Would it be foolish to up meds?

[Clara9]

Latest results on 112.5 t4 and 12.5t3 latest dose 12h before test. :

TSH

0.35-5.50 mU/L<0.03 (L)

Free T4

10.0-19.8 pmol/L17.5

Free T3

3.5-6.5 pmol/L5.2

Have increased by 6.25 mcg t3 but feel no better. If I still haven't improved after say a week or 2 would it be foolish to up another 6.25mcg t3?

[Clutter]

Clara9,

Yes, it would be foolish. You need to allow the T3 to take effect. The T3 increase you have just made will probably take your FT3 to the top of range. A further increase will almost certainly take it over range. Look at this link to see why dose adjustments shouldn't be too frequent thyrophoenix.com/adjusting_...

Have you checked that ferritin, vitamin D, B12 and folate are optimal?

[Clara9 in reply to Clutter]

Yes they are all optimal according to this site

[Clutter in reply to Clara9]

Clara9,

That's good. You need to wait for the T3 to start working then.

[Saggyuk]

Yes I agree, it often takes me 3 months to feel the full effect of an increase of T3 so it's best just to patient - maybe not quite as long as me but I would say two months

[Marz]

In your previous post and again today you have been asked about levels of B12 - Folate -Ferritin - VitD . They all need to be good/optimal for your thyroid hormones to work well. Please post them with ranges and treatment if any.

Apologies if I have missed them somewhere 😊

[Clara9 in reply to Marz]

Yes they are all optimal according to this site.