Hmmm LightRaven, since I've been diagnosed (late November), I have been seeing my doctor once a month for blood tests to see if the levothyroxine dosage is correct. Each month, he's upped it. This last time, since it was 175 mcg, he said if I experienced any heart palpitations and/or had a hard time breathing and swollowing, I was to come and see him immediately.
Hmmm LightRaven, since I've been diagnosed (late November), I have been seeing my doctor once a month for blood tests to see if the levothyroxine dosage is correct. Each month, he's upped it. This last time, since it was 175 mcg, he said if I experienced any heart palpitations and/or had a hard time breathing and swollowing, I was to come and see him immediately.
Thanks Bijouxette.
I called my doctor's office this morning. At first the receptionist was like "Uh, you have to go to the ER" and I was like "Uh.. no. I'm not going to the ER" I tried to explain to her that it's not like I'm having constant palpitations, But I can count on one hand how many times I've had a palpitaiton in the past 5 years.. and now in the past four weeks.. i've had 5+ (had another one today)? It just seemed like something was off.
So I went in today to have another EKG (Had one recently actually, it was fine in december) Doctor says it's not the levothyroxine. (Also, when I was reading up on it today, it looks like heart palpitations are a side effect when the dosage is too high.. essentially making you hyperthyroid. LOL! I definitely don't have that going on, I haven't had really any relief of symptoms, but I'm just starting out)..
Anyway.. so it's not the medicine, but there is definitely something up with my EKG. It's hard to explain but it's like the EKG showed there is too much time between the electrical pulses that tell my heart to beat. That the electrical pulse took the wrong way to my heart. It got there... but not in time.
That was a crappy analogy.
Anyway.. now I really have to go see a cardiologist and have that ultrasound done.
hey girls still no proper answer my blood test came back saying iron, kidneys, liver and cholestol was normal. My thyroid came back saying it is still over abit it has come down abit from last time when i was on 100mg a day but it is still saying im abit over on 75mg a day im so confused as i am still having underactive thyroid symptoms so my doctor is looking up thyroid disorders and the rt3 as he has never heard of it as he aint a specialist in thyroid disorders. In the mean time i have to take my temperture 10 times in one day and record it and let him know what they were when he rings me about what he is going to do next about the thyroid.
So still no answers im so frustrated about this. xxx
My results were t3 5.1 and t4 15 i dont know what the levels are meant to be but he is saying it is still high can anyone enlighten me on this?
blood tests are just a gauge - not everyone is the same. just bec a lab result is "within the range" does not mean that you are no longer hypo. I would say that you are still dealing with hypo symptoms bec you are not getting the proper dosage AND you are not getting any direct T3 like you would from Cytomel or natural thyroid meds like Armour, Naturethroid, etc. I would be very anxious to have your doc run the FREE T3 test and see where your T3 is.
well he said my t3 is 5.1 im waiting to hear off him now he is looking into thyroid disorders and doing the rt3 and the other things you mentioned. I will let you know. I had a look at one of tem site you recomenned it but it didnt say anything about what scale you should be inbetween xxx
all they have done is put my meds back up they dont do revers t3 or t4 here they said they do that in usa not in the uk so god know im sick of it but leats they put my dose back up xxxx
Ems - unfortunately getting proper thyroid treatment any place in this world can be simply MADDENING!!!! glad they put your meds back up! hope you feel much better!
I am so frustrated with the whole hypothyroid issue. I was always very thin, and then in one year I gained 70lbs with no change in diet/exercise. I was able to lose 35 lbs for my wedding over a period of 6 months (MUCH slower than I wanted), and needed to still lose that last 35. But the second I wasn't exercising 2 plus hours a day I gained 15 lbs in 5 mo. (also my thyroid got out of whack again during that period of time.) I'm finally on a higher dose of levox and take cytomel twice a day as well. I'm starting back swimming this week. Before the wedding I was doing P90x and turbojam but I got a nasty knee injury that parked me for a few months. I'm going to buy insanity today and do that with P90x later this month. I suppose its just crazy to think that in order for me to get back to and maintain my normal size my only option is to exercise hard core two hours a day and be even more strict with my already very healthy eating habbits. Anyone have slower weight loss with the thyroid?
Leiluwicket - yes yes yes - slower weight loss for me with a thyroid problem. I'm glad you added the Cytomel as the direct T3 is important with weight. Before I got on Armour Thyroid I was gaining about 10 lbs a year. Once I was on the proper dosage for me, I lost about 20 lbs in a year. this past year I have fought with the same 10 lbs over and over. I believe I am in menopause and it has made things EVEN more difficult for me. Everything I have read encourages people with a thyroid problem to follow a low glycemic diet, and I find that works best for me. Even tho I have a long long list of hypo symptoms that I no longer deal with and I am soooooo much better, I still struggle with my weight and it looks like I always will.
It is very crazy to think you have to get that amount of exercise in order for you to maintain a normal size. that's a LOT of exercise!
I was diagnosed with hypo almost a year ago. i am on the lowest dosage of synthroid, and recently have been feeling really tired and foggy in the brain. i did have my levels checked recently (january) and my endo said i was smack in the middle of normal and that she wouldnt raise my meds. she told me that i needed to cut out white breads, rice, sugar, etc... (the white demons as i call them).
other than cutting out that obviously pointless "food group", has anyone heard or experienced negative side effects from eating kale and macrobiotics? my doctor said nothing about avoiding that stuff, nor did my nutritionist... but im curious what others have experienced. i have read about those being goitrogenic foods but they have always been a staple in my diet and being a vegetarian and a type A blood type, my can vs. cannot eat list is getting ridiculous.
i know i have been tired because i feel very discouraged. i have been eating the white demons because its such an old learned habit, although i know better. sugar is a nasty addiction.
Last edited by eyereenahmahree; 03-11-2011 at 11:13 PM.
I was diagnosed with hypo almost a year ago. i am on the lowest dosage of synthroid, and recently have been feeling really tired and foggy in the brain. i did have my levels checked recently (january) and my endo said i was smack in the middle of normal and that she wouldnt raise my meds. she told me that i needed to cut out white breads, rice, sugar, etc... (the white demons as i call them).
other than cutting out that obviously pointless "food group", has anyone heard or experienced negative side effects from eating kale and macrobiotics? my doctor said nothing about avoiding that stuff, nor did my nutritionist... but im curious what others have experienced. i have read about those being goitrogenic foods but they have always been a staple in my diet and being a vegetarian and a type A blood type, my can vs. cannot eat list is getting ridiculous.
i know i have been tired because i feel very discouraged. i have been eating the white demons because its such an old learned habit, although i know better. sugar is a nasty addiction.
Goitrogenic foods like brussels sprouts, rutabaga, turnips, cauliflower, African cassava, millet, babassu (a palm-tree coconut fruit popular in Brazil and Africa) cabbage, and kale can act like the antithyroid drugs propylthiouracil and methimazole in disabling the thyroid function, so they should not be eaten in large amounts by someone on thyroid hormone replacement who still has a thyroid. It's thought that the enzymes involved in the formation of goitrogenic materials in plants can be destroyed by cooking, so thorough cooking may minimize goitrogenic potential.
