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Had Hyperthyroidism. Had Radiation On Thyroid. Taken Levothyroxine. Why Am I Exhausted?
I had radiation on my thyroid feb of 2013. as one would expect my med for levothyroxine has gone from 50 to 150mcg over the months i was hyperthyroid weighed 89lbs when at 47yrs old it took over a year to find out my problem iam exhausted and have no energy and they lowered me to 137mcg my understanding is my dose should in crease iIam seeing an onicoligist and md whatever i say they tell me to stay away from the computer I need to know the best kind of doctor to see that practices in my needs thank you
Mon, 18 Nov 2013
Dear sir, what I could understand from your query is that you were hyperthyroid and under went Radiation following which you became hypothyroid. now your dose levothyroxine is 137 mcg. you feel extremely exhausted. If all this is correct, then to decide the right dose you need to take a fresh test of TSH and FT4 and see the accuracy of the dose. Clinical symptoms are important but to decide the dose you must check your blood values. Regards!
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