Withdrawal

[coneyisland]

Hello Good People:

I’m on 100mg of synthroid. Recently, I cut my daily T3 from 21+21 mg daily to 7mg. This was due to the pandemic (I’ve had to ration pills) and encouraged by a TSH of .01. It’s been two weeks. I have minor fatigue and some sleeping disturbance, otherwise, seem to be ok.

Does anyone know how long withdrawal symptoms last? Afer this length of time, should I consider myself out of the wood? Can’t retest as I’m in a country other than my own.

My regards and wishes for good health!

[greygoose]

What you are experiencing are not 'withdrawal' symptoms. They are symptoms of low FT3. Which one would expect with such a drastic reduction in dose. You only get withdrawal symptoms from drugs, and T3 is not a drug, it's a hormone. And, the symptoms will continue until you get your dose back up to where you need it, I'm afraid. Your body is not going to accept that brutal reduction lightly.