I posted this on Dr. L's forum after reading some items, but know this is where the action is!
I copy it here:
Dear Dr. Lupo, I have been reading some of your responses and have a brief question:
Since diagnosis Nov 2010, I have confirmed Hashimoto's with two types of antibodies. Tsh 55 at first test. Quickly decreased with medication (100mcg levothyroxine to start and then 112mcg for last couple of months) and is most recently UNDER 1.0 (TSH 0.220 as of 5/18/11). My FT3 was 3.21 at that same time. FT4 1.390. (earlier readings all posted here previously)
On 112 mcg, I am as exhausted as I was in the beginning with the exception of a few weeks into medicating - felt like a rebirth. Never felt so good - ever. Then the tiredness quickly increased again. In May, even with TSH so low, my Doctor did not want to decrease Levo since my T3 was only mid-range and my complaint of exhaustion indicated, he said, that I could not be over-medicated. (HELP).
QUESTION: How can you be exhausted with a below normal TSH? Doesn't such a low TSH usually indicate HYPER or over medication??
So confused and tired of being tired and headachy... main two complaints. Thank you so much. Nancy