Advise needed

[Gillw1978]

I haven’t taken my levothyroxine for about 4 -6 weeks can’t honestly remember when at first it was just because I forgot but my achyness has got better and the brain fog has too question do I go to the drs for advice on what to do next? Or just start taking it again and if so do I start off at my normal dose of start off on a lower dose till my body gets used to it sorry long post x

[Nanaedake]

You need to go to your doctor immediately and get full blood tests for thyroid function to find out what your current blood levels are. You will then know how much to dose.

Also ask for vitamin D, folate, ferritin and vitamin B12 to be tested.

[Heloise]

Hi Gill, you are probably going to crash eventually. I agree you CAN feel better off Levo. The problem is that you have an autoimmune condition/s. They affect your brain/nerves. Taking Levo does not help the autoimmune condition. Neither does NDT or T3 even when you have a perfect TSH. The triggers for the autoimmune conditions have to be treated. If gluten is the thing or if other hormones are unbalanced, even gut infections and viruses can be the culprits. You probably need to replace some thyroid hormone if your thyroid can not produce what you need. Then you should start trying other treatments for the autoimmune conditions. There are herbs you can take for small intestine bacterial overgrowth which might correct your microbiome. These infections can affect your brain so it's about time doctors opened their eyes and see that steroids are not the answer for straightening out your immune system.

[Hidden]

Hi Gillw1978, it depends what your bloods were, if you have Hashimoto's etc. It would be good to check your bloods first and go to the doc to discuss.

[Gillw1978]

Thank you for your replies xx

[greygoose]

How much were you taking when you stopped?

[Gillw1978 in reply to greygoose]

100mcg x

[greygoose in reply to Gillw1978]

I would go back on 75 mcg, if I were you. Then increase back to 100 after about four weeks. Then, wait six weeks and get tested if you can.