btchance, hang in there for it does get better. Thyroid medication has to be increased slowly or you can go to the opposite extreme and by hyperthyroid (not a pleasant experience). It took my doctor and myself nearly of a year of tinkering to find the right dose for me and oh how nice it is. It is so nice to have my life back and to function like a normal being. It is even nicer to know I was not crazy when I took myself to an endocrinologist (long story short the internal med doc I was seeing kept insisting I was simply depressed because I was a female - no gender bias there). You will be amazed at the difference the thyroid supplement will make in your life once they find the appropriate dose. Good luck!