- Overdose?! Help please 17th June 2005
... weeks ago. Prior to that I had been taking 25 mcg of levoxyl - but not on an empty stomach, so no idea if any was...
... Seastar, I took the lowest dosage of levoxyl for a little over three weeks to treat thyroiditis ... hyper as it did. I am really wondering if was the levoxyl brand that did it. I've taken a short course of synthroid ... being prescribed. One thing I will never take again is levoxyl . However, on a postive note, my thyroid pain and the...
... synthroid and my first day back on a teensy dose of levoxyl (which I'm praying will not have the same effect)...
... Aparently the levoxyl was a big mistake. Thought maybe the brand would make...
- Can you have normal FT4 and high FT3? 17th June 2005
... Maybe I have a defect somewhere...I am taking .075 levoxyl and still don't feel well. Could there be something...
- I don't want surgery! 16th June 2005
... right...all calcified). I have been on 100 mcg of levoxyl for about a year. I've had the big sucker hemmorage ... endrocrinologist. She disagreed and wanted to give me the levoxyl and monitor me. FINE WITH ME!
The next ultrasound ... showed NO evidence of nodes. So...I stopped the levoxyl on my own and ran away happy.
Well....it's back...
- Hypo/Hashi - Hot/Cold Extremes 15th June 2005
... s. Also have a 5 cm nodule.
Currently on .125 Levoxyl with TSH of 5.3, was on .100 with TSH of 2.4
...
- Need Help and /or Advise 15th June 2005
... face...only to find out that is a symptom of too much levoxyl ...so we went from 150 mcg to 137....well not enough...
- How is everyone feeling today? 15th June 2005
... but I can't complain really. I am on 125 mcg of levoxyl and my doc wrote to tell me I need an increase. Which...
- Finnaly diagnosed hypo!! Medication help needed 14th June 2005
... could deffinatly use some medication."
She gave me Levoxyl , synthroid and a script for Armour. She said to try...
... so you think the synthroid is better over the levoxyl or Armour? She gave me scripts for all three....
- This is kinda gross, but I have to ask... 14th June 2005
... first started (like within a month or so)the Synthroid/ levoxyl , did you start having really loose stools?
Because ... terrible constipation with the hypoT, but now that I'm on levoxyl , I've noticed that when I go in the morning, it's...
- Does Synthroid effect menstrual cycle? 13th June 2005
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In that one month time, I was put on 50 mcg of Levoxyl , 1st month, same heavy, clotty time of month. Since...
- Hypoglycemic??? 13th June 2005
... I have been alternating between 50mcg and 75mcg of Levoxyl each day with 2.5mcg Cytomel. The doctor just adjust ... me Levoxyl to 75mcg every day with the 2.5mcg of Cytomel every...
- double dose of Synthroid 13th June 2005
... some reason it worked. She said that she was on .075 levoxyl and broke that in half and took one half in the morning ... may think about changing meds....like to Armour or levoxyl ...for example. Some people just do better on one med...
... Synthroid and my numbers dropped dramatically. Switched to Levoxyl and that made a big difference. :) Different meds...
... coming up and I need to drop atleast 20 lbs. I was on levoxyl didn't work on me, i was on it for 2 years, then my...
- Reaction to Cytomel T3 12th June 2005
... I felt very weird and bad!
I never had this on Levoxyl ... help!...
- Calling all new to Armour 12th June 2005
... had bronchitis.
3.) 6 months later Dr. did add .50 Levoxyl , but refuses to increase Armour. Even though I...
... a good idea if it's upsetting my stomach like the levoxyl and synthyroid did. Now all I have to do is convince...
- Anyone else ever get tremors with Hashi's??? 11th June 2005
... Graves' TSI antibodies also. I STILL have not taken my Levoxyl because I am afraid if this is actually Graves' I ... the hell is going on? Do I just swallow that stupid Levoxyl pill and risk more tremors and shakes or do I plead...
- Thymus and Hashimoto? 9th June 2005
... this point.
DX Hashimoto with Hypo Thyroid.
112 Levoxyl current dose
Problem: Large "lump" directly under...
- Saw A New Endo Today With Mixed Results 9th June 2005
... jinglebts, no I haven't really improved under the levoxyl . I just started on armour a couple days ago so hopefully...
... I take Levoxyl 100 mcg in the AM with 30 mg of Armour
I also take...
... jinglebts, no I haven't really improved under the levoxyl . I just started on armour a couple days ago so hopefully...
- I don't know if this is psychological or not 9th June 2005
... (previously 1.25 on 10/4/04)
I've been on Levoxyl 50mcg's for several years now. Recently I've been...
... Levoxyl always gave me a headache. And, a person can feel...
- Totally non-functional 'til about 3PM 8th June 2005
... different things. I've even started taking 25mcg Levoxyl (had some left over from another doc) with my morning...
