- Finally dxed-hypo..m 13th July 2006
... making my life totally miserable. I did try a course of Levoxyl , which was a nightmare. My new endo is wanting to...
- Offered Armour or synthetic T3 12th July 2006
... both T3 and T4. I am taking Armour now with a little Levoxyl added, but am going to ask if he will increase Armour ... and do away with Levoxyl . I took Thyrolar for years and had no trouble at...
- New Readings...... Can You Help? 11th July 2006
... .34L Units: uIU/L
I'm currently on 150 of Levoxyl (generic)
Well, whatayou guys say? I respect your...
- Armour vs other thyroid medications 10th July 2006
... of us are offered only a T4 med, like Synthroid or Levoxyl . And, in many cases, the body is able to convert...
- Levoxyl - anyone use with better results ? 8th July 2006
... I had better luck w/ Levoxyl , but I think it was a dye/binder/inactive ingredient ... after taking my Synthroid. I switched to dye-free Levoxyl 50 mcg, taking 1.5 tabs per day (equiv. to 75 mcg...
... batty LOL LOL ;)
Thanks for the input on the levoxyl ...... I am giving it one more try with Synthroid...
... Levoxyl has been a great pll for me...i am doing good on it...
... I take levoxyl and i like it because its shaped like a thyroid....
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- Starting dose 7th July 2006
... meds. He is going to start me on 125 micrograms of Levoxyl . Does that sound right?
How do I know if it's too...
- Please help....I have questions 5th July 2006
... causing this? I'm taking 3/4 gr. Armour + 12 1/2 mcg Levoxyl . Could this little bit of Levoxyl cause the aches...
- Reasons for Bound T4? 3rd July 2006
... I'm now on 125mg Levothroxine after being on 112mg Levoxyl . at one point i was on 150mg Levoxyl but the doctor...
- How long can you stay on Cytomel? 1st July 2006
... Doc has added T3 (cytomel) to my Levoxyl (t4). I've been on Levoxyl for years and was doing ... added, can I stay on cytomel long term just like the Levoxyl ?? I know I'll have to continually have my blood levels...
- How long did It take for your TSH for level out? 1st July 2006
... for Graves Disease with RAI years ago). I've been on levoxyl for years and for years my TSH was fine and I felt ... my meds, added 5 mcg of Cytomel (T3) - lowered my Levoxyl from .200 to .175 and I'll be rechecked in 6 weeks...
- Thyroid and Bladder Issues 30th June 2006
... treatments.....i know that when my docs have changed my levoxyl dosage about 6 weeks later i have a visit from that...
- new to all this....please help 30th June 2006
... the tests drank some iodine and they put me on 50mg levoxyl and ever since I still have never really felt the...
- Which thyroid med should I ask for - am seeing endo tomorrow 28th June 2006
... Hi Marty...am taking and love Levoxyl ...it comes in 25 mcg as the lowest dose and those...
... try them. Many people do very well on synthroid or levoxyl (T4 only medication), others do well on Armour or ... or other MD's start patients off with synthroid or levoxyl (T4) and see how they do. Some DO's (doctors of osteopathi...
- I am hypo-what? 27th June 2006
... what causes the poor conversion.
I'm on 50 mcg of Levoxyl now and have to increase it to 75 mcg today. He started...
- Betablockers and Thyroid Meds 27th June 2006
... 02), (Endo - TSH was 2.51 so he said I could up my levoxyl if i wanted too) and (my cardiologist - PSVT) trying...
- Please help me interpret my results, i feel like hell. 27th June 2006
... tests looked a lot llike mine and my doctor added Levoxyl (T4 only) to the Armour. Your FT3 is already nearly...
- Real Synthroid versus generic 26th June 2006
... Question Please: What is generic T4? Is it Levoxyl or is Levoxyl one of the name brands?? Thanks!...
... Question Please: What is generic T4? Is it Levoxyl or is Levoxyl one of the name brands?? Thanks!
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... would no longer pay for Synthroid so they gave me Levoxyl . I started having all the hypo symptoms all over...
- Lowering Antibodies 25th June 2006
... to my endo she took me off the Armour and put me on Levoxyl . I'm on 50mcg. Usually they'll start you out at 25...
- can levoxyl be stopped?? 24th June 2006
... store, but i still need to know if i can stop the levoxyl with out any serious effects:)...
... One cent,
Levoxyl stays in the system a fairly long time -- several ... overmedicated, your doc may advise to cut down on the Levoxyl , rather than to cut out entirely.
Thanks for...
... believe, started to get better also, which meant the levoxyl was to much, so i stopped the water cure, & i went ... the water cure but dont know what to do about the levoxyl !! i think its the sea salt, it seems to have all the...
