Today was another loop of confusion, at the Endo. I hope someone can clarify which way to proceed. Please, don't advise to find another Endo. There is no other, in my area, or my network.
So, here at the labs:
October I was on 75 Levoxyl mcg & 15 Cytomel mcg
T3, free 3.3 (2.3-4.2 pg/mL
T4, Free 1.0 )0.8-1.8 ng/dL)
TSH 0.02 (mIu/L)
The Primary reduced: Levoxyl 50 mcg & Cytomel 15 mcg
T3, Free 3.2
T4, Free 0.8
TSH 0.04
T3, Uptake 35 (22-35)
Symptoms: Weight gain, depression, 16+ hours sleeping.
So, a week ago, I switched back to NatureThroid 97.5 + 1/2 of that tablet. I am still unclear as to conversion.
In today's visit, he said he felt something was wrong, but did not know exactly what. He said I could continue, and take 2 grains of NatureThroid or Switch to Cytomel only at 25 mcg.
Currently, I am still very tired, am experiencing flu like symptoms, and swollen glands. Also, the weight...
I do believe too much t4 causes weight gain.
Prior to my partial thyroidectomy, at 200 mcg of Synthroid, I was 200 lbs. I am 5''5'. I am far too short for that much weight. I am currently 151 lbs, when I was 130 in August 2014. I am far too short for this amount of weight, as well.
If I was exhausted on 20 mcg of Cytomel in combination with 50 Levoxyl, how in the world am I going to feel on only 25 mcg of Cytomel?