Weight loss

[Haynton]

Hi all ,recently lost around a stone in weight due to food poisoning, I am now struggling to put weight back on even tho I'm eating normally, I'm taking 112 mcg thyroxine daily, ,could losing alot of weight affect dosage ,ie ,am I now over medicated ? ,I'm having bloods done next week. Thanks all.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Haynton

could losing alot of weight affect dosage ,ie ,am I now over medicated ?

It may or may not. Wait and see what your new blood results are like.

[Haynton in reply to SeasideSusie]

Will do thanks

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Test early morning and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

TSH, Ft4 and Ft3

Request/insist they also test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

[Haynton in reply to SlowDragon]

My test is booked in for 9am ,so shall I take last dose 9am morning before ?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Haynton]

yes ideally

What vitamin supplements are you taking

[Haynton in reply to SlowDragon]

Just d3 and k2 at the moment

[jrbarnes]

Last year I increased my calories and my BMI went from 19 to 24. It was about 20lbs. I had to increase from 88mcg to 112mcg!

[Haynton in reply to jrbarnes]

So you are saying that weight change could lead to dose change ?