Underactive thyroid

[angelina50]

Hi I am on 125 mg of levo bloods due in 2 weeks been underactive from February my hair is growing back and is now greesy every day instead of brittle and dry my skin is better but still a bit scaly I am sweating and can't stand the heat again and I was allways frozen I can get a breath feel like am smoking 40 fags a day but I don't smoke and not got a bit if energy so somethings are beter and some things are worse even getin off the arm chair I am sweating and trying to get a breath could I be taking to much levo my last blood tsh was 13.9 so feel I still need more levo to get it down a bit more can anyone give me some advice as my doctor is not much help and says I was boarder line at 13.9

Thanks angelina

[Clutter]

Angelina, your TSH should have come down from 13.9 on 125mcg. You'll probably need a couple more dose increases until TSH is around 1.0 though. TSH >10 is overtly hypothyroid and this is why you still feel so unwell. It does take a long time to become optimally dosed but you have felt some improvement and will feel more as your FT4 rises and TSH falls.

[angelina50 in reply to Clutter]

Thanks clutter I just feel some things are beter and some are worse and the 4 stone weight gain does not help and can't seam to get it off

Angelina

[Clutter in reply to angelina50]

Angelina, there's not much chance of getting the weight off while TSH is high, the best you can hope for is that gain slows as your levels improve.

[angelina50 in reply to Clutter]

Thanks again clutter

[Muffy]

Some people feel really hot as well as cold when hypothyroid.

[angelina50 in reply to Muffy]

Thanks muffy

[angelina50]

Hi 123 my doc says there only interested in the tsh had nothing else tested as she says there only interested the tsh is there a supplement I can take to help

[angelina50]

Thank you for your help will look it up thanks