hypothyroidism, after thyroid removal
"I've been on Synthroid, Levoxyl, or Levothyroxine for the past 11 years at a suppressive dose and did fine.  When my endocrinologist took me off of TSH suppression by lowering my dose of T4 I was miserable.  Within in weeks I was exhausted, cold all the time, had brain fog, was depressed, and needed additional sleep.  When I told my endocrinologist she continued to lower my dose (twice) because my TSH was suppressed.  This caused me to be completely disfunctional at work and at home...I was so exhausted and everwhelmed I feared losing my job and my husband (no libido for over 6 months) and low productivity at work.  I begged my endocrinologist to add T3.  The dose was too low at first to make a difference but after reestablishing with a new"