Hypo to Hyper - any suggestions?

[kathy06357]

Hi. My last labs January 2010 were: TSH 0.6 (range 0.4-4.5); T4, Free 1.1 (range 0.8-1.8); T3, Total 100 (Range 76-181). I was starting to feel well after 9 months of trying to find a doc to treat my Hypo, which during treatment TSH was up to 4.7, and endo left me hanging symptomatic at 2.7 TSH. My Levoxyl dose was raised from 125 mcg to 137 to 150 to finally 175 mcg. I was on 175 mcg for 4 weeks when I got the labs in January.

Anyway, one month after my last labs, HYPER symptoms crept up: insomnia, anxiety, low sex drive, irritability, diarrhea. I wasn't able to get blood work (bedrest after foot surgery) until last week; should have results soon. I tried going down to 163 mcg (combining 75 mcg and 88 mcg pills), skipped a few days, took 75 mcg a couple times, and now am taking 150 mcg because the anxiety is unbearable .I'm thinking after a while on the 150 mcg (which previously kept me at 2.7 TSH with hypo symptoms) I can again try to go up to 163 mcg. The jump before from 150 to 175 was too big.

Wondering: How long does it take to come down after getting HYPER. If my TSH was .6 in January, by february when I started feeling awful it must have been lower. Is there a recommended method? I was too afraid to hang at the 163 mcg dose because I felt so crappy, but maybe it takes a month to "even out"? Anybody else have this problem? Any suggestions for coming down from too high of a dose? I'm afraid my skipping, etc. may be the wrong way.

Thanks!

[annamae26]

and thats 75 not 85 sorry really for all the typos the flu is taking me over  and i stopped taking the t3   omg sorry  lol

[annamae26]

sorry i meant levo from 50 to 75 im writting in the dark really

[annamae26]

i had a similar thing. i was hypo tsh at 9 sorry i don t have ranges but it was high  so she upped my levo from 50  to 54 and t3 med and six weeks later my tsh was .01 and ft3 way high at 444. i had palpatations and all of that. so now im down to 50 m-f and 85 on s&s and half the amount of t3 which i stoed taking.  my wt is way down and no more constipation. i have the flu so i don t know how i really feel.  but no heart pounding. i guess i will start the t3 again about 5 mcg in a couple of weeks if i start feeling hypo again.  its a real roller coaster isn t  it..

[LazyMoose]

I have done this, its tricky. And trickier on a t4 only med (Levoxyl) since it takes long to build back up.

Remember I am not a doctor! You need to be very intune with your body to do this, I cannot recommend it for your safety reasons. Of course its best to ask your doctor, he / she will understand hyper is not good.

What I have done: (for Myself) In the past when hyper is I drop to half dose till I felt better (maybe three to five days max) then immediately but gradually start to increase up to just under the dose I was hyper so the lag time doesnt drop you into hypoland the next week.