Am I over medicated?

[Sailing14]

I changed brands to Mercury Pharma 4 weeks ago and feel over medicated now.

Would anyone be able to advise if this is possible on the above results recently.

Thank you

[FallingInReverse]

What symptoms do you feel that feel over-replaced?

How many hours before the blood test was last Levo dose?

How do the above compare to your precious blood test on the different brand/same dose?

[TiggerMe]

Your results look pretty good but if you feel over medicated then try a small decrease once or twice a week and see if you can find the illusive sweet spot, some people find they need a little less in the summer

[DippyDame]

What symptoms are you experiencing?

How severe are they?

How much levo are you taking?

Is your low TSH also making you think you might be overmedicated?

If so ignore the TSH it isn't a reliable marker

FT3 followed by FT4 are the important numbers....and your numbers look very good.

High FT3 suggests overmedication....your FT3 is fine

Did you test following the advised protocol?

4 weeks really isn't long enough for a dose/ brand change to settle.

Suggest you give it another couple of weeks before thinking of changing anything

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You Tested too soon after brand change

Suggest you retest again at 8-10 weeks, including vitamin levels

Recommended that all thyroid blood tests early morning, ideally just before 9am, only drink water between waking and test and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test

This gives highest TSH, lowest FT4 and most consistent results. (Patient to patient tip)

Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins

Post all about what time of day to test

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

Testing options and includes money off codes for private testing

thyroiduk.org/testing/

Medichecks Thyroid plus BOTH TPO and TG antibodies and vitamins

medichecks.com/products/adv...

Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes BOTH TPO and TG antibodies, cortisol and vitamins

bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...

Only do private testing early Monday or Tuesday morning.

Link about thyroid blood tests

thyroiduk.org/testing/thyro...

Tips on how to do DIY finger prick test

support.medichecks.com/hc/e...

Medichecks and BH also offer private blood draw at clinic near you, or private nurse to your own home…..for an extra fee

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/testing/priva...