Levothyroxine over medication
Wondering if anyone can relate or give an idea on when things will improve. I’ve had an underactive thyroid since age 18 and it’s been well managed with levothyroxine. Last October I started getting weird feelings of needing to get away from anything and everything eg watching son play football, family visiting or going out for dinner. I then hand panics but more of thoughts than increase in heart rate. This continued until March when I got my bloods checked and my TSH was at 10.7, t4 15.2. GP increased my dose from 100mcg to 125mcg and tested again 8weeks later - TSH then 0.26, t4 16.2. GP said to maintain on that dose which I now realise was an error. my symptoms continued and if anything got worse. my limbs upon waking felt electric, uneasy all day etc. GP agreed to lower dose down to 100mcg again. I did a York test in parallel which showed TSH at 0.16.
anyway I am now 5weeks into reducing the dose and my mood is so low, I don’t feel bad about myself or anything but depressive thoughts about this horrible feeling never leaving me. I wake with what I assume is adrenaline in my body but also huge fatigue. I can manage about ten mins in a shop but then the feeling raises itself. family visited today and I manage for so long then have to break away and reset. GP tested bloods this week and TSH now 0.28 and t4 is 16.0. my b12 is now slightly low which I assume is from being over medicated for four months.
my query is how long I will take to feel better again?
thanks for any insights, it’s a lonely place when others haven’t gone through this so cannot fully understand.