Adrenal fatigue?

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Hi everyone,

I am 42 years old married and have 3 children. I was first diagnosed

in September 2006 after suffering from palpitations. My TSH was 6 and

my T4 was 7. After gradually increasing my dose of levothyroxine up to

100mcg my TSH was 0.02 and my T4,26. My GP advised me that I needed to

reduce to 75 mcg although I felt okay I was surprised that " this was

as good as it gets! " . In February my bloods were checked again TSH

0.02 T4 16, I was surprised as I had been hoping to increase my dose

as I had been feeling down, but my GP said that I was slightly over

with my TSH being so low, but she promised to do my blood again in

May. So in May TSH 0.33 no T4 as the lab doesn't test if your TSH is

in range.As I was still feeling down and tired my GP allowed me to

increase by 12.5 mg so that I was taking 87.5 mg, felt fine had a few

missed heartbeats initially but then did seem to improve. August

routine blood test TSH 0.29 GP happy for me to stay on this dose.

Suddenly late August began to have cramp like pains in my thigh

muscles when I was relaxing and my legs felt a bit jelly-like this was

on and off initially but gradually began to bother me everyday. I

began to wonder if it might be the levothyroxine as muscle cramps and

weakness are one of the side effects of over-dosage. I decided to go

back down to 75mcg and see if it went away. It did after the first 4-5

days but then after two weeks came back. Have been to see my GP who

has done numerous blood tests all normal and my TSH is now 0.93.

However,I am feeling a little more tired and seem to be suffering from

episodes of low blood sugar which comes on suddenly out of the blue. I

feel shaky, dizzy, hungry and just want to lie down. This happened the

other day when I had gone out for a day shopping. I had eaten a good

breakfast driven to the shopping centre, spent about an hour looking

round and then suddenly 'went off'. I felt unwell until about half an

hour after eating but I just felt drained and wanted to go home. This

seems to happen most weekends and I cannot pinpoint the cause as I

always have a good breakfast. I have looked up the symptoms for

adrenal fatigue and am beginning to wonder if this may be my problem

as I have never taken anything other than Levothyroxine. Many years

ago I remember feeling lightheaded and shaky when I was hungry. I have

been back to see my GP armed with information about adrenal fatigue

and she has agreed to refer me to an endocrinologist. I am worried

about going to the consultant as I feel as though he may just think

I'm a hypochondriac, and I am not very outgoing and will not fight my

case. Has anyone else suffered from these symptoms or can anyone offer

any reassurance or advice please. I dont know whether I should

increase my dose back up to 87.5 mcg now as I'm sure I was better

apart from the leg cramps but this has settled down a bit. Help!