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I finally started "Synthroid" after a month post TT surgery
I would like to get advice and tips from those who are on synthroid as to what to expect?? My surgeon did not start me on any med's because he "never" starts his patients on any hormone therapy med's until 1) the pathology results come in and 2) Followup Labs are in... (that's abour 3 1/2 weeks) Well, I went to my endocrin las week for followup and she gave me a prescription for 50mg of Synthroid which is a very low dose and then ordered her own labs...Well, since my surgeon's office sent out the order for the labs after my endo visit, I took her request and had it done and still awaiting results. I've researched side effects for Synthroid, however would like to hear everyone's opinion and tips. Thanks in Advance.
Barbara
Barbara
I only know hypo meds from a Hoshimotos perspective, (not TT) I still have my sputtering thyroid in me. Synthroid is T4 only. T4 meds are the 'gold standard' starter type of hypo meds.
Like anything its a waiting game. If you have hypo symptoms yet, I cant tell you which will go away first, were all different here. Synthroid is It's started out low and Labs are retested every 6 weeks for at least a few times before there spaced apart more. Any T4 med takes 6 weeks to fully be active. This is T4 only and relies on the body to convert to active T3 (losses iodine in the process to become T3).
You may have to make fine adjustments in lab levels to feel right. Unfortunately many doctors use TSH as a road block for increasing meds even if the patient feels better with more. You are only hyper if you feel hyper, despite the #'s in TSH.
If, over time hypo symptoms remain, adding synthetic T3 like cytomel (to the synthroid) is the next step. Give this some time and try different levels. Lastly, if none of the before work well, then try natural dessicated thyroid, very common with TT patients.
Most of the side effects of synthroid are really hypo symptoms of not enough dose or the synthroid alone does not work for them and one of the other meds needs to be tried.
Like anything its a waiting game. If you have hypo symptoms yet, I cant tell you which will go away first, were all different here. Synthroid is It's started out low and Labs are retested every 6 weeks for at least a few times before there spaced apart more. Any T4 med takes 6 weeks to fully be active. This is T4 only and relies on the body to convert to active T3 (losses iodine in the process to become T3).
You may have to make fine adjustments in lab levels to feel right. Unfortunately many doctors use TSH as a road block for increasing meds even if the patient feels better with more. You are only hyper if you feel hyper, despite the #'s in TSH.
If, over time hypo symptoms remain, adding synthetic T3 like cytomel (to the synthroid) is the next step. Give this some time and try different levels. Lastly, if none of the before work well, then try natural dessicated thyroid, very common with TT patients.
Most of the side effects of synthroid are really hypo symptoms of not enough dose or the synthroid alone does not work for them and one of the other meds needs to be tried.
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