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Hypothyroidism - Am I over medicated?
Sarahlouiseis33 · 11/09/2019 13:12
Hi All,
I’m looking for a bit of advice...
I’m hypothyroid, diagnosed in my early twenties so nearly twenty years ago! Recently (over the last five months) I’ve been having a few symptoms of hairloss and intolerance of heat. The odd bit of breathlessness on exertion. I had a blood test on Monday and my results show :
TSH < 0.005 (0.38-5.33)
Free T4 17.0 (7.0-16.0)
Free T3 5.8 (3.8-6.0)
Am I taking too much Levothyroxine? I’m on 125mcg a day. Please advise if you can. The symptoms particularly the hairloss are really getting me down xx
7Worfs · 11/09/2019 13:15
Looks like it, but your endocrinologist should tell you how to adjust your daily dose. Do you have an appointment booked?
Sarahlouiseis33 · 11/09/2019 13:39
Thank you for replying! I have a telephone consultation on Monday coming.
7Worfs · 11/09/2019 13:42
Ah best to wait then 
They’ll probably do a tiny adjustment and you’ll feel better within a week.
When I was over medicated I had a terrible time with tiredness and palpitations.
Sarahlouiseis33 · 11/09/2019 13:44
They’ve already recommended I drop down to 112.5mcg daily previously. Does that sound reasonable?
SistersOfMerci · 11/09/2019 13:48
I was like 7 when overmedicated, terrible palpitations and fatigue.
I dropped 25mg off my dose and felt better fairly quickly after that.
7Worfs · 11/09/2019 13:48
I think so, I was told to alternate (eg 100 one day, 125 one day) which comes up the same.
I know the feeling of wanting to adjust dose now but if you can wait til Monday you’ll be on the safe side
Sarahlouiseis33 · 11/09/2019 13:48
@7Worfs were you results when over medicated similar to mine?
7Worfs · 11/09/2019 15:15
The TSH was 0.05 I think, it was a result of upping my dose earlier in pregnancy.
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