Should I get a second opinion?
Hello, I had been on a medical journey to find the cause of my off balance and dizziness spells and after MANY tests and every doctor you can think of, the only numbers out of range were from my thyroid. So after 5 years I thought the mystery was finally solved!! My endocrinologist diagnosed me with hypothyroidism and put me on levothyroxine 25mcg. Took the pill as directed every day at the same time on empty stomach then waited at least an hour to eat. Did more bloodwork to see updated TSH and antibody results, and my numbers did go down but I am still experiencing the off balance and dizziness so I thought maybe I would need a higher dosage. My doctor said the numbers are looking better but didn’t recommend getting a higher dose but since I still had symptoms she would wait a few more months on the meds and check again. She also said depending on those results she might take me off levo, when I thought I was going to have to take it for life which confused me. I think it might be due to her diagnosis of hypothyroidism instead of hashimotos?? I am worried I do have hashimotos and her taking me off the medication will just destroy all the progress I have made. (Test results in photos) Should I seek a second opinion?
If you are interested these are some of the testing I have had done with other doctors (all of which came back with no significant findings):
-eye exam x2
-CT scan of head and neck x2
-MRI of head and neck
-various bloodwork
-neurological electrical test
-cardiovascular ultrasound, EKG, ECG
-ear nose and throat dizziness/balance test