Can Anyone Relate !!!

Well I can only partially relate to your story since I am a man but I found out I had hypothyroidism in 1998 when I was in the Army. Taking the meds do help normalize your hormone system. I suggest you take it the second you wake up and wait at least 1 hour before eating. For years I was taking it with food and turns out I was only getting about 50% of the meds since the food effected absorption. What I started doing was setting an alarm along with my pills and a bottle of water next to my bed. When it went of I would take the pill and some water and go right back to bed. Then when I woke up it was safe to eat breakfast. This helped me a lot and once my levels were normal I started shedding lbs at a descent rate. I know a fair amount if you have any more question I was originally diagnosed why hyperthyroidism in high school so I know that portion as well.

I had painful more frequent periods too. I tried Levothyroxine and they said my tsh was back to normal, but I never felt better in any way. Then I tried Armour and gained a few more pounds and didnt feel any better. Then I was put on Synthroid and some of the symptoms are improving, but not disappearing. Seems I gained most the weight in my stomach. Slowly I am having more normal periods and losing weight finally. I think everyone responds differently to the different thyroid medicines. For me synthroid works best. And that is only when the dr gives me free samples of it. When I have to fill a prescription, somehow I start feeling worse again. I dont know the difference but there is a difference somewhere.

Wow- I never heard anyone else have these same issues as me!! I was gushing so much blood one time in the bathroom of a restaurant, I couldn't come out for quite a while, so uncool. went to gyn. and they even thought it was a miscarriage at first. got all checked out and told had some cysts, but obviously that wasn't why. took me probably 4 years to get diagnosed. I am with you on the whole blowing it off until can't take it anymore.

I never had any drugs before either and I gotta tell ya the levothyroxine really hit me hard. I had horrible side effects. she put me on 50 mcg and I got so messed up. I finally went off it after 2 weeks. the only good that came out of it was I got a normal, short period. but the hypothyroid symtoms came back so now I am taking synthroid started with only 12 mcg and am trying to work up to a higher dose. my body really doesn't like it. i have to slowly increase or I get really messed up. you can send me a message if you want to talk more details. It is really scary. I hate this with a passion. I just want to get better!!! I mostly want to lose all this horrible fat that has started storing around my stomache. It is really, really freaky looking. just not right. it is from the screwed up metabolism because nothing else has changed as in eat the same, etc.

in conclusion all I can say is: you are not alone!!!