[*Wendy*]

Good luck on your tests ssMarilyn ... I hope they reveal something that you can counter with some supplements! It truly "sucks" to feel this lousy when you are on supposedly therapeutic levels of Synthroid, etc. I hope the test reveals something that you can work on!

I was surprised when I went to pick up my prescription last week - there was a note on my bag that said "Allowed to offer the generic - ask her if she wants the Synthroid brand instead". I'm looking at $4 generic verses my $30 name brand, so I opted for the generic. Hope they aren't scooping me off the floor a week from now!

I've heard horror stories about people trying the generic because the levels of meds aren't as consistent as you get when you go with the name brand made in the same laboratory every time.

At this point, I'm hoping that as my weight drops so too will my TSH, because there will be less "body" for the meds to work through. (Makes sense, right?)

If it doesn't all gel, then I am going to try a holistic doc that I stumbled across - but I want to be in a healthier weight range when I go see him so that he doesn't just pin my issues on being fat. I wasn't fat until about the time my thyroid issues were diagnosed, but I worry that the doctors don't know which came first - the chicken or the egg.

Frankly, I don't give a crap which came first, I just want to be ME again and feel good and spunky - with a real 'spark' again! Finding a doctor that gets that & trusts in your intuition makes all the difference.

I'm really trying very hard and am dedicated to this WOL, so I'm going to give it a sincere last chance & only then will I listen to alternatives.