Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 Larkin, what I did was I kept researching and followed my gut - you know what is best for you. Did you also have your T3 tested? You might need a combo of T3 and T4. I started feeling better after 2 weeks being on T4. I have a pretty good doctor, but I've had to tell her what I want along the way. There's things that she has missed that I would've missed as well if I wasn't informed. I would say that you are not on the right dosage of medication or on the wrong meds all together if you haven't noticed a difference in these 7 weeks. I hope that helps. ----Original Message Follows---- From: KawaiiiGal@... Reply-hypothyroidism hypothyroidism Subject: Not better yet!!! Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 17:24:26 -0500 So I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism approximately 1 month and 3 weeks ago. The doctor put me on 75 mcg of Levoxyll and he told me to expect results in aproximately 2 months. So I should be feeling at least a tad bit better especially because my body usually reacts to meds extremely fast...but so far I have felt nothing. I am still sleeping 15 hours a night, and have no energy to do anything, I still can't loose the 10 pounds I gained, my hair is still thinning, I am still depressed and feel just as bad as I did when I was first diagnosed. Was this the way most of you felt when you first started treatment or do I just need a higher dosage...I am thinking my dosage isn't high enough otherwise I would feel at least something. The doctor said it might take up to a year to find the right med combos and dosages but I am miserable and can't stand that long of feeling this way, I think I will go out of my mind if I have to feel this way for so long. I am just wondering if this is how everyone else felt or if I am just not reacting to my meds. What should I do...should I tell my doc I feel I need a higher dose or just tell him I don't feel better and let him do what he feels is best. I am so new to this so I am not sure which is better, to question the doctor? or to let him do his thing and not worry so much about it and figure he knows best? Thanks for listening. Larkin _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 limited-time offer: Join now and get 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup & xAPID=42 & PS=47575 & PI=7324 & DI=7474 & SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg & HL=1216hotmailtaglines_newmsn8ishere_3\ mf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 - Thank you for the reply. That information was very helpful. I have been researching this so much and I have been reading a lot about getting the T3 tested, and my doctor hasn't done that yet and I know he is going to order another blood test in a week for my 2 month check up and I think I am going to ask him to test T3 also so we can see if that is what is causing me to feel bad. I have a gut feeling that I'm not on the right dosage or on the right meds. Luckily my doctor is a wonderful doctor and he is a friend of my parents so it will be easy to tell him what's not right without him having an ego and thinking that whatever he says is right, he's very into listening to me and what I feel is going on in my body. Anyway, thank you again for the info. Take care. Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 Be sure to get FREE T3 tested and you want it to be in the uppper quadrant. Gracia > - > > Thank you for the reply. That information was very helpful. I have been researching this so much and I have been reading a lot about getting the T3 tested, and my doctor hasn't done that yet and I know he is going to order another blood test in a week for my 2 month check up and I think I am going to ask him to test T3 also so we can see if that is what is causing me to feel bad. I have a gut feeling that I'm not on the right dosage or on the right meds. Luckily my doctor is a wonderful doctor and he is a friend of my parents so it will be easy to tell him what's not right without him having an ego and thinking that whatever he says is right, he's very into listening to me and what I feel is going on in my body. Anyway, thank you again for the info. Take care. > > Larkin > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2002 Report Share Posted December 29, 2002 Is the T3 test just done through blood also?? Please tell me it'll just be a blood test and nothing that hurts I'm just getting over my fear of needles and can only handle blood tests nothing else so I pray that the T3 test is just blood work...is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2002 Report Share Posted December 30, 2002 yes, it's just a blood test. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus & xAPID=42 & PS=47575 & PI=7324 & DI=7474 & SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg & HL=1216hotmailtaglines_eliminateviruse\ s_3mf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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