Iam new in here!

[Ari3]

Hello my name is Ayesha and iam new in here.I have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism.Have been put on Levothyroxine 50mcg.Having now muscle stiffness everywhere and pain.Feeling so so bad mood and energy is down.Waiting for my blood test on monday.Is this normal what iam going through or I need different medication?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

How long have you been taking 50mcgs Levo? Blood tests are usually 6-8 weeks after starting, or a year subsequent dose change

Ask GP to test vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin

Can you post your original test results, so members can see how hypo you were. Were thyroid antibodies tested too?

[Ari3 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hello slowdragon,

I started to take Levo from 29.09.17 which is this is my fifth week going.

I have done my second blood test yesterday upon my dr request as I didn’t feel alright.it really makes me stressed out these aches and pains low mood etc

They did vitamin test too which was roughly two weeks ago when I rang to the receptionist she said all is normal including my thyroid which didn’t make any sense (so why did they put me in Levo on first place )!?Do you think they don’t tell you the truth?is normal as an answer everywhere?

No haven’t asked for antibody checks yet shall I ask him myself !?why don’t they do them self’s to make things easier?!

I will ask on Monday for my thyroid and antibodies tested

[Treepie in reply to Ari3]

Do not accept "normal" which just means within the range .Get the previous test results.

Where you are in the range matters.Always get the results and the ranges and keep a file.

[Ari3 in reply to Treepie]

So when ever I will ring to receptionist and ask for my results can ask for the numbers and note down ?are these my rights?or I must book an appoitment with my doctor to discuss results?as in my surgery uk if they do bloods and they r normal as receptionist says I don’t even see a doctor to discus anything

[greygoose]

Ask for a print-out of your results after every single blood test. If you live in the UK, it is your legal right to have a copy.

[Ari3 in reply to greygoose]

When I will go to my gp on a Monday for my blood test results can I ask him to print out all my blood test results since beginning?i am in uk yes.will I need to pay and how much?

[greygoose in reply to Ari3]

I don't know if he'll do all of them. But you could ask the receptionist to do that. Whether you need to pay and how much, depends on the individual surgery.

[Ari3 in reply to greygoose]

Went to gp today and had my blood results 4/5 weeks after starting Levothyroxine 50mcg and I have gone from Hypo to Hyper (is this normal ?Does it mean I have been overdosed?so he lowered the dose to 25mcg and told me to do again my bloods in mid December.I have asked him to to referr me to the private endocrinologist which he did.He didn’t explain anything else apart from lowering dose.Do you think private endocrinologist was the best choice in my case?I feel like gp doesn’t show any interest or deeper checks.

[Marz in reply to Ari3]

What were your results - with range ? I doubt you are Hyper. What did the Doc test ?

I expect you need an increase in dose NOT a decrease.

Post your results in a new thread so more people see them 😊

Did you have B12 - Folate - Ferritin & VitD tested ??

[greygoose in reply to Ari3]

Might have been better to wait six weeks. But, no, you can't go from hypo to hyper, it doesn't work that way. Your doctor obviously didn't understand your blood test results. It's very unlikely you were over-medicated on 50 mcg! But, impossible to say much without seeing the results and the ranges.