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Hi there,im new to this site but iv had an underactive thyroid for almost 8 years. When I was first diagnosed I was put on 150mg of thyroxin a day. Im now on 75mg a day.I was feeling fine up to 3 weeks ago now im depressed, sleepy all the time and im pushing myself through the day. Bloods say normal, any ideas on what I can do ?

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Hi post your results here including ranges and people can definately help! What was the readon for going down in meds?

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Louloubea1234 in reply to Sarahpk

My GP said my bloods were normal. I will post my blood results as soon as they give them, thank you

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greygoose in reply to Louloubea1234

When a doctor says 'normal', all he means is 'in range'. There's no such thing as 'normal' for everybody, it depends where in the range they fall. Doctors know very little about thyroid and are not very good at understanding blood test results, which is why we always have to ask for a print-out of the results, and learn to understand them ourselves. It's the only way to get well. :)

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Heloise

Hi LouLoubea, be careful about what the doctor says, as per greygoose's response. He is probably just looking at your TSH. I assume that is why you had such a big drop in dose. That probably shouldn't have happened. If somehow your FT3 was over range would be the only credible reason for cutting your dose in half especially after 8 years. Please don't let this lapse as you should probably be back on your normal dose immediately.

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Blood tests always have to be the earliest possible, fasting (you can drink water) and allow 24 hours between the last dose of levo and the test and take it afterwards. This allows the tSH to be at its highest as it drops throughout the day.

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