Hi! I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis 4 years ago. I went on Synthroid and I lost over 50 pounds and gained back my strength. In the last year, I have had to drastically increase my dosage. Even this did not help alleviate any of my symptoms (weight gain, hair loss, dry hair/skin, fatigue...etc you know the drill). I then went to a specialist who told me I had hyperthyroid temporarily, and I was on wayy too high medication, and decreased it by half. (now on .15 mg,was previously on .3) You would think this would finally fix the problem, but it has not! I'm not sure when I will ever gain my hair back or feel healthy again. On top of that, I am now experiencing edema (fluid retention) in all parts of my body, but especially the hands and feet. It's so bad that I cannot even slightly get my rings on anymore and my feet and hands hurt from this. I also gained all the weight back and then some. I am due for my next blood test, but until then, can you please shed some light on this problem?! Any suggestions about the fluid retention? That's probably my bigest problem right now. I am very frustrated with the whole thing at the moment.