- Advice on Cytomel Please - Just Got Rx 26th September 2003
... blood pressure and palpitations after increasing my Levoxyl to 88mcg from 75mcg. Well, now I've found a doctor...
... or mcg) of cytomel added. I know from when I was on levoxyl that .112 of the T4 drug is about all I can take before...
... poizngypsy, On .125 of synthroid or levoxyl my hair really starting falling out. Resting pulse...
- Frustrated and discouraged newbie-tests normal , but something is wrong! 25th September 2003
... She then told my sister she was hypo, and started levoxyl . Skin rashes worsened. She was then referred to another...
- Cytomel Stories 25th September 2003
... have a Rx for Cytomel in my hand. I am currently on Levoxyl 75mcg. My TSH was 5.1 and they told me to increase...
... dealt with, who knows.
I will still take my 75mcg of levoxyl concurrently.
I've just had bouts recently after...
... As for your case, Cytomel is 4 times as strong as Levoxyl , so that 12.5 dose seems like about the right dose ... for your weight (in combination with the Levoxyl ). It could change things very quickly (hours) or...
- synthroid -anyone switch too 25th September 2003
... switched to synthroid and had success? I am currently on levoxyl and it is causing swelling and a rash on my face. ... kinds of hypothroid symptoms in me so I went back to levoxyl --really frustrated please someone anyone have any...
- Translating Test Results - Help 25th September 2003
... of the other synthetic T4-only meds like Eltroxin, Levoxyl or Unithroid.
20% of the T3 in a healthy adult's...
- recent labs & question regarding symptoms 24th September 2003
... on my labs having anything to do w/ my anxiety? My Levoxyl dose was upped to 200 mcg after the labs so I'm really...
... look like your body is converting the T4(Synthroid or Levoxyl ). You need a T3/T4 drug like Armour anyway. Have you...
... hormones. Many people(ME), if we take enough Synthroid or Levoxyl to get our T3 high enough, we end up toxing out on...
- Graves Disease/Radiation therapy 24th September 2003
... like elephant feet. Since then I have gone up to 200 Levoxyl . There were other complications once the weight came...
... information about the books. I am currently stabilized on Levoxyl . I am taking 200m. I have learned that blindly following...
- Panic disorder and Thyroid problems-survey 23rd September 2003
... timed-release T3 for the past 5 months (I tried adding Levoxyl to the Armour for about a year and couldn't stand...
- Meds not right, I'm so miserable! 20th September 2003
... then to get on the right meds. The endo has me on Levoxyl 125, I feel like I'm crawling out of my skin, my first...
... you had no thyroid what RAI helped for??
As for the levoxyl thing ...i m so sorry you re through this...i guess...
... consider Armour. It not only has the T4 that is in the Levoxyl , but T3, T2, T1, and calcitonin, none of which you ... T4 you are getting to T3. You don't have that with Levoxyl and will feel crummy.
Since T3 is not there and the...
... removed. I was on Synthroid 125. I then had to take Levoxyl because my pharmacy could not fill my meds for about...
- Hello from the ICU 20th September 2003
... people. Others in the same boat as me. I have been on levoxyl 75mcg for a long, long time now and whenver I have ... there and me feeling tired a lot, my doc increased my Levoxyl from 75mcg to 88mcg. A week after the increase, my ... as follows:
8/20/03 (10 days after increasing my levoxyl I was trying to get a baseline readin gof FT4/FT3 ... results of a higher TSH. I went back on 75mcg of Levoxyl myself and am going to a new doctor this Friday.
...
... been on synthroid before and levothroid and am now on levoxyl . I don't know if maybe switching brands would help...
- Water Retention - Help! 19th September 2003
... was just diagnosed hypo this week and started taking Levoxyl on Tuesday (very low does - half of .025mg daily)...
- SkyEagle - question 18th September 2003
... have two questions for you: I started on 50 mcg of levoxyl and was bumbed up to 62.5 mcg after five weeks. Will ... increase to become fully effective? I have been on Levoxyl for 8 weeks now and quite honestly, I have noticed...
