First I want to apologize for this post being so long, but I'm hoping to get some information and/or ideas on how to help my daughter.
My daughter is 26 years old, married, with 3 children. During her last pregnancy in 2003, she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease. She has had symptoms of hypothyroidism on and off ever since the diagnosis was made and has had several adjustments made to her Synthroid and has always "bounced back". She has T4s, TSHs, and other thyroid tests drawn frequently, but they always come back normal.
In December, she had a viral syndrome and was hospitalized for 24 hours. Ever since that time she has had overwhelming fatigue along with a weight loss of about 15-20#. She went from a size 8 to a size 2 ! She describes the fatigue as more than just being real tired ... more like she has to rest after taking a shower and a trip down the driveway to the mailbox wears her out.
Recently, she has had trouble concentrating. She went to the doctor yesterday and the office nurse sorta blew her off saying, "anybody with three kids under the age of 5 is tired." Even the doctor sorta blew her off saying he couldn't find anything wrong with her, maybe she's depressed, maybe she's doing too much, maybe she not eating well.
She was a little offended, but refuses to be brushed off. She is taking very good care of herself, has stopped doing alot of outside activities (she is a stay at home mama), eats well, takes vitamins, etc. She is not anemic. She claims she is not depressed or anxious, is happy and seems to be so to me.
The doctor examined her and drew more blood for tests.
As an aside, I have Type 1 diabetes and Graves Disease, my father had rheumatoid disease, a cousin was recently diagnosed with MS... so autoimmune disease runs rampant in our family.
Do any of you have experience with Hashimoto's or Hypothyroidism? Any ideas of what could be causing the fatigue and weight loss?
I have thought of Addison's Disease, MS, heavy metal poisoning, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, fibromyalgia, but I have no experience with any of these.
Any ideas or information/advice will be greatly appreciated.
