- Synthroid vs. Armour 19th October 2006
... difference between Armour and synthetics like Synthroid, Levoxyl , Levothroid, Unithroid, according to him, is that...
... m getting T3 meds also. Right now I'm on Cytomel & levoxyl combo, but am somewhat to rather irratated. If increasing...
- Changing my own synthroid dose? 17th October 2006
... Lithium, and since I've been off it, and on synthroid ( levoxyl ), I've come basically back to normal.
My psychiatrist...
- Does T3 Suppress T4?? 16th October 2006
... new Doctor (Osteopathic) let me add .025 mcg's of Levoxyl to the Cytomel. My T4's were sooo low, that I know...
- Life after TT 16th October 2006
... past 3 years. When first dx'd, I was put on 50mcg Levoxyl by an Endo. I got so much sicker, and begged to be ... try a different approach.
Now, I am on a dose of Levoxyl that is equivalent to the 2.5 grains of Armour - about ... I feel NO better or different, after a week on the Levoxyl /T3. My skin is still dry (especially on the face)...
- give me a break, GIVE *me* a BREAK,,, 14th October 2006
... weeks.
Another hypo-thy friend suggested I try Levoxyl , as she had same depression probs w/ Syn, but NOT ... Levoxyl . My experience has taught me to DO RESEARCH. Well ... gRrRrR!!) those odd shaped oblong pills HAVE to BE Levoxyl :) - I mean, just how many THYROID shaped pills are...
... anxiety has returned since starting .025 mcg's of Levoxyl , so it seems like the slam theroy may NOT be the reason...
- Upped med and UGH!!!!!!!! 12th October 2006
... several of those, including Synthroid, Levothroid, Levoxyl and Unithroid. Any of those are considered consistent...
- Hair loss 11th October 2006
... a switch to another synthetic brand (Levothroid, Levoxyl , Unithroid) is as valid a solution as Armour.
While ... prescribe Levothroid, but I have no evidence Synthroid, Levoxyl , Unithroid or even Armour would not work. I am, so...
- Hypo and Slow Heart Rate 9th October 2006
... Thanks for the great comments. I am on Levoxyl .025mcg/day and I get my blood checked every six months...
- Has anyone had these symptoms 9th October 2006
... I am still on my 3/4 gr. Armour + 12 1/2 mcg levoxyl .......couldn't tolerate the Levothyroxine + Cyntomel...
- Sometimes you just have to throw a fit 6th October 2006
...
I was sent home from the hospital with .125 mcgs Levoxyl .
Been on it since.
Surgeon said maybe the endocrinologist...
- Started meds again, but adrenal fatigue not addressed *problems* 1st October 2006
... and ft4 were on the top 3rd of the range on .75 of Levoxyl .
My question is, since I am not treating the adrenals...
... medication route.
I had previously taken the t4 ( levoxyl ) a while back and it pretty much had the same effect...
- Questions:Archie,Reece,ChristineVA & Others 28th September 2006
... discharged my endo instructed me to take Cytomel and Levoxyl to start boosting my levels.
I chose to go to a...
- TT 2 Weeks ago and TIRED 25th September 2006
... the post op problems. Anyway, I could not take any Levoxyl because of the pending RAI treatment, etc. But, I...
- Hypothyroidism and weight loss 25th September 2006
... Hashimoto's disease two years ago and have been on Levoxyl which has worked wonderfully in making me feel better...
- Talk me out of this... 22nd September 2006
... subsequent ablation therapy). Now, this was 6 weeks without Levoxyl and three weeks without Cytomel. However, although...
- ?? 22nd September 2006
... I?
Since I am now hyper, should I still be taking Levoxyl ? The endo just lowered the dose form 88 to 75.
Are...
- Can someone please help? 22nd September 2006
... flu...best way I can describe it.
I was put on Levoxyl ...lowest dose. Was tested 6 weeks later and doc wanted ... me to STOP Levoxyl and start Cytomel. I wondered why he didn't want to ... done, I think the best way would have been to up the Levoxyl and add Cytomel but he refused so I dropped him and ... doctors and feeling this way. In the meantime I STOPPED Levoxyl .
sodium serum-139(135-148)
potassium serum-3...
- Tt For Thyroid Cancer 21st September 2006
... he told me to see the Endocrinologist.
