Wed, Mar-13-02, 14:11
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Posts: 37,232
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/188/140
BF:
Progress: 52%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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Who has prescribed these for you? A qualified M.D. or board-certified Naturopath? They should have started you on a very tiny dose, then slowly titrate it upward to the optimial level for YOU as an individual based on the results of your blood tests, which should be done regularly (every 10 to 12 weeks) until you have stabilized.
Rapid pulse/heart racing, hot flashes, nausea, sudden high blood pressure are side effects of too much - too soon of the thyroid hormone. These are significant symptoms, and should be reported to the health care provider who prescribed this for you. The dose may need to be reduced, and increased very, very slowly.
It took me over a year to reach my optimal dose and to switch from synthetic T4 alone, to dessicated whole thyroid gland.
Doreen
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