how long can it really take to level out on one dose of thyroid meds.

[Mccrae]

can it take up to 12 weeks or longer on one dose?

[Buddy195 Administrator]

Some members feel the full benefit of a dose increase at 6-8 weeks, but for me it always takes longer (around 12-14 weeks). I don't initially get a ‘eureka’ moment of feeling better after a dose change; instead symptoms steadily improve over a couple of months.

[Mccrae in reply to Buddy195]

It seems somewhere between hyper and hypo after being over medicated for 12 weeks. I am on my 5th week of lower dose and I am very up and down

[Buddy195 Administrator in reply to Mccrae]

Can you share your recent blood test results, so members can offer better advice:

TSH

FT4

FT3

(With ranges in brackets after the results, as laboratories can vary)

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Buddy195]

And what the dose change was!