Help with dosing please

[Sallyn]

I am taking 125 mcg Levo and have been stable on this dose for a year. Vit and minerals all ok. Have Hashimoto's and am on a strictly gluten free diet since 6 weeks.

I started t3 in August last year with 6,25 mcg. Results áfter 4 weeks on that dose was:

Tsh < 0,005 (0,35-5,5)

Ft4 15,5 (10-19,8)

Ft3 4,9 (3,5-5,5)

I was feeling pretty good on this dose as far I can remember but was only on it for 4 weeks. Then I increased T3 to 12.5 since I thought I might feel better. Results after 5 weeks on 12.5 t3 125 t4 was:

Tsh < 0,005 (0,35-5,5)

Ft4 17,5 (10-19,8)

Ft3 5,2 (3,5-5,5)

Since I wasn't feeling well (extremely tired in the afternoon for example.) I increased T3 to 18.75. Results on 18.75 t3 and 125 T4 was:

Tsh < 0,005 (0,35-5,5)

Ft4 20 (12-22)

Ft3 6,0 (3,1-6,8)

I'm feeling over medicated now. Irritated and hot flushes. Easily stressed.

What do you advice me to do? Reduce to 12.5 t3 or 6.25? I suspect that I wasn't feeling too well on 6.25 either since I increased dose but if I look at my notes it seems that I feel more irritated on 12.5 than 6,25.. I haven't written it down as a symptom even once on the lower dose. So:

Shall I reduce to 12.5 and see how it goes or reduce to 6.25 and hope that will be the sweet spot?

Extremely grateful if someone could advice me.

[Clutter]

Sallyn,

You aren't biochemically overmedicated as FT4 and FT3 are within range but if you *feel* overmedicated skip thyroid meds for 2-3 days to let the higher levels wash out and reduce T3 dose to 12.5mcg.

[Sallyn in reply to Clutter]

Thank you! Do you think if I'm not feeling better say after 2 weeks that I can lower to 6,25mcg T3?

[Clutter in reply to Sallyn]

Sallyn,

Yes, that'll be fine.

[Silver_Fairy]

Maybe lower your Levo by 25mcg instead?

[Sallyn in reply to Silver_Fairy]

Why? Would that be better do you think?