Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Did you ever take anything for the low cortisol ...or does this seem like a fluke? I'm a litte confused my your dose. Can you write that out again? /////////////////////// I had never known my cortisol levels where 'low' since the number for the last two years has been in the normal range supplied by the lab. It's always been 5 or 6. But the doc said that's too low for a morning level-she likes to see a min of 16. I was on .10mg of synthroid and she upped the dose to .112mg and specified that it be levoxyl. My TSH was 4.something....I don't have he labs in hand... ____________________________ in *mild* Jerseyopen proximal rny 9/18/015'9", 31yo297/173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Willyorca wrote: Oh..thanks for responding. I wasn't sure if you had a sudden change in your cortisol readings or not. It appears you have had an ongoing issue with low cortisol...and the doc never pointed it out to your or addressed it. As far as you dose of Levoxyl...I was just noticing you were taking 10 mgs or 112 mgs...? Usually the pills come in mcgs... If you are taking mgs...THAT would seem like quite a lot of it, and to go from 10 mgs to 112 mgs...sounds even more strange. ~E:) I had never known my cortisol levels where 'low' since the number for the last two years has been in the normal range supplied by the lab. It's always been 5 or 6. But the doc said that's too low for a morning level-she likes to see a min of 16. I was on .10mg of synthroid and she upped the dose to .112mg and specified that it be levoxyl. My TSH was 4.something....I don't have he labs in hand... ____________________________ in *mild* Jerseyopen proximal rny 9/18/015'9", 31yo297/173 TOTAL-Thyroidectomy 26 months post-op. Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Some brands are measured in mg and others in mcg. So .1mg = 100mcg and .112mg = 112mcg because there are 1000mcg in one mg. That's all. They've changed it through the years. I always took .1mg and now all the sudden its 100mcg. Go figure!. Armour is grains or mg where 1 grain = 60mg... Judy As far as you dose of Levoxyl...I was just noticing you were taking 10 mgs or 112 mgs...? Usually the pills come in mcgs... If you are taking mgs...THAT would seem like quite a lot of it, and to go from 10 mgs to 112 mgs...sounds even more strange. Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Oh, I see...so she's really just gone from 110 mcgs to 112 mcgs? Now...that would make sense. THE thing for me to understand would be the dang decimal:) I hate math... Grrr. Judy do you know if the Eltroxotin (sp) that you take is sweet or not? What about the Unithroid? ~E:)Judy P wrote: Some brands are measured in mg and others in mcg. So .1mg = 100mcg and .112mg = 112mcg because there are 1000mcg in one mg. That's all. They've changed it through the years. I always took .1mg and now all the sudden its 100mcg. Go figure!. Armour is grains or mg where 1 grain = 60mg... Judy As far as you dose of Levoxyl...I was just noticing you were taking 10 mgs or 112 mgs...? Usually the pills come in mcgs... If you are taking mgs...THAT would seem like quite a lot of it, and to go from 10 mgs to 112 mgs...sounds even more strange. Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com TOTAL-Thyroidectomy 26 months post-op. How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 She went from 100mcg to 112mcg. I don't know about the taste of Eltroxin, I just swallow it... Judy Oh, I see...so she's really just gone from 110 mcgs to 112 mcgs? Now...that would make sense. THE thing for me to understand would be the dang decimal:) I hate math... Grrr. Judy do you know if the Eltroxotin (sp) that you take is sweet or not? What about the Unithroid? Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 She went from 100mcg to 112mcg. I don't know about the taste of Eltroxin, I just swallow it... Judy Oh, I see...so she's really just gone from 110 mcgs to 112 mcgs? Now...that would make sense. THE thing for me to understand would be the dang decimal:) I hate math... Grrr. Judy do you know if the Eltroxotin (sp) that you take is sweet or not? What about the Unithroid? Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 She went from 100mcg to 112mcg. I don't know about the taste of Eltroxin, I just swallow it... Judy Oh, I see...so she's really just gone from 110 mcgs to 112 mcgs? Now...that would make sense. THE thing for me to understand would be the dang decimal:) I hate math... Grrr. Judy do you know if the Eltroxotin (sp) that you take is sweet or not? What about the Unithroid? Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 As far as you dose of Levoxyl...I was just noticing you were taking 10 mgs or 112 mgs...? Usually the pills come in mcgs... If you are taking mgs...THAT would seem like quite a lot of it, and to go from 10 mgs to 112 mgs...sounds even more strange. /////////////////////// It was (point) .10mg and now it's (point) .112mg... not 10mg to 112mg. I believe that .10mg is the same as 1mcg and the .112mg would be 1.12mcg although I failed chemistry once so don't hold me to that conversion!!! ____________________________ in *HHH* Jerseyopen proximal rny 9/18/015'9"-31yo297/168I'm not a doc-in real life or otherwise.***HHH=hot, hazy, & humid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 As far as you dose of Levoxyl...I was just noticing you were taking 10 mgs or 112 mgs...? Usually the pills come in mcgs... If you are taking mgs...THAT would seem like quite a lot of it, and to go from 10 mgs to 112 mgs...sounds even more strange. /////////////////////// It was (point) .10mg and now it's (point) .112mg... not 10mg to 112mg. I believe that .10mg is the same as 1mcg and the .112mg would be 1.12mcg although I failed chemistry once so don't hold me to that conversion!!! ____________________________ in *HHH* Jerseyopen proximal rny 9/18/015'9"-31yo297/168I'm not a doc-in real life or otherwise.***HHH=hot, hazy, & humid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 As far as you dose of Levoxyl...I was just noticing you were taking 10 mgs or 112 mgs...? Usually the pills come in mcgs... If you are taking mgs...THAT would seem like quite a lot of it, and to go from 10 mgs to 112 mgs...sounds even more strange. /////////////////////// It was (point) .10mg and now it's (point) .112mg... not 10mg to 112mg. I believe that .10mg is the same as 1mcg and the .112mg would be 1.12mcg although I failed chemistry once so don't hold me to that conversion!!! ____________________________ in *HHH* Jerseyopen proximal rny 9/18/015'9"-31yo297/168I'm not a doc-in real life or otherwise.***HHH=hot, hazy, & humid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 .1mg is 100mcg and .112mg is 112mcg. There are 1000 mcg in one mg. It was (point) ..10mg and now it's (point) .112mg... not 10mg to 112mg. I believe that .10mg is the same as 1mcg and the .112mg would be 1.12mcg although I failed chemistry once so don't hold me to that conversion!!! Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 .1mg is 100mcg and .112mg is 112mcg. There are 1000 mcg in one mg. It was (point) ..10mg and now it's (point) .112mg... not 10mg to 112mg. I believe that .10mg is the same as 1mcg and the .112mg would be 1.12mcg although I failed chemistry once so don't hold me to that conversion!!! Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Well Willy, Don't worry too much about it. If I don't understand MATH...its usually not a big deal for others. Now that I know that Levoxyl comes in such strange doses...I'll stay away from it for sure! I take synthroid and its like 100 mcgs or 76 mcgs... There aren't any points, unless I split the mcgs that is. ~E:) Willyorca wrote: /////////////////////// It was (point) .10mg and now it's (point) .112mg... not 10mg to 112mg. I believe that .10mg is the same as 1mcg and the .112mg would be 1.12mcg although I failed chemistry once so don't hold me to that conversion!!! ____________________________ in *HHH* Jerseyopen proximal rny 9/18/015'9"-31yo297/168I'm not a doc-in real life or otherwise.***HHH=hot, hazy, & humid!!! TOTAL-Thyroidectomy 26 months post-op. Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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