Newly diagnosed

[angelat76]

Hello. I was newly diagnosed with Hypothyroidism in late June. I originally went to my endo because I thought I was going through early menopause (I'm 32, but that runs in my family). My TSH was at 6.10 so my Endocrinologist put me on 25 mcg of levothyroxine. I started feeling better after the first 2 weeks of taking it. things that I had just always lived with. My energy level picked up and I didn't feel like I needed a nap all the time, my skin on my hands stopped peeling, my nails started growing again and I just felt better in general. the best thing is that the "brain fog" I was associating with menopause is SO much better!

I was also doing really well with losing weight until this all started. Last year I was at 215lbs and in 6 months I got down to 179. Mostly just counting calories, not even excercising. Then when this all started, I began gaining if I ate anything over 1000 calories per day. Now I'm back up to 203. Could this be because of my thyroid?

Now, 3 months later, I'm tired all the time again, my skin is once again peeling and my nails won't grow for anything (they keep breaking and peeling) I went for my scheduled blood work on Friday and my TSH was 2.98. Could this still be high? I am waiting to hear from my Dr., but am just curious.

[gimel]

TSH is not the only thing to consider when making decisions regarding medication.  Your Free T4/T3 levels, your symptoms and how you are feeling, and your body temperature/metabolism are probably more important.  Just because your TSH is that low doesn't mean you are now hyper t.  If you do some reading on this site you will notice numerous members on medication who need to have TSH readings in that same  range in order to feel good, yet are not hyper.    

[JoStafford]

Hi Angela

My thryoid was at TSH 2.7 and I was taking 75mg.  My doctor told me I was still hypo so raised my Levothyroxine to 100mg.   I had a blood test a month later because I was not feeling well at all and I had gone hyper TSH -0.1.   You are still hypo so try raising your medication to 50mg but be careful you don't go into hyper as this can be seriously bad for your bones.   Get regular blood tests as this is the only way you will know if you are on track.   Best wishes.   Jo