- I need thyroid surgery and I am scared to death! Please help! 18th September 2003
... been on any thyroid meds previously. I was put on Levoxyl to shrink the goiter but to no avail. Alas, I had...
- SkyEagle, Meep -- advice 17th September 2003
... blood pressure as indicated by my recent posts.
On Levoxyl 75mcg on 7/31/03 my TSH was 5.185
Increased to 88mcg ... FT3 remaining constant?
Free T$ on 8/1/02 (75mcg Levoxyl ) 1.29 (same reference ranges as above)
I'm sorry...
... from 8/10 to 9/15 tests with the higher dose of Levoxyl .
Since I went on a higher dose of T4 and my FT3...
... from 8/10 to 9/15 tests with the higher dose of Levoxyl . Do you think that the increased BP and heart rate...
- Does anyone actually feel better with a higher TSH? 17th September 2003
... the time, anxiety, dry skin, etc. Went on 25mcg of Levoxyl and TSH came down to 6.5. Dr. increased the dose...
- Surgery 17th September 2003
... been on lots of different dosages of synthroid or levoxyl for years now.
Ha! My favorite quote! "And this...
- newly dx, lots of questions 17th September 2003
... popular one is called Synthroid. You'll also hear about Levoxyl , Levothroid, and some others. In addition, you'll...
- brain fog? 16th September 2003
... postings in reference to "brain fog." I have been on levoxyl (62.5 mcg)for 8 weeks now, and have noticed an improvment ... is it a symptom of hythroidism or a side effect of levoxyl ?
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- MEEP?--Anyone. Advice Please 16th September 2003
... my head before I call my doctor if I can.
on 75mcg Levoxyl
7/31/03
TSH 5.185 (0.350-5.500)
8/1/03
T4 12.1 ... 1.80)
Free T3 3.0 (2.3-4.2)
8/10/03 started 88mcg Levoxyl . About a week on the increased dose started having ... 03 doctor advised me to start taking the 88mcg of Levoxyl every other day because of the blood pressure increase...
... body is adjusting) or do I go back on my 75 mcg of Levoxyl until I go to the new doctor.
Any advice on that...
... it looks like I need to be on a higher dose of my Levoxyl . But the higher dose seems to be too much. I'm...
... someone now.
My doctor that prescribed my increase in Levoxyl said that my body was adjusting to the increased dose...
... checked it is always on the low end. One week after my Levoxyl being increased, I felt like the sides of my face...
... it looks like I need to be on a higher dose of my Levoxyl . But the higher dose seems to be too much. I'm...
... stranger things have happened but after I was on the Levoxyl 88mcg for about 5 weeks I went BACK to my original...
- Feeling dizzy and lightheaded 16th September 2003
... had radioiodine done last November and started on Levoxyl 100 back in January. I was on Levoxyl 150 in July...
... I was on Levoxyl 75mcg and feeling tired a lot. Checked my TSH and ... weeks of every other day. There is no dose between Levoxyl 75mcg and 88mcg so I don't know what to do and my...
- ASAP - lab results - Help 16th September 2003
... my head before I call my doctor if I can.
on 75mcg Levoxyl
7/31/03
TSH 5.185 (0.350-5.500)
8/1/03
T4 ... Free T3 3.0 (2.3-4.2)
8/10/03 started 88mcg Levoxyl . About a week on the increased dose started having ... 03 doctor advised me to start taking the 88mcg of Levoxyl every other day because of the blood pressure increase...
- still confused 15th September 2003
... that you re maybe hypo...so he gives you by mistake levoxyl ...and after a while on medication you produce hyperthyroidi...
- Anyone, muscle twitching, excessive thirst, nausea, fast heart rate 15th September 2003
... symptoms with borderline hypothyroidism. I am on .050mg Levoxyl . These things come and go. My TSH ranges from 1...
... symptoms with borderline hypothyroidism. I am on .050mg Levoxyl . These things come and go. My TSH ranges from 1...
- Levoxyl side effects?? 15th September 2003
... I started on a low dose of Levoxyl three weeks ago. I haven't noticed any unusual side...
