Underactive but over medicated?

Just had bloods done... Tsh of 0.5 with a t4 of 25. I'm on 225mcg Levo but still feel very much hypo!!

[bantam12]

Thats quite a hefty dose you are on. The symptoms of overmedication can feel the same as hypo symptoms so you believe you need yet more Levo but in fact you need less. Don't think you have to have a racing heart and be typically hyper if you are taking too much, absolutely the opposite in my experience.

I was in this situation about 4 years ago and again 3 months ago with raging hypo symptoms, I have reduced down from 150mcg to 100mcg and I am better now than I have been in years.

[Hidden in reply to bantam12]

What does the 25 mean? Is it much into hyper?

[Hashi_since_age9-1988 in reply to Hidden]

your TSH is still in the normal range and at that I feel good. Your T4 is right at the top of the range or just above depending on the range. Perhaps you are not converting well to T3. Your dose is quite high and I would expect your blood results to look worse than they do.

[Hidden in reply to Hashi_since_age9-1988]

Yeah I agree, when they said my results were abnormal! I just feel tired all the time. Can't win! I'm tired on a lower dose but just as tired on the higher!!

[ianessex]

Hi,, do you have the ranges to hand too? I'm in similar position to you and an planning to get my ft3 done, either by nagging doc or privately,,i feel the latter would be far easier. The thing with hyper is that most hypo patients have never been strictly hyper thyroid so we mostly assume what it feels like, thyroid UK have a hyper thyroid symptom checker as well as a hypo one and fatigue is on both of them so i guess were stuffed either way.lol.. the dr toft.excerpt from his book , understanding thyroid, is quite clear,, and would see your current tsh and ft4 as fine as long as.ft3 is normal.. Thyroid UK can tell you where to easily obtain a.ft3 test privately at relatively low cost.. I've done it and service is excellent.

[Hidden in reply to ianessex]

Thanks for that Ian. I certainly don't feel hyper!! Far from it! Still got Alzheimer's!! Lol

[ianessex in reply to Hidden]

Hyper thyroid can lead to fatigue and sometimes worse than hypo.. Have you got the ranges to those results plus I'd get your ft3 checked if i was you,, could tell you exactly what's up,, i use blue horizon via thyroid UK, pretty reasonable and easy..

[Hidden in reply to ianessex]

Got the ranges now...

Tsh 0.35-4.7) mine was 0.05

T4 (7.8-21.0) mine was 25

[ianessex in reply to Hidden]

Ah...0.05,, that is bit low ...yeah def looks bit over medicated but not by much,, make sure your vitamins are good,,vit.d ,,b,, etc,, iron,, all these make a diff,,

[Hidden in reply to ianessex]

Yeah I might do one day 200 then 225 the next , also taking vit b complex and iron

[sandysnow]

Hi - Go look on youtube 'the holy miracle of the infallible tsh test' and then the follow up 'my medication is still not working'. Very informative and extremely funny.