I have been on 112 mcg Levo and 17.5 mcg t3, these are my results:
Tsh = 0.06 (0.27-4.2)
Ft4 = 16.8 (12-22) 48%
Ft3 = 5.7 (3.1-6.8) 70%
When I was on 125 mcg Levo and 10 mcg t3 I was overheating, low grade fever 37.5, hot flushes, was not able to raise my t3 dose past 10, tried 3 times.
My Endo says I should go up to 20 mcg t3 and drop t4 to 100 mcg at first, he thinks Levo gives me symptoms. I'm still fatigued, swollen and I have issues falling asleep, I'm overweight and struggle with my mood a bit, my pulse is normal or lowish. He thinks I might end up on 50-75 mcg t4 and 20-40 mcg t3. Maybe he is right not sure. I know some people have to have their ft4 low to feel good.
Any advice would be appreciated. All I know is that I cannot raise Levo to 125, it was too much and it was giving me jittees, it was high in range.
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Hey SlowDragon actually me and my partner thought of something. I should try to increase Levo by 12.5 with ft4 being under mid-range. Since lowering, I don't feel quite myself, I'm cold and still underactive even though I have upped my t3 from 10 to 20. Have you heard of stories of people who were able to increase or re-introduce Levo after a while even though before was not possible, even before taking a bigger dose of t3? I think I've read something like this before.my tsh has jumped to 0.06 from under 0.01 on a lower dose before, which suggests something too, not that I care for tsh at all
Well I was as high as 150 t4. Reduced down to 137, then 125 when I felt kinda the best, but still hypo, ft4 was around 75% on 125 with 10 mcg t3 at 36%. Reduced to 112, ft4 plummeted to 48% from 75% over 7 weeks later, that's with 17.5cg t3 at 70%. Now I'm at 20 mcg t3 for a few days, but I'm cold, low temps etc.
Absolutely. He wanted me to go as low as 50/75, I'm pretty sure that won't be good for me. Cognitively I'm better on more Levo. I was just wondering if sometimes we need to go back to a dose that before we were not able to tolerate with so much t3. I'd give it a try nothing to lose.
FT4 dropped lower and lower.....and symptoms returning ....
After 4 months on 100mcg ...I increased levothyroxine to 112mcg. Tested after 8 weeks. Ft4 stopped dropping but not rising. Slight improvement in symptoms
Increased levothyroxine back to 125mcg. Ft4 recovered and symptoms resolved
Sounds good, thank you! Fingers crossed this will work for me too, if yes, we would be on the same dose - 125 and 20 thank you again SlowDragon, you're a life saver
Hi SlowDragon forgot to ask, if you don't mind. My ft3 is 70% on 17.5 t3 and 112 t4. The last few days I have been taking 20 + 112, I will be upping my Levo to 125, which will bring my ft3 high over range I suspect, should I reduce back to 17.5 or even 15? Thank you x
Thank you. I may then stay on 20 mcg t3 and 112 t4 for a few weeks. When did you notice improvements SlowDragon ? I have been on 15 mcg for 4 weeks, 3 weeks on 17.5 and only a few days on 20. My bloods above were on 17.5... I may be rushing things ?
SlowDragon this is helpful, I was curious about your timelines! I actually do feel worse last month, a good day, then a really bad day and again. Glad to hear this is normal! My ft4 is still mid range so I'm holding that and I'm holding my 20 of t3 for the next weeks, even though it can be terrible at times, especially the sleep.
Thank you SlowDragon, you're so kind giving me all this info! Yes, a crumb of t3 gives me a good sleep.
I tried to take 125 mcg of t4 again yesterday and I was already, on a fist day, overheating and had anxiety and restlessness. So today I continue with my 112 and 20 t3. I've read on that some members here also need their t4 lower to feel better. Sooo many options potentially
Hi SlowDragon last question I promise my ft3 was at 70% on 17.5 t3. I have been taking increased t3 dose of 20 mcg t3 the last few days and yesterday I started to feel anxious, uneasy, palpitations out of a sudden very brief. My blood test was done 24 hrs after last dose of t3 so I assume my t3 can be high now.
I take it all at once, works the best for me . I have tried splitting weeks ago and also a year ago, it made me feel worse and more hypo. I took the same dose today to see how I get on. If too much I either drop to 17.5 and hold or drop Levo to 100 from 112 and up my t3 further. It's all so complicated, but I think I'm getting closer and closer
Hey SlowDragon me again something weird is happening. I added 20 mcg to my 112 mcg and I feel even more hypo, how could it be? Haven't seen many cases like this in the forum. I think maybe I should drop back to 17.5 and start adding Levo back. I can't think of anything else, dropping levo further to 100 seems counterproductive if I feel so hypo. My pulse is slow, anxiety back, horrible itchy skin, dry nose etc etc and after many days of good sleep, now sleeping badly. I guess my only worry is that many times I tried to add more than t3 to 125 of Levo, next dose up, and I ended up with fast pulse and palps.
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