How long between increasing dose and change in TSH? : Thyroid Disease Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Wed, Mar-10-10, 14:05

Nancy LC

Experimenter

Posts: 25,865

Plan: DDF
Stats: 202/185.4/179 Female 67

BF:
Progress: 72%

Location: San Diego, CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by hysteria

Nancy - I am currently taking Levoxyl 0.75 mgs for general hypothyroid. I have no problems that I know of taking the pill in the morning on an empty stomach but would you describe the benefits of taking it at night and why it is absorbed better? Do you have an article that may shed some light on this? Thanks!

Someone posted a reference here not too long ago. A little looking should turn it up. But just try it! Easy to do and you can see if it works for you or not. It takes a few days or a week to notice the difference. I can't do it every night because the effect is so much stronger in me I'll end up hyperthyroid.

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#17 ^

Thu, Mar-11-10, 05:19

tilnxtthur tilnxtthur is offline

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Posts: 195

Plan: Moderate carb
Stats: 296/144/145 Female 5'5"

BF:
Progress: 101%

Location: Lafayette, IN

Quote:

Originally Posted by maile1

I'm wondering if you have a RT3 problem. You are certainly getting enough T4 but not sure if you are converting it well. Would your doctor do the RT3 test?

To update - I've been on 2 grains dessicated thyroid a little more than a week and that + the iodine I was taking have beat back a lot of my pain/brain fog quite a bit. So I think your RT3 theory may be totally correct, I'm not sure what else explains all of it.

I added in an adrenal support formula recommended by my doctor, just in case =)