OK, a little more detail. After he started having hypo symptoms we called the endo office (beginning of March), and they called back and said the endo wanted to see him the next morning no matter what. The doctor came into the room apologizing profusely (he failed to reveiw his last test for over a week, because the previous ones were so good), saying that he knows he must be feeling rotten! He had the same degree of bloating that day as he does now. The endo saw him with the bloating–he is very aware of it, and that’s why he prescribed the diuretic.
They test FreeT4. I understand normal is 0.6 – 1.7. Four weeks before, he was at 1.04 (normal), and 1 1/2 weeks before, he was at 0.34!!! The doctor feels his levels hit rock bottom, if they continued falling at the rate they did between the previous two tests.
He just started on 150mcg on Saturday. He spoke with the doctor’s office on Friday concerning his condition, and they called in the prescription for the increased dosage.
If he was at "rock bottom" three weeks ago, and as I read here, it can take 3 weeks or so for one to feel the full effect of the Synthroid, could he not still be rather hypothyroid? He had a blood test on Thursday, before they upped the dosage. He did not ask for the numbers, and they didn’t tell him.
I think I will make a phone call to the endo’s office again tomorrow, and see if I can get more answers.
