Thyroxine dose adjusment

[naveed123]

I am taking 136mcg thyroxine daily.In a week 5 days 3 tab and sat ,sun 2 tab of 50mcg thyroxine daily.I want to increase my thyroxine dose 141mcg daily .How can I adjust the dose?

[Hidden]

Honestly - and I'm really not meaning any disrespect, promise - but I cannot see the point of changing your dose by a mere 5mcg a day. That's really not going to make any difference. I think I'd just go up to a 150mcg a day and see how that worked out.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Hidden]

I rather agree. If naveed123 wishes to get close to 141, then simply add 25mcg on both of the days on which two tablets are currently taken - that will give 142.86 (albeit that is rather more accurate than the tablets themselves will be ). If only 50mcg tablets are available, split one.

Rod

[Clutter in reply to Hidden]

Lilymay, Naveed's TSH became suppressed on 147mcg but s/he's experiencing hypo symptoms and weight gain on 135mcg so I suggested 141mcg might be a middle way.

[Hidden in reply to Clutter]

Ah right, thanks. But I didn't read it that way. I thought Naveed's TSH only went down to 0.77 (so not really suppressed??) but the doctor raised the Levo dose and up went Naveed's BP and weight (unsurprisingly). I think the doctor probably should have left the dose alone!

[Clutter in reply to Hidden]

You're probably right but Naveed also mentioned TSH 0.5 affected bp so some fine tuning might help. I hope so, anyway.

[Clutter]

Naveed,

If you take 3 x 50mcg daily x 6 days and 100mcg on the 7th day you will be taking the equivalent of 142.8mcg daily.