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Comment by Jan74 on December 3, 2012 at 3:25am

Same pill, but when I made the switch I had to lower my dosage, Natalie.

Comment by Gerri on December 1, 2012 at 11:58pm

Natalie,

No broken hips, please. From what I've read trying to learn more about hypthyroidism, T4 value should be mid-range & T3 in the upper third of lab range. Big part of the picture is Reverse T3 to learn the ratio of T3 & RT3. Many of us have problems converting T4 to T3, exacerbated when taking Synthroid that's only T4.

Comment by Carm on December 1, 2012 at 10:45pm

Well, in approximately two weeks I'll find out if my med is enough and if I've been taking it correctly enough to do it job. Three weeks into taking this med, I began to notice a big difference in how I felt and it was great. I had more energy and a brighter attitude on everything. Then that wore off and I was back down to not wanting to do anything, etc. It appears that this is one of the medications and diseases that needs for the dosage to be followed and adjusted, especially in the beginning. I seem to be on a lower dose and so perhaps it's not enough. I'll know soon.

Comment by Natalie ._c- on December 1, 2012 at 10:22pm

Thanks for the explanation, Gerri. For now, I will continue to just swallow them, because we are trying to get my TSH up, and T4 down, and I wouldn't want my pills to be MORE effective! My endo said if there is too much T4, then you become prone to osteoporosis, and since I was told that I have osteopenia in my femurs, I don't want it to progress any further. I was unhappy about it, because osteoporosis doesn't run in my family, and I don't want to be the first to break a hip!

Comment by CherylLuck on December 1, 2012 at 9:07pm

OK!! What's the truth here? I have gone through the whole gamut from whenever to a half an hour before breakfast.I wish they would get it straight.This along with the rest of my health issues really is getting my goat.

Comment by Gerri on December 1, 2012 at 8:35pm

I take mine sublingually. They're aren't any that are sublingual, though they should be. I chomp & then let them dissolve. Problem is there are binders in tablets that make them difficult to be absorbed.

Comment by Natalie ._c- on December 1, 2012 at 5:32pm

Interesting, Jan. Is your pill intentionally made for sublingual use, or is it the same as the pills you swallow? For the moment, I'm not going to try it, because after years of being on the same dose, my TSH has gone down and my T4 has gone up, so I'm now on a lower dose, but I will keep it in mind for the future!

Comment by Jan74 on November 30, 2012 at 9:31am

I've been taking my thyroid meds sublingually for years, on advice of my doctor. Don't try this it home cause it can change absorption to up to 25% better, so it is a change best attempted when running hypo.

But I pop the pill in my mouth, go take a shower, by the time shower is done, pill is dissolved and I can eat.

Comment by Shawnmarie on November 30, 2012 at 8:41am

I take my levothyroxine almost the minute I get up, then take a shower, feed the dog, get my breakfast ready. By the time I eat, it's been about 40 minutes. This has worked out fine for me, but I know everyone's body reacts differently when it comes to these things.

Comment by Gerri on November 30, 2012 at 8:36am

Cam,

I also find it challenging to time thyroid meds from food. Annoying they need to be taken on an empty stomach. I wake up earlier in order to wait an hour before eating. A pain!

Yep, thyroid problems tend to be genetic. More common in women. If a person has one autoimmune disease, there's a good chance he/she has another. My hypothyroidism is from Hashimoto's.

I've found with T1 & hypothyroidism when my thyroid dose is increased my insulin needs correspondingly increase. Others have experienced the same.

I take Nature Throid, a dessicated med.

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