- Quest. about Armour Thyroid 28th April 2003
... December. My TSH was 6.554. Dr. prescribed 25mcg of Levoxyl . I was still having hypo symptoms in April, told...
... Armour you are on is about 3 times as potent as the Levoxyl you were on before, aand faster acting. Splitting...
- Nausea. Is it a hypo. symptom? 28th April 2003
... months ago and am taking Synthroid (started out on Levoxyl ). I've had symptoms for a couple of years, it seems...
- PLEASE, one more ?? about synthroid 26th April 2003
... Hmm... I just started Levoxyl which says to take on an empty stomach as well. I...
- important appt w/endo...serious questions 26th April 2003
... Which are the most reliable?
2) I am taking .075 Levoxyl . Maybe I am on the wrong hormone. Has anyone not...
- the road to recovery.... ouch 25th April 2003
... now. Apparently my TSH was .7 (?) So they prescribed Levoxyl 112mcg daily. I just took it this morning so I'm waiting ... Also, it wasn't my actual endo that prescribed the Levoxyl - it was one of the other endo's that she practices ... out of town. Is there much difference between the Levoxyl and Synthroid? I know she had talked about starting...
... definitely hypo.
I assume it may take a few days for the Levoxyl to get regulated into my system cos I don't feel much...
... Hi breakerfall,
Levoxyl is fine, and yes, you must stop all that soy.
Rice...
- NEED HELP PLEASE READ!!!!!! 25th April 2003
... off. She prescribed cytomel 5 mg twice a day and levoxyl 25mcg. However I have not started either of these ... out of my system? How do you know if this does of levoxyl and cytomel is right? Also how do I know if I really...
... 6 weeks to be gone. If the does is similar on the Levoxyl and Cytomel (it probably isn't) you could start it...
- WHAT MEDICINE WORKS BEST FOR YOU 23rd April 2003
... I take only 15mg Armour, and .88 Levoxyl ....what dose of Armour & Unithroid are you taking...
- L-Tyrosine and Medicine OK? 23rd April 2003
... helpful in hypothyroidism.
Question....I currently take Levoxyl 75 mcg.
Can I take both?...
- Anyone Read/Like Thyroid Solution? 23rd April 2003
... diagnosed properly (hypo and hashi), and given meds ( levoxyl 75 mcg), that the weight would just start falling ... doing the atkins thing, but noticed since I started Levoxyl that it doesn't work anymore, and have actually gained...
- adding cytomel to levoxyl questions 23rd April 2003
... question for my endo in 3 weeks. I currently take 75mcg Levoxyl . I started at 50 mcg. He switched me to 75 3 weeks ... Hashis, with a goiter and several nodules.
I think the Levoxyl is working, but by late afternoon, I can barely keep...
... sleepy in the afternoon before you started taking the Levoxyl ? I started on it today and I could barely keep my...
... mcg in the morning about 1/2 hour after my .125 of Levoxyl . And let me tell you, I had much energy today and...
... I started on Levoxyl 50mcg about 9 weeks ago. My endo increased my dosage ... used to feel exhausted until I started taking the Levoxyl . Most say that until I find my right dosage, that ... has made an improvement Here is what I take:
5am: Levoxyl 75 mcg
7am: Selenium 200 and B-100 Complex (with breakfast...
... nor fast enough. Do you think that maybe its the levoxyl ? I have never felt this bad in my life. I have major...
- now hear this: depression not caused by lo thyroid! 22nd April 2003
... OVER IT? My TSH is regulated now. Had increase in Levoxyl but it only made me have palpitations and strange...
- Medication making me worst!!! 22nd April 2003
... and it feels worst than before!!!! The PC gave me Levoxyl 75mcg until I can see the endo on wednesday to get...
... I don't think you should take the levoxyl any more until you see the endocrinologist. The dose...
- sore muscles 21st April 2003
... and by ADDING a small amount 15mg ARMOUR to my .88 LEVOXYL ..