- Sore soles anyone? 8th June 2005
... my new insurance i switched Synthroid for generic ( Levoxyl ) , and 4 months later i started having symptoms again...
- Red, flushed, hot face - thyroid? 7th June 2005
... the cold or A/C has bothered me to. Doc just moved levoxyl dosage from .11 to .125
I too have the red face...
- Those have or had anxiety from thryoid probs 6th June 2005
... underactive thyroid) and was given a choice of synthroid, Levoxyl or Armour. I chose synthroid for the time being starting...
- Armour Thyroid 6th June 2005
... absorption.
I haven't tried under the tongue - I'm on Levoxyl - can you take it that way too????...
... I've heard that there is no need to take the Levoxyl (T4 only med) that way.
I take Armour and have...
- So Tired...Depressed...Fat....! 6th June 2005
... WOW. I never looked like that. Now that I'm on the levoxyl , I have seen a slight change...eye bags not so big...
... I'm on my 3rd set of meds - started on 25mcg's of Levoxyl , then 50 and now 100 for the past 3 weeks. Still...
- Re: Hypo-hyper? 4th June 2005
... Armour now, as I also had it on levothroid. I was on levoxyl as well, and did not do well at all. I was even more...
- Feel like a major basket case 3rd June 2005
... I began a .25 dose of levoxyl about 3 weeks ago and did fine until a few days ago ... I called my doctor today and was told to stop the levoxyl and come into see him next week. In the meantime,...
... thyroiditis which is most of the reason I was taking the Levoxyl . I am thinking I'll get everything checked out and...
- High Cortisol 3rd June 2005
... like after I got really sick and lost weight that my levoxyl was too high! After 7 months of still not feeling...
... 2 so I am praying that it will hold with the ,.25 levoxyl ... they sent me for an MRI and it showed that my...
- Went to the Doctor's today...I'm not happy! 3rd June 2005
... Armour has helped me more than Levoxyl did. But I agree with midwest1 - it's not a good...
- Withdrawing from Thyroid Meds 3rd June 2005
... thyroid problem when I was on Zoloft.. I was put on .75 Levoxyl .. I dont know if the Zoloft was the cause or not...
... it.. I wonder if I start back on just .25 of the levoxyl if that would work for now??
I really wish I never...
- Hashimotos Turned Hyper 3rd June 2005
... while you are going thru this? I kept taking my .75 Levoxyl and for 7 months it felt toxic! I stopped completely...
... meds while this is going on? I kept taking the .75 Levoxyl and for 7 months I have felt toxic! I stopped taking...
- Not good synthroid 3rd June 2005
... won't take anything but synthroid. My Aunt was on levoxyl and switched to synthroid and is doing much better ... .
If I had taken synthroid instead of levoxyl when they were trying to shrink my thyroid, I might...
... feel better a lot of the time than I did before the levoxyl , but how do I know whether I might have less swinging...
- Armour doses above 2 grains ??? 2nd June 2005
... I am on 3 grains of Armour plus 75 of Levoxyl . I've read that the full replacement dose of Armour...
- Antidepressants and Thyroid 2nd June 2005
... and my TSH was up over 3. I was then treated with Levoxyl up to .75. I have read that Zoloft can block thyroid...
- What is your Amour dose with or without Synthroid? 1st June 2005
... am taking 3 grains (180 mg) of Armour and 75 mg of Levoxyl , most days. I am still getting adjusted and find I ... and sweat too much occasionally, so I cut back the Levoxyl to 62.5 mg for a day or so and those symptoms go away...
... I take 2 grains of Armour with 50mgs of levoxyl . In the morning I take 1 grain of armour +25mg of ... levoxyl . I repeat this in the afternoon. All done sublingually...
... grains (180 mg) of Armour. I was switched from 175 mcg Levoxyl and 45 mg of Armour to 3 grains about 2 weeks ago...
... I take 100 mcg Levoxyl with 30 mg of Armour every morning.
In the afternoon ... do in the mornings. He just recently incrased my Levoxyl on my suggestion - and I think I'm okay on the Armour...
- Synthroid and pot belly 1st June 2005
... medications before I am on them. My doctor also mentioned Levoxyl . I will check out that thread you mentioned.
Thanks...
- Hi all...my test results :-) 31st May 2005
... Hi everyone...
I have a goiter. I have been on levoxyl for about 4 years at .025. I got my results back...
- who's on medication for hashi's? Does it work? 31st May 2005
... March and my dr. immediately started me on 50 mcg of levoxyl . My TSH at that time was 5.9. I saw the doc again...
- pounding heartbeat - please clue me in here.. 30th May 2005
... When I first started on Levoxyl , I had no heart palps. But when my doc added T3 (Cytomel...
