Thyroid Problems

[Blinky67]

I had my thyroid removed 15 years ago.  I had cancer when I was 27, and they removed ½ my thyroid, then the other half 2 months later when they said I bleed into my tumour.  I have to stay on a higher than normal dose of thyroid medication to keep the cancer away.  I have always struggled with different side effects of a higher dose.  Constipation, night blindness, moodiness, weight gain (yes gain), insomnia, fatigue and cold sensitivity.  My doctor has recently increased my dose to help me relieve some of my symptoms.  I currently am 41years old, 5.2” and weight 147. I am now taking Levothyroxine 0.2mg a day, and have been on this for 6 months. (My pharmacist thinks this is way to high for me) My levels came back with a note from the lab to lower dose immediately as I was really, really high (highest being 23 I am a 48).  The problem is I am still having all the same symptoms, my doctor says I should be skin and bones, fidgety, hyper, and hotter than normal.  But I am not, I am still cold, gaining weight if I don’t watch what I eat and exercise, moody as heck and tired during the day. The only thing that is changes is that I am finally sleeping through the night??????  My doctor is confused, he said I should be hyperthyroidism and not hypo…..and thoughts?

[Smilerdeb]

Is that milligrams or MICROGRAMS?

[gimel]

Please post the actual numbers and reference ranges for whatever thyroid test results you have, so that members can respond better.