Levothyroxine just doesnt seem to be working!

I can relate to your experience. I have always felt that Levo does nothing for me, but seems to be much worse since my pregnancies. I, too, had to have my tonsils out, but that was when I was 12 (I am now 37). At the same time as I had my tonsil operation, my blood pressure went up to 180 over 120, and heart rate to about 150. They discovered that my thyroid was overactive. They could never regulate it with medication, and finally decided to burn out my thyroid with radioactive iodine. They burned out too much, and since the age of 15, my thyroid has been underactive.

This past year, I have become desperate. I have gained 25 pounds since January. For a brief while, I went off Levo and promptly lost 5 pounds. I tried a different brand of Levo, and gained them back. I am desperate and don't know what to do. I am going to demand seeing a specialist.

One of the things that I do find is that when I find the energy to exercise, I can lose weight. I barely eat, but increasing the amount of meals that I do eat, also causes significant change.

I have had Hashymoto's disease (resulting from underactive thyroid), which plays terrible tricks on the mind and makes you feel like you've gone crazy. The short-term memory, irrational thoughts, depression, dry-mouth, and lethargy are enough to drive one mad. I know that I need medication, but it's 6 of one and half-dozen of the other. My weight has ballooned over the years, and there is only so much a heart can take, too. How do you make the choice of being sane or having a heart attack?

I have heard of a pill called Armour in the US. Any experiences with this? I am willing to travel if I can't find it here just to finally feel like I am on the right track, if it works.

Please read my experience at the top, it may or may not help you.

Good luck, I wish you well.

My post is the one simply entitled Levothyroxine, Dated: 29th January 2009 2:29PM

Cheers.