Re: New labs and doctor politics

[Guest guest]

What dosage did you start out on with Methimazole? I saw you said

your dr said take 10 mgs once a day and you took 15 mgs 3 times a day?

(that is 45 mgs) in one day?

Also, the TSH stays suppressed for quite some time, so I wouldn't even

look at that too much at this point.

It also lags behind 6-8 weeks.

Sandy~Houston

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 11:50:57 -0500

Jae wrote:

[Guest guest]

> What dosage did you start out on with Methimazole?  I saw you said

> your dr said take 10 mgs once a day and you took 15 mgs 3 times a day?

> (that is 45 mgs) in one day? 

No no.. 15 mgs divided up into three doses!

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> Also, the TSH stays suppressed for quite some time, so I wouldn't even

> look at that too much at this point.

>

> It also lags behind 6-8 weeks.

>

> Sandy~Houston

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>   Jae wrote:

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[Guest guest]

oh okay! whew! lol

I was a little afraid to say too much wondering, why such a high dose.

lol. I am thinking that if the FT4 stays in the upper range is good?

Same with FT3, but if I'm mistaken somebody will correct me shortly.

It does take longer for FT3 tests to come in. Not sure how much longer

though?

Sandy~houston

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:00:28 -0500

Jae wrote:

[Guest guest]

Hi Jae,

I'm trying to see if I read your post right. The dr. said take 10mg per

day total and you took 45mg total? That's a big difference in dosage and

explains the rapid drop in your FT4 level. You should probably let the

doctor know that. Right now the doc thinks you responded that well and

that fast to a dosage of only 10 mg per day. Think he should know that

your response to the meds was on a dose 4.5 times more than he thinks.

in MA USA

Graves since March 1997

Currently on 2 PTU tablets per day

Was in remission from 2000-2003

Will not undergo RAI

[Guest guest]

On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 12:05 PM, L. O'Hearn wrote:

> Hi Jae,

>

> I'm trying to see if I read your post right. The dr. said take 10mg per

> day total and you took 45mg total?

LOL! No! Instead of taking a total of 10 mgs, I took a total of 15

mgs and I divided the 15 mgs up into 3 doses.

The thing is that I took more because I wanted to start a little higher

and go down instead of starting low and if that didn't work going up.

Jae