I still have hives. ( back to allergy clinic at end of month)
Now I have developed digestive issues both stomach area and upper abdomen. Pains that come and go but seem to be on the increase. I am anxious about this but do you think hashis hives and stomach could all be related?
I gave up dairy last week and hives subsided and stomach aches went but now they have returned … so couldn’t have been the lack of dairy.!
I have bloods in 2 weeks time but my last test at allergy clinic TSH only was
5.03 range 0.35-5.5
anyone else have stomach issues / hives ?
Thank you
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If your TSH is 5 then you're not taking enough Levo. Insist on a dose increase from GP.
You had some recommendations here about testing vitamin levels which are also very important to keep track of and supplement to optimal levels: healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
Being under replaced can bring many symptoms. Many members find they have to become their own health advocate and drive their treatment with their GP.
I’m in a break out of hives and reflux at the moment. TSH is 2.8 range (.27 - 4.2) so bring that down I’m hoping will sort it.
I’m just staying out of the sun, sleeping in a cold room under a thin blanket and taking antihistamines when I need them. Currently one every 3/4 days.
The hives breaks out at night. I am focusing on an anti inflammatory and a low histamine diet at the moment too which might help.
Sorry I don’t have any answers but I’m in the same boat.
Even if we frequently start on only 50mcg, most people need to increase levothyroxine dose slowly upwards in 25mcg steps (retesting 6-8 weeks after each increase) until eventually on, or near full replacement dose (typically 1.6mcg levothyroxine per kilo of your weight per day)
In the majority of patients 50-100 μg thyroxine can be used as the starting dose. Alterations in dose are achieved by using 25-50 μg increments and adequacy of the new dose can be confirmed by repeat measurement of TSH after 2-3 months.
The majority of patients will be clinically euthyroid with a ‘normal’ TSH and having thyroxine replacement in the range 75-150 μg/day (1.6ug/Kg on average).
The recommended approach is to titrate thyroxine therapy against the TSH concentration whilst assessing clinical well-being. The target is a serum TSH within the reference range.
……The primary target of thyroxine replacement therapy is to make the patient feel well and to achieve a serum TSH that is within the reference range. The corresponding FT4 will be within or slightly above its reference range.
The minimum period to achieve stable concentrations after a change in dose of thyroxine is two months and thyroid function tests should not normally be requested before this period has elapsed.
Some people need a bit less than guidelines, some a bit more
TSH should be under 2 as an absolute maximum when on levothyroxine
If symptoms of hypothyroidism persist despite normalisation of TSH, the dose of levothyroxine can be titrated further to place the TSH in the lower part of the reference range or even slightly below (i.e., TSH: 0.1–2.0 mU/L), but avoiding TSH < 0.1 mU/L. Use of alternate day dosing of different levothyroxine strengths may be needed to achieve this (e.g., 100 mcg for 4 days; 125 mcg for 3 days weekly).
Thank you. I lost a lot of weight so 75 mcg was sufficient. I have probably put on a little bit since then which may indicate a dose increase necessary
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