What Causes Depression, Lack Of Energy And Weight Gain Despite Taking Thyroid Medication?

Posted on Sat, 3 Jun 2017

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Question : My wife had Graves 34 yerars ago. It was treated with I131. Know the current doctor reduced her thyroid medicine based solely on tsh. She feels miserable, depressed, no energy, weight gain. Because the tsh is .047, she should be fine after all she is 69. Up until the adjustmentsh was the energizer bunny. My name is XXXX, patient is XXXXXXX Email YYYY@YYYY and YYYY@YYYY .

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
about thyroid treatment:

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking!

I have gone through your concern carefully.

Would you please specify what treatment has she been taking presently and what was the prior dose before checking the TSH 0.47? Why did the physician lower the dose?

If the symptoms of hypothyroidism persist when the TSH is normal, Ft4 and Ft3 should also be checked.

If Ft3 is low, then the symptoms are probably due to the incorrect dose.

It'll be a pleasure to help you further. Feel free to ask.

Kind Regards,
Dr.Mirjeta

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