My doctor has me taking a 50 mg of synthroid one day and 100 mg the next day is this normal?
2006-12-19 07:36:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It can be normal because it's a T4 medication. If it was a T4/T3 medication like Armour than the answer would be no. Personally, I'd split the pills and try to take 75mcg's a day so that I'm getting the same dose daily. If you prefer this, ask your doctor about it and buy a pill splitter.
Below is a great throid website if you are interested in learning more about your condition.
2006-12-20 04:59:58 · answer #1 · answered by DNA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this doesn't sound normal to me and I suspect that if you spoke to a clinical pharmacist, a better regimen for your synthroid could be obtained.
Your physician is trying to reach a specific blood level of the thyroid hormone and apparentyl doesn't know how to do it. There are 75 microgram tablets of synthroid available.
I noticed you specified mg not micrograms and suspect you've made a error ( you probably mean 50 micrograms and 100 micrograms ). If you're taking synthroid because you're hypothyroid, you probably need a dose of 75 microg/rams/day based on what you've described above.
2006-12-19 08:21:24 · answer #2 · answered by Yellow Tail 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aside from the other comments made, it can also be because your doctor is trying to stabilize your levels in your current state.
If your are early on in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, for example, your thyroid gland may be putting out varying amounts of hormone from day to day.
It can be hard to determine the proper dose in this case. Autoimmune thyroid disease can be somewhat unpredictable, and many often report they feel better on alternating doses.
The main issue is what your test results are, and how you feel.
Work with your doctor. Have your TSH, T4 and T3 levels checked at regular intervals. If this is working for you, leave it alone.
2006-12-19 08:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by reginachick22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeap! its normal for the dr's to adjust doses like this in the event that he/she is having a hard time finding the exact right dose for you. to be honest, its more popular to see someone just go to a 75mcg dose everyday...as 50mcg and 100mcg is a pretty big jump. but your dr. should be basing his doses on your lab results...so if you havn't had your thyroid tested recently and the dr. has just arbitrarily increased the dose then i'd question him/her. the best way is to monitor your own symptoms:
too much drug will cause tremors, shaking, rapid heart beat (other symptoms of excitation)
too little drug will cause fatigue, dry skin, overall tiredness and feeling lazy
2006-12-19 07:41:50 · answer #4 · answered by petrobomb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