Thyroid level is off the charts :(

Well, I heard from the nurse of the doctor who is filling in for my doctor (who is on vacation - of course) and she said he is increasing my dosage of Levothyroxine from 50 mcg per day to 100 mcg. Hopefully that will help. I just hope it doesn't take too long for me to start feeling better because, yes, I have been extremely tired & irritable, gaining weight, etc. etc. I hate it. I was diagnosed with thyroid problems a few months after my son was born 15 years ago so I've had problems on & off ever since with my dosage. But, I've never had my TSH level go THAT high before. The nurse said it was off the charts. What did they say about your thyroid? You might not be getting a deep sleep due to your level not being right. Be sure to check into it. I alwayssss get copies of my lab work results for my records. I had big time problems more than once of not being notified of irregular readings. Not fun. Take care cher913!

well i found out that my thyroid is low so i have to go get pills for it. keep me posted!

Hope you are feeling better. My doctor increased my dosage, actually she doubled it so hopefully I will be feeling better soon too. Unfortunately it takes about 4-6 weeks to get regulated once your medication is altered. I get mine checked again in February.

It is a real pain sometimes, isn't it?! What medication are you on? I'm sure the dosage also depends on which one you are taking. I was taking 60mg of Armour thyroid medication + 25mcg (micro-grams) of the Lexothyroxine. But they aren't making Armour anymore hence I was switched to 50mcg about 3 weeks ago. That is when my TSH level went crazy on me again. Starting today I am supposed to take the 100mcg a day. I'm really pissed though about the Armour not being manufactured anymore. Back when my thyroid problems were first diagnosed (15 yrs ago), no matter what dosage of synthetic thyroid hormone they put me on, my levels continued to fluctuate up & down with horrible fatigue, confusion, forgetfulness, weight gain, etc. for years. Then finally, I was put on the Armour and it made all of the difference in the world. I hope this doesn't mean all my problems are going to come back again. I don't think I could handle it.

I'm on Levothyroxine as well and even when I was taking a higher dose I never found that I was a ball of energy and I didn't experience much weight lose. I have read that a lot of people do better on Armour and I was thinking I should ask my docot about it, although not much point now I guess! I've also ready that some people need both a T4 and a T3 replacement because even if the levels show as fine with just T4 treatment some people still don't feel right. It is a really annoying and finicky condition, isn't it?

I guess because of different symptoms I was having my doctor decided to check my thyroid again. I have had thyroid disease for 15 years but my level became high due to one of my medications being taken off the market. My doctor had to increase the dosage of my other thyroid meds but obviously she didn't increase it enough to compensate for the discontinuation of the other medicine.

There are a few other thyroid conditions which don't show up on the TSH test, could be a lack of T3 (thyroxine is T4).

About a year ago, I guess. Don't remember what the number was other than it was in the middle of the range. How are your levels doing now?

Could very well BarBaraPrz. When was the last time you had your TSH checked? What was your level when it was checked last? I always always get copies of my lab results because more than once my level was off and I was not informed by "former" doctors. Needless to say they are not my doctors anymore.

The doctor's nurse called me a little while ago and said the doctor is uping my medication, actually doubling the dosage. So, hopefully I will start to feel better pretty soon. Unfortunately though, with the thyroid it takes 4-6 weeks usually before you will notice much of a difference. I hope I'm the exception to that rule.