Re: How in Gods name???

[Guest guest]

Bernadette,

I think the dosage on your meds is still not quite high enough. A full

replacement dosage is usually 1 microgram per pound of body weight. If

you weigh more than 100 pounds then you probably need a higher dose.

Best wishes,

Celeste

Bernadette wrote:

> Hi,I,m new here.I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism five months

ago.I

> am taking 100 micrograms of Eltroxin (T4)a day,but I still feel

bad.I

> don't know if i'm on the right dose of T4 or if maybe I need T3 as

> well.My last tsh was on the higher side of normal,although I can't

> remember the exact numbers.

[Guest guest]

Celeste,thanks for your reply.I will have to persuade my doctor to

increase my doseage of meds..I asked him already,but he thinks my

blood results are normal.He thinks a tsh in the upper range of normal

is ok.He said that thyroxine is a dangerous med and that

overmedication could cause dangerous heart irregularities.I still

think I need a higher dose.What does anyone else think of this heart

thing?

> > Hi,I,m new here.I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism five months

> ago.I

> > am taking 100 micrograms of Eltroxin (T4)a day,but I still feel

> bad.I

> > don't know if i'm on the right dose of T4 or if maybe I need T3

as

> > well.My last tsh was on the higher side of normal,although I

can't

> > remember the exact numbers.

[Guest guest]

Bernadette,

I think your doctor needs to update his thinking to match currently

accepted standards. A TSH in the upper range of normal is not right

for most people. The average TSH for people without thyroid disease

is 1.5. My TSH is 0.1 (but I don't recommend this for everyone). I do

not have any cardiac irregularities. My resting heart rate is

normally in the low 60's or high 50's (I'm athletic). My blood

pressure is excellent (especially for my age). Does your doctor know

what your free T4 and free T3 levels are?

Best wishes,

Celeste

Bernadette wrote:

> Celeste,thanks for your reply.I will have to persuade my doctor to

> increase my doseage of meds..I asked him already,but he thinks my

> blood results are normal.He thinks a tsh in the upper range of

normal

> is ok.He said that thyroxine is a dangerous med and that

> overmedication could cause dangerous heart irregularities.I still

> think I need a higher dose.What does anyone else think of this

heart

> thing