- Plaquenil and Hashimoto's 12th August 2006
... and even my gums felt sore.
I'm on a low dose of Levothroid right now (37.5-one and a half of 25 mcg.). I've also...
- 3 weeks in 10th August 2006
... prescribed a very small dose increase for me to 88 mcg Levothroid this morning and told me to wait eight weeks before...
- Hypothyroidism- not gettting better... 9th August 2006
... 4-06 TSH was 6.4 MU/L (1-2 target range) - 50 mcg Levothroid prescribed
6-20-06 TSH was 3.7 MU/L (1-2 target ... range) - 75 mcg Levothroid prescribed
8-8-06 TSH was 2.7 MU/L (1-2 target...
- Kaiser finally let me test .. results here 3rd August 2006
... need an "extensive" test of my thyroid. I am taking Levothroid and I asked her to put me on Armour and she said no...
... or 32, possibly higher.
How do you feel taking Levothroid ? I felt A LOT more like ME :D when I started taking...
... for things more :) aggressively?) I started out on Levothroid , (that seems to be what they start everyone on), and ... t work out too well for me tho, so I went back on Levothroid ...again at my request. Recently I asked my endo for...
- switching to t4 only med? 30th July 2006
... everyone. So, you might benefit from T4 (Synthroid, Levothroid , or Levoxyl) and then add a little bit of Cytomel...
- Any lab result experts out there? 27th July 2006
... normal 0.34-4.82)
T3 Free 2.4 (2.2-4.0)
I'm on levothroid 37 mcg. Why is the T4 high and yet my TSH is in the...
- Side effects of thyroid hormone? 24th July 2006
... I'm seeing an endocrinologist now. He put me on Levothroid 37 (one and a half 25 mg pills). The joint ache and ... 24 mg Cytomel pill every other day. Staying on the Levothroid 37 mg. And dealing with the joint pain. This is nuts...
- elmhar mentioned slow release T3 14th July 2006
... levelling) to have a fixed point of view for myself. If Levothroid or one of the other synthetic hormones helps me feel ... healing.
My insurance formulary allows Synthroid, Levothroid and Cytomel (if needed). I doubt it includes Armour ... least that's how it looks to me. My doctor prescribed Levothroid and is, so far, only ordering TSH tests. The indication...
- Anyone have excessive sweating at night from synthroid? 13th July 2006
... [FONT="Lucida Console"][SIZE="1"]I'm on Levothroid and don't get night sweats.
I suspect night sweats...
- My morning wake up experience! 12th July 2006
... noticed any difference in symptoms just because I took a Levothroid tablet and can't think how that could produce immediate...
- Offered Armour or synthetic T3 12th July 2006
... is now nine years later and I'm just beginning with Levothroid . I know if that one doesn't agree with me, there...
- Your thoughts on taking a baby dose of synthroid 8th July 2006
... [FONT="Lucida Console"][SIZE="1"]I take Levothroid which isn't as easy as some to break in half. The...
- Levoxyl - anyone use with better results ? 8th July 2006
... healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?p=2152069&highlight= levothroid #post2152069[/url]
I'm just starting with the levelling ... process, but my doctor prescribed Levothroid for me. I have read that one seems to have fewer...
... www.drugs.com/pdr/images/pills/p06319a2.jpg[/url]
Levothroid pill pics: [url]http://www.drugs.com/pdr/images/pills...
- Skelaxin any one? 3rd July 2006
... in conjunction with a T-4 med, (such as Synthroid, Levothroid , Levoxol, etc.)
I'm now on Levothroid, and a small...
- I am hypo-what? 27th June 2006
... about 7 weeks into the meds. After six weeks on .05mg Levothroid , the next lab showed a TSH of 3.7, down from the initial...
- Midwest, Meep, Anyone...New Labs....Please help 23rd June 2006
... the golden years.
He initially prescribed .05mg Levothroid . At six weeks, we re-tested. TSH was 3.7 (range ... know so far is that I'm glad my doctor started my Levothroid , that I felt more wretched for six weeks, got an increase...
