I have a lot of the symptoms, but I got my blood tested and it came back normal. my mom had hyperthroidism and had her thyroid removed. Problems in this area are hereditary, but I cant figure out why I have all the symptoms and no reason for it…. help me?

I had a similar situation and it was very frustrating. A few months back someone knowledgable – moreso than a family doctor – looked at my T4 levels and explained it to me. Apparently the numbers can all come up within the normal range, but there's a certain pair (I'm sorry I can only recall that T4 is one of them) that when they are both in a borderline normal range it indicates that you're at risk for abnormal thyroid function in the near future and some people already feel symptoms associated with abnormal thyroid when they are at that stage.

The thing that worried me was that the magic pairing that indicates possible future problems is right there on all the tests but most common practice doctors don't know that the pairing is indicative of a possible problem down the road.

I suggest you see an endocrinologist if you can. just to be sure. It's always better to listen to what your body is telling you even if the science doesn't show the evidence yet. we are such complex machines and the endocrine system is so highly specialized that only those who study it know all the magic formulas and what a PAIR of borderline levels indicate as opposed to their "normal" appearance when viewed seperately.

But to ease your mind, I recall that it can take many many years for a problem to finish developing. plus, if the endocrinologist sees something fishy, it is up to them to decide if you should try a thyroid pill to help with the symptoms, regardless of what the tests say. that is what mine did. Unfortunately it wasn't the answer for me. but perhaps it could be for you. we are all such unique chemistry sets.

Good luck!

There are two possibilities. both are equally likely.

1) your doctor is an idiot. this is a common problem when dealing with thyroid disease. If your doctor only knows how to run a TSH test, fire him, and get a new one. the tests that you need are free T3 and free T4. and you also need to have the results in your hands, in black and white. the actual results. Not your doctor's interpretation of them. do not accept "normal" for an answer unless you have the test results and reference ranges in front of you, and you can see that they are normal.
2) you have something completely unrelated, like diabetes, or 100 other things.

GO back to your Doctor and DEMAND they keep looking for a cause for your symptoms!
Or have them refer you to a good endocrinologist who should do a full work up… because the symptoms of a thyroid problem are so varied they could mimic many other health concerns… including other glandular disorders.