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TTC and lowering thyroid medication, thoughts please

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pinkdaffodil23 · 02/07/2015 10:51

Hi I'm 24 and TTC no 1, I've been on thyroxine for at least 8 years.
I went to see my doctor last week as I've been feeling a bit tired and I know you need your thyroid levels stable when ttc.
The nurse has just rang me and asked me to lower my dosage, she couldn't say what my levels were though, she was just passing on the message from my doctor and I can't speak to him until next week. Feeling really anxious about lowering as don't want to make it even harder to concieve. Scared now if I try at what I am at ill be doing harm but at the same time I'm scared if I lower it I will be doing harm. Feel so confused. What would you do

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Flossieflower01 · 02/07/2015 10:53

Your tsh needs to be under 2, ideally a und 1 if you're Ttc. Get the actual numbers from the doctor (the receptionist should print them out for you, you don't need to make an appointment) and make a decision from there!

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pinkdaffodil23 · 02/07/2015 10:56

Didn't know the receptionist could print them out, might try that when I put the prescription up, knowing my luck though they will say there unable to

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pinkdaffodil23 · 02/07/2015 10:57

I've just looked at over active thyroid and that can cause infertility, do also weary of taking to much but have never felt like I am :/

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OhEmGeee · 02/07/2015 15:49

Don't lower your dose without knowing what you results are, which as a pp said, you're perfectly entitled to. Your TSH needs to be low.

OhEmGeee · 02/07/2015 15:51

Oh and make sure if you do get pregnant you get your bloods checked very trimester and get your thyroxine increased to compensate for baby.

cks.nice.org.uk/hypothyroidism#!scenario:3

The above might help for when you see your GP. I've got two healthy DC and am hypo.

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pinkdaffodil23 · 02/07/2015 18:00

Well as thought popped in and asked the receptionist for a print out and she said she was unable to do that for me I'd need to have a telephone appointment with the doctor and get him to print it off

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pinkdaffodil23 · 03/07/2015 10:57

Well my tsh was unmeasurable, my t4 was 35 and my t3 was normal

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pinkdaffodil23 · 03/07/2015 11:07

Although I've just read the pill can affect t4 and raise it. When I had the blood test I had been on the pill for 3 weeks. Do you think the pill could of still effected my results. I've got a blood test to go back in 8 weeks

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