- back from surgery 24th June 2006
... thyroxine (is that Cytomel or Synthroid). I was on levoxyl before the surgery and felt FANTASTIC. I mean I could...
- Midwest, Meep, Anyone...New Labs....Please help 23rd June 2006
... but was disapointed when he added only
12 1/2 mcg Levoxyl to my 3/4 gr Armour. This was in April and he didn...
... Well darn...
It looks like that little bit of Levoxyl did have some effect. It raised your FT4 a smidgen...
... If I were "the doctor", I would do away with the Levoxyl and replace it with another 1/4 gr. Armour. Then...
- no sleep!!!! 22nd June 2006
... good...maybe you can try another thyroid med such as Levoxyl ...hope you having some nice sleep soon...please let...
- Still frustrated, please help 21st June 2006
... Ticker...
I was on Cytomel along with my Levoxyl and honestly I believe I did better on that combination...
- Meep Please help me! Others welcome, too 19th June 2006
... and try taking my HTN meds approx 4 hours AFTER my Levoxyl ...could be it's interfaring with absorption although...
... your response. You said you take Armour along with Levoxyl ? Isn't Armour a combo of T3 and T4? Why do you still ... need to take Levoxyl ? I might need to return to the T3 but I should have...
- Thyroid surgery/ should I? 17th June 2006
... underactive) so Right away my physician put me on " Levoxyl " and sent me to a specialist where he performed an...
... on a thyroid ultrasound.I am hypothyroid and taking Levoxyl 200 mcg.Sorry you are going through all of this.....
- New to Thyrolar 16th June 2006
... nothing to say but good things about it...was put on Levoxyl which has also been wonderful for me...hope you continue...
- Please Help Me...Thyroid Ultrasound Results.. 13th June 2006
... make any sense with me being hypothyroid? i am taking levoxyl and supposed to have another ultrasound done in 6...
- 6 Week Dr's Visit 13th June 2006
... always a bad thing.
Also, if you have been taking Levoxyl , the new script for generic can cause trouble. It...
... hand but if I have more symptoms I'll pay for the Levoxyl . See, they had originally put me on office samples ... . So I had some Levoxyl and some Synthroid. Don't know for sure which I did...
- RAI Questions 13th June 2006
... surgically removed about three years ago. I was first on Levoxyl , the generic of synthroid, before my surgery to try...
- Under active Thyroid ? 13th June 2006
... diebetics this past Feb.They doc started him on 50 mcg of Levoxyl . And also has him going to a specialist this coming...
- Has Anyone Trie Just Taking Cytomel Alone & Time Released T3 10th June 2006
... having negative symptoms and went back to armour and levoxyl . The main difference I've noticed is that the armour ... been reading that all these meds--cytomel, synthroid, levoxyl , armour--are supposed to have bioidentical components...
- Adding t4 to Armour 10th June 2006
... because your t4 is low, so replace the armour with levoxyl until you reach that proper balance for your body...
- New Here and a Question 8th June 2006
... have since had three more children and with each, my levoxyl dose has increased. I just recently had my fourth ... happened to anyone else? The doctor took my off my levoxyl and has me on beta blockers which are causing me to...
... ermedicated right now. I don't understand why he took your Levoxyl away altogether, instead of lowering the dose to see...
- New test results including DHEA 7th June 2006
... have been taking 180 Mg of Armour along with 50 mg of levoxyl . For the past several weeks I have been feeling really...
... really have it drawn again, though) is to increase your Levoxyl , not the Armour. Make small increases on the LEvoxyl...
- Can other drugs - i.e., anti-anxiety - cause hypo? 7th June 2006
... when it was prescribed for me. And yes, Synthroid or Levoxyl (T4) are the synthetic versions of Levothyroxine....
... when it was prescribed for me. And yes, Synthroid or Levoxyl (T4) are the synthetic versions of Levothyroxine....
- Thyroiditis 7th June 2006
... have thyroiditis with a small nodule and was given Levoxyl by my GP. In a word it was - BAD. The side effects...
- help with meds 6th June 2006
... then synthroid 75 where my tsh was 1.7 then finally levoxyl 75 because he thought it would be better. Since last ... but I have a bite plate now. The doctor then gave me levoxyl 50 and cytomel 5. I have not begun this and he also...
- High TSH - Any advise please 6th June 2006
... increase me to .3). *Big Sigh* I've been taking my Levoxyl 2-3 hrs before any food - totally empty stomach so...
- New here and have some questions 6th June 2006
... to remove it because of the suspicion. I am now on levoxyl and I do not feel like the old days before surgery...
- Hypothyroid 5th June 2006
... I think - it comes at night (long after I take my levoxyl ). I guess it could be stress but I was on vacation...
