Tirosint insert dosage

[Brucergoldberg]

Anyone on here taking tirosint?   Take the insert out of the box and see if you Can make sense of the dosage information.   Says you can start with a dosage of 100 mcg if you are under 50 years o,d or recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism.  However if you are older than 50 or have cardiac problems you should start with .13 to .25.  

Therebis about 3 paragraphs of confusing dosage information.   Also says if you start with too much you can poison yourself and need to go to the hospital and have charcoal put in your stomach before the t4 turns to t3.....

It's very confusing.

[Brucergoldberg]

This is an old post and I'm bumping it because I'd like to hear from others that like takibg this hormone,   Anyone?  Experiences...

[Brucergoldberg]

It's all very confusing..  

[redheadaussie]

Thanks, I wish it would happen too.

[Barb135]

Well, if you need something dramatically different, I wish you could get it too.  It made a world of difference for me.  Not sure if I wasn't absorbing the tablets well or what (I don't absorb B12, maybe there are other things I don't absorb either?), it only took 2-3 weeks before I could feel a major difference.

Hopefully, the company that makes your med, will follow suit and come up with something similar.

[redheadaussie]

I think Bruce meant in response to when I pointed out people do it deliberately sometimes, overdose to the point of death, not that it would kill people! I think Bruce misunderstood what it meant by overdose originally.  

I wish we could get it here in the Land of Oz. I for one, NEED something dramatically different. Pee'd off with our choices, which are made by the same company and are exactly the same. Generic or brand name,  makes no difference, same pill, different packet! Grrrr

[Barb135]

Yes, Sally,  tirosint is levothyroxine sodium, but it's brand new.  It's the only levo that comes in gelcap form, rather than tablet, so is supposed to be absorbed better than the tablets and also hypoallergenic, since it doesn't have the fillers, found in tablets.

The precautions on the package insert are standard for any medication. I didn't find it confusing in the least.  No matter what you take, there can be adverse effects, if not dose right, taken properly or in the proper doses; therefore, there are always a list of precautions on the insert.  If one takes the med as prescribed, I see no reason for issues with it.  Of course, we all know that too high a dose can lead to being hyper; this is an issue with any form of thyroid replacement med, not just Tirosint.  We have to be in tune with our body enough to recognize the symptoms of too high a dose.

I've been on Tirosint since August and  even though, I'm about ready to up my dose, I feel better than I have felt in many years.

I think it's pretty melodramatic to talk of dying that way.  There's no need to scare others who might be interested in trying it.

If administered properly and taken as instructed, it's no more likely to cause death or adverse effects, than any other med you may be prescribed.

[Super_sally888]

That tirosint is levothyroxine sodium?

I've been on this in asia for the past 10 years.  It seems to be pretty stable.  

[Brucergoldberg]

What a horrible way to die....  I'd rather be shot by a firing squad then to have to feel t3 pumping through me....

[redheadaussie]

What it is saying, Bruce is that people who deliberately overdose on it will need charcoal and stomach pumping,not people who inadvertantly take too much. Those people can usually stop for a week or reduce their dose.

The dosages for over 50 is standard with most medications. Older patients tend to have issues with medication for various aging reasons.

Don't panic when you read all the insert info. I downloaded it and had a good look. It is standard procedure to list all that they do.

We haven't got Tirosint yet in Australia, but from what I have seen and read, it works far better than the standard T4 medication.