Hypothyroidism Support Group

Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...

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jessmm
jessmm
Doctor didn't run Free T3, but my Free T4 came back at 9% of the range. Which probably explains why I feel like a walking dead person.
dawnrose0004
dawnrose0004
What did your doctor say?
jessmm
jessmm
I haven't talked to her yet because there are still other tests results we're waiting on. I'm hoping she'll finally give me the meds.
MButterfly
MButterfly
Good grief, I'm not sure how you're functioning! And if you're not functioning...then you need to say that loud and clear to the doc. K?
jessmm
jessmm
I don't know how I'm functioning either! I'm just dragging myself through the days. I'm totally going to insist on meds now - a couple of weeks ago she said I should have been on them for the last year because my T4 in the last round of labs was at 20%. So I don't see how she can say no.

Side note: I've been taking D3 10,000 IU's three to five days a week for almost a year now, and my test results showed they didn't budge at all. Still at 33. How is that possible?