Possible thyroid disorder?

I'm an 18 year old female. All throughout my life I have gone through cycles where I go a few years having a lot of energy and I'll lose weight for no reason, and then I'll go a few years where I sleep all the time, and I'll gain weight without even changing my eating habits. Last year, I dropped twenty pounds without even trying, then all of a sudden I gained twenty pounds without doing anything different, and I have to sleep at least ten hours a day or I feel exhausted. My mom said I had these same symptoms even when I was little. I also have problems with temperature intolerance. My dad has a thyroid disorder where he bounces back and forth between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroism. Could I have the same thing? Also, please share your symptoms and experiences, and what helped you. Thank you for your answers!

This flux sounds like Hashimoto's diseasee and should be ruled out by your doctor. This is an autoimmune disease that is slow progressing and can give presentations of both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

If this is caught early, there is a better chance of managing it.

Make sure you ask for a TSH, free T3, free T4 and TPO. To learn more about these test, their results and how to manage these problems go to the link below.

Good luck.

i've experienced the same thing and i have a thyroid problem too, but right now my thyroid is underactive. i also had a slight tempurature and a sore throat. it very well could be the sme thing. i wish i could bounce back to hyperthyroidism though to have more energy. the only way to tell for sure is to get your thyroid levels checked through a blood test at the doctors office.

It definitely sounds like your thyroid. I had extremely dry skin and my mind was fuzzy all of the time. I finally went to the doctor and I have a slow thyroid. The medicine has made me 100% better..