- Antibody HELP!!!!!! 19th June 2006
... like I was dying. The doctor started me on 50mcg Levothroid plus a diuretic because feet, ankles and legs were ... told me we are aiming between 1 and 2. He upped the Levothroid to 75mcgs. That was roughly two weeks ago. I will...
- scared, help please!!!!! 17th June 2006
... Kaiser. I live near Vacaville.
I'm on 125 mcg of Levothroid , (T4), and 5 mcg of Cytomel, (T3).
I too felt very...
- Does taking Cytomel decrease your T4 levels? Meep..Midwest?? 17th June 2006
... since I started taking Cytomel. My Dr. reduced my Levothroid dosage, to accomadate taking the added T3, but it ... not pretty.
Would you suggest that I increase my Levothroid , (maybe only by .12 mcg's) or increase my T3, (the...
... Well 5mcg of Cytomel is equal to .25mcg of Levothroid . I found that I cannot go by what the doctors recommend...
... 8-1.7)...
Would you suggest that I increase my Levothroid , (maybe only by .12 mcg's) or increase my T3, (the...
- Adding t4 to Armour 10th June 2006
... doctor reduced the Armour to 60 mg and added 12.5 mcg Levothroid (my ft4 was not high while on 90 mg Armour; it was ... just about right). I can go up to 25 mcg Levothroid if I need to.
While I was on 75 mg Armour, I was ... be in for a disappointment. I started the 12.5 mcg Levothroid 2 days ago with 60 mg Armour. I feel worse now. My...
... doctor reduced the Armour to 60 mg and added 12.5 mcg Levothroid (my ft4 was not high while on 90 mg Armour; it was ... just about right). I can go up to 25 mcg Levothroid if I need to.
While I was on 75 mg Armour, I was ... be in for a disappointment. I started the 12.5 mcg Levothroid 2 days ago with 60 mg Armour. I feel worse now. My ... 19mcgs of t4 and 5mcgs of t3 with just 12.5mcgs of levothroid and expect to feel anywhere near the same. You just ... cut back these meds by about 3/4. Even 25mcgs of levothroid is only the equivelent of about 1/2 of what you cut ... probably start with a 60mg tab of armour and 50mcgs of levothroid just to being approach the thyroid you were feeding...
... dose now.
abigchocoholic,
Would I need 50 mcg Levothroid if my t3 was too high while on the 90 mg Armour?...
... doctor reduced the Armour to 60 mg and added 12.5 mcg Levothroid (my ft4 was not high while on 90 mg Armour; it was ... just about right). I can go up to 25 mcg Levothroid if I need to.
While I was on 75 mg Armour, I was ... be in for a disappointment. I started the 12.5 mcg Levothroid 2 days ago with 60 mg Armour. I feel worse now. My ... Levothyroxine Tablets, USP
(Unithroid® c, Levoxyl® d, Levothroid ® e, Synthroid® f)
Approx. Dose Equivalent 1/4...
- Hypothyroid 5th June 2006
... now. Last TSH lab was 1.7 on January 17th and my Levothroid was increased by 25mcg, so I am, hopefully, on my...
- legs and feet 3rd June 2006
... I was having the leg problems worse when I was on levothroid ....
- Levoxyl to Armour Question... 2nd June 2006
... My thyroid specialist switched me directly from levothroid (same as levoxyl) to Armour and then added very small...
... I was taking 62 1/2 mcg levothroid + 5 mcg of T3 compound. Dr. changed me to 3/4 gr...
... I was taking 62 1/2 mcg levothroid + 5 mcg of T3 compound. Dr. changed me to 3/4 gr...
- stressed/relaxed/stressed?? 1st June 2006
... recently diagnosed with a TSH of 6+, started with .05 mg Levothroid on the 9th of this month. I will have another test...
- Synthroid and Cytomel Combo 1st June 2006
... mine all at once, first thing in the morning with my Levothroid )
Good luck, and hope you can convince some Dr. to...
- Please help me understand... 28th May 2006
... 2000, and received rai treatment. She was prescribed levothroid . Since that time her endo left the area and her gp...
... 2000, and received rai treatment. She was prescribed levothroid . Since that time her endo left the area and her gp...