- Going for a Thyroid Ultrasound... 5th June 2006
... another done in 3 months...i am hypothyroid and taking levoxyl ...what is a solid nodule...do most nodules show up...
- Help, I have NO idea what I SHOULD be doing. 5th June 2006
... Months that my general practice doctor has had me on Levoxyl . Every two months the dose has been prescribed “stronger...
- Levoxyl to Syntroid and some problems 4th June 2006
... assume the dosage is the same for Synthroid as for Levoxyl (50 mcg). Changing brands - for a reason I can't...
... Let me understand , , ,
First 3-4 weeks you took Levoxyl samples & did pretty good/ok. But now you've been ... that, I'd ask for them to call a perscription IN for levoxyl , make sure they tell pharm not to substitute!!! (you...
... of good advice, so far ...
If med switch back to Levoxyl doesn't do the trick, you might consider trying EPA...
... Perhaps you may want to consider taking Levoxyl if you were doing good taking it...please let us know...
... my own questions. I can't even tell you for sure if Levoxyl was better or body adjusted and I need more??????...
- Hooray!! 2nd June 2006
... She's starting on a tiny dose - 25 mcg of Levoxyl - which is appropriate because of her age. So long...
- Levoxyl to Armour Question... 2nd June 2006
... yesterday during the appointment.Thats why he gave me 7 levoxyl pills to last me till he got my lab results and figured...
... specialist switched me directly from levothroid (same as levoxyl ) to Armour and then added very small amount of levoxyl...
... changed me to 3/4 gr. (45mcg ) Armour + 12 1/2 mcg levoxyl . My labs before he added the 12 1/2 mcg of levoxyl ... So you can see why I don't think the 12 1/2 mcg of levoxyl is going to raise it enough, but even being on too...
... changed me to 3/4 gr. (45mcg ) Armour + 12 1/2 mcg levoxyl . My labs before he added the 12 1/2 mcg of levoxyl ... So you can see why I don't think the 12 1/2 mcg of levoxyl is going to raise it enough, but even being on too...
... surely he doesn't think that little 12 1/2 mcg of levoxyl is going to do the trick!!!!And he is supposed to ... and "that it is was ok to immediately switch from levoxyl to Armour"....
- Thyroid doctors Washington DC area 31st May 2006
... Tanen for the second time yesterday - he increased my Levoxyl from 112 to 137...... I am still very happy with him...
- Armour vs Synthroid - advice please ??? 31st May 2006
... switched me to Armour (3/4 gr.)with just a tiny bit of levoxyl (12 1/2 mcg)and I can tell a big difference even though...
- Hypoglycemia from Synthroid? 30th May 2006
... suffer from excessive hunger , but I sure did with levoxyl .. So i think it can be a combo of meds or hypoglycemia...
- Side effects of Armour? 30th May 2006
... possible side effects of them? I'm currently on 50mcg of Levoxyl .
Sorry for all the questions--I"m getting desperate...
... possible side effects of them? I'm currently on 50mcg of Levoxyl .
Sorry for all the questions--I"m getting desperate...
- how do i know if going the other way? 30th May 2006
... just wierd but that happened to me too on 50 mcg of levoxyl . It happened about 2 years ago and the doc said I ... Armour web site shows that is equal to 100 mcg of Levoxyl . So I'm lost on if it is a symptom of hypo or hyper...
- its qaulity of life ??? i just dont have!!!! 30th May 2006
... thyroid cancer needed a recent scan, and had to be off levoxyl for several weeks. She was allowed to stay on Cytomel ... the best she has felt in 20 years! Amazing!! Off Levoxyl , only taking T3. This is one crazy illness! Katpurs...
- Hypo now Hyper 27th May 2006
... I was on Levoxyl and they kept reducing it because my TSH level was...
- Crash And Burn Three Weeks Into Meds 26th May 2006
... I have been on 50 mcg of levoxyl for 3 weeks. I started to walk better ect. Some dys...
- Why hyper symptoms so suddenly? 25th May 2006
... 60 mcg Armour and maybe adding 12 1/2 or 25 mcg of Levoxyl . I take 12 1/2 mcg Levoxyl, they come in a 25 mcg...
... Thanks for all the replies.
Shmily, Has the levoxyl helped you feel better with the Armour? It seems my ... and support. Shmily, I will mention the addition of levoxyl to my doctor. See the paragraph above for more questions...
- want to know what to expect after surgery 23rd May 2006
... difficult time adjusting to my meds. I'm on 112 mcg. of Levoxyl now, and still feel sluggish, tired, achey and bloated...
- Need some help/support 21st May 2006
... medication--is it possible that I just don't tolerate Levoxyl very well? Any advice would be appreciated!...
