I am going to take levothyroxine sodium for an underactive thyroid. How much should I take?
I was informed of the problem when I was in the hospital for an unrelated injury and they ran some blood tests. This was over a year ago and I have demonstrated all of the symptoms of an under active thyroid over this past year. I am going to take levothyroxine sodium to combat the problem, however, I have no idea what to base the dosage amount on. Should I use weight, BMI, or something else? Thanks.
Tagged with: blood tests • bmi • levothyroxine • sodium • thyroid
Filed under: Symptoms Of Underactive Thyroid
isn’t this a prescription drug? i think your doctor should recommend the correct dosage!
"Dosages vary according the age groups and the individual condition of the patient, body weight and compliance to the medication and diet. Maximum dosage may reach 400 mcg per day but that is rare. Monitoring of the patients condition and adjustment of the dosage is periodical and necessary."
See a doctor and take it as prescribed.
The old way they did it was to start at 25 mcg daily and increase at weekly intervals by 25 mcg until you produce diarrhea and then step back 25 mcg and this is your maintenance dose