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Will Reducing Dosage Of Synthroid Help In Subsiding Anxiety?

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Posted on Tue, 8 Nov 2016
Question: How long after lowering synthroid dosage from 125 mcg to 112 mcg should it take for my anxiety to subside?
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (13 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Could take as many as two weeks!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Lowering dosage may requires as many as two weeks for the body to adjust to this if the initial cause of you anxiety was synthroid. However, i will like to know what the TSH levels were and whether they justified toxicity from this drug. If this anxiety is not related to this drug, I suggest that you get a drug for anxiety rather than continuing to wait.

In all, as many as two weeks if synthroid is/was the cause.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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Will Reducing Dosage Of Synthroid Help In Subsiding Anxiety?

Brief Answer: Could take as many as two weeks! Detailed Answer: Hi, Lowering dosage may requires as many as two weeks for the body to adjust to this if the initial cause of you anxiety was synthroid. However, i will like to know what the TSH levels were and whether they justified toxicity from this drug. If this anxiety is not related to this drug, I suggest that you get a drug for anxiety rather than continuing to wait. In all, as many as two weeks if synthroid is/was the cause. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.