Newbie - Need Advice Regarding Diagnosis

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I'm in desperate need of help. I've been diagnosed with everything from hyper

to Hashi's. I feel hypo (gain weight easily, extremely hard to lose weight,

hair falling out, tired). Could someone help me by looking at my history below

and giving me their perspective? My counts are currently " normal " . If I do

have Hashi's, I've read that it should be treated with desiccated thyroid. Any

suggestions/experience with that?

July-Nov 2002

T-3 uptake: 20 (22-35)

T-4 Free: .9 (.8-1.8)

TSH: 1.34 (.4-5.5)

Diagnosed with hyperthyroidism based on symptoms of fast heart rate, shaking

hands and tachycardia.

Prescribed beta blocker and Tapazole (25mg)

Felt HORRIBLE. Gained about 25 pounds over 3 months, could barely get out of

bed, hair falling out.

Nov 2002 - Oct 2003

Free T4: .91 (.73-1.95

TSH: 3.6 (.3-5.1)

No T-3 tested

Dose lowered to 10mg.

Still felt bad.

Oct 2003

Still on 10mg Tapazole, still feeling horrible, switched doctors.

T-3 Uptake: 23.9 (25-35)

TSH: 1.0 (.3-4.5)

T3 Total: 132 (86-187)

Free T4: 1.6 (.8-2)

Taken off Tapazole

May 2004

Free T4: 1.5 (.8-2)

TSH .2 (.3-4.5)

Restarted Tapazole at 10mg

Endo recommended radioactive iodine treatment to completely kill off thyroid and

start Synthroid treatment.

Still feeling bad, independently decided to stop Tapazole treatment and not see

that endo again

Aug 2005

Started with new endo

Free T4: 1.1 (.73-1.95)

TSH: .2 (.3-5.1)

Free T3: 2.5 (2.3-4.2)

TPO: >1000 (<35)

Thyroid Stimulating AB: 97 (0-129)

Iodine uptake scan reveals underactive thyroid function

Diagnosed with thyroiditis

No meds prescribed - wait and see

Yearly testing - normal results

Most recent:

Oct 2010

TSH: 2.8 (.2-5.1)

Free T4: 1.12 (.73-1.95)