Underactive thyroid?

Underactive thyroid?

I am suffering form under active thyroid my dosage has been increased from 75mg to 100mg I have been getting very bad muscle pains, feeling depressed, getting hot flushes, feeling cold even in warm weather, irritable nausea How long more would one need to take them? Is there an alternative therapy?

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1. I despair at these endless requests for useless alternative therapies for minor conditions, I worry a great deal about patients with serious, significant and potentially dangerous conditions like yours looking for the alternatives to tried and tested conventional therapy.
   
   It you have myxoedema or hypothyroidism you will of necessity need to be on levothyroxine for life. Your current symptoms are a mixture of under and overactive ones, which is odd to say the least. Another possibility is that that are unrelated either to your thyroid disease or your medication.
   
   Go see your GP again get him to recheck your full TFTs and give you a general check as well.
2. I have that to and I take 200mg and still dont feel great, feel the cold, cant tolerate heat, muscle pains, thinning hair, night sweats, dry skin, omg I will be checking your answers to see if anyone has any miracle cures
3. Please go to a homoeopath who WILL be able to help you. We treat a lot of people with thyroid problems with great success. Go to http://www.homeopathy-soh.org/ to find a practitioner local to you. Conventional medicine does not hold a monopoly on the health of the nation. You will get a lot of help from a homoeopath who will listen to YOU and your symptoms.
4. GP for more years than I care to remember
5. unfortunately there only seems to be what the docs give you,I think you have to take that dose until your blood results come back at a more normal level and then possibly they will be reduced again,I have been feeling so crap lately and had another blood test ,I feel so crap because my iron is low also,have you had everything checked or just your thyroid level?
   I do feel for you as I know exactly what you are going through .