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Hi

I’m on Levo accord and northstar. 125mg 5 days and 150mg 2 days.

Graves diagnosed 2014 RAI 2017. Went under active within a month.

I’ve started to get symptoms of hypo eg not feeling tired, hair thinning, palpitations (but not regular) feeling cold.

I’m also getting these feelings of being hot but not sweating throw the covers off or remove jumper and I’m cold again mainly in the evening and trough the night. Had before but they went.

To be honest I don’t know what’s wrong but I know I’m not right.

Am I missing something?

HBA1C 34 (26-41)

Cholesterol results in pic

Serum folate 13.4 (3.1-19.9)

B12 835 (180-915)

T3 5.1 (3.8-6.0)

T4 13.4 (8.0-17.0)

TSH 1.92 (0.38-5.33)

Any suggestions

Thank you

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I assume the 25 microgram tablet is Northstar?

Are you aware that Northstar levothyroxine, in the 25 microgram tablet ONLY, is actually Teva levothyroxine?

A significant proportion of those who have tried Teva find they do not tolerate it. Might be an idea to try to get one of the other makes - at least to try. Even if you have to split tablets to achieve it. My medicines document has details of all UK levothyroxine products:

helvella - Thyroid Hormone Medicines

I have created, and try to maintain, a document containing details of all thyroid hormone medicines in the UK and, in less detail, many others around the world.

From Dropbox:

dropbox.com/s/shcwdwpedzr93...

From Google Drive:

drive.google.com/file/d/12N...

Despite that suggestion, you do appear under-dosed. Do you have sufficient in hand to try more days on 159 micrograms? Or, are you doing what many have been told, taking 150 both weekend days? In which case, how about taking 150 every three or four days, to try to make things more even?

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Owleyes in reply tohelvella

Thank you! It’s on my repeat not tevo. They are going in the bin then.

I’ll spilt the tablets.

Yes was advised on here to do the 150mg weekends

I’ll up to 150mg 4 days.

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helvellaAdministrator in reply toOwleyes

I suspect they only look at the branding on the pack - not the licence holder.

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Lizzigill in reply tohelvella

Can you suggest a good alternative to Northstar and Teva please. Just adding T4 to my T3 dose and I'm very sensitive. Thanks x

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helvellaAdministrator in reply toLizzigill

All the available products are listed in my document (linked earlier). It often appears that Wockhardt is relatively "popular" - but any of the other ones might be just fine for you.

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Get bloods retested 6-8 weeks after being on just ACCORD

Looking like might need small increase in dose after that

Pharmacies should be well aware Northstar 25mcg is Teva brand

Put in yellow card re Teva in general and that it’s not obvious that Northstar 25mcg is Teva

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