I am hypothyroid and have been on Lexothyroxin for almost a year. My original TSH was 6.44. After being on my medication for six months, taking it religiously in the morning an hour before breakfast, my TSH was 3.74, which my doctor was happy with. I read that patients were getting better results by taking their thyroid meds before bed, so I decided to switch to that since 3.74 was too close to the high end for my liking. I just got the TSH results back after taking my meds at night for six months, and it was 1.32! Just thought I would share that since I know there are quite a few of you who also have thyroid issues.
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10-23-2012, 01:27 PM #1
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Timing of taking thyroid medications
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10-23-2012, 03:27 PM #2
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That's interesting! I had the opposite problem in that just 25 mg taken in the middle of the night made me hyper. I have to take a hiatus and see where my TSH is in a few weeks.
How different are you feeling from when it was 3.74? It's troublesome that your doc was okay with that level of TSH.Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
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10-23-2012, 04:26 PM #3
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The reference range the lab uses is 0.358 - 3.740, so I was literally at the very high end, and I know that the reference ranges are likely to be reduced in the future and some are already using a lower range.
I already felt so much better at 3.74 than I did when over 6. I haven't noticed much difference in how I feel with the decrease to 1.32, but the hair loss is getting better.
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10-23-2012, 04:35 PM #4
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Here is a link to one of the studies I found:
http://thyroid.about.com/od/thyroidd.../a/bedtime.htm
"The researchers found that the patients taking nighttime levothyroxine had a drop in TSH of 1.25 -- which is a significant change. The free thyroxine (Free T4) level went up by 0.07 ng/dL, and total triiodothyronine (Total T3) went up by 6.5 ng/dL. According to the researchers, there were no significant changes in the other factors.
The researchers concluded that, given the improvement in thyroid hormone levels, physicians should consider prescribing levothyroxine to be taken at bedtime."
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10-23-2012, 05:44 PM #5
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This is interesting. I have been on levothyroxine since 1989 and this is the first time I have heard about taking at night. Heck, when I first started taking it over 20 years ago it was never mentioned to take it an hour before breakfast. Thanks for the link.
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10-24-2012, 04:27 AM #6
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I try to take mine at 3:45 when I get up in the morning - I've tried to take it at night but typically forget to do so. I hear you, my thyroid was removed in 1985 and no one ever really told me about the best time to take it. I was just thankful to go from 20+ pills a day to only 1
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