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Levothyroxine weekly?


hello
i would like to know if anyone takes levothyroxine once weekly?
if so, its there any danger of those larger dose could drop TSH level, to hyperthyroidism
i want to somebody could explain how this weekly dosage mechanism works in the body, if its safe enough to stabilize TSH levels, without drop down to below range level
thanks
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Are you only testing and dosing, based on TSH?
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I've never heard of anyone taking their levo weekly.  However, I did run across an article a while back that said that it was a possibility.  Theoretically, it should work, but I guess I don't understand why you'd want to do it.  I'm fairly sensitive to meds, so I'm pretty fanatical about keeping my DAILY dose the same.

Why are you considering this weekly approach?
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