>Subject:
>

>My question to anyone out there is that before I began the medication for=
>hypothyroidism I had very few symptoms but the thyroid seemed a bit
>enlarged so they took the tsh put me on levothroxin, once on the
>medication it seems that I just keep developing more and more symptoms,

1.  Thyroid medication doesn't have to be for life, and if you didn't need 
it in the first place, stopping will put you back in the same place you 
would be without meds.

Note in thyroidmanager.org, it states that 25% of Hashimoto's cases resolve 
on their own.

Thyroid meds can shrink the thyroid (but studies show Armour is more likely 
to do so.)  TSH is what enlarges it, and you are probably not on a TSH 
suppressive dose.

2.  Iodine deficiency can cause thyroid enlargement.  Do you have adequate 
sources of iodine?

3.  You're on a relatively low dose of a T4 only product.  The literature 
for the product states that a low dose can actually create more symptoms.  
Could that be what's happening? -

http://rxlist.com/cgi/generic/levothy_ad.htm
"Inadequate doses of levothyroxine sodium may produce or fail to resolve 
symptoms of hypothyroidism. "

If the goal is to shrink the thyroid, you need to be on enough thyroid 
medication to suppress TSH.  Again, Armour is more likely to shrink the 
thyroid.

I recall a time when my thyroid dosage wasn't adequate I had troubles 
swallowing without food getting stuck in my throat.  This is common with a 
swollen thyroid, and once I increased my Armour from 2 grains to 3, this 
stopped.  You need a high enough dosage to fix the problem.


Skipper

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