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Old 03-02-2012, 09:51 AM #1
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Remember with most Hashimoto's there is still some thyroid function. When that occurs, you can still make some T3 yourself from the gland.

It is when people have the whole thyroid removed, that T3 becomes a bigger issue IMO.
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Ohhhhhhh, thank you! Good to know!
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Yeppers, she certainly is and always has been!!!

Mrs. D, Dr. apparently did more testing and when I saw him today he said he doesn't see any indication of Hashi's. He put me on Levothyroxine Sodium 100 MCG. I go back in 3 months to do another test to see how it's going.

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Oh and interesting. We talked about the meds I take and what time of day. Afterwards, he told me to take the synthroid at night.

When I stopped at the pharmacy to pick it up, they did a consult with me since it's a new medication on my record. The pharmacist said to take it in the morning. When I told her what Dr. said, she loooooooked at me and said, "What? I've never heard of that."
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If you take it at night....it has to be on an empty stomach...

HOURS after eating.

Almost all thyroid should be in the morning on an empty stomach,
and no food or calcium containing liquids for a hour!

Any food present and the thyroid will not be absorbed.

It is very strange to start someone on 100mcg a day.

Typically it is 25mcg for 2-3 months, then 50mcg for 2 months then retest. Is your doctor OLD...not up to date?
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Oh great! No, he isn't old at all. Middle age.

Ugh, so does that mean no milk with coffee in the morning I take it?
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