Overmedicated from diet change?

[Elisabetho]

I have been on a strict candida diet for the past few weeks, and have symptoms of being overmedicated. I was wondering if anyone has any had a similar experience. I am considering stopping the T3 and reducing T4 from 100 mcg to 75 mcg.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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[SlowDragon Administrator]

That sounds like a huge change. First ideally get new full Thyroid tests and preferably also including vitamins

Then perhaps reduce T3 a small amount (5mcg) OR reduce T4 a small amount (25mcg)

[researcherUK]

Not clear how many weeks you've been on the Candida diet (which has different stages), there may be a possibility that your guts are now cleaner that you may be converting better but it could also be the candida die- off/ Herxheimer reaction and symptoms that could be manifested with sweating, overheating, and rapid heart rate.

Are you under the care of a physician? Best to check with your doctor and before you do any changes, a full thyroid test, as suggested by SlowDragon , will give you an idea as to where your T3 levels are and you can adjust the dose accordingly.

[Elisabetho in reply to researcherUK]

Thank you both for your replies. I am fortunate to have a doctor who more or less gives me what I want, however she doesn’t have a clue about hypothyroidism beyond levaxin, never mind Hashimotos, or the connection with MS. (Same as most doctors here in Norway). I was due for blood tests a few days after starting the diet. My results:

TSH less than 0.01

T4 - 17 (9-22)

T3 - 5.7 (3-6)

These are approx ranges as I don’t have the docs with me.

I will not be due for new tests for another couple of months, and anyway as far as my doctor is concerned I am already over medicated going by TSH. But she lets me do what I want.

I think I will reduce to 75 mcg, and take T3 when and if I feel I need it.

It could be herxheimer reaction, though I have not had serious candida symptoms, I just don’t want my MS to get worse.

I really hope I am over medicated because my intestines are in better shape and I am converting better. That would be wonderful!

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[greygoose in reply to Elisabetho]

No, you mustn't do that with T3. It needs to be a steady, regular dose. And you can't really give an approximate range, either. If people are going to interpret your results, they need the exact results. Your approach to all this seems rather haphazard, to say the least!

But, you do know that a low TSH on its own doesn't mean you are over-medicated, don't you? It's the FT3 the most important number.

[Elisabetho in reply to greygoose]

Thanks for the advice Greygoose. 🙂

I do know that low TSH is not a sign of over medication - even if my doctor thinks so 😋

What I meant about approx ranges is that I am not sure if the values have a point something after the number. For example 6.2 instead of 6. Otherwise they are correct.

Sorry if I seem to have a haphazard approach. I don’t believe I do, but I really really have hope of recovering from both MS and Hashimotos.

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[greygoose in reply to Elisabetho]

But you can't take T3 from time to time, when you 'feel you need it'. It doesn't work that way. It will confuse your body and retard your recovery.

[Elisabetho in reply to greygoose]

I have been taking it regularly, but feel like I have too much in my system, and because of this I don’t want to take any until I absolutely need it, and if I do I will stick to a lower regular dose.