Hi there! Thank you for your question. So yes the symptoms that you mentioned above are symptoms of hypothyroidism. Allow me to explain further about hypothyroidism, other symptoms that you should look out for and why the symptoms still persist despite medication.

Hypothyroid is when the thyroid gland (an organ located at the neck) is producing too little hormones. These hormones are the T3 and T4 hormone which are known as thyroid hormones.

The other symptoms that you should look out for are:

• weight gain
• poor appetite
• tiredness
• poor memory
• change in appearance
• depression
• low libido
• neck swelling
• puffy eyes
• dry, brittle skin and hair
• joint pain
• muscle pain/weakness
• constipation
• changes in periods in terms of volume or frequency
• deafness
• hallucination
• slow reflexes
• low heart rate
• voice changes

Thyroid hormones are responsible for all the metabolism in the body. All the symptoms you mentioned is cause due to the reduced metabolism rate that occurs due to the reduced thyroid hormone.

Now to the second part of the question. The 2 possible explanations for this are that more time is needed before the levothyroxine (thyroid replacement drug) can actually take effect or the dose of the levothyroxine given is not adequate.
So when did you start taking your levothyroxine? It needs time to actually take effect.

Clinical in improvements may not begin until 2 weeks and complete recovery of symptoms may take up to 6 months. These symptoms can be managed using levothyroxine but it has to be at the right dose. Monitoring of the thyroid hormone should be done within the first 6 week to ensure adequate doses of the drug is given for maximum results with minimum side effects. I suggest you go back to the doctor and inform him about the symptoms you are having for him/her to readjust the dose if needed.

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