Should I call endo monday???

[froggy0936]

It's me again with more questions! Lol. Quick recap..TT 12/17/09. Endo started me on Synthroid a week later..50mcg. Low dosing was due to the fact that I have anxiety. Had 1st set of labs and TSH was 66.060! On Feb 13th he bumped me to 75mcg. Due to have bw done March 12. Obviously, I'm extremely hypo. I might have 2 to 3hrs of energy out of the day and that is it. I literally feel as though i can't function. Extreme brain fog and depression. Never had a problem with depression before. I don't have many of the other hypo symptoms but the 2 that I have are ruining my life!! I can't concentrate, my body feels like lead and I cry or am mean for no reason. Do I really need to wait another 2wks for a bump in med? I'm sure I'm so far in the hole that with even this bump to 75mcg..I feel no different..in fact I feel worse!! I can't imagine continuing to feel this way. I'm so keyed up on the inside (I never feel relaxed for some reason) but it's hard to be up and doing things for a couple of hours! I'm sleeping at night and do not take naps. I have my 1st and only labs in my previous posts. They are within range. I'm looking at my script for my bw March 12 and it says T4 Total, T3 Uptake and TSH high sensitivity. I see people say to have "Free T3 and Free T4" tested but my endo said that would be done only if TSH came down to where it should be and I'm still not feeling well and I'm only a little over 2months post op. I want to call him Monday and beg him to raise med or do something..as this is the worst I've felt since TT. How am I going to feel like this for another 2 weeks? I was never depressed nor felt like this in my life! An antidepressant is not an option. I've tried them for my anxiety and there are way to many side effects. I'm very sensitive to meds and I don't need to feel worse. Please advise if I should push endo or just sit here and suffer!! Thank you all in advance!                

[Super_sally888]

hi,

yes, call the doctor on monday. Let him know exactly how bad you're feeling (particularly the immobilising depression). See what he can do.

75 mcg is definitely not your final dose.  I kind of agree with him about not testing ft3 and ft4 til the tsh comes down.  FT3 and ft4 are for finetuning meds and you are obviously so hypo you still need med increases.

But maybe he could consider adding in a t3 med. it may help with the anxiety/depression ånd get you feeling better sooner.

[blsdnsvd]

As you know, I am in a similiar situation and I can truly say that if my symptoms were any worse than they already are, I would definitely be on the phone with my doctor for help.

I was very skeptical in having surgery due to the stories that i have read , whether on this site or on other's. I specifically asked all of my doc's and even a woman who worked out in the same gym as i did because she is a pediatric endocrin, will i have any "long term" side effects from this surgery" and i named them one by one They all said: once you take the med's, you will have no symptoms. Im wondering why it is that everyone on this site has or had issues with hypothyroidism and some much longer than others.
      
I truly know what you are gong through with the anxiety because i was once a severe sufferer and was house bound for months. That alone is bothersome and then to add on many other symptoms which are also bothersome. The exhaustion alone is enough.

My TSH level came down from 39.51 (1mo post surgery) to 13.something (2mos post surgery) but i felt fine when my level was at the higher #..and" i hadn't started taking "levothroxine" at the time.  

Waiting it out is easier said than done....but,what is one to do. In the midst of it all , we are all blessed anyhow.