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Please Help Me Understand My TSH Levels and Why I Feel Bad All The Time
My levels were:
TSH: 1.94
T3: 2.5
T4: 1.2
Well 3 months ago I went to my Endocrinologist and told him that im not feeling much better I have been on Synthroid (100 MCG) for about the past 3 years and have not really felt “good”. I am a 26 year old female who is very healthy. I run 3 miles a day and eat very healthy. I have lost 45 lbs since beginning running 4 years ago. I now weigh 160 lbs. My weight fluctuates so horrible. I can easily gain 10 lbs in a week as well as lose 10 lbs in a week! I used to have beautiful healthy hair, nails until being on Synthroid. I have lost a lot of my hair and it is very thin now. During my visit in November 2010 (3 months ago) my Endocrinologist did lab work.
He said since they were level and I was still feeling bad, that we would try “Levoxyl 100 MCG”
Well I have been on it for 3 months. At first I didnt feel much difference. I suddenly saw my anxiety pretty much go away and did not have chest pains or high heart rate after eating meals. I also noticed I could tolerate alcohol a lot better and would barely have hangovers. I also noticed that I did not have an increase in heart rate after eating meals. I did not have much of a dry mouth on levoxyl. The only bad side effects I had were that I began to have sharp pains in my lower abdomen because I became very constipated. I felt very bloated on this medicine. I gained 10 lbs in 3 months on Levoxyl. Even with me dieting and running 3 miles a day, I still felt bloated and horrible about myself. I then began to feel moody. I never am moody and it seemed like the littlest things would upset me and was never like that before.
TSH: 1.94
T3: 2.5
T4: 1.2
Well 3 months ago I went to my Endocrinologist and told him that im not feeling much better I have been on Synthroid (100 MCG) for about the past 3 years and have not really felt “good”. I am a 26 year old female who is very healthy. I run 3 miles a day and eat very healthy. I have lost 45 lbs since beginning running 4 years ago. I now weigh 160 lbs. My weight fluctuates so horrible. I can easily gain 10 lbs in a week as well as lose 10 lbs in a week! I used to have beautiful healthy hair, nails until being on Synthroid. I have lost a lot of my hair and it is very thin now. During my visit in November 2010 (3 months ago) my Endocrinologist did lab work.
He said since they were level and I was still feeling bad, that we would try “Levoxyl 100 MCG”
Well I have been on it for 3 months. At first I didnt feel much difference. I suddenly saw my anxiety pretty much go away and did not have chest pains or high heart rate after eating meals. I also noticed I could tolerate alcohol a lot better and would barely have hangovers. I also noticed that I did not have an increase in heart rate after eating meals. I did not have much of a dry mouth on levoxyl. The only bad side effects I had were that I began to have sharp pains in my lower abdomen because I became very constipated. I felt very bloated on this medicine. I gained 10 lbs in 3 months on Levoxyl. Even with me dieting and running 3 miles a day, I still felt bloated and horrible about myself. I then began to feel moody. I never am moody and it seemed like the littlest things would upset me and was never like that before.
Pleae post the ranges from you own lab report for the FT4 and T3. Is that "free T3"?
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