TSH up to 5.1

[kitty9309]

Hi All,

My TSH has climbed to 5.1 after decreasing my dose back to 50 mcg for 2 months.
At 62.5, my TSH was 1.4 and the endo was going to raise it to 75, to get it below 1 hopefully.
I thought I needed to lower it because I felt unwell after 8 weeks on 62.5. I realize now that I needed more not less Synthroid and my TSH was probably already going up by then.
I was retested after about 8 weeks on 50 and low and behold, my TSH shot up from 1.4 to 5.1 !!Now I am on 75 mcg Levoxyl (instead of Synthroid) and I still do not feel well. In fact I feel like I did several months ago when my TSH was bouncing between 3.7 and 5.96.
I have increased hair loss, dizziness, muscle twitches, fatigue and last night my left arm was asleep repeatedly during the night. (This last thing hasn't happened since last fall when the TSH was over 2.

I don't get retested until the end of July, but now I am doubting that 75mcg will be enough with the TSH up to 5.1.

I switched to Levoxyl to see if it helped my tongue. I have not been tested on Levoxyl as I have only been on ot 2 weeks. So I know the TSH jump is only related to the dose change and not the brand.
Any thoughts?

[kitty9309]

Thanks!

[jax190]

hi if you only just increased your meds it can take quite a few weeks for it to get into  your system and longer to feel better which is why they test every 6 weeks. hopefully by then you should start to improve but two weeks is still too early to see an improvement. hang on in there and you will improve good luck