I am 27 years old, I have just been diagnosed with acute Hashimoto's after at least 17 years as an undiagnosed sufferer. Doctors have been adjusting my thyroxine dose since june, and I'm up to 75 mcg, changing from 'eutirox, an italian make, to levothyroxine, but with both I have suffered terrible depression and moodswings, hair loss, dry skin, muscle cramps, tiredness, loss of concentration, etc. I have had none of the 'great' effects that people say they have when they take thyroxine. My life has just become really really hard to bear, to the point where it's affecting my relationships and my ability to work. Aren't I supposed to feel a little better each time they up the dose? I'm 27 and I just feel like a manic depressive old woman.
I am also extremely worried, as you may imagine, about infertility, as nobody seems to be able to give me clear answers. What are the risks of infertility? Where can I read studies on the subject? What can I do? What are the risks of miscarriage?