Total Thyroidectomy & Synthroid Dosage

[lilypad300]

I know it's different for everyone, but what is the average dose of synthroid for people who have has a thyroidectomy?  
My doctor started me off on .175 and then I had an anxiety attack the other day (see journal)  today he said my numbers were good, but reduced me to .137 and gave me some .150 samples as well.  He said to start on the .137 and if I felt sluggish to take the .150's .  How will I know the difference between general fatigue and not enough synthroid.  Would the .175 have caused my anxiety attack?  

help!
thanks!

[gimel]

So when you went to the ER they tested your TSH and is was 26.  Is that correct?  Then your PCP reduced your med from 125 down to 25. Then your test result 30 days later was .032?  Please double check the test results against the time frame.  I don't understand how your TSH could go down like that from reducing your med dosage?

[msvee61]

Sorry took so long to get back to you. I gave a wrong dosage she reduced .125 down to .025. Here are my test results from sept 2014 before surgery (level 1.075)tolerance 0.465-4.680) and after surgery jun 2015 emgergency room visit heart palpitations  (level 26.364) I went to primary care doctor a few days later meds reduced to .025 took blood test 30 days later (level .032) took another blood test aug 31 still waiting on results. Had surgery because goiter the was closing airway

[gimel]

OMG.  Your doctor reduced your dosage from 175 down to 25?  

Please post your thyroid test results from before you started on the Synthroid and latest, including reference ranges shown on the lab report.  

[msvee61]

I had tt in December 2014. Dr. Had me on .175mg of synthroid. Went to doctor  in march was experiencing some heart palpitations told doctor she seem not to be concern. My test level a little high, I was feeling great absolutely great spirits were high energy level good except for palpitation.  Went back to doctor told her how palpitations were jumping out of my chest she reduced my synthroid down to .025mg now i am extremely sluggish and tired no energy. I have gain 30 pounds since may my diabetes is harder to manage. I feel HORRIBLE.


                                                                            Msvee61

[madameheaper]

Good for you...My endicrinologist lowered mine from 125mcg to 112 mcg. because I had a 30 lb weight loss(purposeful)..after 3 weeks, I felt like crap. I dissolved my 112 mcg in water...(1 oz. )and took a 112 tab and measured out water to equal 13 mcg.aqnd tookj that.  since doctor was not available for a few days.  I will call him Mon to see what my b/w showed..and let him take it from there.  If we are not our own advocates......

[annie_2013]

Just went through all my thyroid labs since january of 2012 and almost on all of them showed results of low tsh (under ref range) and high t4 (on the border) .. in two ocassions the FT4 was also high and even  had a note saying "a low tsh with an elevated FT4 would be consistent with hyperthyroidism in the appropiate clinical setting or similar values have also been associated with non-thyroidal illness in severely ill patients"...never had read these labs before because I never requested copies until I started getting informed with you and decided to make an account with the lab so I could see my lab records too.  I will not overlook my lab results again in my life.