Guest guest Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Would appreciate any advice please. Afraid this is going to be a bit of a rant, and I apologise in advance. Was once a healthy, full of life, constantly on the go, mum of six, and nothing seemed a problem. However, I have felt unwell for the last four years, and don't seem to be getting to the bottom of the problem. First complaint to my GP resulted in him saying I was borderline Hypothyroid and didn't need any treatment. Results from bloods were TSH 7.10 (0.35 - 3.30), and free T4 - 13 (10 - 25). Saw another GP who did eventually prescribe Levothyroxine, 25mg. He then left the practice, and so I began to see another GP. He increased the dosage, and low and behold, he left practice. Am now on GP number 4, and numerous blood tests later, am now on a dosage of 200mg levothyroxine, but feel worse than ever. Extreme fatigue, muscles and joints ache. Cant get out of bed in the morning, after 8 hours undisturbed sleep, and afternoon naps, there is a film over gritty eyes, tingling tongue, can't think straight, moody, put on about 4 stone in weight, the list is endless. My family think I'm lazy and a hypochondriac, and my partner, as wonderful as he is, I can see, is beginning to get a little tired of it all! Last visit to the GP this week was about the straw that broke the camels back. I have asked him several times to look in to the possibility of using T3 and he seems to be totally disinterested. He has now told me that he thinks its chronic fatige that I have, and told me to take vitamin D and get out in the sun more! Well, for one, I live in the north of Scotland, and in February, there's not much chance of seeing much sunshine. When I asked him if there was a possibility of seeing an endo, he asked me what was that! He has also suggested that anti-depressants may be an option. Therefore, I am now thinking, if it is chronic fatigue that is the problem, what is the use of thyroxine, and why is the TSH level still outside the range? Last bloods I had done were: TSH - 4.12 (0.35 -3.30) Free T4 18 (10 - 25) Everything else that was tested for seem to be normal, but a couple of others, (don't know exactly what they mean) showed as abnormal. They were: Serum Chloride 108 (98 - 106) Serum creatinine 67 (84 - 116) Gamma - GT level 37 (4 - 35) If anyone can shed some light, and point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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