I totally agree with reallyfedup123. If I had known I had a dodgy thyroid gene and would get hashimotos after the birth of my only child (lost 4) I would not have had any children. I wouldn't tell him that, but I know he has a thyroid problem. However he's now 35 and he refuses to have any tests. So life is fairly hellish
What you need is a new doctor! Yours is not only ignorant but stupid. He hasn't a clue what he's doing. 50 mcg is a starter dose, and it should have been increased after 6 weeks, not decreased. And, as RFU said, he should not be dosing by the TSH. Honestly, he's going to make you ill, not better. You've got to find someone else, or self-treat.
No, increases should be by 25 mcg at a time every six months. So, you could go up to 75, but not 100, yet.
Your doctor is very ignorant, and shouldn't be dosing by the TSH. as has been said. Once you are on thyroid hormone replacement, the TSH is irrelevant. It doesn't matter how low it goes, as long as your FT3 is still in range. You need a new doctor, because this one will just do the same thing again, once your TSH goes down. He will keep you sick because he has no idea what he's doing.
Ah, I see... Well, perhaps that wouldn't be too much of a jump, then. Try it, and see how you feel. If you start having symptoms like racing heart, drop down a bit, maybe try 50/100 on alternate days.
I can't answer any of those questions, because a) you didn't tell us how much you were taking before it was reduced. And, b) you didn't tell us how long you've been on the reduced dose. And, c) you don't give a range for the T4. And, d) we don't have an FT3 reading. Just too little information. So, anything I say will just be a vague guess, at best.
But, I have to say, I very much doubt that you can bring your TSH down that much in one month.
Because it's not that simple, I'm afraid. It might, or it might not. It's not a direct ratio of quantity of levo to level of TSH. You'll just have to try going up to 100 mcg a day, and see what happens.
You should always note the ranges, because the results are meaningless without them. There isn't a standard national range, they vary from lab to lab according to the machines they do to analyse the blood. So, I have no idea how bad your FT4 is. Sorry.
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