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Posted 11/27/2012 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone. I don't think I have posted in this forum yet, so... Hello! *waves*

I have not been diagnosed with anything thyroid yes, except a general practitioner telling me that it is slightly under active. The numbers they gave me are TSH - 5.042 and T4 - 1.05 . I am assuming that it is total T4.

I have been having a ot of symptoms that the doctors are thinking may be autoimmune (My ANA was 1:320), and they are thinking Lupus, but I have been asking them for months about my thyroid because a have so many symptoms of hypothyroidism. The doctors have all been saying that I am normal. Well, I just got the results have above, and that doctor placed me on Synthroid (I got the generic from the pharmacy). I am hoping that this helps some. I don't want to keep feeling the way that I have been.
Posted 11/29/2012 5:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,
The currently accepted range for TSH is 0.3-3.0, so you are hypOthyroid, TT4 is considered obsolete and of little value.
Usually, it is better to buy brand name levo like Synthroid, levoxyl ..., since the amount in the pills will not change, generic source can change and as a result you will have a pill with different formulation, and you will need different dose as a result.

What is the dose you are taking?

Thanks,
S
Posted 11/29/2012 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for responding! I happened to be right at the computer when the notification of the reply came in. :) So here you go.

The pharmacy filled me the generic, and I want name brand, but my insurance is fussy and they need a good argument why they should do the name brand. I am going to mention this to one of my doctors who are more familiar with it and have them argue the case. I have to get in to see them first. The name brand that they wanted me to take is Synthroid. I am told by a friend that Armour (sp?) is good, but most doctors do not like it and will not prescribe it.

I am on 25 mcg once a day. I am taking it in the morning.

I really think (I have to look at my records) that my results have been like this for a while, but the doctors are using the old range of .5 to 5.0. I have been telling them for months that my symptoms matched Hypothyroid exactly! I am just glad that the number jumped to where it showed some kind of issue. The doc that caught it is the doc who usually listens to me (he, my PCP and my Neuro listen to what I say and usually follow my gut).
Posted 11/30/2012 7:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hi,
You should take it on empty stomach, an hour before breakfast, at the same time .

That is a relatively small dose, to give you an example I am on 900 mcg/week, and I am not that fat at all, after about six weeks do blood test to know where you are now, and whether you need to increase your dose, this is typical with Hashimoto, since the thyroid antibodies continue to destroy your gland and you will need to increase the dose every six weeks to three months till you reach the proper dose for you, it's then that you should be symptoms free(theoretically).

Good luck,
S
Posted Today 4:56 AM (GMT 0)
I had TERRIBLE experiences with the generic Synthroid. I couldn't take it. But I switched to Synthroid and it was a totally different ballgame. I take mine at 11 p.m. right before I go to bed. Plenty of water. You need enough to help it dissolve completely so you will get the full effect. Good luck. Hope it helps.
Posted 12/3/2012 9:24 AM (GMT 0)
What type of bad things happen with people who have negative experiences with generic Synthroid? I want to know what to look for.
Posted 12/7/2012 7:31 AM (GMT 0)
I have been taking generic synthroid for about twenty years now and haven't had any problems. I actually ask for it, because, it works well.
Posted 12/7/2012 2:40 PM (GMT 0)
I've also never had a problem with generic Levothyroxine, although some people do report problems and most endocrinologists agree that there is some difference. My first Endo insisted on only Synthroid, but then there was a serious shortage for a time. Because of that and because my cost for branded drugs kept rising, I requested the generic, and it works for me.
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