Levothyroxin and strokes?

[GLENNIE]

Hi

Would taking high levels of levithyroxin (high end of what a doctor calls normal) be any cause for a stroke. My local nurse has implied this. What are your comments.

Thank you

[LouiseRoberts]

What is your dose? Ta

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[GLENNIE in reply to LouiseRoberts]

The dose I take is 150mcg.

Ta

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

If you look at published information there are definite bad aspects (re stroke) about being either too high or too low!

I have prepared a summary of 20 abstracts. Have a look here:

dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u...

Rod

[Glynisrose]

More likely to have a stroke etc if you are underdosed rather than overdosed!! More scare tactics!!!

[Polaris in reply to Glynisrose]

I agree...surely more likely to have high blood pressure and high cholesterol if under medicated.

[Jackie]

Hi The FT3 is far more significant. However, often if T4 is high it is better to have a little less T4 and after a test, some T3 together.This helps symptoms and gives better control but you must have tests first and 6 weeks after the new treatment.

Best wishes,

Jackie

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[puncturedbicycle]

Of course everyone has their own blood results on which to base the t4 dose, but I wanted to interject that 150mcg is not - in and of itself - a high dose of t4. It is very average in the sense that a lot of people take it. (My endo said it was what he expected I would need to take to keep my tsh under 1.)