- Fatigue, am worse than pm anyone else? 10th July 2008
... start getting a bit more normal. I've been taking my synthroid in the wee am hours, like 1-3 am when I wake and can...
... mornings and around 4-6pm lately. I wake up to take my synthroid around 6am then go back to sleep until 7 usually ... to recheck my thyroid levels and maybe increase my synthroid dosage....
- Hair, Synthroid, balding 10th July 2008
... See if your is and find out what your level is.
Synthroid is a T4 only med. & your FREE T3 can be very low even...
... years before getting diagnosed, but since going on synthroid it has stopped falling out. Mine was pretty much...
... Here are my lab results.
60 mg Armour
50 mcg Synthroid
FT4 1.9 (0.8-1.8)
FT3 4.5 (2.3-4.2)
TSH 0.025
...
- synthroid causes hot flashes? 10th July 2008
...
and freakish upper body sweats :) while taking Synthroid [SIZE="1"](generic Levothyroxine actually)[/SIZE]...
- Surgery FINALLY scheduled!!! Total Thyroidectomy... 9th July 2008
... ...so no worries there.
Now, you may not start Synthroid right away after surgery and if dont...be prepared ... not a comfortable place to be! But once I started Synthroid , I started feeling better immediately. The day after...
... did have RAI. Once I went through that, I started Synthroid the following week and started having more energy...
- Orchid ... and other Canadians 9th July 2008
... body around. I am not on meds(other than my 125 of synthroid ). A psychiatrist friend of mine told me to look are...
- OPTIMAL range: Hypo-Thy books that specifically mention it? 8th July 2008
... Armour. After a FIRM 20+ min lecture "Its from PIGS, Synthroid is the same thing - blah,
B L A H [SIZE="3"]blah...
- Hypothyroid- Nothing seems to help 8th July 2008
... felt well at all.
First the doctor started me on Synthroid . He built the dose up to 88 mcgs and then said my...
... is the first step.
I suffered for years too on Synthroid (whlile being told my levels were in range & that...
- Alternative supplements for treating Hashimoto's - HELP please 8th July 2008
... from somewhere.
I used synthetic T4 for 25+ years ( Synthroid ) and never felt good on it!
For the last 2 years...
- Dr. suggested combining armour and synthroid--suggestions??? 7th July 2008
... have been trying to get it right ever since and tried synthroid at first, but I felt awful on it; then went to armour ... should be, that we need to isolate the T-3 and go to synthroid and cytomel or just combine armour and synthroid. ... and she wants me to try the combination of 25mcg synthroid and 60mg armour. My body is so sensitive to changes ... willing to try. She said we can then go up to 50mcg synthroid and 30mg armour. After that, 75mcg synthroid and...
... find your optimal dosages. But armour and levo or synthroid do work together....
- results are not good 7th July 2008
... hypo-thyroidism was at its most poorly regulated with Synthroid ).
Don't assume the worst.
The low iron alone...
... thyroid, were always good....maybe I'm wrong.?.
Synthroid 175 mcg
TSH=0.28 Range=0.15-4.00
Free...
- re: Armour thryoid 7th July 2008
... you.
I've battled this thyroid thing since 2002 on synthroid most of the time, except in 2004 an endo put me on ... 11 (9 to 23) and i was feeling worse than i did on synthroid . Here's my take on it......i'm now thinking that i ... with either HC or isocort and then i should go off synthroid and go onto armour.
Thanks for your input.....much...
... hormone (armour) based on the conversion from 75 mcgs of synthroid . (FYI - Since then I've been on 100 mcgs of synthroid...
... Those conversion charts for Synthroid to Armour are all wrong!
Most people need between...
- SO depressed after starting meds..... 7th July 2008
... to what should be normal levels, he started me on synthroid . I was so optimistic. It did seem to help my energy ... creeped up in the last week (I have only been on the synthroid for a little over a week). But there is nothing else ... under a blanket. Am I imagining that it is due to the synthroid ? I called my dr. and am awaiting a call back. He...
... the same!).
What is your FREE T3 level?
