T3 added to my T4

[Poppiemae]

Hi, I have been very lucky to be given a 3 month trial on T3.I had my full bloods done privately before my appointment ( advice given on here ) with Endo which showed my T3 and T4 below Thyroid UK guidelines. It clearly showed my body wasn’t converting T3 very well, with this evidence and my dreadful symptoms the Endo agreed a trial. My Levo has been reduced from 100mg to 75mg and 5mg T3 added in 3 Times a day. I am not feeling any improvement as yet , early days I know but I am feeling so much worse. The T4 given this time is a different brand (teva) to my normal tab. Just wondering if this could be the cause of my ‘flu like’ symptoms to intensify, joint and muscle pain/fagiue/stiffness of the scale. Struggling to get out of bed and it’s a marathon to pull myself upstairs to the bathroom. Any advice greatly appreciated , thank you . P.S I do take Vit D , K2 etc already.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Poppiemae

Teva has caused awful side effects for many members. I would tell your doctor of your symptoms since changing to Teva and ask to go back on your previous brand if that suited you.

Starting T3 at 15mcg a day is really too much. It's better to start low and increase gradually ie start at 5mcg, wait 2 weeks, if everything OK add another 5mcg, etc. I do wonder whether these endos that start on a higher dose are hoping that the patient doesn't do well so they can say the experiment has failed and remove T3.

Taking your FT4 of 15.2 result from a previous post then there was no reason to reduce your Levo at all. If your FT4 had been at the top of the range then yes, reduce the Levo, but your FT4 was already low in range so reducing your Levo will lower it, as will taking T3.

[Poppiemae in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you SeasideSusie I feel I need to go back up to 100mg and slowly add T3 too. Yes I believe Teva brand is not suiting me at all, thanks for all your advice .