I feel that it might be a bit too much medication so I think I should decrease either t4 or t3. Which one would you advice to decrease? Am currently taking 100 t4 and 10t3. I don't have results for this dose but from previous doses87.5+5
Ft3 4.6 (3.5-6.5)
Ft4 15(12-23)
100t4
Ft3 4.8 (3.5-6.5)
Ft4 17(12-23)
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Only test after being on constant unchanging dose and brand levothyroxine and T3 for minimum of 6-8 weeks
When were vitamin levels last testEd
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)
T3 ….day before test split T3 as 2 or 3 smaller doses spread through the day, with last dose approximately 8-12 hours before test
Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or all relevant vitamins
Taking both sets of results into consideration, plus your doses, it's difficult to believe that the addition of just 5 mcg T3 could make you over-medicated. If it were me, I wouldn't be reducing anything, I'd be increase my T3.
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