I am due to have a review with my Endo shortly, currently on 50mcg T3 and 50mcg T4. Recent blood results gave;
TSH at 2.27 range 0.270-4.2 Free T3 4.4 range 3.1-6.8. Free Thyroxine FT4 7.00 range 12-22
Total Thyroxine T4 43.00 range 59-154. I do not feel I am on an optimum dose as yet. Started this journey from originally being on 200mcg T4. Welcome thoughts on current dose of T3/T4 and adjustments.
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Was test done as early as possible in morning before eating or drinking anything other than water and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
When on T3, day before test, split dose into three smaller doses roughly equal 8 hour intervals. Taking last 1/3rd dose T3 at roughly 8-12 hours before test
Your results show you are under medicated
Ft4 is below range
That was huge drop in levothyroxine from 200mcg to 50mcg
Suggest you increase levothyroxine to 75mcg and retest in 6-8 weeks
When were vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 last tested
Hi What would your advice be on time of day to take T3? Currently I am on 20mcg Morning, so have tried taking this at 7am or earlier, anything between 3.30am-6am. Then 15mcg late morning, 10mcg teatime, 5 mcg bedtime. I feel tired late morning and early afternoon. Varying the time of first 20mcg does not seem to make a difference to this tiredness. (Take T4, now 75mcg with morning dose of T3)
The aim is a TSH of 1 or lower with both Free T4 and Free T3 in the upper part of the ranges. 25ncg of T3 is equal to approx 100mcg of T4 in its 'effect'.
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