Thyroidless and hypo symptoms on too high dosage of levothyroxine?

Hormones
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Hey all....

I’ve wanted some feedback and hoping someone can chime in... I recall finding a user here that was also sans thyroid and was being overmedicated even though th labs said no.

For over three years I’ve been on mostly an average of 137-150 mcg of T4.  Sometimes with T3 in there but I don’t find it does much for me anyway.

My labs are never consistent, fluctuate, and even on a compounded dose of 143 mcg is T4, my FT4 has been from the low range to now upper range.  My TSH is a rollercoaster and my FT3 is usually in the 2s (too high and I don’t feel better).  

I’ve been as high as 200 mcg but I feel like a brick has been placed on my whole body the higher I go, much like now.  My sleep has been an issue and the back of my yes ache every day.  I scrape by on sleep and find that I’ve adapted to this.  Can this amount of levo still be too high for me??  Even if my labs are contradictory?  I’ve been gaining weight from the fatigue because it’s soooo debilitating but it’s not th fatigue where I can sleep for hours, it’s the kind where I feel like I’m strung out from having an four day away bender.  

Just hoping someone can identify this and help me.  Seeing yet another new doc and wondering when I can feel chilled out and sleep and maybe feel rested since my TT to get into the gym...  Literally staring at a ceiling right now with pure restless exhaustion.

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Free T3 in 2s is low. If you're wired and tired try WALKING. Walking will decrease wired tired and promote sleep.

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Yes, a levo dose that is too high could cause exhaustion, sleep problems, and even weight gain (either impaired metabolism from a lack of sleep or from excess hunger).  But you didn't mention chest tightness, sweating, or anxiety which makes me think that you could either be having thyroid antibody fluctuations, non-thyroidal illness, leaky gut, inflammation, infection, or a nutrient deficiency.  The bottom line is that your physician should be able to help you sort it out with the right questions and tests.  Have you had thyroid antibody tests?  Are you under more stress than usual?  Could you be low in selenium, B12, iron, or zinc?

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Also, adrenal health, sex hormone, and sex hormone binding globulin should be considered as well as vitamin D levels.