Thyroid is a range. You can be "within range" and still by symptomatic, and the medication is constantly being adjusted. I was "within range" and we still had to double my medication to get me to asymptomatic.  That being said, I hate these "whaaa my thyroid is evil" creatures. I have had thyroid problems all of my adult life- maybe sooner, but we didn't test until I was 20. I have been to a handful of endo's and each and every one has told me the same thing: in order to manage this, you need to remain active and healthy.  Want to know why they don't listen? BECAUSE YOU ARE A NON-COMPLIENT PATIENT. You want them to hear "I don't feel well" and know how to fix it. They look at the numbers (let me guess: increased weight, elevated BP) and say "we will put you on this med, but you need to work out and eat right. Medicine will only go so far. I will see you in two or three months to re-check". At the next appointment, you have put on another 20 lbs? They know you aren't doing shit. And then you bitch about THEM not caring? Guess what, buttercup.  Oh, and all the pills? First off, get off your high horse. You go to a doctor for a problem and they are gonna try to fix it. Quit bitching about how sad you are because some shitlord hurt your feefees and they can take you off your meds. Wanna know what else helps depression, anxiety, sleeping and energy levels? EXERCISE. Get off your ass and work out.  Finally, the eating less shit. Yes, I drastically reduced my calorie intake. I eat like a bird most days, with one big meal and three "snack" meals. Wanna guess what happened? I lost weight! It's a miracle! The immaculate conception has nothing on this wonder: eating less and moving more caused someone with a thyroid problem to LOSE WEIGHT. The issue is that you didn't put on the typical 5-10 lbs that can be dropped easily. No butterball, you put on 50-100 lbs and dieting for six hours didn't fix that. Undoing that destruction is going to take time. Not to mention your normal daily intake is 5000 calories- cutting to 3000 feels like a lot to you, but it still isn't good enough.  Thyroid conditions isn't this magical excuse to use as needed. It's the ultimate shitlord disease- ever single time you fuck up, it will let you know. Your energy will drop, you will feel like shit, your body will get all puffy as if to say "look at this fatty that doesn't give a flying fuck!" It will make your face turn red because it is embarrassed to be inside you. I have no pity for the thyroid cundishuns. Fuck off fatty, I am living proof you are perfectly capable of being human rather than the reincarnation of Jabba the Hutt.  wow, sorry for the rant. That went on longer than I meant it to