i am waiting tests i had done last Friday as my feet have been really painful
i am on 200mg a day i have ran out and my Doctor said i should only have been taking 150mg i was not aware of this and don,t remember being told.
she said it was prescribed over 12 months ago
is it dangerous to take more but to be honest o have no confidence in anything they say as my symptoms have never improved and only worsened. When i went ot see a specialist he tole me to go to the gym to sort my 21Kilo weight gain. i explained my fatigue and he said to be harder on my self and that wl my blood results were in range.
from the advise on here i intend to go private for my blood results
i would like to get the surgery results first
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Sorry your post was missed, this is an extremely busy forum....almost 100,000 members
Frequently people are left on too small a dose rather than too much
Or more recently GP's are over zealous in reducing Levo to try to bring TSH into range, then very often dose of Levothyroxine is reduced too much.
Frequently on Levothyroxine we have suppressed TSH, this doesn't necessarily mean you are over treated. Just testing TSH and FT4 is completely inadequate
Reducing any dose of Levothyroxine should only be done in EXTREMELY small doses. Never such a large drop as 50mcg
If you put up a new post with your results members can comment as to wether you need any dose reduction at all, or possibly have low vitamin levels that need improving
For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested. Also extremely important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
Low vitamin levels are extremely common, especially if Thyroid antibodies are raised
Have you ever had TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested?
Recommended on here that all thyroid blood tests should ideally be done as early as possible in morning and fasting. Last Levothyroxine dose should be 24 hours prior to test, (taking delayed dose immediately after blood draw). This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip, best not mentioned to GP or phlebotomist)
Is this how you do your tests?
Ask GP to test vitamins and antibodies if not been done
Private tests are available. Thousands on here forced to do this as NHS often refuses to test FT3 or antibodies or all vitamins
Medichecks Thyroid plus ultra vitamin or Blue Horizon Thyroid plus eleven are the most popular choice. DIY finger prick test or option to pay extra for private blood draw. Both companies often have special offers, Medichecks usually have offers on Thursdays, Blue Horizon its more random
If antibodies are high this is Hashimoto's, (also known by medics here in UK more commonly as autoimmune thyroid disease).
About 90% of all hypothyroidism in Uk is due to Hashimoto's.
Low vitamins are especially common with Hashimoto's. Food intolerances are very common too, especially gluten. So it's important to get TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested at least once .
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Am i being over medicated? 
Over-medicated underactive thyroid.
Over medicated thyroid effects
OVER MEDICATED? PLEASE HELP 🙏🏼
Help with results - over medicated?!
