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Levothryroxine dosing

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I'm on 75mgs on Levothyroxine which means splitting the tablet in half - this isn't easy as it crumbles. Does anyone have any suggestions? How would it impact on my body if I took 50mgs one day & 100mgs the next?

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Snoopy1968

hello my levothryoxine comes in 25mg tablets, could you ask your doctor to prescribe them like this too ?

Kindest regards Liz x

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Oldcarguy

You can buy pill splitters in most pharmacies and they're not expensive. It'll do the job

Jose651 profile image
Jose651

Hi PaulineS,

I would be inclined to go ahead and take 50/100mcg alternate days as you suggested.

Some people take their dose once a week only. 

J

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humanbean in reply to Jose651

I agree with Jose651, alternating 50/100mcg on alternate days should not cause any problems.

However, for splitting tablets my personal choice of method is to use a scalpel, craft knife or hobby knife. They can be bought from Amazon or hobby shops surprisingly cheaply and might even come with 5 or 10 spare blades. Only buy the ones with straight blades though - oddly shaped blades don't really work very well.

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annie-7

I can recommend this one, it will even split a tablet into quarters!

AcuLife Pill Splitter with Storage Compartment

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galathea

Should be fine,   T4 is a storage hormone so has no immediate impact.    There were some experiments done where people only took one large dose once a week with no adverse effects.

Xx g

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galathea in reply to galathea

It appears that we can no longer edit posts...  So  sorry, but hormobe is actually hormone.....  My ipad likes to practice chinese occasionally.

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Jose651 in reply to galathea

👍. かなって感じ

五段かな

J

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shawsAdministrator in reply to galathea

You should be able to edit your own post Galathea. (I've done it for you).

There were a couple of changes around 2 weeks ago by HU and I cannot do smiley face anymore at present. (It is needed sometimes).

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galathea in reply to shaws

Thanks Shaws.... No... Have lost the ability to edit posts, the down arrow only gives me the option to report posts, no longer an edit option. :-(.  

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Stourie in reply to galathea

Oh, just checked and it's the same for me.

Jo  xx

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Stourie in reply to Stourie

Oh, it's there now.  lol

Jo  xx

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greygoose in reply to shaws

I complained to HU about the smiley faces, they said they're working on it - that was several days ago!

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Pastille in reply to greygoose

They probably knew they were false :)  we don't have smiley faces

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greygoose in reply to Pastille

Why false? I often want to give some one a smile, or a big cheezey grin. Or any of the other emotions expressed by émoticons.

The written word can often be misconstrued, and be taken as being bossy, or critical. A smile shows you're not being aggressive. I can assure you I never use them falsely.

So, who is the 'we' that doesn't have smiley faces? Hypos? I can assure you that I often manage to smile, despite everything. It has a great psychological effect, too.

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Pastille in reply to greygoose

I know I was joking, that's why I put a smiley face :) Yes I agree about the psychological effect, it's good to laugh everyday  

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jimh111

50 / 100 alternate days is fine.  Easy to split tablets.  Hold tablet between fingers and thumbs with the score mark opposite thumb nails.  Push with thumbs and it snaps perfectly.  Cutters tend to crush tablets.

Hi, you shouldn't need to cut them for the correct dose as levo comes in 25 mcg too. I don't know why your pharmacist didn't give you them, unless your gp wrote out the prescription incorrectly. Go back and ask for the smaller tabs. :-)

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bantam12

Not all brands do a 25 mcg tablet so if the user needs to stick to one brand the higher dose tablet has to be halved, I do this because of the brand I take.

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helvellaAdministratorThyroid UK in reply to bantam12

True. But that actually means that ONE manufacturer (Actavis) does not produce a 25 microgram tablet.

shaws profile image
shawsAdministrator

To take 50/100 is fine.

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Clutter

PaulineS,

It's fine to alternate 50/100mcg alternate days. 

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May72

I agree with Snoopy my tablets come in 25mg so ask your doctor/pharmacist - it is no big deal.

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