Dawn, you should'nt change your med dose , you should talk with your doctor or nurse with any concerns about coffee meds etc ...If you reduce your meds your levels will go up ! hugs and prayers, hope you feel better

It's almost impossible to say what it "will be" - especially for FT3 because so much affects it.

However, I can tell you how much you'll be reducing:

Each grain (60 mgs) of Armour contains 38 mcgs of T4 and 9 mcgs of T3. T3 is 4 times more potent than T4, so the T3 within that one grain is as potent as 36 mcgs of T4. In the one grain of Armour, the 38 mcgs of actual T4 plus the T3 which is as potent as 36 mcgs of T4 is roughly equal in total to 74 - 100 mcgs of T4-only med.

Why do I say "roughly equal"? Because there are differences from patient to patient in the way the med is absorbed and converted from T4 to T3.

Now divide those numbers by 1/4 or .25 because you'll be reducing 15 mg not 60.

However, LikeJob (love the name) is right, why not simply ditch the coffee first?

That's what coffee does to me when I was hyper Graves. I switched to decaf.

I would probably eat a little something ;-)

(kale, brocolli, cabbage, peanuts - something that is supposed to interfere with absorption.) I wouldn't decrease the meds.

I have gone to decaf and herbal tea.

Thanks for all the replies!

I was thinking that I should hold off until after allergy season and see what happens. My levels always tank and I feel awful then.

allergies...interesting....

What type of change do you notice with your levels? Do you take prescription allergy medication. I do. I take the generic for Singulair (montelukast)

During allergy season, I take both Claritin and Zyrtec along w/an inhaler.

I just don't feel "my normal" when my levels are off.

I take allergy medication year round. I know that allergies are inflammation, but when yours are bad and you are taking medication do your levels change?

Yes. My levels take a nose dive. I can feel the change.

Most rheumatologists and/or immunologists will tell ya that A/I diseases flare most often around peak allergy seasons. So, that would make sense for most hashi's patients.

Mine "wack out" during MY peak allergy season. Allergy shots help...but they don't FIX the problem.

I saw my doc today and he said to keep taking the same dose and see what happens.

Thanks for the info. I had no idea and can only say that yes, I have felt horrible with my allergies but don't know that I was tested during that time.