Do I lower dose to 125mcg a day up it to 150mcg a day or stick with what I'm doing. ?

[Lordy40]

I am on 125mcg one day and then 150mcg the next, I have generally felt much better, less tired, less brain fog, less achey joints, periods much better, less heavy and monthly rather than every 10 days but I have gained half a stone in weight and I'm already at least 4 stone over weight for my height, even though I do an hour and a half in the gym every day, I'm also getting night sweats, and hot flushes during the day, I'm only 38!though I always used to feel the cold, started on an antidepressant at the same time as my thyroxine increase so it could be that? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Hidden]

Hi

Have you got your latest thyroid bloods with the ranges please as this will help people to better offer informed support..

Louise

[Lordy40 in reply to Hidden]

I have got the blood results which came back as tsh low but as I felt well and a bit better the doctor noted that the dose of 125 one day and 150 the next was ok.

My latest results from September are serum free T4 15.8 (12-22) serum free tsh 0.27 (0.4-4)

My tsh in June was 0.3

In 2012 it was 1.84 and in 2011 it was 2.86 .

Thank you for reading my post.

Best wishes to you too.

[Jackie]

Hi Normally considered best to have a blood test, TSH , T4 and Free T3 before any increase in meds but this is not much ,see what last results were. Also, until stable you should have frequent repeat bloods done with rises in meds.

Best wishes,

Jackie

[Lordy40]

I have got the blood results which came back as tsh low but as I felt well and a bit better the doctor noted that the dose of 125 one day and 150 the next was ok.

My latest results from September are serum free T4 15.8 (12-22) serum free tsh 0.27 (0.4-4)

My tsh in June was 0.3

In 2012 it was 1.84 and in 2011 it was 2.86 .

Thank you for reading my post.

Best wishes to you too.

[mumofcrazy in reply to Lordy40]

for louise to see your reply you need to click on reply to this on her response, rather than a general reply to your first post. wishing you all the best.

[KLR22]

What antidepressant are you on? They can make you put on weight. Going on thyroxine may have helped your depression without the need for an antidepressant. It may have been better to start the thyroxine and see how you got on with that first.

Karen

[Lordy40 in reply to KLR22]

I'm on setraline I've been on thyroxine for 22 years suffered depression on and off for years too. The weight gain coincided with upping the thyroxine by 25mcg every other day and also starting in setraline back in April, so it could be either tablet.

[KLR22]

I would perhaps stick to what you're doing for a while to see how your weight is over the next few weeks. Good luck.

Karen

[Lordy40 in reply to KLR22]

Thank you will try that.