DEAR DR. GOTT:
I am a 25-year-old female. For more than a year I have been very tired, have gained weight, my menstrual cycles have been irregular or non-existent some months, and I am very intolerant of the cold. This last feature is quite surprising, since I have never been bothered by the cold before.

I have had my thyroid checked several times and was always told the readings were normal. Because of my doctor closing her practice, I was forced to select another primary care physician. When I told him of my symptoms, he did blood thyroid work that came back abnormal. This lead to a scan with iodine uptake that was negative. When I visited him to go over the results, he decided to be governed by the blood work results rather than the results of the scan. He prescribed medication that I now take every morning. So far I haven’t seen any appreciable difference, but the medication is quite new. [Read more...]