Anyone else tired of waiting to be put on the right dosage? I was diagnosed in June and I was put on Armour Thyroid. Then I was told I had to wait 3 months before new test. I went back and they upped my dosage and again I was told I had to wait, when I protested that I did not want to wait that long I was told I had to wait at least 4 - 6 weeks. I was reading that the normal dosage for people is like 3-4 grains and I am only on 1 1/2 why does this have to take so long? I am tired of being tired. Anyone have any suggestions? Should I get a new doctor? or is this just the way it is. I am just so happy to find out what is wrong with me I want to get moving.
Hang in there, Cyndellatr. Being tired all the time stinks, and it doesn't help that people around you can't "feel your pain," or worse, assume you are simply lazy.
About your dr. making you wait so long between re-dosing Armour: When your dr. treats your hypo, his/her first priority is to not put you in danger. Also, it keeps them safe from malpractice suits related to heart problems caused by too much thyroid replacement. Three months does seem like a very long time to wait for follow-up bloodwork, I think your dr could offer that at 6 wks. I've only been on the synthetic thyroid meds and dr has adjusted them periodically if necessary. One recent change involved me taking an extra 1/2 a tablet ONCE a week! That is how small the change was. It was not a big enough change to push me to the next tablet, but I need those extra few mcg. of medicine to keep numbers good.
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It's been almost 2 years since I was officially diagnosed(on top of the four years trying to get diagnosed) and my doctors have more or less given up trying to titrate my dose.
It's not only frustrating but disheartening to have the people we trust most and put up on pedestals so easily give up on us when we need them most.
My entire life I had never ovulated (not without meds anyways)...my thyroid hoovered around the 1.5-2.0 range and I began not only getting my period for 5 consecutive months but I also ovulated. When my levels fall out of this range, my periods stop & no ovulation occurs. We have tried to see if it would happen again if my blood levels were consistent, and sure enough my system would begin working again.
Since I can jump from hypo to hyper in one week and it's taken as long as it has...everyone has more or less given up on me stating as long as it's under 10...I'm fine.
The worst thing for me is I live in Canada where the dumb imbecile doctors don't recognize the new ranges and therefore many of the endocrinologists that I have dealt with thought it was silly for me to be referred to them when my TSH levels were 7.00 stating that it was borderline.
This has been extremely frustrating for me and I wish you the best in getting your levels titrated correctly & quickly.
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Thanks all I went gave blood again today so I will see what the results are and how quickly I can get him to move on them for the next time. I am also going to start sending him information. I am just frustrated with everything taking so long it took them approx 15 yrs to discover I had PCOS. I am sooo done with the waiting game. Thanks again for the support I will keep up the fight.
Your doctor doesn't want to overmedicate you. Taking it one step up at a time is safest. I had to go through the whole test, up the dose, wait 3 months thing too. Finally we found the magic # for me ( i am on synthroid). So please have patience. Your doctor is just wants to do this carefully and make sure they get the right dose for you.
Tired of waiting for right dosage 
