[Stacy2012]

Well, I may have found my problem. My thyroid meds are too low.

I am going for blood tests tomorrow.

Also may have hashimoto so I am looking in to that.

I am on the lowest does of naturethroid, and my symptoms improved so much when I first got on it but that has been 8 months ago, so I really believe I need to up my medication.

[Dr. Smith]

Doc

[Sallysblooms]

It is great that you are getting the med. at the right dose. I take thyroid and get checked several times a year. Good luck!!!

[Idiopathic PN]

Originally Posted by Stacy2012

Well, I may have found my problem. My thyroid meds are too low.

I am going for blood tests tomorrow.

Also may have hashimoto so I am looking in to that.

I am on the lowest does of naturethroid, and my symptoms improved so much when I first got on it but that has been 8 months ago, so I really believe I need to up my medication.

Stacy,
I will appreciate if you can update us on the result of your new dosage. I don't know if this body discomforts are all related to my thyroid. I don't have thyroid. I'm on .88 Synthroid and .25 Cytomel. My TSH, t3 and t4 are tested every 6 months. So far, for the last 2 tests, it's normal. But prior to that, it has been always abnormal. I know,that the blood result could be a snap shot of the moment. My nerve pain is becoming more painful. So, I am interested to know.
I believe that part of how I feel is not at all related to my MAC infection.

Thanks.

Mary

[Stacy2012]

Mary, I will post back. It will take about 5 days to get my test results back and I firmly believe no matter what it says, that I need to increase my dose. I spent a lot of time at:

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

Back when all this began for me, I thought I had diabetes when I developed numbness, tingles, burning. Terrified, I went to the dr believing diabetes was my problem. Nope she said no (although I disagree that I don't need to worry, my meter numbers tell me i am pre diabetic, well on my way if I don't change things, but dr's dont worry until its way too late). She told my hypothyroid can cause neuropathy.

Wow, I never knew that, and it's not discussed much in conjection with thyroid, you really have to ask the right questions, specifically, when doing research.

I do not have "typical" hypothyroid symptoms, though I do have some. Anyway, after much research and I had to fire my 1st dr and search for the right one that would prescribe desciated thyroid meds instead of the typical synthetic levo, or synthroid ones, I finally got a dr, got on the meds and life became amazing again.

All pn problems went away, numbness, tingles, major heel and foot pain, better. I also stopped eating carbs and lost 60 pds, started exercise again.

Life was good...until.

3 months ago symptoms all came back. Slowly it got worse, the pn burning in my feet got worse and worse. I had to quit my job 2 months ago due to a policy of close toed shoes, which I can no longer do. The last 2 weeks I stopped exercising. My feet burn all the time.

Then last night I thought...what helped me to begin with? Thyroid meds. So I went back to the above site and read it all again and bam. I remember now that I am on the LOWEST dose of meds. and its almost unheard of to stay on this dose longer than 2 weeks. stupid.

I forgot that I am really my own best doctor. My dr only prescribed this med because of my tenacity and research. I did have my blood redone about 6 months ago it my numbers were down, but I firmly believe I need more meds. One thing I learned is that tsh and all those numbers are only guides, that medication should be given according to symptoms, not numbers.

Anyway, that is way more than you asked for, I am just so excited to have a plan of action again and take control again. It's a lesson to myself to not get complacent.

I will let you know how my dr app. goes, more more importantly, I will report back after I up my meds on my progress. I am prayerfully believing it will work.

[hopeful]

good Luck with your appt. Stacey!!

[Stacy2012]

Well, I got my test results back, and while they were all still within "normal" ranges, they were all at the high end of normal, and all of them had gone up since my last lab test.

Today I went to the dr and was soooooo thankful that he agreed to up my medication!!!!! I will start my new dose tonight.

Praying this helps my pn as it did before.

[Sallysblooms]

I hope it does help.