Daughter with hypothyroidism

October 31, 2010

Hi Sheila, my 22 year old daughter was diagnosed last summer after having a TSH

of 15. She was put onto Levothyroxine at a dose of 50mcg daily. She then moved

away from home and changed doctors. She wasnt taking the Levothyroxine regularly

and told the new doctor. Her next TSH result was 4.7 and so he told her that she

didnt need to take it any more. She still has many hypo symptoms such as hair

loss, bad memory and feeling cold, weight gain etc. She has moved back home and

is now back at the original group of GPs. She has had another blood test and all

they will tell her is that it is normal and they are refusing to put her back on

Levothyroxine again. I am concerned that if she doesnt take any Levo (which the

original GP said she would be on for life) her TFTs will go out of range again

and she will end up as ill as she was last year. I am going to try to get her to

see the GP who originally put her on Levothyroxine, but his appointments are

very hard to get and he is due to retire very soon. Do you have any advice about

what to say to this doctor to persuade him to put her back on? She has already

tried the list of symptoms, and crying !!! Its crazy isnt it. One GP said that

her depression was causing the hypothyroidism. I thought it was the other way

round! They want to put her on antidepressants, but not Levothyroxine. I think

it is appalling that you have to work out what to say to a GP in order to get

treatment that you need. And if he says NO, what can we do then? I know they

should take into account a patients symptoms and not just the results of a blood

test, but its hard to tell a GP that! Any help will be gratefully received. Many

thanks, Jo

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