Question: I have been experiencing the following symptoms for quite some time: My hair has become brittle and is falling out; I have chronic pain in my neck and shoulders, I feel fatigue and weepy, I have been constipated and am losing weight my muscles ache. I went and had a thyroid panel done as it seemed my symptoms were in line with possible thyroid problems. I had a TSH, T3 Total and T4 Uptake and all the results came back well within normal range. I am at a loss as to what is going on and with health insurance it is difficult for me to see a doctor for more tests. I have had esophagus problems for some time and am on over the counter medications for this. Aside from that I take no other medications and have always been a healthy person. I am a 55 year old woman who is active, practice yoga regularly and eat a mostly organic healthy diet. I would like suggestions on where I might look next for answers to these symptoms.

Thanks for your response. As for my Esophageal results I went in for an endoscopy as I was not able to eat solid foods without vomiting and without pain in my chest. The doctor wanted to stretch my esophagus however it was so swollen and ulcered that he could not perform the procedure as he feared it would rupture. He put me on over the counter Omerprazole to help reduce the swelling, ulcers and hernia. I was supposed to follow up in 3 months but was unable to due to the fact that I have no health insurance and the first procedure was so expensive. I am not on any prescription medications. I was in a car accident three years ago and did suffer from neck issues, and was under a chiropractors care for 12 weeks. Xrays of my spine showed that my spine (with the exception of my neck which showed slight compression) was in line with the spine of someone half my age (I believe due to my many years of doing yoga). I have gone through menopause and have not taken any HRT or done anything else as I did not suffer normal symptoms and breezed through it (although i know I am still going through it). I don't see anywhere on these follow up correspondence to attach a file so cannot send my lab results from Thyroid Panel but the results showed the following: T3 Uptake - 33.6 T4 Total - 6.8 T7 Index - 2.3 TSH - 0.72 I have not gone to see a general surgeon as I do NOT have insurance and cannot afford to pay doctors which is why I turned to this service. =) Thanks for your input.