Either I've forgotten how to read, or that dosing doesn't make any sense:
30th May 5.68 same range meds changed to 75mc alternative days 50mc on other day. T4 in range
Why was your dose reduced when your TSH was over-range? The top of that range is much to high, anyway. A 'norma' TSH - euthyroid - i.e. with no thyroid problems - is around 1. Over 5 is pretty hypo.
So, if the TSH is high, the dose is supposed to be increased, not decreased.
Then:
2nd Aug TSH 0.38 range 0.34 5.44 dose increased to 75mc daily
So, TSH right at the bottom of the range and the dose is increased??? I don't think your doctor has a clue what s/he is doing.
TSH isn't the important number, anyway. FT4 is far more important. Do you have the numbers for that? Just saying 'in range' doesn't tell us anything. It's not about being in-range, it's about being in the right place within the range.
But, in any case, your antibodies are saying you have Hashi's, so you can expect results to jump around, anyway.
Feb this year 18.2 range 11.5 22.7 hospital dropped to 50 said over medicated.
Think what confuses me is before May last year I had been within range for a good 5 years, now we upside down .... having said that was 7 months in-between my dose change Aug to Feb, doctors don't seem to have much idea, in fact was hundred questions why I wanted my antibodies testing acted like I had no need to know if I was Hasi!
Doctors have no idea. Especially not about antibodies and Hashi's. But, as I said, with Hashi's results can jump around a lot.
You were not over-medicated in February and the hospital should not have reduced your dose. But they were only looking at the TSH, and ignoring the FT4 - probably because they have no idea what it is!
But, if you don't want your dose dropped, just say no. They are not there to dictate to you, they are there to advise you. You are not obliged to follow their advice.
For goodness sake I spent last week's not able to work for the brain fog and anxiety and extreme tiredness, I will see what bloods are tomorrow well TSH because they not done my T4 and maybe go back to alternative days to start
Hi Slow dragonMy est in Feb was done around midday, I had been admitted to hospital with suspected stroke, was wandering not knowing ehere I was, speech had become nonsense and couldn't steady myself on my feet,blood pressure 194/98 I hadn't had a stroke,had Mri day after, then bloods 3rd day. So the reason they gave for all that was over medicated .I had been unwell with anxiety tiredness etc, same as now, but I was just walking home from work when all that happened, think they just looked at TSH and used that for reason.
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