I just recently got the diagnosis after a thyroid test for T3,T4 & TSH
The T3 and T4 were normal but the TSH was high & climbing
prompted the test is about mid January I started getting a rash here & there on my body ... I would scratch it & it would raise up into a welt... at that point wherever you put pressure on my skin including my feet on the bottom it would become inflamed with hives and welts...ugh got an appointment ASAP ...Doctor ran auto immune tests and thyroid & Put me on prednisone 10mg
I could not tolerate that dose I cut it in half ...that got me through until I saw my primary a couple of weeks later Rand another thyroid panel and the TSH was around 8...
I was freaking out
The primary is an internist so he knew to run the TPO test to see if I had a Hashimoto's
sure enough it came back positive
I just started thyroid medication a week ago I believe the rash is getting better I have used a allegra all the way through after I stopped the prednisone
alongside the rash/hives came intermittent severe reflux
it would feel like my stomach was in my throat and I couldn't get relief from burping I have been panicked this whole time
when I told someone about my keys they said I caught it early I may have and I'm glad for that because I didn't get any of the traditional symptoms of hair loss , weight gain etc.
it is too early to tell how effective the thyroid medication will be because it takes 4-6 weeks to fully kick in
I have always had normal T3 and T4 with slightly elevated TSH
but it had gone off the charts
what is my story I am still taking Allegra and I think the intermittent rash and hives is halfway better
Do you have Hashimoto's and if so what is your story