Another newbie - recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism

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Hi all-

I'm glad I found this group.

I'm 27. My husband and I were just starting to try to have kids, so I

was doing the whole charting thing. My waking up temps were low 96s

and that concerned me a bit. After doing some internet research, I saw

my low temps could be due to hypothyroidism. I had many of the other

symptoms, but I really just thought being cold is just who I am! =) I

also was just always tired (could barely keep my eyes open past 9pm,

with 9 hours of sleep a night) and was slowly gaining weight. My blood

pressure has always been low too (90/55-60). So I went to my doctor

and asked for the test, even though I felt stupid doing so (not bc of

the doctor, but just because I only went to the doctor just to get the

test). I'm glad I did!

I found out on Wednesday that my TSH is in the 12s. My doc started out

with a 500 mcg for me and told me to come back in 6-8 weeks. I don't

want to wait that long, because I want to continue trying to get

pregnant, and don't want to harm any potential children. Should I just

go ahead and schedule something in 4 weeks? She's my general

practitioner...should I find myself an endocrinologist? I like her so

I hate to ditch her, but I'm wondering if that would be a better move?

Also, what was your initial experience when losing weight once taking

medication?

Sorry about the questions. I don't really know anyone else with a

thyroid disease and I want to make sure I'm taking care of myself!

Thanks in advance!

Abby