Do you have a thyroid problem?

I just know what she told me - that it would take 6 months to see if the dosage she put me on was strong enough?? I'm at the 25mcg dosage right now. I personally think it's not strong enough, because I haven't felt any different - not like I expected to anyway. I assumed it would be a noticable difference. Maybe I should call and make an appt to discuss this with her?? I sure don't want to waste time taking too low of a dose if there's no reason to wait before increasing it!! Thanks for the insight!!

~~PR

the way i understood it, each time you take synthroid it builds. synthroid you take today will be in your system for the next 4-6 weeks. i believe the half-life of the medicine is about 10 days, so roughly in two weeks you will be able to tell if you are overmedicated. my doctor keeps me on a dose for 2-3 months and then rechecks my levels. if the numbers are off, she ups the medicine and then checks back in two weeks to see if i'm feeling overmedicated. if not, i continue on that dose until 2-3 months later and recheck.

6 months is a RIDICULOUSLY long time to wait before being checked again UNLESS you have been having normal blood work for months. if your levels have been steady, sometimes doctors will go every six months, but i have never heard of a doctor waiting 6 months on a new or unsteady dosage.

i have gone from 75mcg to 125mcg in about six months. HUGE difference that would have seriously affected my ability to function had my doctor waited 6 months to test me again. i think you may need a new doctor. if you can't get a new doctor, definitely demand to be checked more often. that just makes me really nervous, a doctor who won't recheck you when your dose is new AND you don't feel right. good luck!

For all of you, keep in mind, there is a hypo/hyper thyroid group on here you can join to talk specifically about those issues

Hashi Hypo too, found post partum.

To sblueyez, I too was on "normal" level but I kicked till I got what I wanted : combination treatment T3 T4.
Haven't felt this good in years.

I recommend http://thyroid-disease.org.uk/index.php a brilliant website full of very helpful and supportive people. Lots of knowledge on there too.

I have a naturopath appt this month. I'm bringing all my bloodwork (handy because I always ask for copies). I have a feeling they can up my levo all they want but my body is not using it quite right. I have had my t3 checked but think my doctor is just my well educated on the subject. Not quite sure. My energy level is better but I still feel sub par.

I have hypothyroidism - found out by just having routine bloodwork done. Once i found out, it was like a light switch was turned on. My mom has it, too. I did not realize I was experiencing symptoms because I had a baby eight months prior, so I thought a lot of what I felt was just post-partum symptoms (and the weight was just that last 10 pounds of baby weight that wouldn't come off).

I am on 25 mcg of Levothyroxin now. Still having a hard time losing weight, but I have labs again in April, so we'll see.

Yes. I have post partum. I was diagnosed with enlarged cystic goiters on my thyroids and had them partially removed. I ve been taking Levothyroxide for 19 years. Weight has been very difficult to manage. Im at my largest now. Some of the symptoms can be hair breaking, dry skin, lethargic, tired a lot.....definitely get it checked out.