Wondering if anyone has been Hypothyroid but unable to increase dosage of meds due to negative side effects?
It is almost like I have one one symptom of hyperthyroid and the rest hypo. ugh.
I have been on NDT for ~20 years. I had settled in to 2 grains (120mg) for many years but never felt optimal and steady increase in weight, always cold, low temps etc. Dr's have been wanting me to go up to 180 mg and in the last year, 2 dr. suggested this, but I was always having weird "anxiety" type symptoms. Driving high speeds on freeway, I would feel unstable, strange and have to pull off. I felt jittery but not energized--more internal instability and brain/eye disconnect. Very hard to explain. Heart rate always stable ~65bpm. My current dr. took me down to 90 mg and those symptoms went away but all the typical Hypo symptoms are worse and my body is more inflamed than ever before.
I have been steadily gaining weight without any ability to lose it. I keep active, have always been a runner up until I torn my hip and now my meniscus in the last year, which, to me is either the weight gain or inflammation from low thyroid. I walk my 3 dogs every day, job is always busy, much moving around and walking, play volleyball as well.
Labs from last week show I am Low FT4, Low FT3, Low TSH.
I understand TSH is not useful, but I do use it as a guide and results from this year have been very strange.
Past two years it was 0.01, 0.03.
3/21 (after reducing 90 mg) it was 2.2 mcu/ml and then last week is 0.4 without changing any dose.
I am taking a number of supportive supplements recommended from my dr. and some from this site.
Zinc, Selenium, Potassium, Glutathione, Vit E, Thyromax (multi from dr.), Taurine, Pepcid, Aspirin, liver support supps (bitters, artichoke, burdock etc.)
My original dr. retired and I am struggling to find one that knows what they are doing!
Any incite would be much appreciated! You all are super smart on this site!
It is almost like I have one one symptom of hyperthyroid and the rest hypo. ugh.
I have been on NDT for ~20 years. I had settled in to 2 grains (120mg) for many years but never felt optimal and steady increase in weight, always cold, low temps etc. Dr's have been wanting me to go up to 180 mg and in the last year, 2 dr. suggested this, but I was always having weird "anxiety" type symptoms. Driving high speeds on freeway, I would feel unstable, strange and have to pull off. I felt jittery but not energized--more internal instability and brain/eye disconnect. Very hard to explain. Heart rate always stable ~65bpm. My current dr. took me down to 90 mg and those symptoms went away but all the typical Hypo symptoms are worse and my body is more inflamed than ever before.
I have been steadily gaining weight without any ability to lose it. I keep active, have always been a runner up until I torn my hip and now my meniscus in the last year, which, to me is either the weight gain or inflammation from low thyroid. I walk my 3 dogs every day, job is always busy, much moving around and walking, play volleyball as well.
Labs from last week show I am Low FT4, Low FT3, Low TSH.
I understand TSH is not useful, but I do use it as a guide and results from this year have been very strange.
Past two years it was 0.01, 0.03.
3/21 (after reducing 90 mg) it was 2.2 mcu/ml and then last week is 0.4 without changing any dose.
I am taking a number of supportive supplements recommended from my dr. and some from this site.
Zinc, Selenium, Potassium, Glutathione, Vit E, Thyromax (multi from dr.), Taurine, Pepcid, Aspirin, liver support supps (bitters, artichoke, burdock etc.)
My original dr. retired and I am struggling to find one that knows what they are doing!
Any incite would be much appreciated! You all are super smart on this site!