ok im TOTALLY confused now ... ive been in synthroid for about 6 months now ... i did lose weight ..(about 38 lbs)but im still really tired all the time .I lost my job therefore i gained back about 12 lbs ,so i started the atkins diet last week .. am i wasting my time or should i continue ? any reply would be really really welcomed ... thanks and hope to hear some "good" things but will take the bad also ..lol.. i really didnt think that the "whole" thyroid thing was THAT big of a deal .. my doctor never told me all the in's and outs of it .. just thought the meds would take care of it .