5 years on Synthroid and it's not pretty
Lucas, Male 26yrs old, around 208lbs at 5ft. 11. Diagnosed with Hashimotos years ago via bloodwork and Celiac via only bloodwork couple years ago. my life on Synthroid is a constant struggle and I'd like to see people recounting their real experiences on this drug. Notable things on Synthroid 125 for years: feels like I have little to no stomach acid, feel nothing when taking the medication and waiting to eat (not sure if normal or not), sleep is always an issue - most people sleep too much hypersomnia - I either get no sleep at all or bad quality sleep - good sleep requires me to very active all day long possibly with sunlight, mood and energy are a constant issue - depressed / low energy managed with some cycled caffeine - fish oil and some exercise, being bloated / looking hagard puffy and bloated is almost constant without doing any caffeine or exercise, waking up is the hardest and brushing and showering takes a long time as I don't get energy from Synthroid kicking in, everyday is a struggle.
What helps: caffeine, exercise, walking, stretching, and fish oil.
Thinking of working with someone who can give me T4+T3, my controversial opinion about hypothyroidism is I believe everyone should be on T4+T3, it should the standard instead of T4 only since the thyroid itself is supposed to put out T3 which is likely completely destroyed for much of us due to Hashimotos and T4 only is unnatural for the body by relying on deiodinase enzymes to do everything.
Will post current labs, am still struggling on Synthroid, will possibly get someone new for thyroid, even if I correct vitamin d, and b12 / iron I still don't think that's the answer, maybe it can help. My labs are hyperthyroid here but I don't think it's an accurate screenshot of how I feel since I feel hypothyroid everyday, told my Endo and should've repeated labs and gone back but didn't.
Latest Labs:
TSH - 0.01 (0.4 - 4.50)
T4 Free - 1.5 (0.8 - 1.8)
T3 Free - 3.1 (2.3 - 4.2)
Vitamin D - 30 (30-100)
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin - 25 (10-50)
Testosterone Total - 395 (250 - 1100)
Testosterone Free - 54.1 (35 - 155)