ThaiDie4
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My roommate planted the idea in my head that I might have hyperthyroidism. I tend to be a bit of a hypochondriac, so I want some feedback before I jump to conclusions. Sorry if this is a bit long, just wanted to include everything. The past 4 weeks or so, my body rhythm has been really off and I'm not sure what's going on...
For one thing, I've experienced a significant increase in appetite, for no apparent reason. I'd say I've been eating at least 1.5x-2x the amount of food that I'd normally have in a day. Despite the fact that I easily consume more than the recommended amount of calories for my height\body type, I still feel hungry all the time. And what's weird is that somehow I've LOST 7lb. in the past 2 weeks... which I don't understand at all, considering I've been eating like a pig, and I haven't been exercising.
Along with this, (sorry if this is kind of gross :/) I've also been going #2 a lot more. Like 4-5x a day... not fun. It just hits me out of nowhere sometimes, and it's not like diarrhea but just really loose stools.
I've also been having a lot of trouble sleeping the past few weeks. It's been taking me hours to fall asleep, even when I'm really tired. Then once I finally do fall asleep, I stay asleep for an excessive amount of time. Lately I've been sleeping for 12-15 hours a night\day, so I end up spending more time asleep than awake![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
If I set an alarm clock or something to wake up earlier, I just end up feeling like I need a nap later in the day.
What has worried me the most is the fact that I haven't gotten my period yet. I was supposed to get it 9 days ago. It is not totally unheard of for me to miss a period, but it's unusual. With an increase in appetite and sleep, and a missed period, I immediately assumed I was pregnant. But I took 2 pregnancy tests yesterday morning and they were both negative. I even took one of them immediately after I woke up (supposedly the Hg C levels in your pee are highest when you first wake up?) and there was not so much as a faint possibility of a positive.
So I was talking to my roommate about all of this, and she said that I have a lot of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism. I had never heard of it before, but we looked up some stuff online about it and it sounds like it could be a possibility. I don't know how else to explain what's been going on with me
I know the obvious advice would be to go to a doctor, but 1) I don't currently have a primary care physician and 2) I hate getting blood taken, so I don't want to go through all the trouble if there is a less serious explanation as to why I'm feeling like this.
Any input would be very, very helpful. Thank you
For one thing, I've experienced a significant increase in appetite, for no apparent reason. I'd say I've been eating at least 1.5x-2x the amount of food that I'd normally have in a day. Despite the fact that I easily consume more than the recommended amount of calories for my height\body type, I still feel hungry all the time. And what's weird is that somehow I've LOST 7lb. in the past 2 weeks... which I don't understand at all, considering I've been eating like a pig, and I haven't been exercising.
Along with this, (sorry if this is kind of gross :/) I've also been going #2 a lot more. Like 4-5x a day... not fun. It just hits me out of nowhere sometimes, and it's not like diarrhea but just really loose stools.
I've also been having a lot of trouble sleeping the past few weeks. It's been taking me hours to fall asleep, even when I'm really tired. Then once I finally do fall asleep, I stay asleep for an excessive amount of time. Lately I've been sleeping for 12-15 hours a night\day, so I end up spending more time asleep than awake
If I set an alarm clock or something to wake up earlier, I just end up feeling like I need a nap later in the day.What has worried me the most is the fact that I haven't gotten my period yet. I was supposed to get it 9 days ago. It is not totally unheard of for me to miss a period, but it's unusual. With an increase in appetite and sleep, and a missed period, I immediately assumed I was pregnant. But I took 2 pregnancy tests yesterday morning and they were both negative. I even took one of them immediately after I woke up (supposedly the Hg C levels in your pee are highest when you first wake up?) and there was not so much as a faint possibility of a positive.
So I was talking to my roommate about all of this, and she said that I have a lot of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism. I had never heard of it before, but we looked up some stuff online about it and it sounds like it could be a possibility. I don't know how else to explain what's been going on with me
I know the obvious advice would be to go to a doctor, but 1) I don't currently have a primary care physician and 2) I hate getting blood taken, so I don't want to go through all the trouble if there is a less serious explanation as to why I'm feeling like this.
Any input would be very, very helpful. Thank you