- Have questions 28th May 2006
... Graves disease. She had the RAI and she now takes levothroid . Sometimes other meds (bp pills -- beta blockers...
- Hey all......... 21st May 2006
... believe it or not, started adding a T-3 drug to my Levothroid a few weeks ago, and this past week I have actually...
- TPO Antibodies/Eye Disease 19th May 2006
... Synthroid(is there a difference between Synthroid and levothroid ?)
Laura...
- Persistent facial twitches, can anyone please help? 18th May 2006
... or so before my hypo was dx'd. Then when I started Levothroid , I started getting them in my eyes, a lot. After a...
- 'nother DOC bites the dust 18th May 2006
... levothryoid. Which I guess is Synthroid.
I just started Levothroid on the 9th, just beginning to learn to deal with hypothyroi ... several different brands. In the U.S., brand names are Levothroid , Levoxyl, Synthroid and Unithroid.
In Canada ... interesting [URL=http://www.thyroid-info.com/drugs/ levothroid .htm]Thyroid Drugs[/URL]...
- Cytomel seems to be helping me...and other sad news 18th May 2006
... I started taking Cytomel 3 weeks ago, added to my Levothroid . I was on 125 levo, but my Dr. dropped it down to...
... likely, but the Dr. wouldn't allow it. At least the Levothroid works a bit better for me. It still gave me symptoms...
... that you also need Armour with your Levo. I also take Levothroid , 112 mcg's.
You sound like a fighter,...me too ... couldn't sleep a wink, this was AFTER I had started the Levothroid !!! And I mean...I would sleep maybe one hour, 2 if...
- where are you all gone ???? 12th May 2006
... .
Also started some Cytomel, (T-3) added to my Levothroid , and was having some killer headaches, that were getting ... eventually it does go away. :) The Dr. dropped my Levothroid from 125 to 112. My Free T 4 level was near the top...
- Armour vs. Thyrolar 10th May 2006
... natural - from pigs. I am contemplating switching from Levothroid and Cytomel to Armour, and was advised NOT to attempt...
- I'm HypoT and just had baby 8th May 2006
... supps I'd like to try, but since I'm on 75 mcg of levothroid , I don't know. What do you guys think?...
- Is reducing T-4 really necessary when starting Cytomel?? 1st May 2006
... annoying symptoms I continue to suffer with. I was on Levothroid , 125 mcg's, and for the most part, most of my hypo ... with 2OO being the highest.
Anyway, she dropped my Levothroid from 125 mcg to 112. Is this what they usually do...
- Anyone w/ AI thyroiditis (hashimoto's) lose weight? 1st May 2006
... and did lose weight, but only when I switched from levothroid to Armour. I also started watching my diet more and...
- New labs......Infro from a top doc.....Midwest and others...what do you think? 21st April 2006
... were "almost perfect". He is adding 12 1/2 mcg of Levothroid . He also ordered these test to be done in the next...
- TSH levels elevated 14th April 2006
... My mom takes levothroid .075, she says she feels ok, but she loses weight...
- Help appreciated if you could...Thyroid, Levothroid,and... 9th April 2006
... thinking all started around after I went back on my levothroid for 6 weeks. Right around then it happened, so was ... pounds this past 6 months. I had hoped the restart of levothroid 25 mcg would help this but instead I get anxiety....
... will address it thank you for support.
Ultimately levothroid when not needed is no harm?
Better to have it in...
... has a low temp all the time. Always has.
Actually, levothroid is T4 like most of the people here take for hypothyroidism...
... to be low of T3 and not just T4?
I have been given levothroid at 25 mcg and that was a while back and stopped taking...
- Why NEW symptoms? 24th February 2006
... I was previously taking a slightly higher dose of levothroid and compounded T3. On that I have had very high blood...
- Increased levothyroxine caused wt gain 24th February 2006
... else????
This goverment site has info on both the levothroid and levothyroxine.
[url]http://www.nlm.nih.gov...
... levothyroxine sodium
BRAND NAME: Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid , Unithroid
I'll keep searching for the site that...
