Question

[boston bean]

Is there any Dr. in this forum that can tell me how long it take for hypothyroidism to go to full blown Hashimoto disease?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. I can tell you one thing.... google for

glyconutrients and whatever you are concerned with. If you will take this leap of faith.... you may very well completely alter the course you are on.... I KID YOU NOT.

[silverweb]

2. They're not necessarily linked.

Hashimoto disease is chronic thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid gland) and can cause hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism is simply low thyroid function and can be caused by a number of things besides Hashimoto disease.

[boston bean]

3. So hypothyroidism doesn't cause Hashimoto

Hashimot causes hypothyroidism?

[silverweb]

7. Almost.

Hashimoto's is one of the things that can cause hypothyroidism, although it doesn't always have to have that result.

Hypothyroidism is low thyroid function, which can be caused by a number of different things, one of which may be Hashimoto's in some cases.

On edit: Horse with no Name is absolutely right about seeing a doctor about either condition.

[Horse with no Name]

4. I can tell you this

You need to get your healthcare information from a real doctor who knows your situation.

[boston bean]

5. I am seeing a doctor and have an appt. with a specialist.

I don't want to go in to the whole story, but I wanted to know the answer to this specific question for a completely different reason, vs my health care.

Thank you for your concern.

[Horse with no Name]

6. Good.

I have seen some dangerous advice dispensed and heeded across message boards.
I just want you to be safe.
Good luck.

[boston bean]

8. Thank you.

I believe i had a missed diagnosis for over 7 years.

I am hopefully getting on the right track now and have an appt. with an endocrinologist. I just got diagnosed with this and have not had a chance to speak with someone regarding this part of it, but recently found some information that leads me to believe it should have been spotted over 7 years ago. So, therefore the question.

Which came first, the hashimoto or the hypothyroidism.

[Horse with no Name]

9. This happened to a fellow nurse

Believe it or not...you wouldn't believe how difficult it is for a nurse to go into the hospital as a patient.
If the doc can't figure out what is wrong with you--it is only because you found a way to fool them.
Anyway...this nurse kept passing out. She passed out at work. We took her blood sugar and it was verrrryyyyy low.
They admitted her and our endocrinologist saw her. He was "convinced" that she brought on these symptoms herself (because she was a nurse).
He sent her down for x-rays and ordered us to search her hospital room for a hidden bottle of insulin (which he was convinced that she was using to bring her blood sugar down). We didn't find one.
He couldn't figure out the rest...so he ordered a psychiatric consult.
The psychiatrist asked her if she was doing this to herself for attention. That was the last straw.
After tendering her resignation from her hospital bed, she then checked out AMA (against medical advice).
She drove down to Galveston to John Sealy. She didn't tell them she was a nurse. Within 24 hours, she had a diagnosis of Hashimoto's.
Point of story is...I think it is not the first thing they look at which in essence makes it difficult to diagnose.
As a result of the Hashimoto's, the thyroid gland becomes unable to produce enough hormones (which is hypothyroidism).
So chances are, if you now had hypothyroidism, it was a direct result of the Hashimotos. However, most of the time Hashimoto's isn't detected until the hypothyroidism is detected.

[boston bean]

10. I found out that I have hashimotos

early this week after i found a large goiter on my neck.

later this week i found out that I had a very high TSH back in 1998.

mind you, i have been exhausted for many years, have complained about it incessantly. obviously a test was given, but results were not given to me and there was no follow up care.

At this time, I have difficulty swallowing and it feels like I have a tightly buttoned shirt around my neck, which cause me to feel panicky. I take levoxyl once a day and will have to the rest of my life. My thyroid will probably not decrease in size. I don't know if I will ever get use to the feeling of it.