Quick Update
Today I was diagnosed with SEVERE Hypothyroidism. Which is why I feel like utter crap, why I’m always run-down, exhausted (no matter how much sleep I get), horribly depressed, and FAT.
So I’m officially starting my new medication tonight and the doc said once we get me into the “normal” range I will feel great and start shedding weight like crazy (if I keep up with my new good eating habits).
“Normal” could be a couple month away though…. healthy range is between 0.5-5.5 — mine is at 38. Yeah…. which is why within 20 hours of my blood being drawn the doc’s office called me in a panic to come in and see him. When he sat down with me and looked at my results he got this “OH MY GOD” look on his face and said “OOOOooooooooooo!” You KNOW that’s bad. So normally they start people off at 25mg/day and build up from there if needed. Not me. Oh no…..
75mg/day. Yeah baby! 
Go big or go home, right?
I’m hoping I will start to see results (even in just my energy level) within the next couple of weeks. Wish me luck!
Yikes! Scary but it must be a relief to have some answers of why you’ve been feeling bad! Good luck indeed! I’m going back on the diet my dietitian put me on before I got pregnant when I lost about 20 pounds over the summer. I need to lose about three times that amount now!
yea they say weight will come off when you get back into normal range. good luck with that I’ve tried everything with diet and exercise, and it don’t matter. What they don’t tell you is that regardless of whether you are in your range or not with hypothyroid you will naturally be 20% increased in weight. I’m 5″9 use to weigh 160. My range now is between 175 and 180 no lower. Sorry to have informed you of the dissappointment you will have when things are normal but after 4 years I’m finally dealing with the truth.