I am taking Levoxyl .125 mcgs /day
My next appointment is with the endocrinolo...
- Levoxyl...is it the same as Levothyroid.... 18th September 2006
... Lisa...thanks...so sorry this happened to you...if Levoxyl or Synthyroid makes us feel better why should we change...
- hypo and gained over 50 lbs in a year 17th September 2006
... meds help your metabolism at all. i am on 150mcg levoxyl . i continue to get the symptoms of low thyroid even...
- Helpppp!!!!!!!!!! 16th September 2006
... yesterday, friday.(TSH went from 0.07 on 50 mcg of Levoxyl to 3.62 on 60 mg of Armour) Will this help when it...
- Oh Rozzi - where art thou?? 15th September 2006
... gone. They want to be sure. I'm on a low dose of Levoxyl working my way up. I can tell I will need more -...
- Question about FT4 15th September 2006
... they did labs, it was 2 months after I switched from Levoxyl to Armour. They said labs were fine, stay at that ... exactly mean? Long story short....June 7..On 50 mcg Levoxyl ...TSH 0.07 FT4 1.1 FT3.. they did it but didnt tell...
... change soon. I felt wonderful when I switched from Levoxyl to Armour....Levoxyl makes me go hyper really easy...
- Can anyone help me with these lab tests 14th September 2006
... explain a feeling. She also changed me from Armour + Levoxyl to Levothryoxine + Cytomel, but I am now taking approximate...
- Generic Synthroid questions 14th September 2006
... I make a brand switch, but I remember changing to Levoxyl and my TSH went up a bit. So, I know if I take Levoxyl...
- can anyone offer input 12th September 2006
... I?
Since I am now hyper, should I still be taking Levoxyl ? The endo just lowered the dose form 88 to 75.
Are...
- Midwest.....anyone, I need help ....again!!! 11th September 2006
... haven't seen him since April when he added 12 1/2 levoxyl to my 3/4 grain Armour.) Oh, and I forgot to say I ... Cyntomel would be equilalent to my 3/4 gr Armour + 12 1/2 Levoxyl .
(3) How much should I increase it at once?
...
- Does this sound right? 11th September 2006
... Was diagnosed with hypo and put on levoxyl . got my 6 week blood test results and now doc wants ... me off levoxyl and on cytomel. ??? i will call and ask why but in...
... I called and the nurse said they are taking me off levoxyl and putting me on cytomel because if they keep me ... on levoxyl , I will go hyper. ??? I thought you were supposed...
- Synthroid vs Armour 10th September 2006
... There are differences in fillers used for Synthroid, Levoxyl and Levothroid (three major brands) as well. It is ... of meds available, such as Synthroid, Levothroid, Levoxyl , Armour ......
- Adrenal or thyroid? Confusing lab numbers... 8th September 2006
... the birth of my daughter in 2001, which is 75mcg of Levoxyl and 90mg of Armour. I had my second child in August ... bringing me to my current dose of 60mg Armour and 75mg Levoxyl , just to see how I felt. No difference, other than...
- 7.5 weeks post TT, and calcium still low... 3rd September 2006
... before that. For thyroid replacement I take 112mcg of Levoxyl in the morning at least 1 hr before breakfast.
It...
... (the multi's are spanned out with meals). I take levoxyl every morning for the thyroid replacement. As far...
- Does it make sense... 31st August 2006
... husband would be hyperthyroid but taking 200 mcg of Levoxyl ?
Long before he met me, he says that his mom ... it is being treated, the dr. gave me only 75 mcg of levoxyl and I am normalized now. I wouldn't have questioned...
... kill his gland, which would then require him to take Levoxyl ? Sounds as if he might have been a child when this...
- New labs, What do you think? 30th August 2006
... and a low t4. Just adjusted my Armour down and my Levoxyl up....
... balance, so I suggested to my Endo to increase the levoxyl and decrease the armour. He was fine with it....
- Dr appt today 29th August 2006
... dr upped my doage to 100 mg of levoxyl and said to come back in 4 weeks to get blood tested...
- Hypo to Hypo? Scratching my head? 28th August 2006
... after I got out from the hospital I was on 150 mcg of levoxyl - way too much. I was jittery, hyper, heart palps...