- Terrified of thyroidectomy 30th May 2005
... identical hormones (no side-effects), having tried Levoxyl (terrible headaches) and synthetic HRT (headaches...
- Ar there any guys here? 28th May 2005
... as if that's the only symptom.
I have been on levoxyl for six weeks with no results. I had an endo apt...
- new hypo symptoms on Synthroid possible? 28th May 2005
... Pixiek - You and me both. I started on .25 grams of Levoxyl 3 weeks ago. Everything seemed fine until the last...
- Wasn't even trying and found a doc!!! 27th May 2005
... this.
I posted that I upped myself to 100mcgs of Levoxyl 10 days ago and the doc called a few days ago only...
- Endo was a jerk. 27th May 2005
... I was on 75mcgs of Levoxyl for three yrs before I switched over to Armour. I...
- Dr appt - nodules/hashi's 27th May 2005
... for my 8 week check up after starting on 50 mcg of levoxyl . I am still worried about the nodule that was 2 cm...
- are people here on both synthroid on cytomel? 27th May 2005
... and the Synthroid is T4. I, too, am on T3 and T4 ( Levoxyl and Cytomel) - Levoxyl is the same as Synthroid - ... just another brand name. I'm on 175mcg of Levoxyl and 5mg of Cytomel and, also like you, I've noticed...
- Need help understanding biopsy results 26th May 2005
... endo again on Tuesday. He started me on .50 mcg of levoxyl 8 weeks ago in hopes of shrinking the nodule. It has...
- Help with labs and docs! 26th May 2005
... must be why your T3 level was so low before you took Levoxyl .
Just the fact that the level was within the range ... do the job for you.
Taking a T4-only drug like Levoxyl won't help, because the T4 wasn't being converted ... there's no earthly reason to think you aren't... the Levoxyl isn't doing you much good.
Now, there are plenty...
... kept thinking to myself, "What's the point of taking levoxyl if it's not doing anything even though my TSH and...
- This might be a silly question, but... 26th May 2005
... that their doctor didn't give them I higher dosage of levoxyl because once you go to the higher dosage, your body...
... that their doctor didn't give them I higher dosage of levoxyl because once you go to the higher dosage, your body...
- Results..confused..is this hashi's? Pls Help!! 25th May 2005
... normal, because of my goiter he put me on .75mcgs of levoxyl . I truely believe that my thyroid had put me into...
- Levoxyl/Cytomel vs. Armour 25th May 2005
... Hashi. Levels were off the charts. She put me on Levoxyl 75 mcg and Cytomel 5 mcg. Started doing lots and ... should I start on?
Has anyone made the switch from Levoxyl /Cytomel to Armour and done well?
Is there any information...
... currently having my meds adjusted. I've always been on the Levoxyl , but now my new Endo has added 5mg of Cytomel. It...
... no real equality between them.
Your 75 mcgs of Levoxyl and 5 mcgs Cytomel equal about 95 mcgs of T4. That...
... I made the switch from Levoxyl and Cytomel to Armour a few months ago. I felt good ... on both drugs but the Levoxyl had started to make my ankles swell, so I asked my ... Armour.
I had no problems switching over from 125 mg Levoxyl and 17.5 mcg of Cytomel to 2 grains of Armour and ... 50 mg of Levoxyl . I just switched one day. No symptoms, and n about ... months I am up to 3 grains of Armour and about 75 mg of Levoxyl . I say about because I am still not at optimum doses ... it is a toss up for me whether I take two pills of Levoxyl and Armour or Levoxyl and Cytomel. I end up paying...
... 3-1.9)
%Fr Testos 1.2% (0.9-3.8)
I started the Levoxyl /Cytomel about a year ago. They increased the Levoxyl...
- Got some Q's--looking for A's 25th May 2005
... onsistently gain weight over time even when they are on the levoxyl ? Is this true? I thought by regulating your metabolism...
... that while I felt better the first few days on the levoxyl , I'm feeling run down again. Probably because slowly...
- amour and levoxyl 24th May 2005
... Armour contains t4 and t3. Synthroid and levoxyl only contain t4....
... take and what are the benefits of taking amour over levoxyl ? It seems not a lot of doctors prescribe amour. I...
- Thyroid treatment and menstruation 23rd May 2005
... problems have been related to being hypo. I was put on levoxyl and have been taking that for about 2 weeks now. Seems...
- What do I do??????? 23rd May 2005
... calm down. Not sure about armour, but have been on levoxyl and synthroid. The added Cytomel has done wonders...
- Eating Crow-Feathers Flyin-Utterly fed up with Drs ! 22nd May 2005
... monitored, but from now on it's my decision how much levoxyl I take. It's easy enough to buy it without the Dr...
- Desperately In Need Of Help 21st May 2005
... hypoT/Hashis 2 years ago. I have tried Synthroid and Levoxyl which neither one of them worked for me. I gained...