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- Rapid cycling TSH 19th April 2003
... 6-weeks (alternately, most T4 meds like Synthroid, levoxyl , Unithroid.... are available in a 37.5mcg pill), and...
- Help 18th April 2003
... wednesday- he was clueless and gave me samples of levoxyl 75mcg- he told me that was the middle dosage- well...
- meep and anyone else 16th April 2003
... symptoms of all the thyroid meds is possible hair loss. Levoxyl is no exception.
It doesn't happen to everyone...
- can blood hormone levels "plateau"? 15th April 2003
... ve felt in *years* during my first couple weeks on levoxyl , and then gradually i've been noticing that the symptoms...
... diagnosed as being hypo so my doctor started me on Levoxyl 25mcg. I didn't notice anything for about 2 weeks...
- Lab Results Don't Make Sense 14th April 2003
... appreciate any thoughts on this.
My doctor is lowering my Levoxyl from 1.25mg to 1.00mg per day.
I am wondering why...
... point to have the T3 evaulated. Also Meep, I took my Levoxyl medication (T-4) about an hour before blood was drawn...
... point to have the T3 evaulated. Also Meep, I took my Levoxyl medication (T-4) about an hour before blood was drawn...
- Meds Increased - Serious Brain Fog 14th April 2003
... Hi all?
I was on Levoxyl 50 mcg for 6 weeks, but for the last 8 days have been ... supplements out there I can take? I currently take my Levoxyl at 5am when I wake up. By 1pm, my concentration has...
- remeron dosage 13th April 2003
... discovered that I was hypothyroid and started taking Levoxyl , I started sleeping much less. At that point, I probably ... the constipation coming back since I was also taking Levoxyl . But instead I quit the Remeron altogether because...
- anyone had adrenal/coritsol level tested? 13th April 2003
... mentally unalert this past month. She increased my Levoxyl (.088) and it caused palpitations and burning sensations...
... mentally unalert this past month. She increased my Levoxyl (.088) and it caused palpitations and burning sensations...
- Meep can you help me with understanding blood results? 9th April 2003
... would like so he added T3 to my daily meds. I take levoxyl and now T3. I have a history of thyroid cancer. No...
... have a scan done you have to be off your Synthroid/ Levoxyl (or whatever you're on) for 6 weeks. My Dr. took me ... off Levoxyl for 6 weeks and had me on Cytomel for 4. I was only...
- New with questions 9th April 2003
... s, goiter and at least 7 nodules. Started on 0.05 Levoxyl about three weeks ago. These are my labs:
Free T4...
- BLJ - Question for You 9th April 2003
... Hi. I've been taking Levoxyl 50mcg for 6 weeks now, just got bumped up to 75 mcg...
... this past Friday and he okay'd adding Cytomel to the Levoxyl that I'm already taking.
Well actually, once he ... my blood results back, then he'll adjust (lower) my Levoxyl and add the Cytomel.
I should know Monday or Tuesday...
- New 7th April 2003
... have switched DRs since diagnosis. Presently taking levoxyl .175. My dosage has steadily, but in small increments...
... Just wanted to let you know Levoxyl isn't a generic drug. It's just not Synthroid! There ... on the use of T3 pills(Cytomel) along with the T4( Levoxyl ) This may be what your body needs. Have they checked ... your T3 levels? The body converts the T4( levoxyl ) into T3, but sometimes it doesn't do what it's supposed...
- Thyroid 6th April 2003
... generic. I'm not sure the cost of Synthroid, I'm on Levoxyl , which runs me $11 a month, that's without insurance...
... I was just talking to my mom and she is also on Levoxyl , not Levothyroid. I thought there were only 2 types ... post don't take a generic for your thyroid but isn't Levoxyl a generic? Is this what you're taking? I'm totally...
... approved thyroid hormones on the market. Synthroid, Levoxyl , Levothroid, and Unithroid. These are all there own...
