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What should be my thyroid medicine dosage
I am desperately looking for an advice, suggest the correct dosage of thyroid medication.
I am an Indian female of 38 yrs , married and have 2 children.
I've been on thyroid medication for over 12 years now. T3 AND T4 have been within the prescribed range while I have always been advised to get TSH done, which this time is 5.172. I have been taking 125 mcg of thyronorm.
I've problems like hair loss, dry skin, wrinkly and dry feet, fatigue, lethargy, swelling of face, fingers and I have a tendency to put on weight and eat without hunger too.
My mom also has thyroid since some 20 years now.
Pls suggest the correct dosage of thyroid medication.
I am an Indian female of 38 yrs , married and have 2 children.
I've been on thyroid medication for over 12 years now. T3 AND T4 have been within the prescribed range while I have always been advised to get TSH done, which this time is 5.172. I have been taking 125 mcg of thyronorm.
I've problems like hair loss, dry skin, wrinkly and dry feet, fatigue, lethargy, swelling of face, fingers and I have a tendency to put on weight and eat without hunger too.
My mom also has thyroid since some 20 years now.
Pls suggest the correct dosage of thyroid medication.
Thanks Barb135, Appreciate your response. Was not aware of the rules so will take care in future. I will follow the suggested dosage and will get complete profile done next month and contact back. Thanks much!
Appreciate your response. I will follow the advised dosage and will get complete profile done next month and contact back. Thanks much!
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Even a doctor on this forum can't give specific dosage recommendations, because they have not examined the patient.
You appear to need an increase. And as Barb135 says above you really need to be tested for Free T4 and Free T3.
If you have the information please post it along with the refrerence ranges.
With that information we may be able to help more. But this is an open forum and most if not all of us here are NOT Dr.s and therefore cannot tell you what the dosage should be. Generally we can give recommendations of our opinion of things for you to consider talking with your Dr. about and some logic to use to help you in that discussion.
If you have the information please post it along with the refrerence ranges.
With that information we may be able to help more. But this is an open forum and most if not all of us here are NOT Dr.s and therefore cannot tell you what the dosage should be. Generally we can give recommendations of our opinion of things for you to consider talking with your Dr. about and some logic to use to help you in that discussion.
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I commented on your other thread, which can be accesses via the following link:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-Disorders/Thyroid-medication/show/2164513
Here are my comments:
"I'm not a doctor and I'm not allowed to tell you what dosage you should be on.
What are the exact levels of Free T3 and Free T4? Just because they are "in range" doesn't mean they are right for you. Your elevated TSH and symptoms indicate that you need an increase in medication.
Typically, when one is increasing thyroid med, they go from the dosage they are on, to the next higher, available dosage. For instance, since you're on 125 mcg of thyronorm, the next step is, typically, 150 mcg. Some of us don't like to jump that much all at once, so we might alternate the 125 mcg and 150 mcg for an average of 137.5 mcg. It's often best to go in smaller increments in order to avoid too big a jump.
You should discuss the dosages with your doctor.
Whenever changing med dosages, be sure to retest after 6 weeks in order to keep track of your levels. Make sure you test Free T3 and Free T4 each time you test TSH."
It's best to keep just one thread going, so that members don't get confused and we don't keep repeating things others have already told you.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-Disorders/Thyroid-medication/show/2164513
Here are my comments:
"I'm not a doctor and I'm not allowed to tell you what dosage you should be on.
What are the exact levels of Free T3 and Free T4? Just because they are "in range" doesn't mean they are right for you. Your elevated TSH and symptoms indicate that you need an increase in medication.
Typically, when one is increasing thyroid med, they go from the dosage they are on, to the next higher, available dosage. For instance, since you're on 125 mcg of thyronorm, the next step is, typically, 150 mcg. Some of us don't like to jump that much all at once, so we might alternate the 125 mcg and 150 mcg for an average of 137.5 mcg. It's often best to go in smaller increments in order to avoid too big a jump.
You should discuss the dosages with your doctor.
Whenever changing med dosages, be sure to retest after 6 weeks in order to keep track of your levels. Make sure you test Free T3 and Free T4 each time you test TSH."
It's best to keep just one thread going, so that members don't get confused and we don't keep repeating things others have already told you.
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