Re: Newly diagnosed and still feel like roadkill

[Guest guest]

Lea,

Find a new doctor. You might want to get the referral first, although in some

countries specialist can be even worse than GPs.

Chuck

You wrote:

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> After 3 weeks of what I thought was a really bad case of the flu, I was

> diagnosed with hypothyroidism. At the time my temp had been running at

> 75.6 for several days and I could barely stay awake. TSH was 13 and

> some change. Have been on 50 mcg levothyroxine for 4 weeks, continue to

> have the majority of symptoms including headaches and am barely dragging

> myself through the day. I've seen my doctor but she insists the

> headaches I have are not related (they disappear about an hour after I

> take levothyroxine and reappear late in the day). I want to be

> referred to a specialist but this GP has said that I only have what she

> referred to as " a little hypothyroidism. " It's 2 more weeks before she

> plans to run any more tests.

>

> Please provide some perspective. Am I being impatient or should I push

> for the referral? Does it typically take 6 weeks for the medication to

> have any effect? I have no other health issue, take no other

> medication, and up until 4 weeks ago was cycling roughly 200 miles a

> week. I can barely function at work now.

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[Guest guest]

I agree, finding another doctor would be a good idea. The most important thing

about a doctor

aside from his/her expertise and experience is that the patient is respected and

that the doctor listens to the patient who, after all, knows exactly the way

they feel better than the doctor does.

 

Roni

>

> After 3 weeks of what I thought was a really bad case of the flu, I was

> diagnosed with hypothyroidism.  At the time my temp had been running at

> 75.6 for several days and I could barely stay awake.  TSH was 13 and

> some change.  Have been on 50 mcg levothyroxine for 4 weeks, continue to

> have the majority of symptoms including headaches and am barely dragging

> myself through the day.  I've seen my doctor but she insists the

> headaches I have are not related (they disappear about an hour after I

> take levothyroxine and reappear late in the day).   I want to be

> referred to a specialist but this GP has said that I only have what she

> referred to as " a little hypothyroidism. "    It's 2 more weeks before she

> plans to run any more tests.

>

> Please provide some perspective.  Am I being impatient or should  I push

> for the referral?  Does it typically take 6 weeks for the medication to

> have any effect?  I have no other health issue, take no other

> medication, and up until 4 weeks ago was cycling roughly 200 miles a

> week.  I can barely function at work now.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Find another doctor.

As a comparison, my TSH was 2.98. I wasn't able to get it down below 1.0 until

I was taking 125mcg of Levothyroxine.

Proper treatment takes the form of titrating your dosage until your labs look

right.

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> After 3 weeks of what I thought was a really bad case of the flu, I was

> diagnosed with hypothyroidism. At the time my temp had been running at

> 75.6 for several days and I could barely stay awake. TSH was 13 and

> some change. Have been on 50 mcg levothyroxine for 4 weeks, continue to

> have the majority of symptoms including headaches and am barely dragging

> myself through the day. I've seen my doctor but she insists the

> headaches I have are not related (they disappear about an hour after I

> take levothyroxine and reappear late in the day). I want to be

> referred to a specialist but this GP has said that I only have what she

> referred to as " a little hypothyroidism. " It's 2 more weeks before she

> plans to run any more tests.

>

> Please provide some perspective. Am I being impatient or should I push

> for the referral? Does it typically take 6 weeks for the medication to

> have any effect? I have no other health issue, take no other

> medication, and up until 4 weeks ago was cycling roughly 200 miles a

> week. I can barely function at work now.

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