... Hi. I have been on levoxyl for 9 weeks. My doctor told me I would not notice ... not experienced any of the normal "side effects" of levoxyl . I am still trying to find what the side effects...
... effect I have heard of is hair loss after starting levoxyl , lasts anywhere from 1-3 months.
...
... am scared of losing my hair after JUST starting on Levoxyl . I had no thyroid or replacement therapy for a month ... know how common it is to lose your hair when starting Levoxyl ?...
... Hello...I am hypothyroid and been on Levoxyl 200 mcg for about 3 years.I have had no side effects ... tired but this happens when I do not get enough sleep. Levoxyl has been a wonderful thyroid pill for me:)...
- My letter to a pharmacy that messed up... 15th September 2003
... find that, somehow, the brand has been switched to Levoxyl . This is unacceptable to me. I specifically ordered ... example, from the current prescription insert for Levoxyl available online at levoxyl.com: "... [for] patients...
- sharing my experiment... 15th September 2003
... had hit the T4 toxic level for me(like when I was on Levoxyl ). Lowered to 180mg again and asked for Cytomel. He...
- New Dosage 14th September 2003
... over and did a ekg and it was fine. I have been on Levoxyl 0.1mg for years was on synthroid at first but HMO ... made me take Levoxyl . I had my throyid checked in March and it was fine ... Synthroid at 0.075 and he told the pharmacy not to give me Levoxyl . How long does it take for the new dosage to work...
- it's getting worse -- oh WHINE ... 13th September 2003
... told in January 2003, that I had low thyroid. I take levoxyl . The dosage was decreased from ? to 0.075 because ... I know that I should have. Anyway, this time my levoxyl was reduced to 0.05. I thought that the Dr. would...
- Nausea...anyone else? 12th September 2003
... breakfast. On a different note, my mom got a new rx for levoxyl and it immediately made her sick everyday within an...
- Levoxyl 112mcg recalled 12th September 2003
... meds in theirs. I just found more specifics on this Levoxyl screw up. My best friend and her mom are both on the ... stuff; I gotta call them too.
Levoxyl affected is the 112mcg, 100 count bottles. Repackaged ... thyroid med for dogs was mixed in with this batch of Levoxyl .
[This message has been edited by AngelaA (edited...
... I take Levoxyl , not the dose on the recall, but it makes you wonder...
... strict guidelines. The worst thing about this horrible Levoxyl goof-up is that the dog med is a higher dose 0.2 mg...
... I took Levoxyl .112 and bought it by the bottle(100) until the first...
... healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
My dr took me off Levoxyl about 6wks ago because it was being recalled but i...
- Anyone still have twitches? 11th September 2003
... have this problem with twitching until I increased my Levoxyl about 5 weeks ago. Then I started getting this twitching...
- symptoms 10th September 2003
... feel a little reved up the first few days on 25mcg of Levoxyl and then I just went back to where I was. I have...
- Terrible anxiety about hair loss ,doctors and this "disease" 9th September 2003
... hyper and hypo, even eyebrows, both on Synthroid and Levoxyl . When they switched me to Armour, even my eyebrows...
- Enlarged thyroid 9th September 2003
... though my thyroid levels were "normal" and put on .075 levoxyl . I did and still do have an enlarged thyroid. My ...
- Meep or someone, test results and doctor opinion 9th September 2003
... doctor yesterday and he went ahead and started me on Levoxyl (sp)100 mcg. I doesn't really think I have a problem...
- question for Iwannalife 8th September 2003
... adrenalin rush/anxiety feelings. They switched me to Levoxyl , moved meds up and down. I got hyper symptoms when...
- can any of this be connected to hypo? 8th September 2003
... replies
My doc has upped my dosage. I started on 100 Levoxyl then 125, 150 and now 175. Actually, he screwed up ... when I see him next. Why in the middle of taking Levoxyl I was given Levothroid? (I'm naive enough or just ... stupid enough to have thought that maybe Levoxyl did not go up to 150 so that was what the switch was ... for... then, I was back on Levoxyl @ 175) Anyway, I do appreciate your replies. They...
