I have increased my Folate and Vit D supplements since these results.
Today I feel exhausted and quite depressed, I go away on Friday for a week and do not know whether to carry on taking 150mcg. levo. and get my levels tested on my return or to reduced back to 125mcg. as I am feeling worse with the increase.
I am wondering if my TSH had been further suppressed since dose increase and it has stopped the T4 converting to T3.
Any advice really appreciated.
Thank you.
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It sounds very familiar... I was originally put on Levi and fir the first three months it was great, then after that I began to feel worse and worse with all kinds of weird things finally increasing to 130 and feeling terrible... To cut to the chase, I had become thyroid toxic after it was discovered I was allergic to levo. I was trialed on a combination of levo and porcine Armour but that did not work.
Then Armour alone and it was not as good as I had hoped...then I had to come off everything for a while and was then our on natural dessicated bovine thyroid support combined with the all important adrenal support, also bovine and so far it's the most stable I've been with the best blood results so far.
Other folk far more eloquent on this forum will be able to help I am sure. But just thought I'd mention my own experience in case it helps.
Best Wishes and hope you have a good holiday nonetheless 😉
It does take a bit of adjustment especially at first. If you think you feel better on the lower dose then why not try it and see? May be helpful to bring forward your test so there’s some data on the higher dose before you reduce it. Have a great holiday x
Well the ideal is six weeks, but if you feel too poorly to do that an early test might help. Were you on thyroid meds before getting diagnosed - just glanced back and saw how many posts you’ve made. Are you sure it’s just thyroid, and you don’t have a problem converting T4 to T3? I think it’s always best to adjust according to symptoms if you can. Good luck.
The other possibility, and I don’t know how old you are, is if you’re approaching the menopause. Makes managing the thyroid even more difficult if all the hormones are bouncing up and down. Progestogen only pill can help to get it stable (if you can take it). I did mean adrenals or conversion.
It is just do very difficult to determine, or at least I found it so..
Some of my blood test results have defied interpretation by my dear, lovely GP. He has allowed 'us' both to be guided by how I've felt! He managed to trick the database blood test request system into slipping a T3 test through as well as the T4, and my latest results are the best they've ever been. It's taken me 8 years to get to this point!
I am on Procepts Nutition, bovine extract. Go to: Procepts.eu
Thyroid replacement II (ie/ Mark 2). I take x3 tablets in the morning, coupled with equal X3 tablets of Andrenavive Ii.
And so many of us don't realise, if we have inadequate Adrenal function, we can't take advantage of the thyroid replacement we take!
So maybe you should have a cortisol test from Blue Horizon to see what your Adrenal function levels are like? I think it costs around £72? It's well worth it.
Once you know what state your Adrenal gland function is then you can decide if you need to support it with Andrenavive.
Both the thyroid and Adrenal support come in a mark 1strength so if you were to change over and try it, you might like to start on the lower strength?
This is simply an account of what I did on my own personal journey... Everybody is different. A lot of it though is trial and error, or at least it was with me.
Of course I live by my constant battle to improve my gut health with my water based kefir. I could not do without it.
yes I do think I need to look at my adrenals and will order the Adrenal function test. I do take all the usual supplements plus Vit C which is good for the adrenals, but maybe like you I need something extra.
Many thanks for the link, I will certainly look into it. Do you find the Thyroid replacement better than Armour and how much levo/armour where you on before you changed over.
Essentially, I was just at allergic to levo however it was disguised.
I tired a 50/50 combo with Armour but to no effect.
Then when I switched to Armour alone, only after I had been without any thyroid meds at all, to overcome having become thyroid toxic, I experienced another 3 month honeymoon period when it felt I was doing well on it. ...but my Adrenal deficiency had not yet been addressed, so again within 3 months I started to go downhill... So then my new consultant who did believe in the importance of Adrenal function being equally vital to balanced thyroid function, I started adrenal support.
The bovine extract taken from Argentinian Organically beef cattle is less potent than the Armour porcine thyroid and it suits me better.
However, without the proper balance of supplements, vitamin D, Magnesium, Iron, Vitamin C, Brasil nuts for the Selenium, now also Zinc & that's thanks to a splendid person advocating it's benefits here on this forum...truck loads of Omega 3 and a probiotic regimen of water based Kefir balanced with red chicory for the Prebiotic content... All the tinkering with thyroid and Adrenal support did not really fully work until I had addressed all these other aspects of Nutrition...so it's a twisty roads with many turns, to find the best path that suits us individually!
Good luck.
Stay in touch and let me know what your Adrenal function results are.
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