- Late growth through Euthyrox? 16th May 2005
... body cells' natural functions.
Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid , Euthyrox, et al, are single hormone synthetic preparations...
- Do antibodies come down after starting meds??? 14th May 2005
... terrific now! :D Oh, and I've been on both Armour and Levothroid , and no differance there. My Dr. said not to worry...
- Sweating / Chills 6th May 2005
... problem. They became frequent again when I started on Levothroid . I had partial thyroid surgery this Feb. The sweating...
- how big do nodules have to be to have surgery? 18th April 2005
... thyroid measures 5.0 x 1.4 x 1.8 cm
Medication: Levothroid 50 mcg (Objective: to shrink the nodules)
By 11...
- My experience with generic synthroid 17th April 2005
... replacement:
Brand names in the U.S: Synthroid, Levothroid , Levoxyl, Unithroid
Brand names in Canada: Synthroid...
- Using hormone to shrink Thyroid 4th April 2005
... The Levothroid that I took for a year did not shrink my nodules. ... is small and normal.
During the time I had the Levothroid , I developed bad heart palpitation and hytension....
- Thyroid surgery-size of goitre 4th April 2005
... goiter, there were two 3 cm nodules.
I was on Levothroid for over a year prior to surgery. Not only did my...
- Report on Dommisse Consultation 25th March 2005
... started treatment for the hypothyroidism, I tried Levothroid and did horribly on that. I also tried Levoxyl with...
... I just didn't tolerate it well. When I tried the Levothroid the first time, it made all my hypo symptoms much...
- Will symptoms go away after surgery... 17th March 2005
... upper eyelids, cholesterol (256), etc. I had taken Levothroid for a year before surgery. It didn’t seem to help...
... Thanks for your reply, Benzi.
I took Levothroid before surgery for a year and the symptoms did not...
... Have no idea what T3, T4 or TSH is all about. Is Levothroid T4? Sorry, I sound so dumb....
- Help with Meds 14th March 2005
... the dose but about 5-7 pills a day)
New Meds
levothroid 100 mcg 2x a day
levothroxine 137 mcg 1 x a day...
... patient to have such an unusual treatment program.
Levothroid and levothyroxine are the same thing as your former...
- Juice fasting 21st February 2005
... this while having hypothyroidism? I take .75 mcg of levothroid ....
- What can I expect now? 19th February 2005
... they generally act the same. Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid , Unithroid, and generic levothyroxine... they're all...
- when does levothyroxine start working? 21st January 2005
... replacement. Levothyroxine (name brands Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid ) is the most commonly prescribed med for hypothyroidism...
- Looking for support.. feel like dying... 28th December 2004
... which I've never had, so I can't say. I take Levothroid , that some doctors think is the same thing as Synthroid...
- difference between Unithroid and Synthroid ? 28th December 2004
... a name brand of the generic Levothyroxine (as are Levothroid , Levoxine, Levoxyl, Synthroid)....
- Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers - anyone? 24th December 2004
... pain and limited range of movement, after a levothroid "regulation".
Also I probably shouldn't...
- Can Hashimoto's cause estrogen deficiency? 2nd December 2004
... until I was put on Armour thyroid hormone. (was on Levothroid for 3 months and it didn't help that pain one tiny...
- Hi, I'm new, would like to talk 30th November 2004
... pin point anything else to DES. The HypoT has me on Levothroid 25mcg. AND since the hypoT has other influences I...
... Sherri,
I hope you've just begun to take Levothroid and are having regular increases in the dose. The...
- Question about body temp 13th November 2004
... get banned.
My highest temp, even on two Levothroid 200's is 98.1 or 2, has been in 96's, usually ... low 97's, on Levothroid 300, and I too haven't had a fever in decades, 99...
- Levothyoxine/Synthroid?? 4th November 2004
... bodies don't make enough of.
Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid , Unithroid, and Levo-T are some brand names for levothyroxi...
- Help needed from Meep or someone 29th October 2004
... prefer it over the alternatives (Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid , etc).
By the way, I'm about the same height and...
- yeap its me again with a new thread 20th October 2004
... Its been 2 days since I have been on levothroid at 25 mcg i need to be on 50 but I figure I need to ... thats all I ever ask.,.Since ive been taking this levothroid "im not complaning b/c I feel alot better on that...
