thyroid

[paul211]

my t4 is 15.3pmol 12.0.22,0 sr and my tsh level 11 mu l 0.27.4.20 sr and im on 200mg of levo daily is that to much thank u

[shaws Administrator]

Hi Paul

You had a couple of answers to your question yesterday. Did you not receive any info.

thyroiduk.healthunlocked.co...

[greygoose]

Hi Paul, Why do you think it's too much? Your TSH is still much too high and your FT4 too low.

How much we need is a very individual thing. How long have you been on this dose? You don't really give us very much info, do you! lol However, it would seem that this dose isn't doing very much for you. What would be good would be to get an FT3 done to give us a wider picture.

Hugs, Grey

[RedApple Administrator]

Paul,

You should be taking your levothyroxine tablets on an empty stomach, with just some plain water, and not eating or drinking anything else for at least half an hour.

Are you doing that?

[paul211]

hi been on 150mg for 18 months now on 200mg for 4 weeks but feeling more tired on 200 plus have a doc who dosent talk about thyroid verry much .why i dont know mych about it sorry and cheers

[RedApple Administrator in reply to paul211]

Paul, can you please answer my question above?

[paul211]

sorry yes i take them everyday 9am b4 kids go to school then i eat about dinnertime cheers

[RedApple Administrator in reply to paul211]

Might be an idea to try taking them last thing at night instead? Lots of patients find that helps them to feel quite a lot better.

You do need to make sure you don't eat for two hours beforehand though. e.g. if you go to bed at 10pm, don't eat after 8pm.

[paul211]

sometimes i feel more hyper than hypo loosing weight couldent put on any if i tried

[RedApple Administrator in reply to paul211]

A minority of people do lose weight when they're hypO.

Nevertheless, you should tell your doctor about the weight loss if it continues to be significant. There may be another cause that needs to be investigated.

[paul211]

cheers all for awnsers i did not take much notice of this thyroid problem wen first diagnosed but down the last two years feeling a lot worse now so i will read more about it and try chat to gp more but seem to get more info from here. thanks