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Hi Siyajain, your lack of symptoms could indicate early thyroid disease. That's good news, as its more likely your system will respond well to dietary changes. Typical thyroid support diet is a gluten-free, paleo, organic diet. No gluten whayspever, absolutely no cheating. Protein intake is REALLY important, so if you're vegetarian, you may want to reconsider, as protein plays a huge roll on the production of thyroxin. You'll also need some good quality multivitamins and multimineral containing coblimated Bs.

A note on the PCOS. I've seen many posts here as well as have known people with both PCOS and hypothyroidism. It seems there's some sort of connection.

As for the medication, I know you're just starting out and there's all this pressure to stay the course. But the levothyroxin does have side effects including the worsening of autoimmune disease and hypothyroidism. There are many posts on this site on the ill affects of levothyroxin. I suggest you read them. The hair loss could be a sign that the meds are doing more harm than good, so you'll want to keep careful track of your symptoms. 

Those people who are not able to take levothyroxin generally go through a series of meds. They may find one that works along the way. If not, they may end up at the end of the medication line with either an OTC  Bovine glandular or using amino acid therapy.

The problem you'll encounter with figuring out the meds is it takes months to stabilize each dose change. Meanwhile, if the medication isn't working properly for you, you're having potentially long lasting side effects, while the hypothyroidism isn't really treated effectively. 

They've been people who post with initial side effects on this medication, and many others who post and the side effects never improve and cause horrible damage to health.

You'll have to evaluate your own side effects and make the choice whether to continue or try something different. Understand that docs want you to try and work with the meds for an extended period of time before giving up.  However, read up on the side effects and decide for yourself about the risks. 

The alternative OTCs are not covered by health insurance.   YOU MUST DO SOMETHING TO DEAL WITH THYROID DISEASE. You can't just decide you don't like the meds and do nothing. 

You may also find acupuncture, herbs and a book on hormones to be helpful in your journey.

Hypo means your body doesn't make enough thyroxin. 

I decided to go off Levo after trying several different brands and dosing for over two years with little results, acceleration of my thyroid disease and overall health deterioration to the point that I was completely bedridden.  There was no denying that the mass on my thyroid grew drastically while on this medication, I developed liver lesions and sever bone loss. 

How did I go off? I first switched can to a bovine glandular. I was on this a year when I started having a reaction and was so fed up that out of desperation, I did some research and took a chance on some essential amino acid therapy. I quit the glandular cold turkey and switched to high doses of essential amino acids. The longer I was off the meds, the better I felt.  I'm still hypo, but the amino acids alleviate a ton of the symptoms. Instead of spending all my time on doctor appointments and obsessing on blood work numbers (exhausting, frustrating and time consuming), I can focus on getting better. 

I agree with Dave on that, as hypothyroidism actually causes hypoglycemia, so with treatment, I would imagine the glucose levels would come back up to normal.  Oh.. and on regards to the Levo causing diabete's, the research shows that treatment with Levo, will actually decrease the patients A1C level, which is used to help diagnose diabete's, so yes, there is no research that shows levo will cause diabete's..

Regarding the overmedication that you mentioned actually if you see my t4 its on higher range. Am i on the range of getting hyperthyroidsm. I am taking 50mcg for last 5 months and doctor had told me he wil increase dose on weekends to 75mcg because i am slim 51kg as i am thinly build and levo makes you loose weight

Your levels for your T3 and T4 are great actually.  Your T4 should be in the higher range.  Your doctor is right in increasing your dose, as your TSH should be kept at around 1.00.  It looks as though you may need only one more dose increase... maybe 2, then after you get to your optimal dose, it should take a few months before your hair stops falling out.  In the meantime, a good multi-vitamin and perhaps a biotin supplement will help with hair loss.  When I first started the levothyroxine, I had a problem with hair loss also.  I used to always dye my hair without any problems, but after starting the Levo, I dyed my hair as usual, and clumps of hair started falling out!  I cried and was scared.  Well, I had to stop dying my hair for a while.  Now.. that I am at my optimal dose and my TSH is around 1.00, I can dye my hair again and all hair loss has stopped.  I believe it takes the hair follicle about 12 weeks to recover, so it will be a few months before it stops.. and that's after your done with dose increases.  

Ideally, you want your TSH around 1. Anything above 2 and you could have symptoms. 

Look at your T3. It’s near the lie end of the range. T3 balances energy by giving you quick bursts as you need them. The idea with Levo is that your body will convert T4 to T3 enough to balance things out. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really work that way. 

You’re correct that if you increase your dose enough to get your T3 more towards the mid range, that your T4 could be slightly out on the top of the range. Overdosing slightly in order to get T3 in a more functional range seems to be a fairly common practice. 

Keep in mind, T3 is the trigger for TSH. So if your TSH is high, it tells you that your brain thinks your T3 is too low.  So basically with the Levo, you’ll be hypo with T4 in order to get the T3 right, or hypo with T3 when the T4 is optimal. There’s also an optimal ratio of T4/T3, which is upset by the medication, causing further problems when this ratio is out of whack.

You might do better on an NDT since the NDT has T3 in it.  However with NDTs the T3 is quite a it higher than humans, so you get the opppsite problem as with Levo. However, initially, you’ll get some relief, as it balances things out. 

Also, meds work best at lowest doses. The higher the dose, the worse the side effects and imbalance in T4/T3 ratios.

If you find you can’t get a good balance with either the Levo or the NDT, you can try ThyroGold.

If your hair loss is so bad you fear you will go bald, you certainly have a problem. Try switching to NDT and see if you get better results.

I was hustling glancing at the range you showed for your TSH and realize it’s completely different than what I usually see.  The usual range got TSH is something like 0.5-5. This just doesn’t look right. I think maybe this is part of your problem. Can you check your previous blood work ranges to see what range was listed?  This makes your TSH look low, when it’s actually a bit high. Unless you’re using some weird units or something. 

Also, I’ve seen enough posts with thyroid disease and PCOS to suspect that these diseases are related.  You may want to look into the connection. I read something a while back that indicates both ovarian cells and thyroid cells metabolize the highest amounts of iodine. So it could be iodine deficiency related. Be cautious with iodine supplements though because it can be toxic. Bladderwrack is a good kelp supplement. 

You may also want to get yourself a book on hormones. I can PM you a book that I’ve usd. It may help you get an understanding of what’s going on in your system.