Not so silly

[Sark1]

Just to let all you nice people know. My Levo has been returned to 75 with a check in a month With possible/ likely further imcrease. Thank you all for your concern

[radd]

Sark1,

Great news, and I hope you feel better soon.

[Sark1 in reply to radd]

Thank you for you r support

[Regenallotment]

woop good for you, keep us posted on progress.

[Sark1 in reply to Regenallotment]

No improvement yet. Think I need to go to a 100 dose. And wonder about stopping a preventative low oestrogen treatment. Can anyone help

[Regenallotment in reply to Sark1]

how long have you been on 75mcg ? It’s important not to change too often. If over 6-8 weeks then you should be ok to increase.

What makes you think you need to stop the oestrogen? Personally I don’t get on with female sex hormone HRT at all, didn’t do very well on the pill either, But we are all different and others swear by it.

Key thing is to only do one thing at time, which none of us are very good at.

🌱🦋🌱

[Sark1 in reply to Regenallotment]

Thanks for being so quick. I have been on 75 for at least 2_years then stopped for 2 weeks because I had hyper symptoms and no route to a doctor. Been back on 75 for a week with no improvement. I have been reading that oestrogen reacts with the thyroid . I'm on a low dose for uti prevention . There was a warning in 2021 that this might interfere with thyroid treatment

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Sark1]

Adding oestrogen often results in needing dose increase in levothyroxine

Get bloods retested after 6-8 weeks on 75mcg levothyroxine

[Sark1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks for responding. I don't think I can stick the jitters for that long. Any suggestions?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Sark1]

which brand of levothyroxine are you currently taking

Do you always get same brand

Is the oestrogen a pill or patch

HRT you swallow should be at least 4 hours away from levothyroxine

Try taking levothyroxine at bedtime to give better absorption

[Sark1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Just changed from Activas to North Star but think they are the same maker? The oestrogen is vaginal. Take Levi at around 0700 hours . Other med - Statin at night

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Sark1]

which size tablets

Northstar 25mcg is Teva

Teva brand upsets many many people

Northstar 50mcg and 100mcg are Accord (previously called Activis)

If you were better medicated for thyroid you might not need statins

nhs.uk/conditions/statins/c...

If you have an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), treatment may be delayed until this problem is treated. This is because having an underactive thyroid can lead to an increased cholesterol level, and treating hypothyroidism may cause your cholesterol level to decrease, without the need for statins. Statins are also more likely to cause muscle damage in people with an underactive thyroid.

[Sark1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you. I just discovered the statin info earlier today. I think the current "breakdown" also caused my potassium to soar and my blood pressure to rise.

[Sark1 in reply to SlowDragon]

By the way Tiva made me ill too.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Sark1]

so are your Northstar tablets 25mcg …..if they are they will be Teva

[Sark1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Good though t but no I cut a 50 in half to make up a 75. You are kind to take so much trouble TH v much

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Sark1]

Get bloods retested after 6 weeks

Test early Monday or Tuesday morning last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3

£29 (via NHS private service ) and 10% off down to £26.10 if go on thyroid uk for code

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

monitormyhealth.org.uk/

Monitor My Health also now offer thyroid and vitamin testing, plus cholesterol and HBA1C for £65 

(Doesn’t include thyroid antibodies) 

monitormyhealth.org.uk/full...

10% off code here 

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...

Watch out for postal strikes, probably want to pay for guaranteed 24 hours delivery 

[Sark1]

Thank you so very much