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New blood results .. Feel a little over medicated

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Hi please could you lovely people comment on my recent results ? Feel a little over medicated ..hard to remember what feeling normal is anymore :(

FT4 ....17.7 .. (9-22)

FT3 4.17 ..(2.63-5-70)

TSH 0.13 (0.35-4-94)

Thanks in advance xxxxxxxxxx

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Your FT3 isn't over 3/4 of the range. Do you have adequate B12 levels?

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Hi bluebug ..my B12 is way over range at 2000 which they are still investigating :( ..... Many thanks for your reply xxxxxxxx

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Lynnwin,

FT4 and FT3 are within range and not even close to top of range so you aren't biochemically over medicated.

This link discusses why you may feel hyper tiredthyroid.com/feeling-hy...

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Thank you clutter ..think I need to stop looking at the TSH :(

Thanks for the link .. and your help xxxxxxx

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Clutter in reply tolynnwin

Lynnwin,

Low TSH is not a problem. It's the FT4 and FT3 which determine whether or not you are over medicated. As I said, you aren't biochemically over medicated but If you *feel* over medicated you could reduce your dose by 12.5mcg - 25mcg for a couple of weeks to see whether symptoms improve.

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Thank you clutter xxxxxxxx

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jimh111

You could be over-medicated a touch. Try skipping a couple of days levothyroxine and then resuming on a slightly lower dose. Then continue on the dose which you feel better on.

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130396

Tsh is fine

Ft4 is good at 17

Ft3 should be top1/4 of range so 4.27 or above according to your range.

In what way are you feeling over medicated?

Sorry not heard from you for a couple of weeks xxx

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