... wrong. I had total thyroidectomy done, and put on Levoxyl and have been told my levels will be kept under 1...
- enlarged thyroid but levels normal 5th April 2003
... testing and waiting for appointments they put me on Levoxyl to shrink my thyroid but it didn't help. I now have...
- Meep, Tree Frog, I need some advice 4th April 2003
... If you end up dislikinmg Synthroid, you could try Levoxyl . But give the med four to six weeks to see what it...
- Aimee, how are you feeling? 1st April 2003
... salivery glands. Yea!! I was told to go back on my Levoxyl 125, along with 20mcgs of cytomel as soon as my scan ... was over on Tuesday. I will be on the Levoxyl and Cytomel for 2 weeks, so hopefully I will bounce...
- Antidepressant 1st April 2003
... The endo upped my dosage to 100 mcg, (I switched to Levoxyl at that time, since it was less expensive) and after...
- For Tree Frog 31st March 2003
... could ask for both a raise in med, and a change to Levoxyl , or Armour if your doctor understands it. Many of...
- andrenal/addison's disease question 30th March 2003
... think that is my problem! Since I had increase in Levoxyl and that didn't work, only made it worse. Back to...
- question about level results 27th March 2003
... 1.8) and T3Free, 301 (230-420). that was with .150 Levoxyl , I had Levoxyl lowered to .125. It has been 4 weeks...
- swollen glands...Gurl79 27th March 2003
... first diagnosed with Hashimotos. After being on the levoxyl for a couple of weeks the swelling went down. Unfortunately...
- thyroid meds, antidepressants, and the meds culture 26th March 2003
... constipation listed. I prefer Armour Thyroid or at least Levoxyl . I never heard of that brand you were given, and I...
- trying to understand my test results... 25th March 2003
... just got my first bloodwork results after starting levoxyl about 4 weeks ago. i asked my GP to run "every thyroid ... so, what these results mean. (i have been taking levoxyl : first i took 25mcg for a week, and then 50mcg for ... better than they were before i started taking the levoxyl , but i still notice some of them. i know it's only...
- Morning feeling of being on a rush? 25th March 2003
... I take .125 Levoxyl in the morning everyday. I take it at 7 am right...
... Hi. I've been taking Levoxyl for 5 weeks now.
My doctor started me on 50mcg. ...
- Help...Thyroid problems and dry eyes 21st March 2003
... my T3 and T4 wasn't tested. just my TSH. I am on Levoxyl (for two weeks now). I would love to try Thyrolar...
- How long until I feel bad? 20th March 2003
... I went off Levoxyl on Feb 17, then went on Cytomel until March 17. I...
... Hi:
I just had my RAI last Wed. I was taken off Levoxyl cold turkey without the Cytomel. The only thing I ... seeing my kids.
Could wait to see those little blue Levoxyl pills!! Only been taking them again since Monday...
- need quick respone PLEASE! Palpitations 19th March 2003
... I am Hashi hypo...endo just increased my levoxyl from .075 to .088. Taking it for two weeks at higher...
- remeron 19th March 2003
... I was hypothyroid. After beginning treatment with Levoxyl , I went off Remeron because I was feeling so much...
- Great news!!! 18th March 2003
... weeks, and maybe even give me the T3 to supplement my levoxyl dose...)
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- This is my story 17th March 2003
... had milk products in it. I stopped and switched to Levoxyl . Noone all along ever tested for anything other than...
- Hair loss 16th March 2003
... can be a side effect of the replacement (i'm taking levoxyl , 50mcg at present, haven't had my blood tested yet...
- What do you use? Natural or Synthetic? Why? 14th March 2003
... well on Synthroid and its equivalents (Unithroid, Levoxyl , Levo-T, Levothyroxine, Eltroxin, etc.) so you may...