- Goiter is back 11th October 2004
... Two or three years ago when I started on Levothroid I had a pretty noticable goiter. I had an ultrasound ... looked normal-just enlarged. Soon after I started the Levothroid the goiter went WAY down. The specialist has me on...
- question about t4 meds? 6th October 2004
... this any farther. Yes, Betty, you can buy synthroid, Levothroid and levoxyl online from Mexico w/o a prescription...
- Does anyone know the difference? 1st October 2004
... when I go to the thyrolar website it also mentions levothroid and Armour. I know Armour is a natural one but am...
- What are your main hypothyroid symptoms? 30th September 2004
... to the store or write
this. PS I was told by the Levothroid maker the first one they were the same.
It was only...
... haven't been able to find the cause, and I take Levothroid , 300 gr a day, sometimes part of another pill, have ... been on Levothroid for years.
Did you find out exactly what the...
- Sharp Shock Pains 25th September 2004
... days. :) My diagnoses was last July. (Hashi's) I did Levothroid for 3 months, only to get worse on that. And I have...
- Arm Pain, Hypo 23rd September 2004
... I haven't known whether to take some extra T4 ( Levothroid , I have pink pills and yellow ones) or if I might...
- What's with the water retention? 16th September 2004
... found that Synthetic versions of thyroid hormone ( Levothroid and Synthroid and Unithroid) do not have this diuretic...
- Riddle re: meds/labs 2nd September 2004
... in one arm, low temp for decades, even on dosage of Levothroid 300.
I went to an endo once, and he didn't even...
- Armour and bcp 21st August 2004
... this post and was wondering...
I had my dosage of Levothroid upped to 50 mcg (going on 3 weeks ago) and subsequently...
- I was diagnosised with graves 2001 19th August 2004
... with graves disease and had the rai. I am now on levothroid .075 daily. Recently i had blood work done and here...
- newbie - hyperthyroid/Grave's disease? 18th August 2004
... there. I took the RAI and now im stuck with taking levothroid meds for ever....
- Headache & Nausea from Armour Thyroid 17th August 2004
... has some powdered sugar, and other things I forget. Levothroid has been better, for me, for years, but I may be having...
- Plz help..i think i have my ft4 & tsh #s 16th August 2004
... saying my test was in normal range.
I've been on levothroid since 2000 and must admit i don't know what all this...
- T4 Conversion Into T3 16th August 2004
... muscle relaxant, Methocarbamol. I was taking Levothroid 300 one day, 200 the next, seems like an awful lot...
- question about cheapest t4 therapy 13th August 2004
... Synthroid's generic form, Levothroid , may be cheaper. I like it better. I've read ... and maybe it's just because I'm more used-to Levothroid , but it seems to me there's quite a bit of difference...
- Question about blood pressure and hypo 12th August 2004
... you. I also have graves disease. I take .075 mg of levothroid ....
- Bloodwork back, 1st timer, Could use some helpful insight 11th August 2004
... time for thyroid, just said be sure you take your Levothroid (200 one day and 300 the next, doing fine for decades...
- synthroid vs Armour 3rd August 2004
... would manufacture if it could.
Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid , etc... are all lab-manufactured T4 only. The other...
- Help with my numbers 30th July 2004
... I have tried the New Levothroid , Levoxyl , Armour, Cytomel. My body only seems to...
- I need some help with blood test results,Please 26th July 2004
... some type of T4 therapy -- be it Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid or Armour. I think it's a terrible thing for your...
- cold when exercising, also nodules 24th July 2004
... what I really needed was shrink, I had told him that levothroid alone was not working for me and that was his response ... . the other doc I was paying for took me off of levothroid and put me on just cytomel. for the last six months...
... t have a hard time getting her to give me Armour, ( Levothroid didn't work at all), and they always do an FT4 and...
... all my symtoms were not from my thyroid and that the levothroid was all I needed. so I payed for my own docs until...
- hypo: available medications, pros and cons? 19th July 2004
... Synthroid, there's Levoxyl, Unithroid, Eltroxin (Canada), Levothroid as well as others that escape my memory just now....
- ?? about graves disease 14th July 2004
... should i be asking my endo and how do i know if my levothroid is working or not? My endo seems only concerned with...
... blood sugar control problems.
My bet is that your Levothroid is being under-dosed and that your hypo is uncontrolled...
... blood sugar control problems.
My bet is that your Levothroid is being under-dosed and that your hypo is uncontrolled ... disease :) :) . After the "cocktail" i was thrown on levothroid and that was the last i've heard. My endo, nor my...
