u/Colorcrazed

It runs in my family. My current dose is 100mcg, I'm 5'4 and weigh 138. Prior to diagnosis I was really athletic. At its worst I was sleeping 14 hours with maybe 4 hours of useable energy a day. I had to fight to get synthroid because my TSH was in range, even though half my hair fell out and my thyroid was visibly enlarged. I had antibodies so it was confirmed, just deemed subclinical. On a random test, my t4 got tested and it was slightly out of range, so she agreed to send me to an endo since TSH was at 3.8. Endocrinologist tested for pituitary issues, found nothing, but told.my nurse that we can treat and as long as I'm above .5 to treat me based off my symptoms. I feel my best when my TSH is between .9 and 1.6.

The fatigue is no longer there, but I feel it creep in when I need a med increase. My memory is still crap, but I don't have huge lapses in my cognition like I have early onset dementia. It was scary before, and now I'm optimistic.

For a while I could not try hard at anything without crashing and burning again. This winter I travelled and did not crash from the stress/jetlag. This last two weeks I've been going to yoga every day and walking minimum 3km a day. I'm finally strong enough to start building up my endurance again. Physical movement is my mental health crutch so the loss of being able was horrendous for my self esteem. I'm so grateful that the treatment is working and that I have 80 per cent of my normal back.

For those in the throws of diagnosis, recovering is possible and treatment does work. I really wanted to celebrate with some folks who get it. Thanks for listening :)