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Hi,
Would it be a good idea to raise my armour dose by half of 15 mg. Most recent bloodwork was FT4-1.75 range 0.82-1.77 and FT3-4.0 range 2.0-4.4. Still feeling hypo haven't been sleeping good kind of wired trying to sleep. Allergies have been really bad lately. I think that affects almost like an infection. Is that correct?I don't want to overshoot too much. i think I still have room to go. Any opinions?
Thanks,
Fran
Would it be a good idea to raise my armour dose by half of 15 mg. Most recent bloodwork was FT4-1.75 range 0.82-1.77 and FT3-4.0 range 2.0-4.4. Still feeling hypo haven't been sleeping good kind of wired trying to sleep. Allergies have been really bad lately. I think that affects almost like an infection. Is that correct?I don't want to overshoot too much. i think I still have room to go. Any opinions?
Thanks,
Fran
Your Free T3 is at 83% of range
Allergies can really make you feel like crap! And, that *could* be the issue here. But, to know for sure, go over your symptoms journal and see if the fatigue came with the allergies or if it was there on your current dosage before they flared.
You *do* have a little room to adjust. 15 armour *probably* won't overshoot the mark. I wouldn't go much higher than that AT THIS TIME.
Remember: Going over the 100% of range mark doesn't automatically mean you're hyper. We are not our lab values, afterall. They're merely and indicator of where we are in conjunction with our symptoms journals.
As for me (and I'm a bit of a strange bird), I don't feel well if my Free T4 is below 110%. I just don't. I have difficulty functioning. Do I recommend EVERYONE get up to that? No. Many people would feel hyper symptoms (jerking, feeling a tad *high* mentally, racing thoughts, inability to sleep, etc). But, if YOU feel you're still not at your optimal, try the 15.
I *have* overshot the mark, but that's how I found out where my optimal was. I would have preferred not to overshoot the mark, but once I did, it was easy enough to back down off my meds to the proper "optimal" dosage for ME.
Good luck, and keep us posted!