How long before you start to feel better?

Hello everyone.

I was wondering how long does it take for someone who has started getting her thyroid numbers in the normal range to feel..... well, normal?


Like many people on this forum I have a variety of symptoms from fatigue, digestive issues, brain fog, terrible sleeping through the night, muscle and joint aches, etc. I've had my journey through testing and more testing. A high TSH to a normal, but still high TSH but "normal " T3 and T4 levels. Visits to an endo and cardiologist that show everything to be normal. But throughout all the "normal" I still felt terrible.

As of right now I'm taking 75 mcgs of levothyroxine. I tried Nature-throid at one point but didn't respond well, I may try again one day though. Now my energy is better since starting the levo but I still don't feel great. My recent tests came back pretty good, at least for me.

TSH: 2.55 range 0.450-4.50
Free T4: 1.60 Range 0.82-1.77
Free T3: 3.1. Range 2.0-4.4

I've never seen my TSH below 4 and both my T4 and T3 numbers came up a little. I know when I see my doctor again they are going to say my numbers look great. But I'm going to be disappointed I don't feel great like I'm suppose to with numbers like these.

During the early days of my thyroid issues, I remember reading somewhere (might have been here or somewhere else) that it'll take months before people to start to feel better after their numbers "normalize " so to speak. I just wanted to confirm whether that's true for some people.

Apologies for the long post.

That's quite the loaded question with thyroids. Some people feel better when they are a little on the hyper sides and others on the hypo side. I've heard most endo's like the TSH to be between 1-2. For me, it's tough and sometimes takes a few days of one strength and a few days of another strength. You might be one of those people who feel better closer to 1.0 and right now you are 2.5. Some doctors will give you the next higher dose to see if you feel better.