conflicting symprtoms

[Sparkydoo]

I am a 39 year old female.  9 years ago I asked my doc. about thyroid disorders due to symptoms: low sex drive, sweating and hot all the time (even in an a/c room other people were fine and I was hot), tired and not a lot of energy, dry hair, brain fog, I seemed to have syptoms (symptoms) of both hyper and hypo, I thought that perhaps I was just going through early meonopause and asked the doctor..her suggested I have my thyroid tested..  I was tested and my level came back 3.3 and he said I was fine.  Now 9 years later I still have the same symptoms and also leg cramps at night, heart palpatations, tired, difficulty loosing weight, I thought perhaps some of my symptoms were related to being on oral contraceptives for 12 years so, I went off but, still did not resolve the symptoms.  My doc. tested my TSH levels again and found them to be 3.7(dignosed me as hypothyroid) so, he put me on Synthroid 75 mcg...the first day I was sweating and hot very badly even with A/C blowing directly on me...i called the nurse and she said the doctor suggested I cut my dose to half of the 75 mcg. tablet.  I have been on it for 6 days now.  I have been doing research online and I am confused as to why my symptoms are conflicting?  I have more symptoms of hyperthyroid than hypothyroid?   I don't have medical insurance so, I can't afford to keep running back to the doctor for all the questions and the tests?  Help?  I am still hot on the synthroid dose.   When will I start feeling better on synthroid and is my doseage to small?  At first I wasn't supposed to go back for a year but, now he wants to test me again after 4 weeks on synthroid..when is the best time of day to test and do I need to be fasting?  As I said I don't have insurance so, I have to pay for everything done out of pocket but, is there something he isn't doing or looking at?

[Venora Moonwind]

It takes time  to get the full effect of the synthroid give it at least a month.that is probably why you doc wants blood tests after 4 weeks.I have been back on my sythroid for about 4 months and last month I finally started to feel better. Have your cacium checked too.Leg cramps are caused lots of times by low calcium.
You hang in there and let us know how you are.
Love venora