Quote Originally Posted by indysteel View Post
Catrin,

Have you ever looked into whether you were having a T4 to T3 to conversion problem? I know some people don't do well with just T4 supplementation; they also need T3 supplementation, often through a combination drug like Armour. If you've had blood work done recently, you might want to if your T3 values are in the normal range or, if they are, if they're on the low end of normal. And if you're relying only on TSH, it often shows as normal, even if T3 is low.

Beyond that, you gotta take your drug every day!!! I hate to see you frustated about your weight only to read that you sometimes miss doses of your thyroid replacement.
Every year when we do the test I insist they do the full thyroid panel, I've learned about that...it is also not enough to make certain you take it daily, but that it is taken properly. So many things can cause it to not be absorbed by your body, can't take it with a Vitamin C supplement (or is it calcium? I never can remember). Better to just take it on as empty a stomach as you can, so many things interfere with that.

Yes, I do need to take it every day, this has been a struggle for the last 27 years...sigh