How many days skip dose?

[Beenies]

My latest results indicated that I need to lower my dose. I've read on here that you can skip a day or 2 to speed things up. How many days do you advice my to skip. Have been taking 125 mcg for a week. Need to get back to previous dose of 100.

So 100 is the correct dose but for a week I've been taking 125/150

Hope it makes sense.

[Clutter]

Beenies,

Unless you feel over medicated there is no need to skip any doses. You can just go back to taking 100mcg.

[Beenies in reply to Clutter]

Thanks! I want to take a private blood test to see what level my ft3 is at. Want to do that as soon as possible. If I skip a day how soon can I test?

[Clutter in reply to Beenies]

Beenies,

You can test without skipping a dose if you just want to know your current FT3. If you want to know what your FT3 level is on 100mcg you should wait until you have been on 100mcg for 6-8 weeks.

[Beenies in reply to Clutter]

The thing I'm interested in the most is of I'm covering well enough since I don't feel well. My latest results was

Ft4 18.5(12-22)

Ft3 4.1 (3.1-6.8)

That was on 75 mcg levo

[Clutter in reply to Beenies]

Beenies,

What was your TSH on 75mcg?

If you want to know how well you are converting on 100mcg Levothyroxine you need to wait until you have been taking 100mcg for 6-8 weeks. You will need to order TSH, FT4 and FT3 at the same time.

[Beenies in reply to Clutter]

Sorry 87,5 not 75

Tsh was 0.18

[Clutter in reply to Beenies]

Beenies,

Hard to tell how well you are converting because there is scope to increase FT4 and FT3 which 100mcg will do. I recommend you wait for 6-8 weeks and then test.

[Ralph1985]

I'm on the same position as you I was taking 75mcg but I was feeling hyper I took my test and number were hypo but I was feeling hyper anyways I stoped taking taking the 75mcg for let's see today makes the 4th days and I feel good it took like 3 days for hyper symptoms to go away