I am struggling. I quit smoking back when I was 30 and I’ve been unwell ever since. I’m now 38. They put me on levothyroxine about 18 months after I quit smoking because my tsh went up to 11, my free t4 went to the bottom of the normal range, my free t3 went sky high. I also developed antibodies at 350.
The years I have been on levo have been awful. I am half a stone over weight, I have had 5 miscarriages since being on levo, my mental health is really bad, I get tired all the time, I struggle at work because I am a nurse so I have to work long shifts on my feet and I get so tired that I can’t move for days after. I feel so up and down some weeks. Things have been so bad for me that at times I have had really bad thoughts because the thought of carrying on like this is terrifying. There have been times I have been so tired I haven’t got up to see my teenage daughter off to school. I am failing as a wife and mother and it’s because of this disease. I have tried having a higher tsh, a lower tsh, alternating, you name it I’ve tried it.
I feel like the last thing I could try is taking some kind of nicotine replacement. I was fine when I was smoking. I know its disgusting and I never want to go back to cigarettes but everything taken into account , I was healthier and living a far better life. I am so unhealthy now. The whole point was to be healthier, but now I have an autoimmune disease that is wrecking my life. I’ve heard nicotine can help with conversion and things. Do you think this could be an option for me ?
My antibodies at the minute are below the range for a positive result and have been for some time.
Please help