Feeling hyper - why?

[Jamima]

Below are my results from last week on 2 grains of armour for about 3 weeks, reduced to 1 for about 2 weeks then half for another 2. I reduced because I felt really unwell. I stopped entirely for 4 days and yesterday I took 50mcg of Levo. I feel like I’m on a stimulant. I’m not complaining as up until yesterday I was quite the opposite, but why is this happening? I thought Levo was long acting?

TSH: 0.025 (0.27-4.2)

FT4: 10.4 (12-22)

FT3: 4.9 (3.1-6.8)

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

Possibly just running on adrenalin as your body tries to work out what is going on?

[Jamima in reply to TiggerMe]

Ah, thank you, that’s what it feels like.

[Jamima in reply to TiggerMe]

I also added a folate supplement in to b vits 4 days ago, but that wouldn’t make such a huge difference so quickly, would it?

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Jamima]

Possibly 🤷‍♀️ but I'd have thought your body is likely having a bit of a panic due to fluctuating hormone levels

[Jamima in reply to TiggerMe]

Yes, you’re probably right.

[J972]

I agree with TiggerMe. I’m starting out again, this time with an official diagnosis, and am on 25mcg. Originally I was put out, thinking ‘but the starting dose is usually 50’, but, in my case 25 seems right. I had a couple of days of trialling 50 and it sent me nuts/over stimulated. My adrenals have been taking up the slack for so long that I need to go low and slow.

[Jamima in reply to J972]

Yes, and add in that I've just switched from Armour it's all a bit of a maelstrom.

[J972]

Exacerly