Hypothyroidism help

[Firsttimeposter121]

Hi,
I currently take 200mg of levo and my lad test blood tests still came back as I’m being under treated. I’m feeling so poorly, really anxious and like no one is listening to me. I’ve found so much info online about getting levels right and making sure everything is treated that I feel
Overwhelmed and don’t know where to start. I suspect I may have leaky gut syndrome but again I don’t know where to start. Can anyone offer some advice pls?

Fellow hypothyroid/ hashimotos sufferer here so didn't want to read me run. I am also a nurse.

200mcg is a very high dose to still be under treated! Do you know the specific results? How long have you been on Levo? Have you been diagnosed with hasimotos disease? I only ask as so many people aren't. Are you tall and also over weight? That can make a big different to dosing. Have they increased you to 225mcg? Medically I would possibly suggest a referral to an endocrinologist as a starting point. This may depend on how long they have not been able to get your thyroid levels under control. It could be that you really need more T3, than what levo gives which is T4.

T4 gets converted to T3 and in some people this conversion stops working well so your TSH will still be very high.

Aren’t the two things completely different?
Hashimotos and hypothyroidism?

@RonaldMcDonald

Aren’t the two things completely different? Hashimotos and hypothyroidism?

No, hashimotos causes hypothyroidism. You can have hypothyroidism without hashimotos but the vast majority of people with hypothyroidism have hashimotos or go on to develop it. Hashimotos is basically as autoimmune disease where your immune resolve attacks and kills your thyroid gland leaving you permanently hypothyroid.