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Should I increase meds????

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heatherv627
heatherv627

July 24 labs

2.2 FT3 (2.0 to 4.4)

3.82 TSH (.45 to 4.5)

.87 FT4 (.82 to 1.77)

October 10 labs

2.5 FT3

1.23. TSH

.96 FT4

These are my last two sets of labs...in July I went from 1 grain of Naturethroid to 1 1/4

My labs as of October 10 last week are above too. Do you think I should try 1 1/2 grain. I’m so scared of going hyper or getting heart palps. I had them when I was on Armour. Thank you for any advice.

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  • tina47318
    tina47318 heatherv627

    Posted

    to me, it would all depend how you're feeling.. your body is obviously responding to the higher dosage . if you feel ok i would stay on the same dosage .going up a full quarter of the dose daily may be too high good luck

  • mar75090
    mar75090 heatherv627

    Posted

    Your Free T3 and Free T4 are on the LOW side. Especially your Free T4. it's hard to juggle the NDTs maybe a slight increase. I can handle high doses of T4 with no problems. The T3 is felt much more even in low doses. That is up to you. You can take T4 T3 separately. And the naturals can differ from batch to batch. A juggling act. BTW How are your lipids?

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