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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TC40
TC40
If i stopped taking levo altogether...what is the worst thing that could happen??

I am feeling awful...still having daily diarrhea (sometimes 4 or more times), body aches, lowgrade fevers...fatigue. a month ago i could walk an hour everyday at the gym and now i am dying at a half hour.

I have a physical on sept2nd and am going to ask about adrenal testing.

I am beyond frustrated. :((
cd3764
cd3764
Stopping levo when 224mcg leaves you with a bottom-of-the-range FT4 level could be VERY dangerous.....it could become fatal within 6 wks.

Sept. 2nd is right around the corner.....why don't you ask your GP if he/she will consider treating your thyroid?

And, I hope you'll ask the doctor to fully investigate your symptoms. There's a chance something else is going on....

As I said in your other thread, you'll only get better if you take the necessary steps to make it happen.

There ARE doctors out there who "get thyroid".....

I made the mistake of "dating the wrong guy for too long" with endo #2......and I suffered needlessly.

Please don't continue to allow this to happen to you.

Think about it....for as much time as you've spent on here venting about the shoddy treatment you've endured, you could have instead been meeting potential doctors.

Who knows? If you met Dr. Right, you could already be on your way to feeling great.

The ball is in your court, TC40......I hope you grab it....and run with it.
MButterfly
MButterfly
Cd's totally NOT yanking your chain.

I've had more than one family member seriously and permanently disabled by this disease. (Went undiagnosed and un-treated). And one extended family member died.

Here's a case study that might tell you what can happen when untreated:

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jtr/2011/493462/
bransnana
bransnana
very good article MB...Wow! Scary..