- feeling "off" 7th September 2003
... low BBT, etc. And, after two months on 62.5 mcg of levoxyl , the cold skin is gone, and the lethargy and fatigue ... strange feeling for three days now. Gosh, maybe the levoxyl is working! Is this a symptom of hypothyroidism?...
- lab results 4th September 2003
... Hello all. I have been on Levoxyl .175 for about 3 months and recently had my tests...
- how do you deal with it all? 3rd September 2003
... decided to shut down.
last week, on my own, i upped my levoxyl (.1 mg/tablet and 1 tablet daily) to 1 and a half...
... thursday of next week. i'm picking up a new bottle of levoxyl today, so i'm going to stay on the 1.5 tablets/day ... removed half my thyroid gland and put me on .1 mg of levoxyl daily. that helped, but not enough. it just occurred...
- headaches 3rd September 2003
... seems like it might have started when I increased my levoxyl about 3 weeks ago. ...
- changing from synthroid to armour???? 2nd September 2003
... variations now, but there used to be. I switched from Levoxyl to Armour 2 monts ago. I had so many hypo side effects ... of funny/gritty, went from horrible muscle aches on Levoxyl to major joint aches(lasted about 2 weeks) on Armour...
- Hi again! Sorry for whinning about wanting to die. 2nd September 2003
... still have thyroid symptoms, I am going to increase my Levoxyl from 50 mcg to 75 mcg.
I have an appointment with...
- Hashimotos...pls help anyone...i m desperate 2nd September 2003
... It's a darn roller coaster.
Oh, and I was put on Levoxyl at first, then after surgery synthroid.
What was...
- peeing all morning long after meds! anyone? 1st September 2003
... worried something else might be wrong--After I take my levoxyl in the morning I pee all morning long!!!!!!!!!!!!...
- Meep -- Your Thoughts Please 31st August 2003
... my body?
After labs on 7/31/03 my doc increased my Levoxyl from 75mcg to 88mcg. About a week after being on that...
- thanks annette and IWL 30th August 2003
... two days which completely led me to believe it was levoxyl . Unithroid produced so many other symptoms in me ... fog that I really had no choice but to go back to levoxyl and now I'm thinking about not taking anything and...
- help!-anyone go off meds with success 30th August 2003
... this medicine is tearing my skin up!!!!!!!!!! I'm on Levoxyl and I really like it--but I have a red rash on my ... how I feel--anyone gone off and feel better? I like levoxyl but I do not like this rash --I've tried unithroid...
... Both Levoxyl and Unithroid in 50mcg are apparently dye-free as...
... had dyes. This happened to me with Synthroid and Levoxyl . It took a few years for my doctor to figure it out ... but once she did, I then took only the dye free.
Levoxyl is the med I take now, very happily, but it always ... time, but that all changed when I got on the dye free Levoxyl and started to feel good for the first time. Hang...
- Starting meds after RAI 30th August 2003
... weight and height. I'm 5'8" and weigh 125lbs, I take Levoxyl 125. So unless you're about 40lbs, the 50mcgs isn...
- how long for meds to work? 30th August 2003
... I have been taking 50mcg of levoxyl for six weeks. I have read a lot of different opinions...
- don't know what to do!!! help!! 30th August 2003
... and be patient. Thyroid medicine like Synthroid and Levoxyl , take weeks to get some decent effects on any dosage ... I'm assuming by the does it is either Synthroid or Levoxyl .
I have to say that I first started out on Armour...
... them so that i can spot them ...
and what's this levoxyl ? one drug i have is called "eltroxin (levothyroxine ... different strengths i guess, but i've never heard of levoxyl ... i guess when i was on 75 and feeling FAIRLY comfortable ... symptoms (fibre, lactulose, selenium) ... and try this levoxyl when my endo comes back ...
i guess i should never...
... my endo's nurse, because that is why she mentioned levoxyl ---I mispelled it on the earlier post.
Levoxyl is ... consistencies.
