Re: Re: Oh one more thing w/weaning down from 8 pills to 5 erfa pills 60mg

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Dorie-- I'm not an expert in RT3. You're not going to hurt yourself by

staying on your same doses for a day or two. Steph will be back and can

help you with this question very soon.

But, if you were already reducing that dose for a separate reason, that

doesn't apply here. I was responding to the part about you couldn't sleep

(but didn't have other hypEr symptoms) and should you reduce thyroid meds

on that basis.

--V

At 03:38 PM 12/31/2010, you wrote:

>Oh , thank you so so much for responding to me email.

>

>I will take your advice and take all 4 iodoral in the AM. And I will stay

>with the erfa and cytomel. You dont' think I should cut the erfa back to 4

>from 5? Since I was told I had Rt3 of 12 once and 15 another time.

>

>Thank you again and I wish you and your family a happy and healthy new years!

>Maybe just maybe after 10 years of suffering maybe the iodoral will help

>me get back to a normal human being instead of a home bound prisoner.

>

>

> >

> > Again, Dorie, one sleepless night is not a sign to lower your thyroid

> > dose. Many people cannot take their iodine later in the day because it

> > gives them energy that keeps them awake. Once you get used to this new

> > level of energy, you may find that you can sleep well again even taking

> > iodine later in the day. First try taking the iodine in the morning

> all at

> > once.

> >

> > The reason to avoid lowering your thyroid meds is that it sounds to me

> like

> > your body is finally coming out of its slumber and lowering the meds would

> > retrigger the slumber. Unless you have other hypEr signs than one

> > sleepless night.

> >

> > I myself eagerly stopped my thyroid meds when I had a couple of high

> energy

> > days after I'd started the iodine, but that was a mistake. It only set me

> > back.

> >

> > wishing you a happy new year,

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