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Is it worth doingan econsult Monday?

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The story...

Back on March my GP tested my tsh (as part of cfs testing) and it was 1.88.

Start of April I caught a virus and then the week after onwards my symptoms gradually were increasing and I missed a few days of work.

April 19 (I think it was) I got my tsh, t3 and t4 done via Medichecks. My tsh was then 4.21. Was able to get an increase in levo from 50 to 75 from a very reluctant doctor that wasn't my usual one. Took about 4 days or so before I got the prescription.

By then I was feeling soooo many low thyroid symptoms I've been off work since. Maybe about a week ago I started having some extremely slow progress towards improving bit nowhere near a level that would allow me back to work or normal activities.

Is it worth contacting my own GP Monday about how I am still feeling? I've been passed around to different GPs lately and I am fed up with that and only want to speak to my own GP.

Is there any point contacting though? I assume the only thing that could have been done was testing or a dose increase but as I already had both in April it's far too soon for either again... Also feels like too soon to feel any results. Other than I stopped getting worse and feel hungry sometimes, I don't really feel the effects of that dose increase yet.

Feeling in such despair and seems there is nothing I can do to help myself feel better.

As for vitamins, I stared better ones last month (got a finger wag already for changing too much at once) and it's too soon to test to see if that is helping.

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Took about 4 days or so before I got the prescription.

So you started increased dose around April 25th

You need to wait 6-8 weeks before retesting …..Monday June 10th at earliest

Which brand is the levothyroxine

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Obsdian in reply to SlowDragon

50 is almus

25 is wockhardt

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I would say it is worth contacting, as the delay in actually getting an appointment will probably take you after the wait time, especially if you are asking for a specific GP.

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