Hi there, and thanks for your comments..I guess Levothyroxine is the way to go..I'm interested to read that you are on a combination of levo and Cytomel, why is that? I'm on straight levothyroxine..
Here is some numbers
FT4: 19.5pmol/l (9-19) H
TSH: 0.50 mU/L (0.4- 4.0)
Free T3 4.4 pmol/L (2.5-6.0)
If anything my Tsh of 0.50 is a bit low?
Some people do great on Synthroid. I am one who did not. I have been on Levothyroxine (and am now currently), went to Synthroid then Levoxyl then back to Levothyroxine.
Mine is kind of a convoluted story as I'd never been on meds prior to my TT last year. My doc started me on a combo of Levo and Cytomel post TT. I was a little jittery on the combo, so I went to Synthroid only to try and convert my own T3... I absolutely hated it. I had joint pain so badly, especially in my hip (where I'd never had pain before), that I had them take me off of it in less than 6 weeks.
I won't bore you will all the gorey details, but I'll end by telling you that I'm right back where I started. Levothyroxine + Cytomel. We did change the ratio of the combo so everything works great for me now. But I wouldn't go back to Synthroid if you paid me to take it. I guess some people are allergic to the inert ingredients... What it was about Synthroid for me, I don't think I'll ever know. If you are experiencing no problems with Levothryoxine, stay on it!
And light headedness & dizziness are a symptom of not having enough thyroid hormone in your system... what are your numbers?