I switched from levo to synthroid with same dose and almost immediately felt it was stronger since I felt hyper: had high heartrace and insomnia. I was supposed to take 37.5 for 5 days and 25 mg for two days. I felt so bad that I reduced dose 37.5 ×4 days, then 3 days, and now take only 25 mg 7 days a week. All these happened within 3 weeks. So my question: if I feel that synthroid dose is stronger than levo, should I continue the same dose that was prescribed based on my labs, or reduce it? Doctor told me to wait 6-8 weeks, butvI just can't go on like this. After I reduced the dose I started feeling hypo: heavy, foggy, slow. Now I don't know what to do. I feel I need to increase my daily dose, but scared to get palpitations again. Endo doctor keep saying I have to wait 6 weeks. Is that right? Is only bad at the beginning and the body will adjust?
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OlgaB,
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Hello, here’s an important piece of info. Generic prescriptions and generic over the counter items can contain 20% more or LESS of the prescribed dose. It’s one reason why it’s cheaper. Name brand has to have the EXACT amount prescribed. So I switched to Synthroid to have a consistent amount. Hope this helps!
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