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Carrie - please find out what your Free T's are.? And ask your doc about putting you on Synthroid immediately.? Maybe even adding Cytomel to the mix since that's fast-acting. Please stay away from googling.? You'll scare yourself to death!? It is possible that your Free T's, which are more accurate, aren't so wildly out of range.? ((hugs)) -- if your bean sticks with you, I think that shows tenacity on his/her part.

Hi - I just had the same experience as you and posted you a bunch of info on the actively trying board under your post. My number one piece of advice for you is to get a good?endocrinologist that specializes in thyroid and get on the replacement drugs. Also, I rec'd a book for you to get so you are not a crazy person all upset over the Internet sites. I was crying last wednesday with the same news as you after years of spotting, weight...

You bet! Isn't that sad... I have said for years.. it's not enough to just do my job anymore.. I have to do mine.. and everyone elses.. You have to always watch out for mistakes...

Glad to hear it all worked out for the best!? Get rested! ?

Can you post your lab's normal ranges?? They can really vary lab to lab depending on what instruments and testing methodology they use.? Are you on any thyroid meds?

Definitely ask for an Endo referral. Those "normal" ranges could be the outdated values. That's what my doctors were saying for years. Also, when I started getting treatment from my OBGYN, I really don't feel she is up to the task. She thinks that a TSH=3.84 is normal, so I had to push her to give me a dose increase with that value.

Ironically I felt my absolute best at 0.32 but my old endo said that was hyper so he decreased dose and ever since we have been playing ping pong with my levels. I am hoping this last increase keeps me feeling good and able to drop weight too.

Thanks for posting. Interesting article. I was under the impression that the baby started producing it's own thyroid hormone around 10-12 weeks. The article said 20. Good to know!

I think it's perfectly possible to lose weight when you're hypo and regulated.? I would like to lose about 10 pounds myself.? I was only diagnosed hypo in November, but I suspect I have been hypo for awhile, and just this past winter (early 2009) I was able to lose over 15 pounds.? I strongly believe that the majority of people with hypothyroidism can still lose weight if they get at least moderate amounts of exercise and carefully...

Just threw up again.... ?:( Do you think I need to try taking them in the middle of the night or at least a few hours before I wake up so I can make sure they get absorbed? ? My OB gave me a prescription for Zofran in case I start getting really sick. Have any of you taken it? ?Is this ok with the thryoid meds? I can't take this. ?I wasn't sick at all with DD and here I am sick as a dog with this one. ?I don't even mind the...