I'm so upset with myself for not being more vigilant about this. In August after a horrendously stressful year (actually, three stressful years altogether) I felt exhausted, depressed and tired all the time. It was my August break from the school where I work and I got my blood tested. It showed elevated TSH (8.82 when the cut-off for normal was 4.50). The doctor presribed Synthroid, which I took for 4 days and felt extremely sick--fatigued, headaches, just awful.
I asked if I could stop and she said OK, just monitor the blood levels. She recommended seeing an endocrinologist but didn't insist on that or on me taking meds. Then I went back to work and felt fine. I could have sworn I got bloodwork done again and the levels were normal but I can't find any evidence of that.
I'm going to see an endocrinologist this week and at my ob/gyn's recommendation I'm taking Synthroid again (25 mcg) till I see what the new doctor says. I'm SO glad I insisted on bloods done early (ob/gyn wanted to wait until 8 weeks along) but also that she requested TSH test, because I didn't know about it.
I'm kicking myself over and over as I read about the dangers of hypothyroidism, including risk of miscarriage (I haven't had any morning sickness at all--if I did I'd feel a little more encouraged about the viability of this pregnancy), mental retardation, etc. The first trimester is critical for brain development. I know that the baby is only 0.05 inch long (the tiny space between two lines on an inch-measuring ruler) and that I don't even have symptoms of hypothyroidism (so hopefully it's not terribly severe?) but I blame myself completely. I know it's all my fault if something's wrong with the baby.
Any advice appreciated. Thanks.
. Second, relax. If your doctor did not seem too upset about you being off the meds and thyroid issue, then you should not beat yourself up over this. 