Update on starting Tirosint! Barb are you in too??

[laura1967]

Hi ALL!  I am starting my 6th week of Tirosint.  I have to say that I feel great and no longer have that foggy feeling I use to get about 2 hrs after taking my synthroid.  I will be going in at the end of this week for labs to see how they look.  I feel pretty darn good!  I am working ....going to college full time....raising my daughter....etc....etc!
All I can say is how THANKFUL I am to feel good again!!  
I am on 125 mcg Tirosint and 20 mcg Cytomel.

Barb- How are you doing on this med??

[candy697]

I had RAI 4yrs ago and was put on synthroid the endo i had told me not to try anything else being new to this i didnt for 3 yrs then i went on a mission to feel better ,and i have tried ARmour (we didnt get along at all ) so then i went to Nature throid and did better however my t4's drop like crazy so we added synthroid to the mix however i have such swelling in my hands face feet, body  due to synthroid I was taking 50 along with 65 NT  but made me a little hyper so my ?? is should i start with 25 of triosint  ??

[Barb135]

I started on Tirosint when it first came out in 2009 and am still on it.  It's working great for me.  We've  had some members who didn't do well on it; sometimes, I suspect it might be because they started at too high a dosage or didn't give it long enough to get used to it.

Because Tirosint is a gel cap and is more completely dissolved and more readily absorbed, some people find that they need a lower dose than they were on with pill type medication.  You might want to talk to your doctor about starting on a lower dose, then bumping up, as needed, to make sure you don't react adversely.

Most of the previous posters on this thread are no longer active with the forum.

[BeeBeeTee]

I am a Levoxyl patient and am being forced to change meds due to the current recall. Curious for updates from the people who have been on Tirosint for a while and if they stayed on it/how it worked for them long-term. My endo is switching me over to Tirosint at my request when my supply of Levoxyl runs out.

Thanks in advance.

[Barb135]

Because Tirosint is so much better absorbed, you may want to start at a lower dose than your previous T4 dosage.  Be sure to test after 6 weeks and make sure your doctor is testing FT3 and FT4, along with TSH.

[patricia467]

Can you please let me know if you are you still happy with Tirosint?  I was also on Levothroid 100mcg for many years.  I was upset when they discontinued it considering it took me about a year to get my dosage right. I'm taking Synthroid 100mcg now - since December.  My endo wanted to increase it to 112mcg because he wants my TSH around 1.00 but it's above 2.00.  Within a couple of days of starting the 112mcg dose, I had a bad reaction which may be due to the red dye.  He wants to switch me to Tirosint now because it doesn't have artificial dyes.

I'm hoping for a smooth transition.  

[Buggybabe]

I just started taking Tirosint after being on Levothroid for many many years.  Only after a few days, I felt totally different.  For the better.  Will wait to see how it is as time goes on, but feeling better than I have in a very long time.  I was on  Levothroid137mcg 2 days in a row and 125mcg on the third day, repeating that pattern. My doctor started me out on the same with Tirosint, however, my very first dose of 137 Tirosint was too much.  I knew that within an hour.  Each day since, I have just taken the 125.  Be aware that you may not be on the same exact dosage amount as you have previously taken.  Good luck to all!  Very Happy on my end!