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He has agreed to start me on levothyroxine 50mcg with repeat bloods in 6-8 weeks time :)

Thanks to all who replied on my first post

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You will be relieved and hope you get to a suitable dose in a few months, as it is a gradual 25mcg levo increase until your TSH is 1 or below with FT4 and FT3 in the upper part of the range and symptom-free.

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:) :)

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