Taking synthroid can actually decrease your FREE T3 level. This is ... how... Synthroid is a T4 only med. Taking it spresses the TSH. THe...
... the same!).
What is your FREE T3 level?
Taking synthroid can actually decrease your FREE T3 level. This is ... how... Synthroid is a T4 only med. Taking it spresses the TSH. THe ... control, over some time then he decided to go with synthroid , not sure why. So, I will have to bring this up to...
... increase it (but eventually, you may need to decrease the Synthroid - as you increase the Synthroid).
********** ... tried Armour yet? Of course that would be instead of Synthroid and Cytomel....
... increase it (but eventually, you may need to decrease the Synthroid - as you increase the Synthroid).
********** ... tried Armour yet? Of course that would be instead of Synthroid and Cytomel.
decrease the synthroid as I increase ... Just kind of took the edge off. But I didn't take my synthroid dose, just cuz I am so concerned. I know I shouldnt...
... dose are the Cytomel tablets you have?
What dose of Synthroid are you on?...
... Thanks. I figured.
Synthroid is 88mg.
cytomel is .5mcg, I believe, and I split...
... I would stay on the prescribed Synthroid dose and take a half of the cytomel at the time. You...
... called back and said I can take the cytomel with the synthroid . So I am going to go forward with that. I do feel ... every 5mcgs I take of cytomel to go down 20mg on the synthroid . So I was up to 88mg on the synthroid. Not exactly ... Just go wtih how I feel. This morning I took 44mg of synthroid (levothyroxin) and .25mcgs of cytomel. I will take ... see how I feel.
ANY input??? I was up to 88mg of synthroid . Should I stick with that and then see what I can...
... One of my ex-doctors cut my synthroid by half---from 175 to 90, took me off estrogen ('cause...
- Levoxyl 7th July 2008
... horrid insomnia! what I've been doing is taking my Synthroid in the middle of the night when I wake up, like 1 ... Cytomel, 5mcg, the 10mcg was too much!! he lowered my Synthroid to 50, but the insomnia came back! so back to the ... 50/75 for me! My sleep issues got better when the Synthroid was up to 75, so hope yours improves too soon!! Hey...
- when is prescribed Cytomel? 6th July 2008
... Cytomel is a synthetic T3 med.
Synthroid (and the like) are T4 only meds.
If your FREE T3...
- Need help desperately 6th July 2008
... worse then went to see endocrinologist and was put on synthroid . this has been a year ago and the synthroid has really...
... when I was mistakenly (by standard TSH levels) put on synthroid . My TSH was .42 and my Dr. put me on Synthroid - ... to get a Dr. that would prescribe a small dose of synthroid to re-create my sense of well being, but so far no...
- Coming off Synthroid 6th July 2008
... have those symptoms. It isn't from coming off the Synthroid . It's from coming off Armour, which apparently worked...
... have those symptoms. It isn't from coming off the Synthroid . It's from coming off Armour, which apparently worked...
... of Armour. Scary. They switched me from Armour to Synthroid without blinking, dismissing my concerns. After a ... appetite I had wasn't emotional, it was due to the Synthroid . The appetite normalized when I stopped taking it ... concern. Some people have told me that once you go on Synthroid , you can't go off. My energy is still way down. Better ... around to work, which I do on my feet. I feel the Synthroid dosage was probably way high for me (like I was on...
... concern. Some people have told me that once you go on Synthroid , you can't go off. This is a case of too little knowledge ... about a given subject. It's true that people who use Synthroid take it for life, but that's true of any of the thyroid ... Levoxyl for life. People who are successful with Synthroid will take it for life. That's how it goes with hypothyroid ... permanent.
You will have no permanent damage from the Synthroid . I was given Synthroid to start my treatment following ... you say, it seems more "subtle", or gentle, than the Synthroid was for me. I daresay that there is no thyroid patient...
- Treatment For Adrenals 5th July 2008
... the T3 in Armour like I did. You said you were on Synthroid for 25 years - why did you change?
Liz...
... I switched from Synthroid ,(after 25 years of feeling lousy on it ) to Armour ... same ratio). Its been in use for over 100 years.
