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Migraine - 100mcg levothyroxine and half 25mg T3

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This migraine has been relentless for past week at least. Have to take paracetamol to function at work but this doesn't take away the pain fully.

I was okish on quarter T3 until I upped my dose to half T3 tablet. The T3 is slowly helping weight loss so I dont want to stop it and seems most peeps take at least half tablet as quarter tablet wont make much difference.

Perhaps with my higher T3 dose I ought to drop my levothyroxine to 75mcg to stop the migraines? Blood test not due for another 2 weeks.

Thanks for advice.

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Are you taking your T3 as 2 x 1/4 tablet 8-12 hours apart?

Blood test should be 6 weeks after any dose change

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M33R4 in reply to SlowDragon

Taking once a day with levothyroxine

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to M33R4

Many people, myself included, can only take T3 as small divided doses

Suggest you try 5mcg waking and 5mcg 8-12 hours later

I mean 1/4 tablet - 6.25 mcg

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M33R4 in reply to SlowDragon

I took a whole tablet at 3pm and didn't sleep a wink all night. I need to sleep as my work in IT support means I need to stay sharp. You think I should try quarter in morning then next quarter at 3pm?

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to M33R4

Yes. I actually started on 1/8th tablet twice a day

You can't rush adding T3

It has to be done incredibly slowly and carefully

Try 1/4 tablet waking and 1/4 tablet at 3pm

Wait 6-8 weeks and get full Thyroid and vitamin testing before considering any further increase

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Murphysmum

Have you just started on T3?

I had the most horrendous icepick-like headaches when I started recently.

I stopped for two days then restarted taking a quarter tablet 2x per day and kept at this for 4 days when I increased to half. Same again then increased to 3/4 and finally onto a whole tablet 2x daily.

Worked for me, no headaches at all that time. 😉

Good luck

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M33R4 in reply to Murphysmum

25mcg tablets?

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Murphysmum in reply to M33R4

No. Only 5 mag tablets!!

Yes, I am a sissy!! 😂

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SlowDragonAdministrator in reply to Murphysmum

Probably the majority only take 5mcg 2 or 3 times per day

You need what you need, it might only be 5mcg per day

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Murphysmum in reply to SlowDragon

Thanks. I meant more that it was just the little tablets that gave me a raging headache!

If it had been a larger dose It would have felt more justified! 😂

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Looking at recent test results here

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Did you only start Levothyroxine this January?

How long had you been on 125mcg Levothyroxine?

Have you been working on improving vitamins

Are you now on strictly gluten free diet?

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