Dear Tosani,
Your TSH is very high, no wonder you have problems! Mine was a little over 4 when I finally dragged myself in to see a more sympathetic endocrinologist after years of stonewalling by g.p.s and internists. By the way, the new TSH guidelines for normal are .5 to 3.0, but many Drs. are still going by the old numbers.
Still, you need to be an educated patient to have an idea about what to ask for. You need to know thoroughly the symptoms of thyroid insufficiency so you know what to complain about! For instance, my leading indicator is my eyebrows, which wax and wane depending on how good the hormonal profile is. After that, if I'm more out of whack, is the incredible soreness with any exercise and aching even if I'm not exercising. In other words, probably your back will feel a lot better once you get closer to an appropriate amount of thyroid into your system! LDL- complicated, but the liver gets dragged into the works as well.
Some books I've found on Amazon:
Thyroid Mind Power by Richard Shames (Yes, there's a tremendous mental health component to thyroid problems)
The Menopause Thyroid Solution by Mary Shomon
Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? By Datis Kharrazian (This is very in depth- after pulling it off the shelf for you, I realized I need to read it again)
Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? by Richard Shames(In a word, YES!)
Iodine Why You Need It by David Brownstein
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