Hi Everyone - I guess I should give you a little background first. At 11 yrs old I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease/Hyperactive. At 15 yrs old I had Radiation because they could not get my thyroid undercontrol with PTU. Also, my thyroid was 6x its normal size. Can we say GOITER!!!! About 3 months after the treatment it was determined that I had switched to Hypothyroid and have been on Synthroid ever since. I am currently 28 years old and have been dealing with this disease for 17 years now. Last year during my pregnancy, my OB had a hard time regulating my levels with my medication. My T3, T4 and TSH levels were off the charts...dangerous levels. By the time I got to my Endo I was on 300mg of Synthroid....I was literally being overdosing and feeling like ****!!! My Endo said that basically, although it is very rare, my body is no longer taking the T4 hormone. In order for it take it I need to be taking T3 hormone, i.e. cytomel. After a few weeks being on my cocktail my thyroid seemed to get back under control. I am at the moment feeling really yucky and having a lot of my symtoms rearing their ugly little heads again. I was just wondering if anybody else has had this problem or if anybody has any ideas why this is happening? The only thing I was told by the Dr is that my body is naturally made up to function with Grave's disease/Hyperactive now that I am Hypo with Grave's its gonna be harder to treat. Does this seem right?
Any input would be greatly appreciated!!