- ?? about introducing Cytomel 13th March 2003
... irritable. If I did add the Cytomel in the evening to the Levoxyl in the morning Im already taking, in your opioion...
... well. I stopped the Levothroid in Jan. and started Levoxyl , .150, started feeling better but had heart palpations ... , 2/2003 went to a "new" Endo, she told me the Levoxyl dose could be too high for my TSH level and I could...
... I know the dr. is supposed to lower your dose of Levoxyl when you start on the Cytomel. (although yours was...
- Grave's Disease/Eye Bulging 13th March 2003
... sorry I've not responded sooner
I'm actually on Levoxyl 125. You know, for a while, I was really upset that...
- Recent labs... Don't feel like I'm getting anywhere! 13th March 2003
... script. I think it's only like $11 a month for my Levoxyl . It's very cheap. It would be worth it to have it...
- synthroid dosage 10th March 2003
... New to the board and was on Levoxyl since March 2002 but was switched to Synthroid .05mg...
... I'm on Levoxyl , and on the website, it says it has a better absorbtion...
- multi nodular goiter 10th March 2003
... the FNAB. They are trying to shrink my thyroid with Levoxyl , but it's not working. I will have surgery soon, because...
- help with interpretation of thyroid lab results 9th March 2003
... I am on levoxyl 175 mcg and Cytomel 5mcg. My most recent thyroid ... And also, is anyone else taking the combination of levoxyl and cytomel? Would be very appreciative if someone...
... Also, has or is anyone else taking a combination of levoxyl and cytomel? Is this usual...? Thank you....
... Hi Catherine,
I'm on 125mcg of Levoxyl which had recently been lowered from 137mcg. I'm...
... I too am taking Levoxyl . I was lowered to .125, if by next month I dont improve...
... is usually prescribed along with a T4 hormone like Levoxyl , so this is fairly common. The book, The Thyroid...
... prescribed the two together. I was on 200 mcg of levoxyl and the doc lowered it with these most recent lab...
- Does any one feel great? 9th March 2003
... to consider something besides Synthroid and he RX'd Levoxyl ...I've done great on it. If my meds need adjusting...
- overmedicated symptoms 9th March 2003
... being overmedicated? I switched last week from .075 levoxyl to .088. A few days after starting it my legs felt...
... Hello, I was on .150 of Levoxyl and was getting your symptoms plus heart palpatations...
- Anyone taking Levothroid?????? 6th March 2003
... allergic to Cows Milk, no wonder I wasnt feeling well! Levoxyl dosent not have milk or wheat products in it...
... is made by Abbott Labs. It is another T4, just like Levoxyl , and Levothroid. A lot of people think that anyother...
- Does anyone know how long it takes Levothroid.. 6th March 2003
... meds now for RAI, and I was told 4-6 weeks for the Levoxyl to be totally out of my system. I would imagine it...
- TSH and T4 Mean? 6th March 2003
... on something besides Synthroid. He switched me to Levoxyl and I've been able to keep it fairly balanced since...
- how long for goiter treatment? 3rd March 2003
... hashi's and a multinodular goiter and have been on Levoxyl to shrink the thyroid since June. I go to the endo...
- newly diagnosed 28th February 2003
...
"borderline" usually means one needs treatment!
Levoxyl is T4, a generic brand.
Synthroid is a brand name...
... prefer anything but Synthroid. I would rather take Levoxyl than Synthroid. I have been on Levoxyl, and it was...
- Adjusting Meds 27th February 2003
... a new prescription today. Going from .075 to .088 levoxyl . My TSH came back 2.97 when it was 1.41. I am a...
- I have a nodule in my throat????????? 27th February 2003
... enough also found out Levothroid has Lactose in it and Levoxyl doesnt. I was taking Levothroid for 1 1/2 years no ... wonder I wasnt feeling well. Took Levoxyl (only because a differant pharmacy just happen to...
... always trying to tell me Synthroid is just the same as Levoxyl . I don't want to find out the hard way it's not. I...
