started meds, I can't. My heart is always having palpitations, my body is sore and achy (more my back than anything else) and in general I feel worse than I did before I was diagnosed. Any advice on this?

I just received more test results back. My Thyroid Pero AB came back at 25 (normal range 0-34) What does this mean? Do I have plain old hypothyroidism or do I have Hashimoto's disease? I ask because have read about iodine treatments for hypothyroidism but that they are XXXXXXX for Hashimoto's. What does this result mean for me?