... Maybe this will be of some help. Levothroid contains levothyroxine sodium (T4), plus microcrystalline ... compare the inactive ingredients in the generic with the Levothroid .
There isn't any difference between synthetic...
- Midwest...could you please help me calulate meds? 23rd February 2006
... calulate the armour.
He had me on 62 1/2 mcg of Levothroid + 5 mcg compounded T3.
He changed me to 15 mg Armour...
... do, because I am thinking of trying a switch fron levothroid + cytomel to Armour.
Ellie...
- Your experience going from T4/T3 to Armour? 18th February 2006
... hypothyroid within weeks after. Did well initially on Levothroid once they got it up to 125 mcg. Even lost 20 lbs ... the same time my TSH crept up to 4.5). Increased Levothroid to 150 mcg. TSH back down to 1 but continued to not ... back down.
Changed regimen last spring to 125 mcg Levothroid and 10 mcg Cytomel (T3). TSH has stayed down in the ... Armour thyroid or increasing my ratio of Cytomel to Levothroid . Would like to hear from any others who have benefitted...
... Did increase my Levothroid slightly 3 weeks ago after the last blood tests.(added ... into Mon/Thurs doses, so increased my average daily Levothroid from 125 mcg to about 142. Weighed myself this morning...
- Someone please explain this.............. 9th February 2006
... .........................9 mcg t3
1/2 of 125 mcg Levothroid .................................................62...
- I think I'll just sit down and cry!!!!! 1st February 2006
... 25 mcg of T3 (prescribing a mixture of Thyrolar and Levothroid )
FNB 'd my 2 nodules the first of Jan. results...
- Muscle Twitching? 1st February 2006
... you can't believe--feet, hands).
Since I began Levothroid , they've decreased dramatically (my TSH is still at...
... you can't believe--feet, hands).
Since I began Levothroid , they've decreased dramatically (my TSH is still at ... I seemed to also have a twitch increase!! I'm on Levothroid too, and my levels are great and my twitches are now...
- If you were the doctor............ 27th January 2006
... 1 gr. Thyrolar (50 mcg. T4+ 12.6 mcg T3) + 50 mcg Levothroid (T4 only)....OR....maybe 1 1/4 gr. Thyrolar + 50 mcg ... Levothroid (T4 only). Am I on the right track???? I would be...
- Just a question 25th January 2006
... Synthroid. Now I am on Thyrolar(T3 & T4) with added Levothroid (just T4).
You need to get your FT3 and Ft4 checked...
- Anyone on a compound thryoid dose? 24th January 2006
... was having trouble tolerating the synthetic T4 meds ( Levothroid and Levoxyl) and my doctor thought it might be due...
- Midwest...........or anyone who knows 20th January 2006
... almost in half........1/2 grain thyrolar + 25 mcg. levothroid . (I thought he should have just increased the levothroid...
- Inactive Ingredients in Thyroid Meds 19th January 2006
... cellulose, povidone, sodium lauryl sulfate, sucrose
LEVOTHROID (synthetic T4) – microcrystalline cellulose, calcium...
- Just starting Levothroid.....any one else on 29th December 2005
... I used to take Levothroid but I think after first reducing the potency they ... occasionally need some of my muscle relaxant which the Levothroid doctor prescribed without any idea of what was causing ... The "standardizing" must have been more severe for Levothroid because I'm almost optimized after switching to Levothyroxi...
- Maca Anyone? 28th December 2005
... doesn't seem to interfere with my thyroid med. (I take Levothroid , T4) I really can't say if it helped give me energy...
- another question on synthroid under tongue 4th December 2005
... I noticed that it always disolved pretty quickly... Levothroid doesn't tho, and like Nornie said, seems to take forever ...
It seems like Armour is somewhat softer than the Levothroid , and falls apart more easilly?...
- Midwest, Meep, Nastyhashi, Anyone Please Help 28th November 2005
... grain Thyrolar twice a day (total 1/2 grain) and .025 Levothroid once a day.
He is also going to do a Cortisol test...
... grain Thyrolar twice a day (total 1/2 grain) and .025 Levothroid once a day.
