The roller coaster that is my thyroid continues. My latest bloodwork shows a TSH of .004. So, i'm back to being hyperactive. Way hyperactive. Just to recap: I went on methimazole in August of last year after being diagnosed with Gravaes. It promptly put me into a hypo state, no matter how miniscule the dose. My doc finally took me off of it to see if I was in remission. Even after I stopped taking it, my TSH was still in the hypo range. I was tired and down all the time. So, she put me on Synthroid in July. At the six-week mark, my TSH was .6, i.e, getting close to hyper (which is generally considered .3). I continued to dose, although some days I would only take half a pill because I was started to feel kind of hyper. I saw the endo again this past Friday, and my bloodwork shows that I'm definitely hyper again. I'm not supposed to take the Synthroid again. I talked to her nurse and asked for a full blood panel order, i.e., Free T3, Free T4, TSH and my antibodies testing, in four weeks time. She's going to talk to the doc. I honestly have to wonder if I have Hashi's not Graves. Whatever I have, I can't seem to find normal anymore. And I'm beyond upset about it. Sobbing uncontrollably upset. I don't know who I am anymore or what I'm supposed to feel like.
Clearly, I need to get a second opinion. I just wish someone could explain what's going on to me.
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