Hi I've been reading in the thyroid forum because I am so called borderline hypothyroid. My TSH goes from 5-8. It was around 6.79 last time. I have been put on very low doses of synthroid (actually it was generic l-thyroxine) and I cannot take it! It makes me feel sick! I tried lower doses-same thing! I have many symptoms-been diagnosed as CFS and Fibro, but my hair is thinning which terrifies me and my skin looks awful. Two specialists both said that that level of TSH is not enough to cause any symptoms and they say I shouldn't be on any treatment for thyroid. Which is moot since I took the lowest dose and it made me sick. They said they wouldn't treat it until my TSH got to 10. I've seen many doctors about this and like I said two different endocrinologists. I don't each much, and am going to start low carbing. I tried before and found it very difficult as I crave chocolate so bad that I go nuts. I'm too weak to excercise much, but am going to go back on amitriptyline to feel better. I know amitriptyline makes you gain weight, but I've read it's also dose related-the weight gain and I'm on the lowest dose (10mg) so hopefully that won't make me gain weight. The amitriptyline is the only antidepressant that makes me feel a little better-I've tried alot of them. As I feel unbearable-I'm stuck with not being able to use synthroid and having to use an antidepressant that is known for weight gain just to feel a little bit better (sleep wise, pain wise, mood wise). I'm certainly not going to lose weight lying in bed everyday, so it's either, try the amitriptyline, which made me a little more functional, or stay unfunctional and fat anyway. I'm on disablilty, so have not much money for herbs and stuff. Any ideas? Oh yeah-my temperature in the morning is low, 96.something - 97.something. What do you do if you have thyroid problems and can't take the medication? Can two specialists be wrong? I mentioned Armour to my doctor and he hadn't heard of it and as I said the specialists said I shouldn't be on anything anyway. Will I be able to lose weight on low carbing and exercise with no thyroid medication? Anybody have that experience? Thanks.