Hello, I had first been dx with Graves in August of 2008. I had a large toxic goider and my T3 and T4 and TSH levels were through the roof! I felt like I could not function, I was making irrational decisions and my hands started shaking I could not sleep at night I would wake up sweating and I did not feel like my self at all. My endos opninion on my treatment was not to try the blockers due to the severity of my case and because of the amount of time it can take so see if they may work. My endo was open to the blockers but in his professional opninion thought that the odds of them working for me would only be about 30% and I trusted his judgement. I decided to go with the RDI treatment in November of 2008. The RDI went great after 3 months my goider had shrank by 70% I did become Hypo though. My doses have progressed from 50 to 175. I have been on Synthroid 175 for about 6 months now and I feel Great!!!! All of my levels are normal and I feel like my old self again. If your body goes hypo after RDI it is Normal!!!! You will know if you are Hypo trust me! I felt extreamly tire and my body ached and I felt sad for no reason. Just remember you will feel better once you are on the right dose keep in mind that finding the right dose can take some time so be patient.
I hope this helps
