In my previous post I has said how my GP had reduced my thyroxine and then my cholesterol went way up and she then wanted me to take statins. I insisted to another GP at the surgery that I wanted to try to increase my dosage back up to where it was, which is 150 mcg, instead of the 125 mcg that she had put me on, to "put to bed once and for all that my dosage needs to be higher".
Well, I got my test results back today and my cholesterol has gone from where she wanted me to take statins to "almost optimal". The male GP I spoke to on the phone used the word "incredible" (bless him) to describe the result.
He is going to continue my dosage at the 150 mcg level for now! Oh, by the way,
my results of my thyroid profile went from:
March 10, 2015 - FT4 = 14 (range 9 to 23)
TSH = 1.8 (range 0.3 to 4.2)
May 8, 2015 - FT4 = 18.3 (range 9 to 23)
TSH = 0.06 (range 0.3 to 4.2)
So, by increasing my intake daily of thyroxine by .25 mcg, my TSH has gone almost suppressed but my FT4 has risen where I need it to be to feel good, the upper half of the range, not the lower half as it was when my cholesterol went way up.
Hope this helps others and if anyone has any insights too give me too about this.
It's certainly worth sticking with him for your thyroid needs.
Could someone look at my results please?
Total thyroidectomy, over-medication and managing it; and does anyone else experience vertigo/migraine as 'hyper' symptom?
Desperately seeking advise on excessive weight loss and other related issues.
Great GP
Started thyroxine today - thank you for all your advice!
