Endo says 10mcg am with Levo and 10mcg in the evening .
The problem is that the 20 mcg are minute and although they are scored , it is impossible to divide them evenly with a pill cutter . My OH has tried to cut 3 and all have ended up with a small and a large half .
I know some will say take 20mcg at once but they are new to me and I need to be careful to take Endo's ( and Clutters ) advice .
First dose in the morning , any advice appreciated ?
Thanks in advance
Pp
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When I started I used 5mcg then worked up to 25mcg. I don't think when you cut/break them you will get a clean break and if someone has any ideas I'd be glad to hear them. Now I take 15mcg am and 10mcg mid pm. I just break them in half and then again never accurate on the second break but I do find breaking in half with a my thumb nail quite sufficient. Sorry if im not much help. x
PP, line up the tablet score line with the line on the pillcutter and close the pillcutter slowly. It isn't really a problem if the halves are slightly uneven, you'll still be getting a daily dose of 20mcg. I've never been able to split a tablet with my thumbnail and if I use a fine knife or craft blade one of the pieces tends to fly away and I worry my dogs will find and eat it.
My last dog did that - a whole 25 mcg tablet that I dropped. He got to it before I did! I gave him a litre of milk to drink - he loved milk - and he was fine. I imagine the hormone got bound up to the calcium and was excreted.
Not that I'm recommending you allow your dogs to eat your T3! But should it happen, that could help.
Or perhaps even a great lump of cheese! I'm sure they wouldn't object. lol But it wasn't a thought-out solution, it was a knee-jerk reaction. Complete and utter panic!
Hi... The pill cutter is rubbish!! I've been using one for 4 weeks. Not noticed any difference taking the different sizes however. I'm going for one dose in the morning from next week as I'm feeling ok with it π
Everything about thyroid is hard work ,!! You just get one bit sorted out and another bit falls off but your too tired to pick it up π΄!!! Good luck with the T3 its a big improvement on T4 only best wishes Perks
I cut mine up once a week usually Sunday afternoon when I am not rushing and find they get more even the more I do. If I do get the odd sizes (usually the first couple) I take the bigger one in the morning and the smaller one at night. I take 3 x half a tablet a day. My pill cutter is a PillMate pill cutter which I got from Amazon. Sandy
Thank you everybody for your replies . I started this morning with a large half ( lol ) and will do this for a week as Clutter advised , as I am slightly over the hill π and worried about possible side effects .
Will start 2doses in a week and hope for some improvement.
Hubby has cut them with the blade of a Stanley knife ( with a rocking motion ) rather than a quick chop lol . Nice and even so far and better than Pill Mate which I find is hopeless for tiny tablets.
Hi pp,I got my pharmacist to cut them for me and there was no waste at all, they didn't crumble,dont know what he used but he has done them 3 times for me with the same results,hope this helps
I hand them into the pharmacist and go back later in the day or sometimes the next day,maybe you could do that,I think it all depends on the pharmacist as I asked at Boots one time and they wouldn't do it,good luck
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