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Questionable Medication!
by gloria1936, Jul 18, 2008 02:50PM
I have been taking Levothyroxine 0.075 for awile now and had my blood test and it showed i was low in the TSH at 0.238 and now gave me a percription of 0.050.
Would I want a higher dosage to raise the THS or will a lower dosage raise it?
Would I want a higher dosage to raise the THS or will a lower dosage raise it?
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a lower dosage of levo will raise your TSH (as TSH is produced in response to lowered thyroid hormone levels - thyroxine)
a too higher dosage of thyroxine will supress TSH levels and cause hyperthyroid symptoms
i would be able to explain it better if i wasn't suffering from severe hypo at the mo and have brain fog - i'm sure someone out there will explain it properly
so looks like your on the right track :)
love Helen x x x
A higher dose of Levo will LOWER your TSH (hyper) and raise your T3
A lower dose of Levo INCREASE your TSH (hypo) and drop your T3. (normally)