Question on 25 mcg Synthroid verses 50 mcg Synthroid?
Hi, Like 3 weeks ago my dr. did blood work on me and informed me that I have thyroid problem. Well she started me on 25 mcg synthroid the first week I felt really good I had alot of energy my all day hunger cravings stopped completely, but last week I started to slow down again and started feeling anxiety and a little depressed and some what hungry again even though it's been 2 weeks on synthroid and I have lost 10 lbs. but I'm very tired again and my menstration was about to come and it stopped I mean I got all the symptoms I was ready b-cuz I am sooo irregular and I haven't gotten it for 2 months and nothing, so I called my doctor and told what was going on and she told to start tomorrow on 50 mcg is there anything I should be aware of by upping my dosage any help would be great
User Comments
- Your periods should even out after being on the thyroid. While I'm not sure why she is not doing a blood test BEFORE she increases the dosage. Although your levels may have been low enough that she had room to adjust. You may feel that "good" feeling again. But don't expect it to last I was the same way and once I was on it for a while I went right back to fighting chronic tiredness.
- Synthroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone, 25 mcg is the smallest dose. This is replacing the hormones your thyroid would normally produce, taking it may cause your own thyroid to produce less as your body sees more. Taking thyroid medication is a lifetime treatment and your dose will fluctuate, it may takes a few tries to get the right dose for you. Usually it takes about 6 weeks to test and see if you are on the proper dose.
My initial dose was 100 mcg, I am now at 200 mcg, but I had my thyroid removed after having cancer.
- thanks!