need everyone's opinion!

[underinformed35]

I went to the doctor for a follow-up. The doctor said my levels were normal and he did not know why I was so tired. He said that he thought I was just out of shape and needed to condition. I don't exercise regularly right now but I did before and still felt tired. I don't think it has to do with that but he just acted like it was in my head or something. I have been hypo for years and have never felt great since I started taking medicine but it has gotten worse over the last two years or so. I worked out very regularly last year but it did not improve my tiredness at all. I don't know what to do at this point but I am very frustrated. He put me on cytomel last month to see if that helped but I really can't tell much difference. I asked about Armour but he said to give the cytomel a few more months.
I just wanted to know if you all thought that extreme fatigue can be due to just being out of shape???

[underinformed35]

He did not tell me what my levels were today, just that they were in normal range. He only gave me the cytomel because I said I felt bad, not because I had a conversion problem. I don't really think it is doing anything.
stella- are you on Armour? I asked him for it today...
He said that he felt like a lot of times it is in people's mind that they are feeling better on the Armour because they have not had good luck with anything else and just want it to work???? What?? He really did not want me to change yet but I have been hypo for so long and nothing is helping at all. I just want to feel like myself again! I do not think the way I feel has anything to do with not exercising regularly.

[stella5349]

Your body is still in hypothyroid mode and is not adjusting yet to your thyroid medication to where it wants it to be.

I would go for the Armour if you want and skip the couple of months more. You can always return to the old meds if you want - but it sounds your situation was alot like mine and I am happy I pushed for the change. I feel wonderful.

[SusanneKonig]

What are your free T4 and free T3 numbers ? With the reference ranges .

[JoSue]

I got pretty much the same answer from my doctor.  He told me to take a good prenatal vitamin (I'm 72) and walk as much as I could.  He seems to thinkmy tiredness is from inactivity.  I wish he could follow me around just for one day.