- ? Cytomel questions ? 20th May 2006
... from 175 mcg of Levothyroxine (only T4) to 150 mcg of Levoxyl PLUS 5 mg of Cytomel. There are excellent sites out...
- whats your worst symptomof hypoT 20th May 2006
... Katpurs, I'm assuming you mean thyroid meds? I'm on Levoxyl 50mcg.
Kelly...
... Katpurs, I'm assuming you mean thyroid meds? I'm on Levoxyl 50mcg.
Kelly
hi kelly yes i mean levo thyroxine ... is that the same as your med levoxyl ???????????????? they should make us...
... Katpurs,
Levoxyl is one of the name brands for levothyroxine. I used ... levothyroxine but when I went to the endo she wanted me on Levoxyl specifically.
Kelly...
- selenium 19th May 2006
... started taking 200 mcgs of selenium plus 100mcgs of levoxyl . After awhile my fingernails started getting very...
- This is probably not a good idea but... 19th May 2006
... shakes). Maybe I'll try taking 1/2 a dose (I'm on Levoxyl 50) and if I start feeling hypo I can go back to the...
... :) !!
I think I'll try 1/2 of a dose tomorrow ( Levoxyl 25mcg) and if I don't get hyper symptoms I'll stick...
- Darvocet????? 18th May 2006
... is have any of you heard of it interfering with the levoxyl ? Wouldn't do me any good to sabatoge my thyroid meds...
- 'nother DOC bites the dust 18th May 2006
... brands. In the U.S., brand names are Levothroid, Levoxyl , Synthroid and Unithroid.
In Canada: Eltroxin...
- Cytomel seems to be helping me...and other sad news 18th May 2006
... BEGGED her doctor to put her on Cytomel along with the Levoxyl she was already taking....okay, some improvement perhaps ... cancer recurrence. She was told she had to stop the Levoxyl for like 3 weeks but could continue on the Cytomel...
... friend's second cancer surgery, she is back on the Levoxyl along with Cytomel. Since she felt so well on Cytomel ... alone, I am not real sure about why she is back on Levoxyl too, must be that TSH thing. I am glad you are doing...
- Thyroidectomy, anemia, Crohn's, thymus? 17th May 2006
... want to take me off Levothyroxine and switch me to Levoxyl plus Liothyronine, which has its own T3. These doctors...
- Hashimoto's infertility 17th May 2006
... I didn't get pregnant until I added Cytomel to my Levoxyl . I had been able to get my TSH below 2 on Levoxyl ... alone, but Cytomel + Levoxyl got my free T4 *and* free T3 level above mid range...
- does SYNTHROID come in 106mcg? 16th May 2006
... mcg...you could split 25 mcg and that comes to 106... Levoxyl comes in pills that breaks in half..you can go on...
- Environmental Toxcity and thyroid problems 16th May 2006
... thyroid function is low. T4 & T3 meds (currently Levoxyl & Cytomel) have made a big difference in my level...
... thyroid function is low. T4 & T3 meds (currently Levoxyl & Cytomel) have made a big difference in my level...
- Possible Thyroid/Yeast/Acne Connection 15th May 2006
... everyone! I have a multinodular goiter and have been on levoxyl for 5 years. (.075 - .88) For the past five years ... acne and now I am in my late 20's. I have lowered my levoxyl (thinking that this may have something to do with...
- Thyroid removal/psychotic reaction 15th May 2006
... this extreme. I know for myself, when I dont take my levoxyl for a few days in a row, I have memory problems, and...
- Skin symptoms 13th May 2006
... after taking the Synthroid.
I switched to dye-free Levoxyl & no longer have itching, however at times the pigmentation...
- Need opinions with Lab results 13th May 2006
... the new meds will work. I use to be on 124 mcg of Levoxyl until 3/30/06. My family physician decided that the...
- no reaction on armour? 12th May 2006
... range) could be suppressing your TSH. My dr. added levoxyl to my Armour to bring up my T4 and my TSH came up ...
I would think that adding some T4 only (maybe levoxyl ) would balance your ft's and bring your TSH up.
... also reduced my t3/t4 med and lowered my t3. The levoxyl raised my ft4 just a little. They are more balanced...
- One Week Later 10th May 2006
... I haven't shuffled much at all since I started the Levoxyl . But whew!!!!!! :) I have seen healthier days.
I...
... then downhill. But I am splitting 100 mcg tablets of Levoxyl and sometimes can't et split right. Today buying a...
- Armour vs. Thyrolar 10th May 2006
... (ft3 was 1 pt. below) he added only 12 1/2 mcg of levoxyl to my 3/4 gr of Armour. My next appointment is not...
- Diet suggestions to lose weight? PLEASE 10th May 2006
... Tracey...i am hypothyroid along with you...i am taking Levoxyl ...to maintain/loose weight i have little meals most...
