Is it safe to get off Thyroid Meds cold turkey? I have been taking them since August 2017 and I do not feel any difference, and want to stop taking them. I feel like it’s a waste of money. Defy medical put me on them.. below are my labs.
Initial labs in August before taking the medicine:
Free T4 1.03 ng/dl 0.61-1.80 ng/dL
FREE T3 1.9 pg/mL 2.0 - 4.4pg/mL
TSH 1.040 u[IU]/mL 0.300 - 5.600u[IU]/mL
Defy Dr put me on .5 grain of Nature-thyroid and moved up to 1.5 after a month of so.
Below are my next results from December 17’:
T4 Free 1.11 -- Std Range .82-1.77
T3 Free 2.7 -- Std Range : 2.0-4.4
TSH 0.014 u[IU]/mL Standrd: 0.300 - 5.600 u[IU]/mL
So I have been taking 1.5 grain every morning.
*The rest of my results are all in good health:
Test Total 1,126 ng/DL -- Std Range 264-916
Free test: 236 -- Std Range 52-280
E2 26 -- Std Range 8.0-35
I would think tapering off would be a better choice but I only have capsules of 1.5 grain.
Initial labs in August before taking the medicine:
Free T4 1.03 ng/dl 0.61-1.80 ng/dL
FREE T3 1.9 pg/mL 2.0 - 4.4pg/mL
TSH 1.040 u[IU]/mL 0.300 - 5.600u[IU]/mL
Defy Dr put me on .5 grain of Nature-thyroid and moved up to 1.5 after a month of so.
Below are my next results from December 17’:
T4 Free 1.11 -- Std Range .82-1.77
T3 Free 2.7 -- Std Range : 2.0-4.4
TSH 0.014 u[IU]/mL Standrd: 0.300 - 5.600 u[IU]/mL
So I have been taking 1.5 grain every morning.
*The rest of my results are all in good health:
Test Total 1,126 ng/DL -- Std Range 264-916
Free test: 236 -- Std Range 52-280
E2 26 -- Std Range 8.0-35
I would think tapering off would be a better choice but I only have capsules of 1.5 grain.