- Levoxyl or Synthroid: Which is better? 21st May 2005
... Synthroid for 5 years, did very well, but i switched to Levoxyl (new insurance) and 4 months later the hypo symptoms...
... that Synthroid is the better drug for you and that Levoxyl is ineffective. As I said, the current push is for...
- Fancy numbers and questions on adding T3 21st May 2005
... down and give an addition of Armour.
I take both Levoxyl and Armour and I love it....
- Neck Soarness!! 20th May 2005
... hypothyroidism in the last month and have been taking levoxyl for about 2 weeks now. Not sure if the drug is making...
- Diagnosis=Hashimoto's 20th May 2005
... have had it for about 2 years. I've been on 50 mcg of levoxyl for about 8 weeks, I think now and I am feeling, overall...
... right. And at that time, 8 weeks ago, I was put on levoxyl in hopes of shrinking the nodule. I never really complained...
- t3, skin color, bmr ... lots of questions 20th May 2005
... itch all the time.
My doc started me on 50 mcg of Levoxyl about 6 weeks ago, and the cold spells have pretty...
- Looking for new dr. in ST. Louis 19th May 2005
... Veronikis. Her regular doctor has her on a small dose of levoxyl but when I was at her house Friday I felt her neck...
- new results...time for a new doc I think 19th May 2005
... with lab range of .5 - 5) and started me on 50 mcg of Levoxyl . Well, long story short, I hated Lovoxyl and was changed...
- Heart rate goes up and down, sometimes 70 bpm, sometimes in the 100's 19th May 2005
...
I have the same thing. Before I started on meds ( Levoxyl 50mcg 6 weeks ago), my HR was always around 70-80...
- i am new.. and i got questions about bloodwork 18th May 2005
... well, i have been on levoxyl for about 4 years now... with adjustments and all...
... well, i have been on levoxyl for about 4 years now.OHHHHHHHHHH.... Well that makes...
- Word from anyone who is feeling well 18th May 2005
... am feeling better. I had surgery in jan been on levoxyl ever since and I can't say I am 100% but I am feeling...
- weight loss from hypothyroid drug?? 18th May 2005
... gained 30 lbs. in the 3 yrs. that I've been taking Levoxyl for hypo. (I did have a baby in that time too :)...
- 3rd set of labs since meds...... 17th May 2005
... Free 305 PG/DL (230-420)
Got put on 25mcg's of Levoxyl - and the endo is still patronizing me. Said that ... saw him in February.
However, he did increase the Levoxyl to 50 mcg's. I told him I wanted to drive my TSH down ...
FT3 - 308
FT4 - 1.1
Have been on 50 mcg's of Levoxyl since the April numbers and I seem to be more tired...
... you nuts.
Traci, I hope that they will raise your levoxyl dose because you need it. ;)...
... refill amount I have the ability to take 100 mcg's of Levoxyl and I'm sorely tempted to start doing that in anticipation...
- Low TSH/cytomel 17th May 2005
... Most people start on a T4 drug like Synthroid or Levoxyl . (In fact, most doctors even refuse to prescribe...
- Panic Attacks from Hypothyroidism 17th May 2005
... around 21 years old, now 34.
I do have a scriipt for Levoxyl , but despite what every doctor in the country has ... stabilize myself a little better, I might start taking the Levoxyl . U?ntil then, its just a matter of time before my...
- Extreme Fatigue After Exercise 16th May 2005
... getting anything done. I wonder.. I usually take Levoxyl .100mcg, but my pharmacist gave me Levothyroin Tab...
- My doctor just told me I didn't need to know... 16th May 2005
... do. I have a script for the next higher dosage of levoxyl and am considering filling it and taking it. Thank...
- Late growth through Euthyrox? 16th May 2005
... your body cells' natural functions.
Synthroid, Levoxyl , Levothroid, Euthyrox, et al, are single hormone synthetic...
- Better in the PM and type of fatigue ?'s 16th May 2005
... this. I have just recently started on a low dose of levoxyl again which I am hoping will help to level things...
... I'm on Levoxyl and feel much better in the evenings......
- giving up 16th May 2005
... he did was add Cytomel (or armour if desired) to my levoxyl . Also along the path of getting me to my optimum ... levels - he switched me to Synthroid. Levoxyl wasn't doing anything for me anymore.
Since this...
- Do antibodies come down after starting meds??? 14th May 2005
... very high and Im hoping that if I start the meds ( Levoxyl ), they will come down, but am worried if this is just...
... it. Sometimes I just wanna start swallowing those Levoxyl 's and end up in the ER totally hyper so I can for ... says its clearly Hashi's and I just need to take the Levoxyl and my T3 should come down, putting an end to the...
... that out, right?
I am soooo afraid to take the Levoxyl . Doctors get pissed at me cause they write the scripts...
