Your FT3 is at 31.6%. This is very low. It should be above 60% at least. And that is conservative. You need a med with T3 in it like Armour thyroid.

Your FT4 is 50%, which is better than your T3, but could still stand an increase.

You may be in the "normal" range, but I'm sorry to say that you are not optimal. There is a BIG difference.

No wonder you feel so poorly. You need to find a new doctor, like this......
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XEB_rGOWsGU

Btw, my new doctor, who is super awesome, says 2 things.

1. If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck.....it IS a duck.
2. Patients don't lie. Labs do.

You need a new doctor.

Endos suck. At least, all the endos I've seen. They tend to go by TSH instead of the active thyroid hormones which are Free T3 and Free T4.

As UG pointed out so well, you're far below range. No wonder you feel awful, and you're not "depressed"...you're hypo.

You might try a GP and argue your case with them using the info UG provided.

Keep us posted!

Oh Ladies, thank you so much for your responses. All I could do was cry when I read them. I really needed confirmation. I want to educate myself on this disorder before going to see the doctor How did you guys learn so much? Any books you could recommend? I have read many blogs, but they can be very confusing.

Thanks again Ladies, you made my day!

Welcome!

I can only agree with what's been said already.

If you're able to read beyond British terms and humor, I found the book "Your Thyroid and How to Keep It Healthy" by Dr. Barry Durrant-Peatfield to be excellent.

He left the NHS for private practice because he was so discouraged with their outdated notions about proper thyroid treatment.

Another good book is "Hypothyroidism - the Unsuspected Illness" by legendary Dr. Broda Barnes.

Finally, utahgal's doctor is the author of several books - one of which is "Hypothyroidism, Health and Happiness". He offers free copies to people willing to pay S&H:

http://www.hypothyroidismbook.com/freebook

We learned by learning from each other and our resident guru: CD

I'm going to list some links that may help:

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/thyroid-resources/discussions/messages/17754063

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/thyroid-resources/discussions/messages/17753905

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/thyroid-resources/discussions/messages/18306597

Thank you CD. I just ordered all 3 books.

Thank you MButterfly.

Also you need to get vitamin d, adrenals, vitamin b12, and full iron panel done. These have a lot to do with your health and thyroid.

I am excited to say that I may have found a doctor who is willing to treat me as a "hypothyroid patient". I asked the receptionist to give him my lab numbers and symptoms and to make him aware that I have never been treated before. The doctor replied with "most definitely".
He also prescribes Armour. I see him on Tuesday.

Whoot! Whoot! Way to go!

I had the labs done for iron and ferritin:
Iron & total iron binding capacity iron, total-102 (40-175 mcg/dL)
Iron binding capacity-387 (250-450 mcg/dL)
% saturation-26 (15-50% (calc)
Dr. said that my ferritin was 19
Said to take iron supplements 3 days a week but didn't give me the mg.

Should I take vitamins D and C as well? How much? Can they be taken together? Thank you in advance!

Wow! Your ferritin is low! Yes, take both D and C as well. You can take them all together. Don't take the iron within 4 hrs of any thyroid meds.

I use Blue Bonnet iron that I get off amazon.com. It works great.

I've never taken anything for my thyroid before. What dose of Armour should I expect the dr. to start me out on (preparing for battle)? Should anything be prescribed along with it?

I have been on the estrogen for 5 days now and started to have heavy bleeding. Endo said not to worry about it, that it would pass. But my instincts told me to call the gyno. She said that the Endo was out of his mind for not prescribing progesterone along with it! My faith is dwindling in this Endo. Thank you for any advice in advance!!

Yea. You need progesterone with the estrogen! Hopefully that gets straightened out.

I started on 15 mgs of armour. Some people start at 30 mgs. Nothing else gets prescribed with it.

I would definitely take D. People with auto immune issues really need it. Also C helps you to absorb the iron.Take a chelated type (iron)

http://www.swansonvitamins.com/swanson-ultra-albion-chelated-ferrochel-iron-glycinate-18-mg-180-caps
or the one Utah suggests.