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I have been taking levothyroxin for 100 days at 100 mg. my tsh is at 9.51. do i need a higher dose or a different medication?

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TSH 9.5: 100 mg a day is not enough. For a few weeks take 100 mg at bedtime with alternate days at 150 mg at bedtime. If you have trouble breaking a pill in half take 1 tablet on one day and alternate with 200 mg at bedtime on alternate days.

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Answered 3/15/2015

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A member asked:

What are the medications given for low TSH? My doctor told me if it is low in 2 weeks he would put me on methimazole what are alternatives to that I read the most common drug for low TSH is levothyroxine. My TSH is .17 Help the 1st drug sounds bad?

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I take Levothyroxine 70 mg. Blood tests were drawn yesterday - March 16. This was the only issue. My TSH is low, I guess. F TSH W/REFLEX TO FT4 0.15 L 0.40-4.50 (mIU/L). Should I increase my medication from 70 to 100? or 125? My doctor is away?

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A member asked:

I have been on 125 mcg of levothyroxine for many years. Recently has TSH done and result was 1.18. Dose now 112. Now test 5.0. Is this normal?

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A member asked:

Shortly after starting levothyroxine, tsh came down to a normal level, then shot up to higher than it was before taking meds. Why would this happen?

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A member asked:

My TSH is 7.14, I'm taking 0,25 mcg of Levothyroxine sodium, should I double the dose up and take two tablets?

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