Help with result please

[giggy63]

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[SlowDragon Administrator]

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How much levothyroxine have you been taking

Your Ft4 is over range

Suggest you reduce back a little

Are you now on gluten free diet

[giggy63 in reply to SlowDragon]

Taking 150mcg levo and not gluten free. Do you think i should try 125 for few weeks then test again?

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to giggy63]

Perhaps reduce by 12.5mcg twice a week initially…..so that’s a reduction of just 25mcg per week

Retest in 8 weeks

How do you feel

Always worth trying gluten free diet

[giggy63 in reply to SlowDragon]

I feel good first thing then as the day goes on i ache all over and always get backache

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to giggy63]

Cutting gluten out completely may reduce aches and pains

[giggy63 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you so much i will cut levo down a little and try gluten free again.

[giggy63 in reply to SlowDragon]

Does ft4 cause osteoporosis?

[Buddy195 Administrator]

I certainly wouldn’t want my FT4 over range, so I would reduce your Levo dosage. I like to adjust slowly, so you don’t miss your sweet spot where you feel most well. I reduce by 12.5mcg initially and build up to a 25mcg reduction. I find a pill cutter a handy tool. Retest levels after 6-8 weeks on a consistent lowered dose.

Did you complete the GF trial as suggested by SlowDragon in your last post?

[giggy63 in reply to Buddy195]

I did try but found it real hard. I must try it again if it makes so much difference...

[Obsdian in reply to giggy63]

My inflammatory food is dairy (have become dairy intolerant)... But I really recommend finding the food that causes you inflammation, be it gluten or anything else.

Cutting out my inflammatory food made a huge difference to pain levels, it took a month to feel the effects though.

[giggy63 in reply to Buddy195]

12.5 mcg a day for how long? Then reduce to 25mcg a day,n

[Buddy195 Administrator]

Some people are fine with a 25mcg reduction in one go, but I found I needed to reduce slowly, starting with 12.5mcg until well tolerated. Reducing to 25mcg might be over a couple of days or several weeks (we are all different- see how you feel).