Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 The dose would be equivelent to 35mg of Tap. if 50 mg. ptu = 5mg of tap. If she is on 750mg of Tap, 50 goes in there 7 times, 7 times the 5mg of tap should be equivelent to the 35mg of tap...still a high dose, but not as high as it seems. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 The dose would be equivelent to 35mg of Tap. if 50 mg. ptu = 5mg of tap. If she is on 750mg of Tap, 50 goes in there 7 times, 7 times the 5mg of tap should be equivelent to the 35mg of tap...still a high dose, but not as high as it seems. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 The dose would be equivelent to 35mg of Tap. if 50 mg. ptu = 5mg of tap. If she is on 750mg of Tap, 50 goes in there 7 times, 7 times the 5mg of tap should be equivelent to the 35mg of tap...still a high dose, but not as high as it seems. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 Maybe because my levels had gone down a little she reduced the doseage so that I wouldn't be taking 75 mg of Tap. I just ran down stairs to look at my old prescription bottle (when I posted the 750 mg of PTU earlier I was going on recollection only) and I was on 750 mg of PTU/day. I'm hoping when I go to the endo in 2 weeks, she'll lower the dose. (Sits with fingers double crossed.) --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 Maybe because my levels had gone down a little she reduced the doseage so that I wouldn't be taking 75 mg of Tap. I just ran down stairs to look at my old prescription bottle (when I posted the 750 mg of PTU earlier I was going on recollection only) and I was on 750 mg of PTU/day. I'm hoping when I go to the endo in 2 weeks, she'll lower the dose. (Sits with fingers double crossed.) --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 So I am actually taking a higher dosage of the ATD (Tap 40 mg) than I was before (PTU 750 mg). Thanks for the translation info and caluclation. Now I know where I stand. When I was first put on the Tap I couldn't believe the reduction in milligrams, and now I know. Thanks again! --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 So I am actually taking a higher dosage of the ATD (Tap 40 mg) than I was before (PTU 750 mg). Thanks for the translation info and caluclation. Now I know where I stand. When I was first put on the Tap I couldn't believe the reduction in milligrams, and now I know. Thanks again! --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 So I am actually taking a higher dosage of the ATD (Tap 40 mg) than I was before (PTU 750 mg). Thanks for the translation info and caluclation. Now I know where I stand. When I was first put on the Tap I couldn't believe the reduction in milligrams, and now I know. Thanks again! --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 wouldn't that make it the same as 75mg. of Tap ? > That's pretty high, and one would assume a dose reduction would > happen > pretty soon ? > Not that I'm a maven but I never heard of someone being on doses higher than 60 mg./day. And this is with a beta blocker too?!?! Take care, Fay ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2002 Report Share Posted April 18, 2002 wouldn't that make it the same as 75mg. of Tap ? > That's pretty high, and one would assume a dose reduction would > happen > pretty soon ? > Not that I'm a maven but I never heard of someone being on doses higher than 60 mg./day. And this is with a beta blocker too?!?! Take care, Fay ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 Hi , Your dose should get cut back if your labs are coming down and she is monitoring you using the FT3 and FT4 and NOT the TSH. TSH lags behind for a while, anywhere from 6 weeks, to Pam's 3 years before hers moved. If your doctor IS using TSH she could turn around and up your dose again...learn your hypO symptoms, if you don't have the list, let me know and I can send it to you off group. It is in the archives from February though...it is also an extended symptoms list put together here in this group. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 Hi , Your dose should get cut back if your labs are coming down and she is monitoring you using the FT3 and FT4 and NOT the TSH. TSH lags behind for a while, anywhere from 6 weeks, to Pam's 3 years before hers moved. If your doctor IS using TSH she could turn around and up your dose again...learn your hypO symptoms, if you don't have the list, let me know and I can send it to you off group. It is in the archives from February though...it is also an extended symptoms list put together here in this group. Jody _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 She is monitoring the free T4, free T3 and TSH, at least that is what my next lab order says. I am planning to post the results from my next lab, tomorrow, to get feedback from those more educated about it than me. I would like it if you could send me the hypo symptoms. I'd like to see just how many of those I have and compare them to the hyper ones I have. Is it possible to have a little bit of both? I ask because I'm gaining weight yet my heart rate is still high and I am hot a lot of the time. Jody Spitale wrote: Hi , Your dose should get cut back if your labs are coming down and she is monitoring you using the FT3 and FT4 and NOT the TSH. TSH lags behind for a while, anywhere from 6 weeks, to Pam's 3 years before hers moved. If your doctor IS using TSH she could turn around and up your dose again...learn your hypO symptoms, if you don't have the list, let me know and I can send it to you off group. It is in the archives from February though...it is also an extended symptoms list put together here in this group. Jody --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2002 Report Share Posted April 19, 2002 She is monitoring the free T4, free T3 and TSH, at least that is what my next lab order says. I am planning to post the results from my next lab, tomorrow, to get feedback from those more educated about it than me. I would like it if you could send me the hypo symptoms. I'd like to see just how many of those I have and compare them to the hyper ones I have. Is it possible to have a little bit of both? I ask because I'm gaining weight yet my heart rate is still high and I am hot a lot of the time. Jody Spitale wrote: Hi , Your dose should get cut back if your labs are coming down and she is monitoring you using the FT3 and FT4 and NOT the TSH. TSH lags behind for a while, anywhere from 6 weeks, to Pam's 3 years before hers moved. If your doctor IS using TSH she could turn around and up your dose again...learn your hypO symptoms, if you don't have the list, let me know and I can send it to you off group. It is in the archives from February though...it is also an extended symptoms list put together here in this group. Jody --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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