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Hypothyroidism, eltroxin and what to expect.

MeganM · 2011-09-02 15:50:22

After losing quite a lot of hair for 8 months and an obvious lack of interest from my doctor (He thought I was being a hypochondriac :rolleyes:), I finally pushed for some blood tests suspecting a thyroid problem and discovered that my TSH was 4.2 (0.3 - 3.0) and my T4 level was 12 pmol/L. He didn't seem very sure as to…

02-09-2011 3:50pm

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MeganM

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After losing quite a lot of hair for 8 months and an obvious lack of interest from my doctor (He thought I was being a hypochondriac :rolleyes:), I finally pushed for some blood tests suspecting a thyroid problem and discovered that my TSH was 4.2 (0.3 - 3.0) and my T4 level was 12 pmol/L. He didn't seem very sure as to what course of action to follow as he described it as only slightly under active and decided that I should come back for a second blood test.

I returned today for blood test number two and my doctor prescribed me 25 micrograms of Eltroxin and depending on the results of the blood test, I will have to take it.

I was hoping to possibly get a second opinion from someone who might know a little more about it than me.

I'll be 19 next month and I'm moving away to University next week so I'm wondering how the it might have an effect on my day to day life.
I'm a healthy weight, but I have found it slightly easier to gain a pound or two in recent months and a lot more difficult to lose it, I find myself being exhausted during the day for a few hours and then completely fine a while after (without having consumed food) and I've noticed my memory and concentration has gotten a little worse too (simple words for day to day items seem to just vanish from my mind sometimes).

I was also wondering if anyone else had experience a lot of hairloss at the same level of under activity I have?

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