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[Crookie39]

Hi folks I’m newly diagnosed and bloods showed THS of 6.1 and T4 is at 11. Been started on 25mg of Levothyroxine. I’ve also got acute profuse thrush (recurring) I’ve been made aware that there is a link between under active thyroid and Candida. I’ve been prescribed flucanazole to be taken for 6 month has any other ladies experiencing thrush and if so how were you treated? TIA.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Welcome

Bloods should be retested 6-8 weeks after each dose change or brand change in levothyroxine

25mcg is only a starter dose

Likely to need several further 25mcg increases in levothyroxine over the coming months

Bloods retested again 6-8 weeks after each increase

Have you had thyroid antibodies, vitamin D, folate, B12 and ferritin levels tested yet?

If not, request these are done at next test

Which brand of levothyroxine are you currently taking

Thrush is more common when hypothyroid and may be trigger for autoimmune thyroid disease

thyroiduk.org/related-condi...

A daily probiotic may help

[Crookie39 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks for your response. The brand of levothyroxine is mercury pharmaceutical. I’ve got another blood test mid March to check levels and increase if necessary, which I think they will do. My vitamin levels seem to be ok but I’ll ask for them to be checked again. I have started on probiotic drink every morning, hopefully it’ll help things 🤞 have you heard of any issues with mercury pharmaceutical at all?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Crookie39]

Most easily available (and often most easily tolerated) are Mercury Pharma or Accord

Mercury Pharma make 25mcg, 50mcg and 100mcg tablets

Accord only make 50mcg and 100mcg tablets

Accord is also boxed as Almus via Boots, and Northstar 50mcg and 100mcg via Lloyds ....but Accord doesn’t make 25mcg tablets…..beware 25mcg Northstar is Teva

Teva brand upsets many people and best avoided unless lactose intolerant

List of different brands available in U.K.

thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hy...