Levo and thyroid s

[larbeck]

I have been on 50 mgs of Levothroxin for 6 years. Started with 1/2 grain thyroid s 3 twice daily. I stopped taking Levothroxin. Should I have continued on Levo and lowered to 1/2 Levo and 1/2 grain Thyroid S? Feeling pretty ran down any comments please.

[Clutter]

larbeck,

No, 1/2 grain Thyroid-S twice a day is equivalent to 65mcg Levothyroxine so you shouldn't be undermedicated. Do have TSH, FT4 and FT3 tests 6-8 weeks after you switched to Thyroid-S to check levels.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

50mcg is a small dose

What were your last results on that dose?

Do you have high thyroid antibodies? This is Hashimoto's also called autoimmune thyroid disease

What about folate, ferritin, B12 and vitamin D levels. These are often too low, especially if have Hashimoto's

[larbeck in reply to SlowDragon]

T 4 1.0 ng/dl and T 3 2.5 pg/ml. I started taking supplements for adrenal fatigue 2 weeks ago. I am diagnosed as Hyper

[Silver_Fairy in reply to larbeck]

You need to put the ranges in (numbers in brackets) as labs differ. I think you mean hypO not hypEr

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to larbeck]

I think you mean Hypo

Essential to know if you have high thyroid antibodies, this is Hashimoto's also called autoimmune thyroid disease

For full evaluation you ideally need TSH, FT4, FT3, TT4, TPO and TG antibodies, plus vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 tested

See if you can get full thyroid and vitamin testing from GP. Unlikely to get FT3

Private tests are available

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/testin...

Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have money off offers.

All thyroid tests should be done as early as possible in morning and fasting and don't take Levo in the 24 hours prior to test, delay and take straight after. This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results

Link about antibodies

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...

Link about thyroid blood tests

thyroiduk.org/tuk/testing/t...

List of hypothyroid symptoms

thyroiduk.org/tuk/about_the...