Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
Hi,
Does anyone have any thoughts on this bloodwork taking such a dive? I was doing pretty well from July with my FT4 and FT3 staying near the high end and with the last bloodwork both levels have dropped quie a bit. Can anyone explained why this would happen. I will give you the last 4 times.
Ref. Range
FT4-0.82-1.77
FT3-2.0-4.4
11/12
fT4-1.59
fT3-3.4
Levoxyl 43.5
Armour 105
Now raising Levoxyl by 12.5
The bloodwork hasn't been this low in about 6 months. Having symptoms still some shakiness, some chills, restlessness, moody, can't regulated temps again etc.
10/29
FT4-1.93
FT3-3.7
Levoxyl 50
Armour 105
After this blood I lowered the levoxyl by 6.25 due to high pulse. On and off and palps. In general feeling pretty good but palps could get intense at times.
Stayed on this dose for 6 weeks to see if symptoms would minimize.
9/14
FT4-1.75
FT3-3.8
Levoxyl 50
Armour 105
Raised levoxyl back up 6.25 due to hypo symptoms and stayed on this dose till today.
8/13
FT4-1.82
FT3-4.0
Reduced levoxyl 6.25 at this point due to high pulse and palps.
Levoxyl 43.75
Armour 105
Why would these levels drop so drastically from such a small dose reduction? Obviously I did the wrong thing lowering the dosage 2 weeks ago. Also on Elaine Moores website she claims the blood reflects pretty accurately in a couple weeks with small dose adjustments. With the levels having dropped so low I feel it is the right thing increasing by 12.5 levoxyl before things go more south. Any opinions or advice? And also it seems like I am tweaking but I still have symptoms.
Thanks a lot,
Fran
Does anyone have any thoughts on this bloodwork taking such a dive? I was doing pretty well from July with my FT4 and FT3 staying near the high end and with the last bloodwork both levels have dropped quie a bit. Can anyone explained why this would happen. I will give you the last 4 times.
Ref. Range
FT4-0.82-1.77
FT3-2.0-4.4
11/12
fT4-1.59
fT3-3.4
Levoxyl 43.5
Armour 105
Now raising Levoxyl by 12.5
The bloodwork hasn't been this low in about 6 months. Having symptoms still some shakiness, some chills, restlessness, moody, can't regulated temps again etc.
10/29
FT4-1.93
FT3-3.7
Levoxyl 50
Armour 105
After this blood I lowered the levoxyl by 6.25 due to high pulse. On and off and palps. In general feeling pretty good but palps could get intense at times.
Stayed on this dose for 6 weeks to see if symptoms would minimize.
9/14
FT4-1.75
FT3-3.8
Levoxyl 50
Armour 105
Raised levoxyl back up 6.25 due to hypo symptoms and stayed on this dose till today.
8/13
FT4-1.82
FT3-4.0
Reduced levoxyl 6.25 at this point due to high pulse and palps.
Levoxyl 43.75
Armour 105
Why would these levels drop so drastically from such a small dose reduction? Obviously I did the wrong thing lowering the dosage 2 weeks ago. Also on Elaine Moores website she claims the blood reflects pretty accurately in a couple weeks with small dose adjustments. With the levels having dropped so low I feel it is the right thing increasing by 12.5 levoxyl before things go more south. Any opinions or advice? And also it seems like I am tweaking but I still have symptoms.
Thanks a lot,
Fran
11/12 Results AFTER levoxyl decrease of 6.25mg on 10/29 or TWO weeks on lower dosage
I'm listing your labs in the following order (Name of Lab, Range Low-High, Result, Percent of Range)
Free T4 0.820 -1.770 1.590 81.05%
Free T3 2.000 -4.400 3.400 58.33%
10/29 Results AFTER raising levoxyl 6.25 on 9/14 or approx 6 weeks after raising the dosage
Free T4 0.820 -1.770 1.930 116.84%
Free T3 2.000 -4.400 3.700 70.83%
After 10/29 you lost me... on 9/14 labs you said "Raised levoxyl back up 6.25 due to hypo symptoms and stayed on this dose till today."
So, I'm going to focus only on the last two lab results, K?
The short answer to your question is this:
Whether or not you have hashi's - one thing is common in MOST hypothyroid patients - when fall comes, we take a dip in our levels. Most of us need an adjustment for that (increase in meds). So, that could be it - combined with your previous slight decrease in meds.
It's incredible how much a tiny dosage adjustment can affect us, huh?
Now, if you have Hashi's LOTS of things can cause it - basically anything that can trigger an auto-immune reaction - an infection, an allergy, etc.
So, make that adjustment and feel better, K?
Thanks for the response and sorry about the confusion. I have Graves but graves antibodies have been in check since 2012 to 2013. But I do have TPO antibodies as well. Last checked at 193 came down from 300's a year ago. So I am doing this dose adjustment up and I guess I can recheck in 3 to 4 weeks. I'm just not sure to date why palps have never gone away no matter where I am with blood. Sleeping not the greatest either but other symptoms doing better. Any ideas?
Thanks again,
Fran
However, when it comes to your heart...it's never wise to guess. If you haven't had a cardiac workup, you might ask for one if it's as troublesome as you say. I know they can be scary...I still get them from time to time even on my "optimal" dosage. it's usually brief, but just one of those symptoms I'm likely never going to get rid of completely.