I have been diagnosed since October of last year.Been quite the battle since. This is the first time I am upset with the doc.
November 1 TSH was 1.543/ Ft4 1.68 At this time a metabolic panel was also done. I had been on .125 mcg synthroid for only 3 weeks ,having gone up from .112.
November 2nd I underwent GYN surgery: hysteroscopy to remove uterine polyps, and D & C . Had a very difficult time with nausea/vomiting about 2 hrs after waking, lasting into the next day. Soon after this I noticed "hyper" symptoms increasing, along with an increase in what I can only describe as "dread" feelings with adrenaline rushes in the early ayem. This relieved by getting up and moving around. Have had this for months.
Results of metabolic/iron panel showed low values in all Iron areas. Iron=39 (ref range 45-145), %SAT=9(ref range 20-55%) Hemoglobin 11.8 (ref range 12.0-15.0)Ferritin=6 (ref range 10-291). Internist wrote he believed the am "restlessness" symptoms and nightmares were result of these low levels. I tried the recommended Iron supplements but was unable to tolerate. OTC Slow-Fe is better tolerated,tho not the dose he would like to see. Since I had been having an increase in hyper symptoms; worsening insomnia, anxiety, to name a few, he agreed I might be overmedicated and repeated TSH last week. The results have me baffled: TSH UP=4.034/ FT4=1.65. To further baffle, he said in note these results were fine. All along I had been told he wanted me somewhere around 1. Could 3 skipped doses, the surgery, the iron(especially ferritin) be contributing to symptoms/levels? Thanks