Feel awful what wrong now

[bossbird]

Back pain ribs indigestion aching limbs weeks now worse since reducing meds feeling hot on and off

[shaws Administrator]

Is your indigestion due to low stomach acid?

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Reducing meds is not a good idea unless you feel you have taken too much. Reducing may mean your metabolism doesn't work as well if it doesn't have sufficient thyroid hormones.

[Hidden]

Why have you reduced your meds.

[bossbird in reply to Hidden]

I'm having a foot operation on Thursday had to give blood test so Dr rang me said I needed to reduce asap

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to bossbird]

We need to know more! On what results did your GP base this demand to reduce?

You absolutely must not go into an operation in an under-dosed state. (Equally, you don't want to go in over-dosed.) Is it possible to contact the anaesthetist? We have seen several times that they are more aware and better able advise than GPs.

Rod

[Marz in reply to bossbird]

Also if the anaethsetic contains NO - Nitrous Oxide it will obliterate your B12....

[Hidden]

It does take time for it to leave your system, how long, not sure, but more than just a few days.

It is important that the DR is made aware of the health problems that you have, you are going under a general anesthetic.

Give him a ring....

Take care

Manukia

[janiebell]

My Tsh was at 0.01 before Xmas. My endo has suggested I trial reducing my meds slightly to see if my feeling tired is because of my system being slightly over taxed with meds. I do not feel hyper and my t4 and t3 are good. Not sure if it's connected but I had been having hot flushes ( bloods show I'm menopausal) and to the day I reduced my flushes stopped. I have also been taking the herb Shatavari so it could be this. Too scared to stop the herb and see if it's that incase the dreaded flushes return! My endo wasn't concerned that my TSH was at 0.01 just interested to see if I felt better on slightly less Levo. I now take 100 on one day and 125 the next. I feel pretty lousy at the moment but I've eaten badly and drunk alcohol everyday since xmas eve so not surprised! I will know better once I'm firmly back on gluten free, sugar free, grain free, dairy free from tmor. I have Hashimotos and when I follow that diet I feel amazing. No aches, etc. and masses more energy. My ribs hurt and I have nerve pain in my fingers and body and pain in my sternum when I eat gluten.