All I know is from the first pill of Levoxyl I felt NO WEIRDNESS!!! I was so happy. I could finally ... other people who had problems on Synthroid did good on Levoxyl . So, your endo or your great, huggable GP shouldn ... 't have a problem if you switch to Levoxyl , because it is supposed to be just like Synthroid ... feelings, I wouldn't even mention about switching to Levoxyl , but because of those funny feelings you are finding ... beginning of thyroid treatment, you could make a switch to Levoxyl , and that might take care of your problems. I really ... Myself, and 4 friends and family members taking either Levoxyl or Synthroid, we are all doing great just on the levothyrox...
... further illustrate my point, I feel the same about Levoxyl as you do the Cytomel, Tammy. Nasty stuff, you couldn ... m fine with Synthroid, I'm fine with Cytomel. But Levoxyl is demon-seed to me. Nasty stuff, made me feel nasty ... beginning of thyroid treatment, you could make a switch to Levoxyl , and that might take care of your problems.
I can...
... Sky_Eagle1 did your problem with Levoxyl happen on all the various pills, including the dye ... free? And were you just on Levoxyl at the time, or were you taking something else? It ... shared that to understand what your problem was with Levoxyl , other than saying it was 'nasty stuff'. What kind ... from Cytomel. It would be interesting to read what Levoxyl did to you.
I have multiple allergies to a broad ... medicines, and it says a lot to me that I can tolerate Levoxyl , the 50 mcg dye-free pill, without a single adverse ... healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif[/img]
But do tell what Levoxyl did to you and on what pills, if you tried the dye ... free or not. For me, I'm a life long Levoxyl girl, and Cytomel is as close to evil in pill form...
... I agree with Sky Eagle about Levoxyl being "my" poison. T3 is the best thing that ever ... well medically that is. The doctors kept bumping my Levoxyl up and my tsh would actually stay high, but I got...
... thank God.
Thanks for sharing your experience on Levoxyl . That was weird! All the times on my meds I was...
... Sky_Eagle1 did your problem with Levoxyl happen on all the various pills, including the dye ... free? And were you just on Levoxyl at the time, or were you taking something else? It ... shared that to understand what your problem was with Levoxyl , other than saying it was 'nasty stuff'. What kind ... experiences to not even want to get anywhere near Levoxyl anymore....
- Does anyone have trouble with lactic acid buildup? 30th August 2003
... spells when my TSH is in the 0.5 to 1.5 range. I take levoxyl . I haven't had any help from any doctors on this...
- anxiety relief 29th August 2003
... to hear from you. No I am back to the same dose of levoxyl . I stopped the Armour because it was making me feel...
- Levoxyl 29th August 2003
... I take Levoxyl .75mcg and have for over two years. I have to say...
... I also take .75 levoxyl . Been taking it for two years. I started off on ... I was 100 years old. I feel that with taking the levoxyl I am still missing something in my body. I am trying...
... hi, I've been on Levoxyl for years and years. For the most part, the only ... pressure. So, my doc just said today to take the levoxyl every other day instead of every day and to check...
... iodine 5 years ago and was put on synthroid and then levoxyl and was miserable. The male doc I was going to had...
... I'm on Levoxyl 125, just upped from 112. I had been on the 125 previously ... way. Other than just trying to get regulated, I like Levoxyl ....
... Levoxyl made me feel a little better than I had been. I was...
... great success stories. Joarms I felt pretty good on Levoxyl for the first 3 years. Maybe a little more tired, ... body(lactic acid buildup, etc)Even my M.D. who is on Levoxyl admitted that he didn't have much energy. I think...
... I have been taking 50 levoxyl for about 6 weeks now. I haven't noticed any drastic...
- Hashi's 29th August 2003
... right. It's up to you. I was on the lowest dose of levoxyl for a year, and my goiter didn't get smaller it got...
- i figured out what my problem is ... 29th August 2003
... fixes and it takes time to get better on Synthroid and Levoxyl , because these medicines work slowly....
- Results - Advice 29th August 2003
... LOL.
After labs on 7/31/03 my doc increased my Levoxyl from 75mcg to 88mcg. About a week after being on that...
... rate up again today. Doc said to start taking the levoxyl every OTHER day and have my TSH checked next week...
