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Reduce levothyroxine or not?

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Hi,

I have added 6,25 mcg t3 to my 100 mcg levo. I decreased levo by 12.5 a week before starting T3 was this not needed? Would it be better increasing levo to my usual dose again?

Latest results before decreasing levo and adding T3

Tsh 0.05 (0.35-5.5)

Ft3 4.9 (3.1-6.8)

Ft4 19.4 (12-22)

Any thoughts are very most welcome.

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SeasideSusieRemembering

How do you feel?

What are your results now on your current doses?

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Emits in reply to SeasideSusie

Fint know yet, only been on this dose for little over a week. Feel some benefit of the T3 already but unsure if it was the right thing to do to lower Levo?

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SeasideSusieRemembering in reply to Emits

So you reduced your Levo to 100mcg daily. You said you "decreased levo by 12.5 a week". How much Levo were you actually taking daily before you reduced your dose?

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Emits in reply to SeasideSusie

A day I mean was taking 112.5

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SeasideSusieRemembering in reply to Emits

Well, as you've only reduced by 12.5mcg daily, that is a very small amount. I would stick with your 100mcg Levo plus your T3 for now.

6.25mcg T3 is the equivalent of between 18.75 - 25mcg Levo so you've more than covered the reducion in Levo.

Just my thoughts, not particularly advice.

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Emits in reply to SeasideSusie

Thanks, how soon can I increase T3 to 12.5mcg? After a week or shall I wait 2?

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SeasideSusieRemembering in reply to Emits

I would wait two weeks and then see how you feel.

Those results posted above, before adding T3, show quite good conversion.

19.4 divided by 4.9 = 3.95 and good conversion takes place when the ratio is 4:1 or less.

You might not even need more than 6.25mcg T3.

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