- upping dosage? 2nd July 2004
... ALL!!
I have a question about upping my dose of Levothroid . I'm fully aware that I need more than I'm taking ... preventing me from taking an additonal 25 mcg of the Levothroid on my own. I'm afraid this is going to sound very...
- Help me arm myself for my doctors appt. 28th June 2004
... you will want some type of T4 (Levoxyl, Synthroid, Levothroid or maybe even Armour), BUT until we know your Free...
... are many available, Synthroid, Unithroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid .
Your dr is obviously not going to help you much...
- Lab Results (I think they look alright) 26th June 2004
... the side effects Synthroid gives you. Unithroid, Levothroid , and Levoxyl are some I can think of off the top of...
- Anyone switch from Synthroid to Levoxyl 18th June 2004
... kinds of things. Armour, Adding Cytomel and Tried New Levothroid . Back on Synthroid and still not feeling to good....
... well either. So thats why the change. I converted New Levothroid even worse. Cytomel does not work for me. Even a very...
- Anyone try Phentermine? 17th June 2004
... of the day, went straight home. Had been taking Levothroid for decades, 200 one day and 300 the next, and still...
... during weeks two through five, after going off 100 mcg. Levothroid cold turkey, but I expected this. What I read (and ... still feel fine, like I did when I was on 100 mcg. Levothroid . I've had my blood levels tested twice, and my own ... who've seen my intial measurements (before starting Levothroid ) agree they never would have put me on hormones in...
- sugar related question 13th June 2004
... have done for me!
I felt so great on my 25 mcg of Levothroid for the first 10-14 days then I got all symptomatic...
- Hypo Treatments 11th June 2004
... synthetic T4 in the form of Synthroid, Levoxyl or Levothroid . For some (alot?) of patients, this just isn't enough...
- Hypothyroid, Acid Reflux & Synthroid 11th June 2004
...
I got acid reflux about 2 weeks after starting Levothroid . It was painful, and my whole chest would kill me...
...
I got acid reflux about 2 weeks after starting Levothroid . It was painful, and my whole chest would kill me...
- Like a Rubber Ball... 9th June 2004
... this hypo fun last July, I started out with 50 mcg of Levothroid , (same as Levoxyl, I believe) and 100 mgs of Wellbutrin ... Levoxyl. Most of us start at 50mcg. I switched from Levothroid to armour after 3 months. :)
Best of luck getting...
- Approaching 4th week of Levothroid 8th June 2004
... I don't know about Levothroid , but Synthroid's prescribing information recommends...
- Anyone had experience on Cytomel? 2nd June 2004
... dose of 5 mcg. per day. I previously was on T4 only ( Levothroid 100 mcg.) I find I feel just as good on the Cytomel...
... energy than a high dose of T4. I've only been off the Levothroid for a few weeks, so I still have to see how it goes...
- Finally an Answer!!!!! 2nd June 2004
... brand of T4 medication, like Synthroid, Unithroid, Levothroid , and several others. They're all the same basic med...
- meds for a little over 2 weeks... 31st May 2004
... Hi all,
I started taking 25mcg of Levothroid about 2-3 weeks ago, and I have to say that I felt ... arrives? Is it that this is my first cycle while on the Levothroid and everything is adjusting? Maybe my body, after ... initial period of calm, is still adjusting to the Levothroid ?
It's so hard to know! It's just so frustrating...
- levoxyl and xanax 29th May 2004
... That applies to any t4 med like levoxyl, synthroid, levothroid , levothyroxine. Always take t4 meds on an empty stomach...
- Feel like the doc's are going to kill me!!!!! 28th May 2004
... me on Zoloft for depression. I'm still on 25mcg of Levothroid too. Well it's been over 4 weeks and I've become increasing...
... me on Zoloft for depression. I'm still on 25mcg of Levothroid too. Well it's been over 4 weeks and I've become increasing...
- yeast infections and hypo?? 27th May 2004
... than the average person. I am currently on 25 mg of Levothroid and I am eager to see if this helps the infection...
- Got my labs back and I am shocked! 24th May 2004
... In September my TSH was 9 and I was on 25 mcg of Levothroid . Three months later it was 8.9 and I was put on .50...
... In September my TSH was 9 and I was on 25 mcg of Levothroid . Three months later it was 8.9 and I was put on .50...
