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Permalink Reply by Jenny on May 29, 2012 at 4:47pm

I was feeling like that, so tired I had to take maps all the time. my tsh is 7.06 and I have no thyroid. my medication has been good for 4 years at 155 now it is 175 still feel tired so we will see

Permalink Reply by busymom on May 30, 2012 at 1:37pm

I was dx with type 1 and hypothyroid at the same time in 2000. In the beginning my dosage went up periodically then it leveled out and was steady for years. It has recently, in the past year, been needed to be raised twice. I now take 150mcg. It surprised me cuz it had been steady for so long. My doc said the dosage will need to be raised until no thyroid is made by your own body. My tests are in good range at this dosage but I am usually cold and also have heavy cycles. I am tired too but I found out I am pretty anemic (7.9) so that is probably why. I wish you luck on straightening out your symptoms.

Permalink Reply by Kristad15 on August 2, 2012 at 9:56pm

I found that if I took my synthroid in the morning and went and had morning blood tests that it would come back as way to high. I always make sure I don't take my synthroid before bloodwork (I always have to do a fasting blood test).

Permalink Reply by Super_sally on December 1, 2012 at 5:30am

You need to be tested for FT3 and FT4. Not T3 and T4, which are also protein bound and not representing the available hormone.

FT4 should be at least mid range. FT3 should be a bit higher than mid range. Better all in the upper 1/2 of the range.

TSH can be falsely suppressed with thyorid meds and doesn't always accurately reflect the real status.

Also, never take thyroid meds before the blood draw - it will give falsely high results for FT3/FT4.

If your FT4 is Midrange, but your FT3 is low you would need a T3 med in addition to a T4 med. It is FT3 that is most important for the bioavailable thyroid hormone.

let us know when you get more results.

I always have gastric issues if my thyorid is out (both reflux / slow digestion and constipation).

Permalink Reply by EndocrineGremlin on April 8, 2013 at 5:30am

My levothyroxine has got my levels into the correct ranges but I still feel all the symptoms. My doctor told me that while the meds should have some impact they don't always work to illeviate the symptoms and some are just unlucky that way. I have felt a slight improvement but I've more seen results from doing other things. However, the symptoms of thyroid issues are very similar to other symptoms. My hypothyroid, endomitriosis and chronic fatigue syndrome all overlap each other symptom wise so it might be useful to get checked for other things now that your hormone levels have been balanced thyroid wise.