Underactive thyroid......?!
Question: Underactive thyroid!.!.!.!.!.!.!?
I have just been diagnosed with an underactiv thyroid!.!.!.I have been started on 50mg of thyroxine and it goes up to 100mg in a month, I have been taking it for 5 days!. How long until it starts to actually work!?!? sensible answers please! 10 points to best one!. thanksWww@Answer-Health@Com
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I too have an underactive thyroid!. I too have been on thyroxine!. It takes a while to work actually not just a couple of days!. After a couple of weeks you will feel much better but it is a time period of months before you actually begin to feel the real benefits!. I too had the upping of the dose after a period of time - without further blood tests!. The thing with thyroid is that it often doesnt register on the blood counts!. I spent 14 years trying to get a doctor to understand that my thyroid was underactive!. In the end I found something on the net from USA that gave the same opinion and also 14 symptoms - I was active in 13 of them!. The thyroid is a strange little gland and it does swing - sometimes its better than others!. My advice is that when it drains you - rest!. Dont try and fight that like I did - it just makes it worse!. I also know people that were on thyroxine for a few years and then reduced the dose slowly as their symptoms had improved and finally came off it!. I am back now on a low low dose!.
Research it on the net, be armed with information and keep in close contact with your doctor - but dont be afraid to stand up for yourself if you think you need more help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Research it on the net, be armed with information and keep in close contact with your doctor - but dont be afraid to stand up for yourself if you think you need more help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It will have started to work almost at once!. I am however a bit puzzled by your regime!. It is virtually impossible to predict how much levothyroxine an underactive patient needs!. There is no question that normally the period between dose increases is 8-12 weeks and, even more importantly the thyroid blood tests, T4 and TSH, are always checked at this time, BEFORE a dose change is made!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Ive been taking it for 5 years - you will have to take it for the rest of your life- You have to get bloodwork done every few weeks to regulate the hormone- Didnt your MD tell you this!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
my sister has that she said it starts to work but slowly after about the first couple days, and if its not working go and see your g!.p!. ?Www@Answer-Health@Com