Will nodes go away without meds

[Momballet105]

An ultrasound revealed a growth on my thyroid, but the endocrinologist said it didn't have "the signs" of a cancerous growth, and it's small, so they're just keeping an eye on it. Meanwhile, he put me on 25mcg of levothyroxine, which made me crazy, so he allowed me to cut the pill in half. For 2-1/2 weeks, I've been taking half doses first thing in the morning and then waiting two hours to eat. I then take all my vitamins, including zinc and selenium and Acai.

I feel awful. I have tightness in the chest, feel like crying, have palpitations, and have trouble swallowing. Before I went to the endocrinologist, I went to my GP to get something for flagging libido and painful sex. He put me on 1 gram of Premarin for 2 weeks and then 1 gram 2x week.

My question is, could the Premarin have given a false reading? I had the lab right after first taking it for 2 weeks solid. My endocrinologist suspects Hashimoto's because of my symptoms: dry skin, weight gain, fatigue. I'm 58. Also, can you just stop taking levothyroxine, or do you have to gradually wind down?

[Momballet105]

I'm so new to this that I didn't think to get a copy of my labs, but the endo told me I was borderline hypo. He is having me take the levo half pill every other day, so we'll see if that helps. I think my one nodule is only .7 cm, so FNA isn't yet an option. It just feels weird. Probably psychological. Someone tells you have a nodule and suddenly you're choking. I'm just fighting the tendency to dwell on it.

Thanks to you and MANmom for taking the time to write back!

[MANmom]

Are you taking anything with soy in it?  Soy is not good for thyroid sufferers. They nodule will not go away, it will probably get bigger.  Keep an eye on it.