Been in 50mcg of Teva levothyroxine since January.
Private doctor has advised to go up to 75mcg last week.
Since then I feel worse. Hot, headaches, insomnia, extremely hoarse voice, no libido, tiredness. I had these symptoms before too but now they seem to be exacerbated.
The brands are 50mcg Mercury pharma and 25mcg wockdhart.
lutein Health leads
Milk thistle health leads
Ginkgo leaf Health leads
Vitamin d3 5000iu solgar
Adrenal health daily support Gaia herbs
Slipper elm Nature’s answer
Balanced iron complex Viridian
Turmeric plus health leads
Acidophilus extra 10 lamberts
Co q10 100mg jarrow
Vitamin c health leads
Feb 2020 results
Inflammation
CRP HS
0.54 mg/L(Range:<5)
Iron Status
Ferritin
64.7 ug/L(Range:30-400)
Vitamins
Folate-Serum
7.13 ug/L(Range:>3.89)
Vitamin B12-Active
115.000 pmol/L(Range:>37.5)
Vitamin D
132 nmol/L
Deficient<30
Insufficient 30-50Consider reducing dose>175
（Range:50-175)
Thyroid Hormones
TSH
1.35 mlU/L(Range:0.27-4.2)
Free T3
5.14 pmol/L(Range:3.1-6.8)
Free Thyroxine
16.900 pmol/L(Range:12-22)
Autoimmunity
Thyroglobulin Antibodies
。20.700 kIU/L(Range:<115)
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
14.9 klU/L(Range:<34)
May 2020 Results
Inflammation
CRP HS
0.26 mg/L(Range:<5)
lron Status
Ferritin
69.8 ug/L(Range:30-400)
Vitamins
Folate-Serum
14.78 ug/L(Range:>3.89)
Vitamin B12-Active
103.000 pmol/L(Range:>37.5)
Vitamin D
118 nmol/L
Deficient<30
Insufficient 30-50Consider reducing dose>175
（Range:50-175)
Thyroid Hormones
TSH
0.683 mlU/L(Range:0.27-4.2)
Free T3
3.93 pmol/L(Range:3.1-6.8)
Free Thyroxine
16.600 pmol/L(Range:12-22)
Autoimmunity
Thyroglobulin Antibodies
10.900 klIU/L(Range:<115)
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
＜9.0 klU/L(Range:<34)
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When i changed from Teva to Mercury (on the same dose), the mercury seemed 'faster' to me. If you get different brand at same time as an increase , it makes it hard to tell what's what.
Hello777 That supplement contains adaptogenic herbs and the Holy Basic, Rhodiola and Ashwagandha all have been known to lower cortisol levels. You really should get your cortisol/DHEA levels checked with a 24 hour saliva adrenal test if you started taking that supplement without prior testing which showed high cortisol levels. If you did test before and had high cortisol levels, then you should be regularly monitoring your levels whilst taking this supplement.
Yes, that's what I thought, but there seem to be several different Gaia support products. I just wondered which one the OP was taking. Sounds pretty awful to me. Holy Basil is definitely going to lower cortisol so seems out of place in an adrenal 'support' supplement.
Sorry I didn't reply, but as you didn't click on the blue 'Reply' button, I didn't know you'd replied to me.
Who told you to take it? Never take that sort of advice from doctors, they have no idea what they're talking about. It's not part of their training.
I wouldn't take it if I were you. It's hardly likely to combat fatigue, and might do some harm.
Just having a low TSH does not make you hyper - besides, you're hypo, so you can't suddenly go hyper. Are these the results you're referring to?
TSH
1.35 mlU/L(Range:0.27-4.2)
Free T3
5.14 pmol/L(Range:3.1-6.8)
Free Thyroxine
16.900 pmol/L(Range:12-22)
Your TSH is not low. If anything, it's slightly too high. Your FT3 is just over mid-range, and your FT4 is just under mid-range. If you were hyper, they'd be ten times that, and your TSH would be suppressed. No, you're not hyper. You need an increase in dose.
I have never yet seen a product that describes itself as 'support' that I would be willing to take myself. The are cashing in on people's insecurities and desire to do the best they can for their health, without really knowing what they should be doing. And, the ingredients of these products all appear to be based on scanty knowledge and bad science. They always seem to me to run the risk of doing more harm than good.
Adaptogens are said to regulate hormone production by raising low levels and reducing high levels. And yet, they've added to the adaptogens a herb that is known to reduce cortisol. So, how is that supposed to help or support the adrenals?
Adaptogens are unreliable, you never know which way they're going to go - the might raise when the should reduce and reduce when they should be raising. Proof positive that if a thing sounds too good to be true, then it probably is!
Also, the problem with these multi-type things is that if something disagrees with you, you won't know which one it is. And, at least one adaptogen is likely to disagree with most people. Seems to me that the manufacturers have just bunged in everything they can think of, in the hope that something might work! I would never recommend anyone take a so-called 'support' product, but try the individual ingredients, one by one, to see if any of them actual do do any good. And if none of them do, the whole thing is a waste of money, anyway.
Sorry I didn't reply, but as you didn't click on the blue 'Reply' button, I didn't know you'd replied to me.
Who told you to take it? Never take that sort of advice from doctors, they have no idea what they're talking about. It's not part of their training.
I wouldn't take it if I were you. It's hardly likely to combat fatigue, and might do some harm.
Just having a low TSH does not make you hyper - besides, you're hypo, so you can't suddenly go hyper. Are these the results you're referring to?
TSH
1.35 mlU/L(Range:0.27-4.2)
Free T3
5.14 pmol/L(Range:3.1-6.8)
Free Thyroxine
16.900 pmol/L(Range:12-22)
Your TSH is not low. If anything, it's slightly too high. Your FT3 is just over mid-range, and your FT4 is just under mid-range. If you were hyper, they'd be ten times that, and your TSH would be suppressed. No, you're not hyper. You need an increase in dose.
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