Is it ok to overdose a little on thyroid medication (synthroid)?

Question

I’ve been on 88 MCG for over a year now and feeling okay but recently the past month my hair keeps falling out and I continue to constantly gain weight. Recently, I decided to cut some of my tablets in half and take a whole table (88) + a half(44) daily. Is this okay to do? I live in FL and my thyroid doctor lives in NY so it’s not easy to see her quite often

Answer 1

synthetic thyroid gives your T4's you might look into dessicated pig thyroid and get the whole spectrum normally you process the T4's into T3's but you might not . Also I had similar problems till I changed Dr.s and switched from Synthroid to Armour and my new Dr. who is holistic goes by symptoms rather than TSH levels . thyroid deficiency is symptomatic of weight gain .

Answer 2

Seek an answer from your health care provide not a message board or the internet! Good luck!