Headaches t4 and t3 together

[Lydia8132]

hello all,

I have upped my t3 to 25mcg (over a 5 week period) with 100mcg of Levothyroxin/day. Doctor said this was ok for me.

I now have a headache every morning, sometimes worse than others.

I have a glass of wine, and that seems to make it even worse!

Used to be able to drink a fair bit - no problems, now anything seems to aggravate my headaches.

Anyone experience the same symptoms, or any advice please? (apart from another set of bloods)

TY

[shaws Administrator]

Your doctor has doubled your dose instantly of thyroid hormones by 100mcg equivalent of T4 (25mcg of T3) when the usual increases are 25mcg levo every six weeks.

I am not medically qualified but would add 1/4 tablet T3 to levo every 4 weeks as you already take levothyroxine.

[Lydia8132 in reply to shaws]

Hello again,

I started taking 1/4 of a t3 tablet with my 100mcg of Levo.

I have gradually increased the t3, to now a full tablet (25mcg)

I was hoping to lose some weight by now - but nothing, and I have headaches every day.

Do you think I have increased my dose of t3 too quickly, and I need to go back down to maybe 1/2 a tablet for 4 weeks, and then increase?

Many thanks for your input, most appreciated.

I get more response and information on here than with my GP, they just don't seem very knowledgeable in the Thyroid area.

[shaws Administrator in reply to Lydia8132]

The fact that your body is telling you that something's not quite right, you have to recognise that it could have been too quick an increase overall within a few weeks.

Also the best way to should judge if a dose suits us is 'how we feel'.

This is an explanation of T3 also known as liothyronine.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triio...

Few doctors or endocrinologist seem to know little about how thyroid hormones work and I don't understand why.

[Clutter]

Lydia832,

You may be overmedicated. 25mcg T3 is equivalent to 75mcg Levothyroxine which is almost double your original dose. You should have a thyroid function and FT3 test to check. Please be aware that T3 is not a weightloss pill and being overmedicated can make people gain weight. thyroid.about.com/od/thyroi...

[Lydia8132]

Thank you Clutter and Shaws for your advice.

I am due for more bloods, so will hopefully see what is going on.

Desperate to lose some weight, but just getting rid of the headaches would be nice.