What happens when you stop taking thyroxine?

[chocolatemuffin]

I need to stop thyroxine 175 mg after 34 years to have some scans. Any tips please on extra vitamins or how I will feel. I am on week 2 and starting to slow down. Many thanks

[SlowDragon Administrator]

What a ludicrous idea....what sort of scan?

Whose telling you you need to stop levothyroxine

Likely to become extremely unwell

[shaws Administrator]

That's a very unusual thing to do. It could make sense if told to miss one day's dose but to stop dose altogether to have a scan sounds strange.

Did an endocrinologist tell you to stop your dose? The fact too, that you are now beginning to experience 'slowdown'.

[jimh111]

Could be an thyroid uptake scan to investigate your thyriod my.clevelandclinic.org/heal... . You will probably be fine for the first week and then start to get progressively tired from the second week onwards. It's a standard test.

[tweekyone1]

Stopping thyroxine I have never heard of anything so ludicrous in my life,I got thyroxine stopped years ago and after 2 weeks became profoundly unwell .it is standard practice with any doctor that this is slowly reduced BUT NEVER STOPPED.

[tattybogle in reply to tweekyone1]

All becomes clear here healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

, it is for a thyroid uptake scan