How long has it been since he lowered your meds? Sometimes it can take a while to adjust, but usually you are supposed to feel better, not worse.
After they changed my meds the last time, I had to wait a month for it to get entirely into my system before they could get an accurate result. It can be hard waiting, especially if you are feeling bad. I would definately go back, though and have them run the tests again, and probably see your ms doc too, just to be sure...
Hope this helps...

I would have him do a second check, as your estrogen levels could have been affecting your levels. If you were feeling fine, I would think it would ahve been best to leave it alone. Also, do basal body temp. check, because that is what my doc uses to back up the blood work. I would be on a lower dose if you just went on my bloodwork.

Thanks Charis and Lynne, I'm doing better than I was. So I guess it was just adjusting to the new dose. I go back in 6 weeks for another blood check. Thanks for your input.

"Feeling well" was your key. I think he lowered them too quickly. Our doctors need to go by how we feel more often, and back it up with test reports, not vice versa. I'd talk to him about it.

Beckeroo

Hi happysoul. Does your doctor test your Free T3 and your Free T4 levels also? This is important.

I agree that you should call your doctor since you are feeling so bad.

I know you don't need my advice now since you are feeling better but I wanted to tell you that I had the same experience. I was dropped from 150 to 100 and it was too much of a reduction too quick for me. I felt terrible. Same symptoms as you had and I gained 7 lbs. it seemed overnight. My dr. put me on 125 and I felt better but am still gaining wgt. Felt much better on higher dose and plan to tell him that this week when I go. I had the radioactive iodine treatment in 1981. I know this is no help to you but just wanted to let you know it does happen. Betty

I appreciate all of your advice and input. I had thought I was doing better, but started having muscle cramps all over my body again. Which I had before when I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto's. My weight has gone back to normal. Of course I'm watching what I'm eating more now. I also have become more emotional and depressed. I'm not sure if it is my thyroid or ms or just stressful family circumstances.I'm sure lowering my dosage certainly added to these symptoms. Unfortunately my health insurance company has now dropped me(very recent occurence and a long story I won't get into here). So I'm not sure whether I will go to the doctors to get it checked unless it gets real bad. As for the question on the t3 and t4, I think he just checked the tsh level. The armour does convert the one into the other better than any of the other meds. I have not been as diligent on knowing what is what with my thyroid since my diagnosis with the ms. It has been five years since my diagnosis with Hashimoto's and things were going pretty well with it up until my last visit to the pcp and now with no insurance I won't be checking into a endocrinologist. I will probably give him a call anyway and let him know my symptoms. Sorry for the long-winded reply. Thank you all again.....Holly

Hi happysoul. It is my understanding that it is important to test the Free T3 and Free T4 levels and not go by the TSH so much. I believe that Armour can suppress the TSH.

Sometimes endocrinolgists are not the best to see for thyroid problems. Some people do better seeing an osteopath or holistic MD. I have had to see several doctors over the course of 2 1/2 years to find someone who is knowledgeable and who does not treat solely by the TSH results, but instead by my Free T levels and symptoms. It is important to see someone who will look at the entire picture. It can take time to find a good doctor, but it is worth the effort.

I hope you feel better soon.

Why an osteopath?

I found the following descriptoin of an osteopath:

"An osteopath is a physician who was trained in the field of "osteopathic medicine." A "Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine" has "DO" after his or her name. Like an "MD", an osteopath is a fully trained and licensed physician. DOs and MDs are considered equal, legally, and in terms of their authority to diagnose and treat various health conditions, prescribe medications, and perform surgery.
The difference between an MD and a DO is in the approach of the medical education. Osteopathic medicine emphasizes the whole person, and the connection between the musculoskeletal system and disease and symptoms. Osteopaths cover the same curriculum as MDs at osteopathic medical schools, plus, they receive an additional 300 to 500 hours of specialized osteopathic training, studying the musculoskeletal system."

To read the rest of the description, go to
http://thyroid.about.com/od/findlearnfromdoctors/a/osteopath.htm

Hi, I am so sad to read this...it seems to be happening lots that you start to feel ok on a particular dose and then a doctor decides you need to lower it just because his BOOK learning says you are "out of range " I have had to go against my doctors and buy extra meds to go back to a dose which IS RIGHT FOR ME.
I would certainlt consider doing the same if you have felt well on the previous dose with no adverse effects.
Your endocrine hormone levels will effect the ms but it seems pretty certain the dosage drop is not good for you. Good luck, don,t let this drag on...the longer you are feling bad the longer it will take to come back up. :)

Thanks for your concern Elljay. I have been doing bettter since I originally posted this. I go back to the PCP on Thursday May 24th. So I will get the thyroid checked again. I think he did drop me a little to quickly, but I have adjusted. It will be interesting to see what my bloodworks shows. I will post a follow-up to this when I get my results. I do agree that to many docs do mess with the meds by the lab work and not by how a person feels though. So far it is working out. I just hope he doesn't decide to mess with it anymore. I will probably say no to him, if he does suggest this next time.

Thanks for the clarification. Sounds good.

I am not a dr. but my own dr. has told me and acted this way with me, he adjusts my meds very slowly and in very small increments so maybe it was the dosage change. Would make sense to me.
Hope you feel better :-)

My Dr had a nurse practitioner inhis office for a bit, and she did the same thing to me, based solely on my blood work, not paying any attention at all to how I felt on the 120 mgs. She dropped me to 90 mgs. I immediately stopped losing weight and began gaining. It has taken several months to undo what she did, simply by not understanding that it is NOT all about the bloodwork. Do a basal body temp for several days. If your temp is low, then you need the higher dosage. In other words, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!