@Nervous...

I was hypo for several years. It became worse after the birth of my son when I was 34.

I had an episode of stress at work, and thought it was my heart, and went for a full work up at my doctor's. The only thing she found was the borderline thyroid. Sent me to an endocrinologist who told me right off it was all in my head. Looked at my orange hands, and felt my neck... and ordered a radio-uptake scan at my insistence. It came back very abnormal, and that is how I got my treatment finally (after another wait of 6mos). All that is missing from this story is putting a gun to his head to get treatment! He made me wait 6months too, and come back if I wasn't better...which I wasn't and THEN he gave me the Synthroid. I have to wonder why more doctors don't get assaulted by patients when they are this obtuse and arrogant!

So yes, JB is right...you have to beg and plead. It really should NOT be this way. I vent my frustration and anger more constructively, by coming here and warning others of this medical problem and horrible attitude some doctors have toward their patients with real thyroid malfunctions!