- PET scan results 28th August 2006
... Cytomel (small dose because it can wig me out) with my Levoxyl .
Take care!
Kathy:p...
- Can't seem to regulate TSH since Thyroidectomy 23rd August 2006
... seem to be able to regulate my TSH. He's changed my levoxyl dosage two times the last year. I was taking 110...
... disorders?
I know my endo placed me on 150mcg of LEvoxyl after the radiation treatment. That was totally too...
- Question about adrenal tests 23rd August 2006
... am taking only 3/4 grain Armour and 12 1/2 mcg of Levoxyl . I would just like to be sure my adrenals are normal...
- Menstrual Cycle and Hypo 22nd August 2006
... surprise when they peeked into this thread. I am on Levoxyl . A very small dose. I just went back to dr. 1 month ... I found on my hypo list I had 10. She gave me the Levoxyl samples then sent me for blood work. I have to go...
- There IS light at the end of the tunnel...and it ain't the train 22nd August 2006
... and
Free T4 = 1.5 - I'm presently on .225mcg of Levoxyl ONLY. My doc told me today that while he's not too...
- Test results 21st August 2006
... been on the T3/T4 replacement. I have only taken Levoxyl , which is a T4 replacement. The sleeping problem...
- Should I Have My Thyroid Removed? 20th August 2006
... that once thyroid hormone replacement (synthroid, levoxyl , levothyroxine, etc) doses go beyond 100 mcg that...
... at what dose, or what kind of hormone (synthroid, levoxyl , armour, cytomel, timed release T3), nothing helped...
... at what dose, or what kind of hormone (synthroid, levoxyl , armour, cytomel, timed release T3), nothing helped...
- Scared and confused 19th August 2006
... general practitioner is treating me for it. Been taking levoxyl for quite awhile now. TSH levels have been coming...
- Low t4 or t3 levels 19th August 2006
... no more 15 hour nights for me). And now that the levoxyl is starting to work, he has lowered to dosage of phentermin...
- Help!! side effects how long will they last? 18th August 2006
... years, without treatment, that even the small 50mcg Levoxyl I started on seemed too much.
I stuck with it...
... combo for you. A few months ago, I started taking my Levoxyl in the PM, before I go to bed. [SIZE="4"]WHY :) [ ... For me, taking just a T4 med like levothyroxine or Levoxyl messes with my sleep more. I often got only 4-5 hours ... HEAVEN for a sleep deprived person)[/SIZE] Now as my Levoxyl is being increased while taking Cytomel, my sleep...
- repair your thyroid??? 18th August 2006
... the dr. thinks) and we recently tried stopping the levoxyl I was on. Well let me tell you I went down hill VERY...
- Headaches 16th August 2006
... Anyone get bad constant tension headaches when starting levoxyl ? I am having them 24-7, feels like a band around...
- TSH only for managing thyroid? 15th August 2006
... after being diagnosed kept me on a vey small dose of Levoxyl in order to "keep my TSH in the normal range." It...
- Hypo Thyroid and 34+days period 14th August 2006
... useless he did subscribe my with thyroid medicine... Levoxyl but he was mostly a diabetes doctor and seemed very...
- Hi Everyone - I'm Back!!!! 13th August 2006
... few days.
As soon as I was released, I popped my Levoxyl and Cytomel to get the body going again. This will...
- I'm confused????????? 10th August 2006
... which I know he ordered, and that was on 50 mcg of Levoxyl . I am now on 60 mg of Armour. So I asked her why the...
- 3 weeks in 10th August 2006
... i am 3 weeks on Levoxyl 50 mg, and am scheduled to go up to 75 mg on sat....
- HYPO and WEIGHT 9th August 2006
... antidepressants. Then during my follow up I was put on levoxyl for the thyroid problem and phentermine to help jump ...
Another thing that I have noticed since being on levoxyl is that I have more energy to actually workout and...
- Headache 8th August 2006
... head 24-7.
Also, can this be a side effect of levoxyl ? I have been on for 2 1/2 weeks and my erergy level...
- When will I feel normal??? 8th August 2006
... too soon. I began to have heart palps with only 50 Levoxyl (like synthroid), and 5 Cytomel, so it makes sense...
- meds making me sick????? 8th August 2006
... and now am taking 2 grains of Armour plus 50mcgs of levoxyl .
