hi , I'm getting really blurry vision , but I'm not on full dose yet , I'm on 1and half grains , still feeling tried , but eyes gone very blurry , seems to have been like this 2 weeks now , any ideas ??????????????
should I increase or decrease ???????????
Christina, do you have recent thyroid results and ranges you can post?
It may be an idea to have an eye check with the optician in case you need eye glasses.
As for whether or not to raise NDT dosage... you might want to track your body temp and heart rate for a few days. Keep a log, nothing fancy, with dosage, body temp, heart rate and how you are feeling. If body temp/heart rate is still low, you can raise 1/2 or 1/4 grain for a few weeks, tracking body temp/heart rate the whole time. A lot of people's experience with dosing this way is that they will feel pretty good when first starting NDT, body temp and heart rate will start to approach normal then, after a few weeks, body temp and heart rate will start to drop, with some hypo symptoms. Then they know it is time to raise again by 1/4 - 1/2 grain. They repeat this every 10 days/2 weeks until body temp and heart rate holds steady, approaching normal rates with most, if not all, hypo symptoms subsiding. You don't want to stay on too low a dose for too long but you don't want to overshoot the mark either. The trick is to find your 'sweet spot'.
If you have been on 1.5 grains of NDT for more than 6 - 8 weeks, thyroid labs would be appropriate. If body temp/heart rate becomes elevated above normal ranges or if you start to feel flushy/anxious at any time, drop back to your previous, lower dosage of NDT. Some folks who have been hypo for a considerable length of time never truly regain a 'normal' body temp but it gets much better.
As for your blurry vision, it could or could not be due to being hypo. There are so many varied hypo symptoms, who knows?
Thank you will try a increase
I know it is a bother but it is important to track body temp and heart rate. Those are your guides and they let you know what is going on and how you are reacting to increases/decreases. Promise me?
Hi I ve just started taking ndt, when you say normal body temp
And heart beat, what are the normal ranges??
Any help much apprecIated
Whatever is normal for you. Heart rate especially, depends on whether one exercises a lot etc. Most heart rates are between say... 65 - 85 beats per minute (count beats for 15 seconds and multiply x 4 for beats per minute). Make sure you have sat down and relaxed for 10 mins or so before taking heart rate and body temp. If you have access to a blood pressure meter, it can't hurt to measure that also and record it.
Body temp used to be 98.6 but now 'they' are saying that 'normal' is closer to 98.2 rather than 98.6. I am in the states and have no clue what the UK equivalency is.
Try to take these at about the same time each day. Some recommend about 3 pm in the afternoon.
On the STTM thyroid site, they recommend an old-fashioned mercury thermometer because it is considered the most accurate. Digital thermometers can have readings that vary widely and some complain that they are hard to 'shake down'. I don't believe new mercury thermometers are manufactured nowadays but I think they are still being made available to vets (animal docs) thru vet supply sites. At least that is true here in the states.
Ok thank you for your reply. I m going to get a thermometer from Amazon so I will start taking records of body temp and heart beat. Not sure what uk equivalent is but I will find out. Many thanks for your help.
We use Fahrenheit and the UK uses Celsius so finding a conversion chart shouldn't be a problem. The bigger problem is finding a mercury thermometer..lol.
Hi been taking temp in morning before getting out of bed or moving and its 36.4 /36.3/36.4/ and today was 36.4 and a half what does that mean ? Any ideas ?
Whether one has health problems or not, our body temp will be lower in the am before we get up and at 'em. it is recommended that you take your temp about 3 pm in the afternoon for several days to get an average. Also read this for more information?
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