- med question 24th May 2004
... one or the other residence.
Anyway... I was given Levothroid by one pharmacy and the other pharmacy filled it as ... Levoxyl (it's only 25 mcg). Basically, the Levothroid pharmacy took the opportunity to charge me a bit more ... interchangeably? One day I may wake up in NYC and take the Levothroid . Another day I may wake up upstate and take the Levoxyl...
- PLEASE READ-All who were dx'd hypo w/NORMAL LABS 22nd May 2004
... me for an hour and a half, prescribed a low dose of Levothroid , and is going to monitor me again in early August...
- Just Wondering-WHO AMONG US SUFFERS FROM ASTHMA AND/OR ALLERGIES? 20th May 2004
... started it. However, since starting on 25 mcg of Levothroid and allergy medicine prescribed by an allergist (after...
... started it. However, since starting on 25 mcg of Levothroid and allergy medicine prescribed by an allergist (after...
- T3 20th May 2004
... what I did, I added Cytomel of 10 mcg to 100 mcg. Levothroid , and then when I felt good started cutting back the ... Levothroid . What you're on sounds like a good dose of Cytomel...
- anybody ever stop taking thyroid meds ? 19th May 2004
... I tried getting off 100 mcg. Levothroid in early February, because based on blood tests my ... doses actually made me feel worse.) I went off the Levothroid cold turkey, started feeling tired after about 2 weeks ... that I gave up and went back on it. I'm now off of Levothroid for 1 week again, and am taking .5 Cytomel once or...
... t stand it anymore. I am now trying going off T4 ( Levothroid ) cold turkey again with the addition of a very small...
- For those on less than 100 mcg.; do low doses of T4 work? 18th May 2004
... that insufficient doses of levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levothroid , etc.) can make you feel worse than taking nothing...
... that insufficient doses of levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levothroid , etc.) can make you feel worse than taking nothing...
- I'm back/questions,/update 17th May 2004
... progress if you could call it that. I'm still on 25mcg of Levothroid and am into my third week on Zoloft. Labs from March...
... falling asleep early. If you can't do a higher dose of Levothroid you may want to try a different brand and see how...
- alcohol consumption and Hashi's 13th May 2004
... are the worst! I have just started taking 25 mcg of Levothroid (2nd day!). Last night I had two beers and my hands ... before feeling the effects of that small, non-dose of Levothroid ?
Thanks for the input! :)...
- Cytomel while going off Levothroid? 3rd May 2004
... hormones by myself two months ago. I had been on .1 mg. Levothroid and decided to stop to see how I'd feel if I let my ... month's time. I couldn't take it, went back on .1 Levothroid , and it took me almost a month to feel normal again ... Cytomel to help me through this. I may reduce the Levothroid by half at first, while using Cytomel in a low dose ... to 2.7 (range 1.8 to 3.8) while I've been on .1 mg. Levothroid . In your opinion, is this change significant enough ... TSH, which went from 1.72 on nothing, to .37 on .1 Levothroid .) Pearl900...
... re saying - I may go to all the trouble going off Levothroid to see how I feel when my own thyroid hormones kick ... definitely "gone to sleep" since I've been on .1 Levothroid . Since my case was kind of subclinical or borderline ... so maybe my ideal will be a much lower dose than .1 Levothroid , like .25 Levothroid with some Cytomel. But I've...
- Weight Issues 26th April 2004
... anyone ever lost weight taking the beloved synthroid or levothroid ? Or is it once youve become hypo you just stay overweight...
... anyone ever lost weight taking the beloved synthroid or levothroid ? Or is it once youve become hypo you just stay overweight...
- Re: Eyes 26th April 2004
... Hi! i also have graves disease. I have been taking levothroid now for 3 yrs. I did not know Graves affects the...
- thyroid and depression. 23rd April 2004
... discovered that I had a thyroid problem. I started on Levothroid in February and it has helped a lot with the depression ... feel that at this point I need it in addition to the Levothroid to treat the anxiety and to prevent another episode...
- Shortness of breathe 20th April 2004
... Well, called the Dr today.They wanna try me on levothroid a generic form of synthroid so they say..I guess I...
... Well, called the Dr today.They wanna try me on levothroid a generic form of synthroid so they say..I guess I...
... feeling better!
Best Wishes,
Sue
Well before I try levothroid ..Do you think I should just lump it and take the full...
