Could I be over medicated?

[Murphysmum]

All of a sudden?

So going back a wee bit... when I last saw my endo I was feeling great and on a daily dose of 45mcg T3 and a low level of levo, around 12.5mcg per day from memory. I felt fine.

Then, I started to become much more active and began to feel off again so I increased gradually over about 8 weeks to 55mcg T3. Blood tests then were as attached.

Then stupidly, I decided to take my morning dose earlier, like the CT3M method as I figured replicating the natural cycle of hormones was quite a good idea. Oops.

So since last week I have horrendous muscle weakness, I’m dizzy and just feel pretty awful. I thought at first maybe my T4 had gone a little too high as I had pain in my shoulders and legs that seems to correlate with this from past experience. I dropped it, and this has improved.

I posted over the weekend as I had a high pulse rate and felt really jittery. It seems maybe I pushed my cortisol up. I stopped taking my first dose early since then and I dropped my dose that day by half as I couldn’t face taking the rest and it doesn’t seem to have had any negative effect.

The last couple of days ive split my dose differently, so a lower 15mcg at around 730 am then the remaining dose split twice over the day. The increased pulse and anxiety had gone but the muscle weakness remains, and it’s really awful.

This morning as I had planned to run, I took 20mcg again and again I feel really anxious.

What’s going on? I really thought I was getting there with this. I’m so annoyed at myself for trying to take my dose earlier, I think I have truly pushed my cortisol up and that’s why I’m feeling so off. Doesn’t explain the muscle weakness though.

I have read that sometimes people need to reduce their dose using this method but so soon? And surely it won’t remain like this? How long does it take cortisol to drop again? I do sound over medicated yes?

Ugh, every time you think you’re getting somewhere.....

[Lalatoot]

The problem is that the body does not respond quickly. It often needs time to catch up with dose changes and with blood results. Things take time. I would say 'Patience is a virtue' but then I'd be sounding like my Gran!

[cazmania7]

So glad you feel well enough to run, even if it’s not a consistent ability. Well done for keeping on and persisting. Wishing you well as always. Xx

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Hey Murphysmum, if you dropped levo over the weekend and then started to split your dose differently, this would give you symptoms. Then if you start taking more in the morning, that could result in anxiety. My opinion is that you it is better not to change doses constantly, and since you dropped levo you may get some symptoms for a while. I know from my own experience that if I change things I always go through ups and downs for weeks.

I basically get anxiety and other symptoms from fluctuations, unless of course ft3 is high for me, I have experienced an overdose and they were constant unpleasant and many symptoms.

[Murphysmum]

Thank all, as always.

Ugh, I hate this feeling great for a few weeks but never seeming to get any consistency.

I’m really annoyed at myself for trying to take the doses earlier... I wish I had just kept on as I was.

I’m going to stick with my “seemingly ok for the last couple of months” 55mcg split 3x and I’ll leave out the levo for now, see what happens.

My thyroid was very swollen last week for the first time in ages so maybe it could be a hashis attack, though I’m not very up on this aspect of it at all. I just wonder.

*sigh... onwards and upwards as always - even if it feels like I can’t make it up the stairs today!

[Hidden in reply to Murphysmum]

Don't be annoyed with yourself, it happens, I was so mad with myself so many times, but you did what you thought was right at the time.

Swollen thyroid - had this both when over and undermedicated. But more often now, it happens when I change the dose and then it goes away after a week or so.

Upwards and onwards as you say! I am in bed all today, bad thyroid day, I think t4 needs reducing, I feel great increasing t3, but then my ft4 goes up too high in range and start to retain more water again and feel crappy!