- Hypothermia,cold... anxiety or thyroid? 29th August 2003
... but my TSH is still quiet high. I'm now on .175 Levoxyl . But this panic stuff is for the birds. I can't...
- Synthroid and the Dyes used 29th August 2003
... Levoxyl and Unithroid use color coding on all but their 50mcg...
- How long should I wait to take calcium, and premarin after my meds? 28th August 2003
... about this calcium/thyroid med question. I take my levoxyl in the am, and have been trying to drink a big glass ... might be a problem. Which am I interfering with the levoxyl or the calcium?
Evie...
- Raw Thyroid???? 28th August 2003
... am very curious about this product. I have been on Levoxyl for 5 months, following a recent thyroid ablation...
... ok, another question. Do you have to go off of Levoxyl or Synthroid for any amount of time before you can...
- Are we a bunch of lab mice? 26th August 2003
... for 90 tablets was more than 60% cheaper than the Levoxyl I was taking. They have "standardized" treatment rather...
... for 90 tablets was more than 60% cheaper than the Levoxyl I was taking.
You have to be willing to take charge...
- Do medications really help? 25th August 2003
... I have been on Armour for 7 weeks after years on Levoxyl and Synthroid(bad years). Most of my hypo symtoms...
- Is life worth living anymore? 25th August 2003
... because I feel horrible and hypothyroid. I take only levoxyl and this works great for me at the right dose.
...
- Dear IWL... 24th August 2003
... they kept moving my meds up and down on Synthroid and Levoxyl that these meds were not working. I didn't know there...
- Meep - are these levels too high now??? 24th August 2003
... 1.76)
TSH 9.839 (.3-5.7)
New Doc changed me from Levoxyl .125 to Synthroid .150 and then told me to go up to...
... the same boat as you - except I have never been on Levoxyl - so I am not sure on your dosage.
But I was on 0 ... synthroid is leveled off.
May I ask why you switched from Levoxyl to Synthroid?...
- What to expect now? 24th August 2003
... My Levoxyl dosage is being increased from 75mcg to 100mcg tomorrow...
- emioo1 23rd August 2003
... thought I would add some input here--I began taking Levoxyl in May and had no adverse reactions at all --I really ... noticed a difference --I went off of it and back to Levoxyl and immediately felt better and I don't have the rash...
- Synthroid and Anxiety... Anyone? 22nd August 2003
... documented adverse side effects of T-4, Synthroid Levoxyl , ect, can be nervousness anxiety, ect. I have to...
... have a lower dose of actual T4. I didn't do well with Levoxyl or Synthroid(felt like crushing puppies [img]http...
- Bad Attitude off Meds 21st August 2003
... Sept. Are you are Cytomel? When they took me off my Levoxyl in prep for RAI, I was put on 20mcgs of Cytomel for ... weeks. This kept me somewhat sane and awake while the Levoxyl (synthroid) was getting out of my system. I was then...
- Hypothyroidism 20th August 2003
... was rechecked 6wks later. I was taken off 25mcg of Levoxyl and put on the Synthroid. I haven't been on it long...
- Hairloss & Stitches post thyroidectomy 20th August 2003
... a handful of loose hairs. I have been on 75mcg of Levoxyl daily for nearly 4 months and have seen no progress...
- Armour or Cytomel,or both? 20th August 2003
... great on Synthroid either, and ended up switching to Levoxyl on the recommendation of my endo's nurse, who also ... t do well on Synthroid but ended up doing great on Levoxyl .
It's now over 2 years later and I finally have had...
- Makers of Levothroid told to stop making it 19th August 2003
... Is this found in Levoxyl ? Just curious because my dr took me off Levoxyl because...
... evothyroxine sodium made by Forest Labs. Yes Levothyroxine, Levoxyl , Synthroid and Euthyroid all are made of levothyroxine ... was okayed by the FDA. I have not found any info if Levoxyl or Levothyroxine have passed or will be yanked from...
- Synthroid and Thyroid Cancer - Meep? 19th August 2003
... medications with the same active ingredient as Synthroid: Levoxyl , Levothroid, Levo-T and Unithroid.
Synthetic T3 is...
