4, 6, or 8?

[diazmommy]

I have heard different time frames for retesting after medication changes (upping).....4 weeks being the minimal and 8 weeks being the highest.  How long is best?  Is it okay to retest at 4 if you still have lingering symptoms?

Thanks!

[sunrock]

okay...reread your post
Yes you may need to increase it. I found that increasing the dosage slowly and waiting to at least 6 to 8 weeks helps my body adjust better.
I started out at 100 mcg...then115 and then 125. I have been on the new dose for 6 weeks and am just starting to feel better .at 4 weeks I tested and my Free levels were right in place ...so in 8 to 10 weeks of this new 125 dose I will retest again even though I feel better or worse...just to see where I am at .

Mia

[sunrock]

How long have you been on this dosage?

[diazmommy]

Feeling rough today too....thinking I need another increase.  :(

[sunrock]

It seems to me that your still low in the FREEs. But perhaps with time your T3and 4 will increase...

I have gone though the same thing as far as not sleeping well or weepy-ness as my body adjusts to the new dosage. I am on Tirosint as well with added T3.
I seem to notice though that each week I feel a little bit better. It has been only seven weeks now. So I am hoping that by 8 or 10 weeks I will be almost symptom free. We will see......

Mia

[diazmommy]

Got my new labs....feeling better than the last time thses labs were drawn but still have some fatigue especially after lunch. Have also started to feel hyper at night (heart racing, anxious) and having trouble sleeping at night.    This is new in the last few days.  I always usually crash and sleep with hypo.  Not sure what is going on?

Thoughts?

Tsh. 1.93 (.27 to 4.2)
Ft3 2.98 1.80 to 4.20)
Ft4 1.26 (.80 to 4.20)

P.S.  Taking 50 of tirosint now..... Actually about 52 because I have been taking 4 of 13 until my new meds came by mail order this week.

[Barb135]

gimel is right...........I have to keep my B12 at, or above, the top of the range (range my lab uses is 200-1100), in order to feel well; however, I have pernicious anemia and am on weekly shots.  I doubt if most doctors would be willing to do much, if anything, to raise levels that are mid range.  You could try taking either a liquid or sublingual B12 supplement and see if that helps.

I agree that if you are having hypo symptoms, it would be better to wait until you've been on the dosage for a while longer.