raising levo dosage will decrease heart palpitations?
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Anyone else found this?
I'm currently on my dr's prescription of 37.5mcg one day and 50mcg the next. However due to the intense depression I feel on 37.5mcg I've taken 50mcg for the last 10 days and now have taken 37.5mcg over the last 2 days as I'm having bad reactions. (Reduced dosage due to panic/palpitatikns etc) Tomorrow I plan to return to my dr's prescription. Previous to this I had been on 37.5mcg for 2 weeks (they lowered dosage due to side effects). Which is why I upped dosage to try and find the right one for my body.
I've just read online that someone was on 50mcg and had the exact same symptoms I have. Her dr changed her to 75mcg and her heart palpitations disappeared.
So now I wonder if higher dosage would help? I sleep so much and am constantly exhausted. Can the heart react better on higher dosage of levo? I'm so at a wall that I'm ready to try it. I've been on levo since feb and there's no other treatment for me in this country. Please do not advise on other treatments. (Yes - I am obviously checking them out but it requires going abroad or dosing myself.)
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anne91595 mary59914
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I too have trouble with palpitations when increasing my levo dosages. About two months ago my Doctor upped my dose from around 60 up to 100mcgs and for the first few weeks I had some reactions. I got a really bad heart palpitation that sent pins and needles down my body along with a really fast heart beat like never before... I eventually got used to the dosage. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that heart palpitations are side effects of higher doses. My advice is to stick to the dosage your doctor gave you for now and discuss your concern about the side effects you're having with your doctor again. Maybe he could allow you to take half of an 88mcg (44mcg) for a few weeks and then up the dose to 50mcg. Just a suggestion. best wishes!
dave64969 mary59914
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debbie03785 mary59914
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sara10864 mary59914
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I am on 50mcg daily and have been sine the end of April and i am having a really bad time my heart is constantly pounding i feel really really anxious and scared and worried i just want to feel well just for one day i have had a recent blood test done and my doc is just leaving me on 50mcg as he said my reading was 1.9 i just feel like i am in no mans land i am so tired of feeling this way the heart thing is really worrying i do get dizziness sometimes aswell
mary59914 sara10864
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have you had the tsh, t4 and t3 done? Some dr's just do the tsh and its not enough.
debbie03785 sara10864
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sara10864 mary59914
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mary59914 sara10864
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Tsh normal levels can vary depending on where you are. Over here its between 0.27 - 4.20 A good dr will test everything. Your dr is right in that your tsh looks good at 1.9. It could improve though. And tsh does also depend on the t4 and t3.....so just reading tsh is not going to show whether your body is doing ok. Normally they test t4 and tsh every 2 mths. I'd to push my endocrinologist to also test my t3 because I still have all hypo symptoms and side effects of levo added on to that. Having a hypo problem means you have to be informed and you have to push.
kb87 mary59914
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