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I've been on levothyroxine for 18 months started at 50mg increased to 75 mg and now on 100 mg tsh has gone from 17 down to 6 now after recent bloods gone to 8.5 hence the increase to 100 mg however I still feel the same now ( awful ) as I did before I even started on medication feel they have not helped me at all. Had my tpo bloods done they came back >500 my thyroid receptor level was < 1.gp says take the increased dose have bloods done 8 weeks. been 3 weeks still no better 😔. gp says nothing else in england they can prescribe for this just bloods and increases if necessary. so my question is has anyone found anything say herbal or anything else i could give a go ?? 1.gp="" says="" take="" the="" increased="" dose="" have="" bloods="" done="" 8="" weeks.="" been="" 3="" weeks="" still="" no="" better="" 😔.="" gp="" says="" nothing="" else="" in="" england="" they="" can="" prescribe="" for="" this="" just="" bloods="" and="" increases="" if="" necessary.="" so="" my="" question="" is="" has="" anyone="" found="" anything="" say="" herbal="" or="" anything="" else="" i="" could="" give="" a="" go=""> 1.gp says take the increased dose have bloods done 8 weeks. been 3 weeks still no better 😔. gp says nothing else in england they can prescribe for this just bloods and increases if necessary. so my question is has anyone found anything say herbal or anything else i could give a go ?? >
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I am a Nurse (RN) and I live in the USA. First of all normal TSH is 0.34-5.60 and it is similar to UK's range. I suffer with Hashimoto's Disease and it causes me low thyroid symptoms.Â
I was once on Levothyroxine and it did nothing for me, except create an irritable bowel. My TSH was never correct or near normal ranges. What happens with some of us is this: "Levo" is T4 and our bodies are to take that and make useable T3. In some of us, (Myself included), we can't make T4 turn into T3. Why is this, well it can come from damage to the gland. It happens, so I went onto Cytomel and it is pure T3. Our thyroid makes several hormones T3, and T4 are the ones we are talking about. When I went onto Cytomel it was a huge difference and I felt much better. My TSH went to normal and has been good. I have been a thyroid patient since 1987, so I have experience with it.
There are a lot of meds on the market, and you can get (Brand names used for quick reference) Cytomel, Armour Natural Thyroid,thyrolar,  and Levo online. I heard via this forum that NHS approves only Levo in their formulary, but you can get others with a prescription online. Your doctor may be bound by NHS, but you should not have to suffer. Raising the Levo will not work, the body has to convert it.Â
So I say, ask your doctor for a prescription and buy another form of thyroid medicine as you need one that works ON YOU!!! It is not that expensive to buy. Also make sure your minerals are in good order as Levo and other thyroid med's need good iron, calcium and magnesium levels.
I hope this helps you. Shelly
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Taking my thyroid medicine at night has helped but now I just wish we could regulate the medicine.Â
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