How Often should you get your thyroid checked?
Christean asked:
I had my thyroid checked about 6 months ago and the dr’s found nothing wrong with it. I have panic attacks and get really bad anxiety attacks and jst worry about pretty much eveything. So I was just wondering if I needed to get my Thyroid checked again or am I just over worrying?? Thank you!
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I had my thyroid checked about 6 months ago and the dr’s found nothing wrong with it. I have panic attacks and get really bad anxiety attacks and jst worry about pretty much eveything. So I was just wondering if I needed to get my Thyroid checked again or am I just over worrying?? Thank you!
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well it depends.
have you ever had a thyroid problem before?
if yes then you should get it checked every 6 months.
but if you have never had a thyroid problem then unless you are having symptoms you just get it checked once per year. they will give you a slip for blood work at your annual physical and the blood slip includes all normal tests that will be checked.
First ask for the results. Different labs have different ranges they consider normal. If there is no other symptoms besides anxiety, once a year at most.
I had thyroid cancer and have my thyroid hormone levels checked every 4 months.
Anxiety attacks can happen for a variety of reasons and many times no reason is found. It can be treated. You just need to find the right treatment.
I would suggest getting it checked each year unless you notice problems related to thyroid such as weight gain or loss, changes in body temp., difficulty swallowing, are tired a lot, and so on. Get a good check-up each year.