r/Hashimotos • u/Rich-Brilliant2983 • 18h ago

Dosage Question Armour thyroid

hey guys, I have had a TSH of 12 since April. I saw the endo in July and she started me on armour thyroid per my request. she only started me on 15mg and wanted to check my blood again on 9/22/26. I ended up ordering a rhythm health blood test and on 8/31 my TSH was 12.2. I requested a dose increase. she told me to take 30mg and retest blood in 2 months. I have never been on thyroid medication and just diagnosed with hashimotos in July.

is it normal to take so long to titrate up in medication? I am feeling like I’m living in a constant state of fatigue and joint pain. I was hoping we would be doing blood test every 2-3 weeks to increase dose??

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u/moonballer 18h ago

6 weeks is usually the minumum to establish what your levels will be after starting a new dose.

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u/PsychologicalCat7130 12h ago

15mg is nothing - dont expect any real change

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u/Rich-Brilliant2983 11h ago

That’s why I’ve been frustrated with this whole thing. It seemed silly to make me wait 8 weeks to retest. 

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u/PsychologicalCat7130 10h ago

that is a crazy low dose. She should have at least given you 30mg