Timeliness between testing

[Dryski]

Why are some patients waiting 3 months between labs? Don't they retest dose or brand change at 6 to 8 weeks?

[greygoose]

Because they have ignorant doctors. Or doctors who don't want to pay more frequent testing out of the surgery budget.

That said, the nearer you get to your sweet-spot, the more advantage there is in waiting longer to test because there can be subtle - but important - changes during that time.

[Hedgeree]

Hi Dryski,

I wait longer before testing as I like to let things settle and my body get used to the increasing hormones.

Although if I start to feel more hypo sooner I have tested and increased slightly earlier about 10 weeks but this only happened early on when I initially started taking thyroid hormones.

I've titrated very slowly with tiny crumbs of tablets when first prescribed. I'm sensitive to levo as I believe I've been hypothyroid for many years prior. Now I can increase by 12mcg and I get the same brand each time.