I'm not an expert, but it sounds like there is other stuff going on and any "specialist" worth their salt would be investigating. It's possible that the brand of medication you were taking didn't agree with you...but that doesn't necessarily mean that T4 therapy wouldn't work for you. But it's very possible that your T4 levels (synthroid is T4) are fine and when you took it it made you sicker. But your T3 levels may be in the basement. There's no telling.

But two things jumped out of your post...first, the fact that you need an antidepressant to get close to normal...there have been several studies about mental hospitals administering T3 to their clinically depressed patients and the patients were able to go off or decrease the antidepressants they were on. I'm DEFINATELY not saying you're crazy..but that was the study!! And then you said you crave chocolate like crazy? I've heard that chocolate cravings is your body screaming for more magnesium. And my endo said that more calcium and magnesium helps with symptoms and when I remember to take it..she's right...I do feel better.

FOR SURE? Find a doctor who will look into this. It's not right and it can be fixed. Finding the right doctor might be the hardest part. Because once you know what is going on you'll be able to attack it head on.

Good Luck!!!