Dose advice

[karenms]

Thank you in advance for your advice.  I am very sensitive to ANY change in Synthroid.  When my TSH goes much below 2 or so, I do not feel good.  I was taking 112 mg of Synthroid and my TSH was .79.  I was feeling overstimulated, which I do when I am on too much medication.  I did something stupid and did not take any medication for a week.  In just 1 week, my TSH, with no medication went from .79 to 5.4.  So, I started slow and began taking 50 mg of Synthroid.  After 1 week, I was feeling better, but cold.  I had my TSH tested and my TSH is now 18.  Obviously, I need an increase.  I tried to increase to 88 mg of Synthroid, and within days, I began to feel bad.  Aching legs, aching back, headache, etc.  I did not have any of these symptoms on the lower dose.  I am so confused.  I also take iron and vitamin d.  Thank you so much.

[Smilerdeb]

bumping this up for others to post.............

[magpieannie]

I'd call your doctor, You really shouldn't adjust meds without your doctors prior knowledge and approval. Even slight adjustments can have huge effects (as you are experiencing), and swing your body from hyer to hypo Or from hypo to hyper. Never stop taking meds for a week! I'm glad you recognize that this was not the best decision and what you are experiencing now is the consequences of that. Going from 50 to 88 may have been too much too quickly. Try 75mg first, but check with your doctor before making anymore changes. You probably don't want him to know, and you are probably trying to fix this yourself, however this is not a good idea! You are very hypothyroid right now! Remember to take (Baby Steps) as you are increasing.Your body has to have time to adjust. I hope you feel better soon! Please let me know how you are doing.