- Fine Needle Biopsy 26th February 2003
... it??!! Was your ultrasound guided? Are you taking levoxyl ? Sorry so many questions-it just helps me to hear...
- Hashi with throat problems... 26th February 2003
... through blood tests and symptoms. Im on .150mg of levoxyl . Unfortunelty my GP let this problem go so far that...
... hypothyroidism. Since last week, I have been on .50mcg Levoxyl . My doc wants to see my TSH at 1.0 and I will be...
- Question about going back on meds 24th February 2003
... will be extreamly hypo. My Dr. has me starting my Levoxyl 125, along with 10mcg of Cytomel. I've read here,...
- Blue nail beds.... I'm not cold 24th February 2003
... thyroid removed in Novemeber, and was taking 125mcg of Levoxyl . I'm now on Cytomel awaiting RAI in April. A few weeks...
- Thyroid removed and can't get regulated 23rd February 2003
... calcium. Tests came back negative. He changed me to levoxyl (88 micrograms). I felt better for a while, but still...
- looking for advice 22nd February 2003
... decided to go to a thyroid specialist. He put me on levoxyl (88 micrograms). At first, it seemed to be better...
- Hashi Difficulty 22nd February 2003
... Since I didn't show hyper, Dr. suggested switching to Levoxyl which I did for several days. From the first day on ... Levoxyl , symptoms intensified some. So... I went back to Thyrolar...
- TSH levels, Hashimoto's, depression, (and seizures) oh my! 22nd February 2003
... it runs in my family. i took my first 25 mcg of levoxyl (levothyroxine? is there a difference?) this morning ... listed in the side effects section of the insert on my levoxyl , that a "very unlikely but serious" side effect of...
- Another question... Psychiatric disorders and thyroid problems 21st February 2003
... endo and she upped/switched my dosage to 100 mcg of Levoxyl .. had my levels checked a month later and my endo ... depression, so I take 10 mg of Lexapro and 50 mcg of Levoxyl , and for the most part I feel pretty good. Most antidepres...
... with my DO). For a while, I was taking 25mcg of Levoxyl and 30mg Armour daily (I wanted to finish up my Rx ... for Levoxyl ), and that really seemed to be a good combo. I think...
- TSH levels... Is this REALLY high? 19th February 2003
... doses until I found the correct dose of .150mg of levoxyl . Did the dr. precrib you medication and did you go...
... nowhere near being debilitated. I'm only on 50mcg of Levoxyl and that small amount has brought my TSH down into...
- Starting Levoxyl Tomorrow -Have Question 19th February 2003
... antibodies at bay, and also it is vital for converting the Levoxyl you are taking into the more active T3 that many of...
- Help with Meds 19th February 2003
... you started treatment? When I was on a low dose of Levoxyl , I seemed to swing back and forth between hyper and...
... seem to be having now. The reason for the switch to Levoxyl was my GP felt I needed more meds because original ... off Thyrolar for about a month before starting the Levoxyl , which I've been taking about a week. I've read the...
- To males with hypo & hair loss 19th February 2003
... my head. At the same time I started treatment with Levoxyl , I also started using Nioxin shampoo and conditioner...
- Cytomel alone, how will I feel? 17th February 2003
... in November. In preparation for this I'm going off Levoxyl tomorrow, and starting 10 mcgs of Cytomel 2x a day ... feel normal? Will I be jittery? I'm on 125mcgs of Levoxyl now, is 20mcgs of Cytomel enough to keep me normal...
... Tree Frog, I just took my first dose. Is Cytomel like Levoxyl in that you can't eat for an hour after? Thanks for...
... just wait. Great!!! She is letting me start back on Levoxyl along with Cytomel after my RAI. She said that will...
- It's just stress... 17th February 2003
... not help me sleep any better. I am now on 157 of Levoxyl and my TSH is at 58. I still have a ways to go but...
