T4/T3

[les121]

Hi ive started with a mix of levo and T3 (Tiromel)..i take 100mcg levo and 25mcg of Tiromel..is this a reasonable dose as i font really feel anything..when i took Thyroid s years ago i took 3 grains daily..how much t3 do you all use with levo?

[greygoose]

Do you mean you started on 25 mcg T3 from zero? Or do you mean you've slowly worked up to 25? If you started on 25 then that was probably too much to start on. We usually recommend starting on 5 mcg and increasing by 5 every two weeks.

How long have you been on this dose?

[les121 in reply to greygoose]

Hi oh no ive been taking about 2 months now on 25mcg..with 100mcg levo and i take 1st thing together no splitting as this is an easier option for me...just wondered if it was worthwhile increasing and how ?

[greygoose in reply to les121]

Depends how you feel and what your blood test results are like. No-body can answer that question without knowing such details. Not everybody needs the same amount, we're all different. And you have to find, by trial and error, the dose you feel best on.

But, if you do decide to increase, as I said above, you should only increase by five mcg at a time. Every two weeks maximum - less as you're now on quite a high dose. Otherwise, it's very easy to miss your sweetspot.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

All four vitamins need to be optimal too

Are you splitting your T3 into 2 or 3 doses spread through the day

Do you currently split your levothyroxine

Which brand of levothyroxine are you currently taking

Do you always get same brand levothyroxine at each prescription

[les121 in reply to SlowDragon]

Hi not sure but its the same brand each month up to now..100mcg in orange foil packet..sorry just holidaying in Turkey at the min😊

[Fifteen]

I follow the dose my endocrinologist recommends. I do not know anything about what doses work so, with regret, I am unable to advise.