I went to see my Dr today, and explained I have NDT and want to make the switch over, but still wanted regular blood tests and management from him.
He was very happy to support this decision, but when I asked about a doseage, he said to take 6 x 1 grain tablets and see how I get on. Originally he said 8 X 1grain, and when I said that is a lot he the said the 6.
This still seems VERY high????
I currently take 300mcg of levo.
Any help or guidance would be appreciated.
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DO NOT just exchange the levo for the NDT, it doesn't work like that!! The sudden taking of T3 will upset your system and put you off altogether!! Build up from 25 mcg over a few months.
sammi3, I think there is no right or wrong way, there are no absolutes about taking thyroid meds and/or swapping over from one to the other. My experience with moving from mono T4 to combo T3 & T4 for instance, was simply to add the new T3 to the existing T4. Others here have found they reduced T4 to accommodate the new T3. So we're all different. Then last week I changed from T3&4 to NDT, and having calculated the equivelant dose (3 grains in my case) I simply stopped the T3&4 one day and started the NDT the next, with absolutely no problem. A week later I've added in another half grain, again no problem, no hyper symptoms even though there will be residual T4 in my system. So the point I'm making is that there are no absolutes and what's right for one might be wrong for another and vice versa. Definitely your GP made an error with his equivelant conversion but other than that, you know how you react to changes in your meds, so let that guide your conversion.
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