I've been told today I am hypothyroid. My TSH is 7.38 and free T4 6.8, and my doctor has started me on 50g of thyroxine to start with, to be rechecked in 3 months. She said this is a low dose to begin with, which may be altered depending on a later blood test.
Is this dose going to make any difference? I have MS and suspect that I may have a lot of hypo symptoms that I have been putting down to MS, and it would be nice to feel more energetic. Also this heatwave is the first time I've felt warm since I was abroad last year! Plus I've put on weight which I would very much like to lose.
Has anyone any experience to share? Can I expect to lose weight and feel better soon on such a low dose?
Incidentally, I only found out about my thyroid when I saw a specialist for my MS and he noticed I had a 'full' neck and told me to get tested. I had noticed it in recent photos but just thought I had developed a fat middle-aged neck! 