Posted 9/4/2014 4:19 PM (GMT -6)
Hello-I have a history of Graves Disease, which has now switched to Hashimotos. On 01 August 2014, my TSH level was 3.780. I had been taking 25 mcg of Synthyroid prior to that date (for like 2-weeks), which was discontinued 2 days prior to this appointment because the endocrinologist didn't think that I needed it. The endocrinologist told me that I should redo the labs within 3 months. I also started taking the supplement Selenium at a dosage of 200 mcg/day (which I have since discontinued). I started feeling weird and requested that my Primary Care doctor redo my thyroid labs, which he did. I am very glad for this. Because my TSH came back at 26.360 on 28 August 2014. I went back to see the endocrinologist, who recommended that I either take 25 or 50 mcg of Levofloxacin /day. We selected 50 mcg/day. The Primary Care physician felt that I should be taking 100 mcg/day. I will be redoing my labs the 1st week of October. I would like to know other people's opinions as to whether 50 mcg/day is too low of a starting dosage for this medication. As an added piece of infomation, I received a thyroid ultrasound a few days ago wich revealed no cancer (YIPPEE! :)) However, the radiologist said that my thyroid looked like a typical pattern associated with Greves Disease. I feel very confused and would greatly appreciate everyone's input. Thank you very much for taking the time to response and sorry about such a long question. Susanna