To get the Levoxyl or thyroid replacement hormone in general? About a year before dx, I felt run down, had the weight gain, frequent migraines, yada yada. Mentioned in passing maybe we should check my thyroid as my aunt and grandmother had thyroid problems. He kinda pooh poohed the idea and blew it off. Fast forward a year, severe symptoms (too many to list) with a growth on my throat. Went back to doc. He did a TSH, T4, and a Thyroid Autoantibodies test. I tested + for Hashi's (hypo). Normal TSH levels were below 5.0 ml/u at that time. My TSH was 130.24 ml/u. No wonder I was a mess! Long story short, I also developed fibromyalgia (probably due to toxins I couldn't release due to the severe hypothyroidism). I hadn't sweated in 2 years!! Constipation was terrible. In my opinion, the doctors lie or are ignorant or condescending when they tell you it's as a simple as taking a little pill and you'll be back to normal. Don't get me started!!! Someone, please remove that soapbox before I get on it and make a spectacle of myself.
" In my opinion, the doctors lie or are ignorant or condescending when they tell you it's as a simple as taking a little pill and you'll be back to normal. Don't get me started!!! Someone, please remove that soapbox before I get on it and make a spectacle of myself."
You are not making a spectacle- you are spot on. I see this attitude every day-a refusal to think outside the box, a one diagnosis fits all and tunnel vision when it comes to treatment.
Do your homework, don't accept anything you don't feel comfortable with and keep searching for a doctor that will work with you and not against you.
While there are many jerks in medicine,there are also many good doctors-I hope you can find one that will help you and will listen to you and will work with you to find a treatment plan that makes both of you happy.
I had a lot of those symptoms, and they still blew me off! By accident, we discovered a county health program that I qualified for. The doc sent me for bloodwork, and lo and behold....my thyroid wasn't functioning at all. I can identify with no sweating, but I had the runs, and I vomited constantly for over three years. Cough too hard, and thar she blows. Ugh! I did have horrible constipation as a child, but my folks took me to a specialist; he did a hair analysis. Told my parents that I would need medication for the rest of my life.
I have a lot of unecessary stress in my life, which could account for some of the GI difficulties. That doesn't count for my hair to quit growing, and losing handfuls of hair :(
I have some other health problems, but taking that little pill does make a difference.