I am thinking that based on what I ... break it down, you are now taking:
25mcg T4 from the Levothroid
25mcg T4 from the Tyrolar
6.25mcg T3 from the Thyrolar...
- could someone enterpret these for me? Please? 17th November 2005
... results back today after being on cytomel 5 mcg, and levothroid 150mcg 1day/ 300 the next. Have been doing this for...
... I will suggest that he up my cytomel and lower my levothroid a bit and retest with a free t3, in 6 or 8 wekks....
- Baby has thyroid probs 16th November 2005
... old daughter has thyroid problems and has to be on levothroid . the doc said her T4 is normal (.89) her globulin...
... let alone a 3 week old. since i've had her on the levothroid , she isn't as yellow and strangers haven't asked me...
... better and acts like she feels better now we got her on levothroid ....
- the many forms of levothyroxine 11th November 2005
... Includes brands such as Synthroid, Unithroid, Levoxyl, levothroid , Eltroxin and others depending on where you live)...
- 4 weeks on Armour 11th November 2005
... I was taking 75mg Levothroid and switched to 60mg Armour. My last lab when on ... Levothroid was TSH of 2.9, my new lab on Armour was TSH 6.6....
- What The Heck??!?? 10th November 2005
... lol
Any how your dr may wanna try you on levoxyl or levothroid ...
Hope you get to feeling better..Take Care...
- Hashi's and muscle pain ? 4th November 2005
... Cytomel). He told me that if I didn't get better on the Levothroid alone, then we could try adding Cytomel. So that did...
- Evening primrose oil 3rd November 2005
... and have been for 2 years, (right after I started Levothroid ) Sorry to say, it never helped my hairloss one bit...
- when do you take your medication? 30th October 2005
... Since the half-life of Levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levothroid , Unithroid, Levoxyl, Eltroxin, etc) is about 7 days...
- Lady50 and anyone else who's TRIED Armour. 22nd October 2005
... but no such luck. Anyway, I have done really well on Levothroid , and after about 8 months, I've finally hit those...
... most), but my hairstylist was only on 25 mcg's of Levothroid for the first 5 years after her dx, and she felt great...
- anyone noticed? 20th October 2005
... Synthroid just DID NOT agree with me and my system. Levothroid wasn't prefect at first, either, but at least I didn ... like I was at death's door. I'm now doing great on Levothroid . (I took Armour too, but it had too much T3 in it...
- sudden shortness of breath 4th October 2005
... handle it. So I went back to my Dr., and he put me on Levothroid , and I am doing well on 125 mcg's. I still get short...
... I've had SOB and for this long....I have not tried levothroid , but will ask the doc Friday - thanks for the suggestion...
- Shortness of breath & Hyperthyroidism?? 27th July 2005
... months I had it real bad, but after my Dr. increased my Levothroid (last month), it's practically gone!
I think it's...
- synthroid side effect stories 26th July 2005
... I was nuts, like so many of em do. So I asked for Levothroid . Not that I felt great going through new doses of...
- Phypothyroidism 23rd July 2005
... make sure the thyroid medication is working. I take Levothroid tab 125 NCG once a day. Thanks for any help!...
- Treatment options? 20th June 2005
... problem, there are other brands of levoT. Unithroid, Levothroid , and Levoxyl are the others available in the US. ...
- TPO Question 18th June 2005
... now under the care of an endo. I am taking .50 of levothroid each day and will be going back to deal with the nodule...
- For ones that have switched from Armour to only t4 12th June 2005
... only 15 mgs, I had hyper symptoms. I'm now on 100 mcg Levothroid , and finally feeling pretty good. :)
Good luck....
- Need Advice 9th June 2005
... prescribes a variety of meds such as Armour, Cytomel (T3) Levothroid , and Thyrolar to name a few...you may do well on one...
- Stupid Things Doctors Have Told You. 7th June 2005
... 5) The first doctor I went to prescribed 25 mcg of Levothroid . After about a week and a half, I felt so awful that ... sometimes happens and advised me to stop taking the Levothroid and then retest in 6 months. :)
Katherine...
