Should I increase my daily dose of Thyroxine to alleviate my symptoms?

[Meriam881]

Hi all,

After a year and half of suffering, I am finally daignosed with hashimoto in April this year with a very high anti bodies:

Anti Thyroglobulin Abs: My Result: 187.8 IU/ml

BIOLOGICAL REFERENCE INTERVALS:

0 - 60

Anti Thyroid Peroxidase Abs : My result >1300.0 IU/ml

BIOLOGICAL REFERENCE INTERVALS:

0 - 60

My thyriod results were as follows:

TSH 7.33 (Ref. 0.4- 5.0)

Free T4 .87 (Ref. 0.8- 1.9)

Free T3 2.1 (Ref. 2.0-4.4)

My doc put me on Thyroxine 50.The only medication I can get because in my country there was no T3 supplement, just levo. I follow gluten,and diary free diet which help improve my symptoms.I also take B12 and D3 supplements.

Inspite of that, I still suffer from irrgular heart beats,burning leg,excessive sweating, and feeling hot all the time.I experience two periods in one month also. yesterday, I have another thyriod tests after two months of taking levo 50 and the results as follows:

TSH: 2.69 Ref ( .55- 4.78)

Free T3 2.3 Ref ( 2- 4.4)

Free T4 1.1 Ref ( .8-1.8)

I did not take my dose 24 hours before the test.The problem here is that my doc did not want to increase my dose and said that all my results are normal but I feel that my dose should be increased in order to improve my daily hypo symptoms. I appreciate your advice.Thank you.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Yes, your dose should be increased by 25mcg, retest in 6-8 weeks, another dose increase if necessary, retest in 6-8 weeks, continue if necessary until your levels are where they need to be for you to feel well.

The aim of a treated hypo patient generally is for TSH to be 1 or below or wherever it needs to be for FT4 and FT3 to be in the upper part of their reference ranges, if that is where you feel well.

When your Levo is 1 or below, see if your FT4 and FT3 are in balance. Only then will you know if you convert T4 to T3 well enough.

[Meriam881 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Thank you very much.I appreciate your quick response.I will increase my dose and monitor results