Caitlin
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Hi all,
I wanted to follow up on my thread about my hypoxia and muscle weakness with a question about thyroid. I am trying to figure out what is going on with my thyroid as I know some thing is very wrong.
Almost one month ago my physician upped my T4 dosage (I am taking levothyroxine only... no t3) from 150mg to 175mg. While on 150mg my TSH had been 11 which is why she upped it. Two weeks later (which is now about two weeks ago from today) I had my TSH and free t3 and free t4 tested again, and levels were normal-ish. Well, my TSH was down to 2.96. So now in total, I have been on 175mg for nearly four weeks, and in the past two weeks have become the combination of a zombie/sloth/garbage pile. The fatigue is crushing and my limbs feel like they weigh 9,000 pounds. I am perma-tired.
I have tried adding Cytomel in the past and it hasn't changed the hypoxia. I want to revisit that now, maybe this time by trying the T3 from the Mexican pharmacy.
My question is this: Is there any way that adding a higher dose of t4 would make me feel MORE hypothyroid? I know it doesn't make sense, but it's the only thing I think could be causing this recent slump. I mean, I felt like ***t before, but now it has intensified. If I have issues converting T4 to T3, wouldn't that show up with a low t3 level?
Given that the half life of T4 is about two weeks, perhaps that is why I have taken a sudden turn for the worst in the past two weeks?
Thanks, as always, for your insight.
I wanted to follow up on my thread about my hypoxia and muscle weakness with a question about thyroid. I am trying to figure out what is going on with my thyroid as I know some thing is very wrong.
Almost one month ago my physician upped my T4 dosage (I am taking levothyroxine only... no t3) from 150mg to 175mg. While on 150mg my TSH had been 11 which is why she upped it. Two weeks later (which is now about two weeks ago from today) I had my TSH and free t3 and free t4 tested again, and levels were normal-ish. Well, my TSH was down to 2.96. So now in total, I have been on 175mg for nearly four weeks, and in the past two weeks have become the combination of a zombie/sloth/garbage pile. The fatigue is crushing and my limbs feel like they weigh 9,000 pounds. I am perma-tired.
I have tried adding Cytomel in the past and it hasn't changed the hypoxia. I want to revisit that now, maybe this time by trying the T3 from the Mexican pharmacy.
My question is this: Is there any way that adding a higher dose of t4 would make me feel MORE hypothyroid? I know it doesn't make sense, but it's the only thing I think could be causing this recent slump. I mean, I felt like ***t before, but now it has intensified. If I have issues converting T4 to T3, wouldn't that show up with a low t3 level?
Given that the half life of T4 is about two weeks, perhaps that is why I have taken a sudden turn for the worst in the past two weeks?
Thanks, as always, for your insight.