Guest guest Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Hello Everyone, I recently discovered this group and I hope I'm heading in the right direction because I'm pretty much at my wit's end. Some quick info about me: I started noticing hypo symptoms about 5 years ago. All test results came back " normal " so my doctor dismissed my concerns. 4 years, 6 doctors, and 70 pounds later, I finally found a doctor who diagnosed me as hypo. That doctor started me off on synthyroid and when my labs came back " normal, " she dismissed my concerns that I was still feeling hypo. I found another doctor who added cytomel to my synthroid which helped some things, but not everything. I was still feeling lethargic and fatigued, I was gaining weight, etc. As of today, my meds are: 88mcg synthroid, 20mcg cytomel, 25mcg DHEA, and 2625mcg metformin. The fatigue has gotten a lot better, but I'm still gaining weight. My most recent test results came back as follows: TSH: .02 Free T4: 1.0 Free T3: 348 Total T3: 115 RT3: 29 Ferritin: 18 Based on the calculation, it seems that I'm T3 resistant, but my doctor has never dealt with anyone like me and has no idea what to do. I went to another doctor for a second opinion and he said that I was " fine " and that I should just consider switching to Armour. Can anyone give me any advice? I so sick and tired of gaining weight and being depressed and I have no idea how to get better. Please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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