New found hyperthyroid symptoms - a little too hyper

[Jampuppy]

I have a complex history - sick from Levo then doc OD'd me thinking it was a dosage issue, switched to desiccated balancer (long story but not just typical Armour type replacement) for 10 days, felt awful, tried Levo at 25mcg which still made me sick, better immediately upon stopping so obviously was the fillers. As of July:

TSH 4.0 ref 1.6-5.6;

FT4 0.7 ref 0.8-1.8

FT3 4.1 ref 2.3-4.2)

The doc said my original symptoms were undoubtedly hypo and concluded I need to be on meds regardless of the numbers. He prescribed a starting dose of 50mcg Synthroid (which has different fillers from Levo), which I have not started yet because I feel hyper and don't want to be more hyper. Also, the desiccated product (ThyroLife Force) is a therapy designed to balance the HPA (hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal) axis. What if it achieved that and I'm no longer hypo?

I haven't taken any supplement or hormone of any sort in 2 weeks.

Thoughts?

Edit: Endo says it's fine to wait, that the supp my naturopath had me on has not been studied (well), this could be a "rebound" effect.

[greygoose]

It's rather doubtful that ThyroLife Force has achieved anything. It's designed to make money, that's all. It contains a lot of iodine. And, unless you have tested low for iodine, you shouldn't be taking it. It could be that that is making you feel hyper.

Your labs say you are hypo. You are hypo as soon as your TSH hits 3. Your FT4 is below range! And your FT3 is below mid-range. I don't know why you think those numbers are hyper.

What hyper symptoms do you have?

[Jampuppy in reply to greygoose]

I can't stay still. I'm zippin around like freakin Speedy Gonzalez. I can't settle down. I stay up until 3AM. It's like being on 5 cups of coffee all day.

[greygoose in reply to Jampuppy]

lol Well, that certainly doesn't sound like hypo!

I don't know. If I were your doctor, I would say, well, stay as you are until you slow down. If you don't have any hypo symptoms - weight-gain, hair-loss, depression, etc. And, then, in a few months, I would want to retest in a different laboratory.

[Jampuppy in reply to greygoose]

So even though it's been 2 weeks it could still be in my system?

[greygoose in reply to Jampuppy]

I'm sorry? What could still be in your system?

[Jampuppy in reply to greygoose]

You said in your first reply that ThyroLife Force could be making me feel hyper.

[greygoose in reply to Jampuppy]

Oh, yes! I'd forgotten that. Yes, it most certainly could still be in your system - the iodine, that is. Excess iodine is supposed to be excreted - that's the theory - but in my experience, it isn't! Time will tell.

Were you feeling hypo before you started ThyroLife Force? Or did it start when you started taking it?

[Jampuppy in reply to greygoose]

I had been overdosed on Levo several days earlier. So no. Before the overdose, yes!! Extremely so!

[greygoose in reply to Jampuppy]

OK. So, it looks like your body just needs to settle down for a while, and then get tested again.

[Jampuppy in reply to greygoose]

Thank you for your input!!

[greygoose in reply to Jampuppy]

You're welcome.

[Justiina]

If you have been deficient to iodine and taking too much iodine that can trigger lots of problems. Especially elderly with thyroid issues often get hyper from iodine. Tho can't say you are that old, but if you have been deficient for long time and take too much iodine it probably is the culprit.

[Jampuppy in reply to Justiina]

Can it persist for over 2 weeks?

[Justiina in reply to Jampuppy]

For a normal person with healthy thyroid gland no, but if you have goitre, hashimoto or nodules then yes it can last for long.

[Jampuppy in reply to Justiina]

My tests are negative for antibodies but my doc says many people with Hashimoto's come back negative and still their numbers bounce around. I don't have goitre or nodules.

So then would you agree that forgoing Synthroid until I calm down is probably wise?

[Justiina in reply to Jampuppy]

True , if you had fine needle aspiration your antibodies could be high.

I don't know what you should do as it's hard to say what the iodine possibly triggered.

[Jampuppy in reply to Justiina]

Ah. Okay. Thank you!