I just bet you either need Armour or some Cytomel...
- Body/Joint/Muscle Pain 8th August 2006
... get enough T3 in my system, via Armour, (I also take Levoxyl ), that pain greatly diminishes....
- Dosage difference. 5th August 2006
... like a stupid question but which dosage is greater: ( Levoxyl ) 125 MCG or 25 MCG? :)...
- Frustrated and Confused!!! 3rd August 2006
... gave my daughter thyroid meds. She took Armour and Levoxyl for approx. 8 months. Her levels were optimized with...
... was properly dx'd three years ago, I began taking Levoxyl , then Armour. After my hysterectomy last March, they...
- Thyroid ultrasound and other stuff 1st August 2006
... coming back? My last TSH test was .07 on 50 mcg of Levoxyl before I was changed to Armour. (they're lab ranges...
- Betadine Allergy / thyroid connection? 31st July 2006
... had a FNB and it came back benign.
I've been on Levoxyl .025 since then. I do not have my labs- will be getting...
- switching to t4 only med? 30th July 2006
... you might benefit from T4 (Synthroid, Levothroid, or Levoxyl ) and then add a little bit of Cytomel (the T3). Unfortunate...
... FT4 & FT3).
I'm currently taking Armour and Levoxyl . I was on Armour alone, but had a hard time keeping...
- Is it okay to take cold meds? 29th July 2006
... not take the sudafed pe...i am hypothyroid and take Levoxyl ...please ask your pharmacist:)...
- Cholesterol and my thyriod 28th July 2006
... snow and cold. I'm not real crazy about taking the levoxyl every day forever, altho I do feel well, and I was...
- Any lab result experts out there? 27th July 2006
... tried Armour. I've been on a bunch of meds. First was Levoxyl . Then was Synthroid. Then I convinced a doctor to...
- Low TSH/Normal Hormones? 26th July 2006
... for the last year. Currently I am taking 200mcg of Levoxyl . Because my TSH continued to come in out of range ... range))) So now my endo wants to start tinkering w/ my Levoxyl dose b/c she doesn't like the TSH being that low....
... correct dx, my TSH became suppressed at only 50mcg Levoxyl , so the Endo kept me there, even though my Frees ...
- Low Iodine Diet - and general update 24th July 2006
... doing much better and can't wait to go back on my Levoxyl .
Anyway, I thought this diet would be a real bear...
- Hashimotos? Positive DNA DS ABS? Lupus? 22nd July 2006
... levels, etc.) with my thyroid. I am currently back on Levoxyl . My TSH is normal, but I still have most of the symptoms...
- Weight and hypo 22nd July 2006
... everyone with hypothyroid gain weight? And will taking Levoxyl make you lose at all?? Or gain??...
- I've got a ??? Please explain 21st July 2006
... feeling so good. I am on 3/4 gr. Armour and 12 1/2 mcg Levoxyl . I would rather be on straight Armour....
- If 200mcg Synthroid why 75mcg Cytomel? 18th July 2006
... Archie:
Hi, hope you are well. I went off levoxyl prior to my TT on June 21st. Then my endo put me...
... to be over 25 and some want you higher. I was off levoxyl for about 3 weeks and was at 43. If you reach the...
... then stop. At the same time, I am to start taking Levoxyl (like synthroid) 150 mcg per day. I know to start ... the Cytomel - at least for me. I much prefer the Levoxyl . Listen to your body. You may need to knock off...
- MSM supplement...good or bad for HypoT? 17th July 2006
... supplements? I'm hypoT (currently doing very well on Levoxyl - TSH 1/26 and Free T3 in upper range). Really feeling...
- Nodule question 17th July 2006
... the doc did put me on a supplemnt-5o mg I think og Levoxyl . I was surprised. he said that the right lobe was...
- My TSH is 3.47 and Dr says it's normal? 16th July 2006
... me a message Friday and said keep taking 75 mcg of Levoxyl b/c they got my Wednesday test results and I was in...
- elmhar mentioned slow release T3 14th July 2006
... brand-labelled or generic, like you have Synthroid or Levoxyl for T4, the brand-name Cytomel for regular T3.
The ... w/elevated TSH. Took Synthroid, then switched to Levoxyl after nasty dye reaction & itchy rash. Free T4 did...
