Yvonne - Re: Re: How long to get hypo off meds?

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> > ... I asked her how long I'd have to be

> > off my Lyvoxl before the RAI and she said it usually takes about 2

> > weeks. ....

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> Actually, the usual amount of time is 6 weeks off T4. Some of us

(I'm one, and you may be, too) go hypo extremely quickly, in which

case, 2 weeks is long enough, but most people require longer (and many

> hospitals require longer for scheduling).

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> Many doctors prescribe Cytomel for the first 3 or 4 weeks, and

then, for the 2 weeks before the scan, we are off all meds and on the

LID.

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