Hi
I changed back to levothyroxine seven weeks ago. I had been taking 2 grains of W.P. Thyroid previously but did not find much improvement over levothyroxine.
Before W.P. Thyroid I was taking 125mcg. levo. and felt O.K. but felt there was room for improvement. My Doctor then reduced to 100mcg. levo. because of low TSH and I felt worse, she would not increase the dose again but wrote to an endo. for advice. I did not hear anymore so decided to give NDT a try.
After several weeks I heard from the Doctor to say the endo. said it would be O.K. to go back to 125mcg. levo. As I had already started taking the NDT I decided to carry on with it .I had a difficult time raising the NDT but eventually settled on 2 grains.
In May this year I started with eczema and hives which I have not had before and wondered if it had anything to do with my thyroid or the NDT. There was then the problems with W.P. Thyroid been out of stock so I decided to go back to levo.
I have been taking 125mcg. for six weeks when I had my levels checked through Medichecks.
I took my last dose of levo. approx. 23 hours before blood test and fasted for approx. 9 hours.
Thyroid Function
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE *0.014 mIU/L 0.27 - 4.20
FREE THYROXINE 19.4 pmol/L 12.00 - 22.00
TOTAL THYROXINE(T4) 91.4 nmol/L 59.00 - 154.00
FREE T3 5.04 pmol/L 3.10 - 6.80
THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY 103.000 IU/mL 0.00 - 115.00 (up from 95.7 on last test)
THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODIES 20.8 IU/mL 0.00 - 34.00
(down from 32.2 on last test)
I still have some hypo. symptoms, mainly fatigue, anxiety, mind racing, and constipation.
Do you think from my results I should increase my levo. (another Doctor in the surgery I have since seen has said he treats by symptoms, so I could possibly get an increase) or should I add some T3 which I do have in the cupboard which I purchased.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
Many thanks.