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I've started my levothyroxine at 50mg and have to say I'm starting to feel like the old me! However I'm coming up to my blood test and I remember reading on here something about taking your levo on the day of blood test. However that's all I remenber lol. Help!

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HarryE

Don't! Leave it until after you have had the blood taken

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Jazzw

And try and get your bloods tested as early in the morning as you can. Afternoon TSH's have a tendency to be misleadingly low.

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