Synthroid is a SYNTHETIC version of ONLY ONE of the thyroid...
- Help/ Having Difficulty Adjusting To Synthroid/cytomel 5th July 2008
... Hi,
After being on Synthroid only for months and basically lying in bed most of ... 25 mcg. tablet a day (approx 12.5) and decreased my Synthroid from .88 mcg to .75 mcg. Although I did feel better ... mcg...and I am wondering if I am getting too much Synthroid since I am not converting much anyway?? Could adrenal...
... three decreases in dosage by my MD, he switched me to Synthroid and I really went spiraling down and hit the bed and...
... the heart palpitations - and after getting on the Synthroid I was really in bad shape.
Thanks...
- Dr lowered Synthroid and symptoms are back 2nd July 2008
... Have they tested your FREE T3?
Synthroid is a T4 only med.
YOur FREE T3 is likely at the bottom...
... getting really sick (anxiety and jitters) . Before the synthroid we tried Armour and Thyrolar and I developed an allergic...
... about 'those durn adrenals' helped me switch from Synthroid to Armour. I was on Synthroid for 27 years before...
... of T4 and T3. Would this be a good alternative to Synthroid ?...
- Hypo & Weight Gain (Want to Lose Weight) 2nd July 2008
... mid-age, new to meds, since January. I've been on Synthroid at a variety of doses. I've never had a problem with...
- Need Help!!! Thyrogen or cold turkey???? 2nd July 2008
... 2007 and another small cancer was found. Am on 150mg Synthroid . In October my doctor wants to do total body scan ... surgeries. My question is: do I have to go off the Synthroid for 6 weeks or can I do the Thyrogen shots? Is it...
- Average Dose for Hashi's: Can it be said? 1st July 2008
... If I had to guess, I'd say the most common doses of Synthroid are 1.25 & 1.50
That said....you need to go by ... needing some of a T3 med like Cytomel. In that case, the Synthroid dose may need to be lower....
... My ENT put me on 25 mcg of synthroid for Hashi's and thyroid nodules. Went to an endo ... that was too low of a dose and put me on 50 mcg of Synthroid ...
- Got my cytomel!! not ticked anymore 1st July 2008
... blood and agreed to give me cytomel!! Lowering the Synthroid from 75 to 50 and adding the t3. I was so nervous...
... Hi,
I recently had Cytomel added to my Synthroid . I was on .88 mcg and lowered to 75 mcg. but the ... Cytomel did the doctor prescribe for you with 50 mcg of Synthroid ? I am thinking maybe my Synthroid is too high and...
... Thanks all! Liz, he dropped my Synthroid to 50mcg and gave me 2 pills a day, 5mg. I asked...
- Test Result/Questions 1st July 2008
...
Also, were you taking the other med with your Synthroid ?
: )...
... would suggest that you NOT take the Nexium with the Synthroid (it may interfere with the absoprion).
Also, the ... tolerated after a meal), and do not take them with the Synthroid .
I would get the Ferriein level and Free T3 level...
... would suggest that you NOT take the Nexium with the Synthroid (it may interfere with the absoprion).
Also, the ... tolerated after a meal), and do not take them with the Synthroid .
I would get the Ferriein level and Free T3 level...
- Hypo AND Hyper Symptoms? 1st July 2008
... Hypo back in January 2007 and have been taking 75mcg Synthroid and also started on 25mcg Cytomel back in March.
... now since my TSH is 0.01, my Dr said he will cut my Synthroid dose back to 50mcg instead of 75mcg and continue on...
... T3, not TSH.
It's very possible that your Synthroid should have been increased and your Cytomel decreased...
- recovery from tendinitis when you're hypothyroid? 30th June 2008
... knees since around December of 2004. I've been on synthroid since December, and while I feel a million times better ... Treatments I had for my wrists before starting on synthroid were completely ineffective (everything from injections...
... thyroid meds, I optimized on a combination of Armour and Synthroid and am doing pretty well.
For me exercise is...
... TSH 8.03 (0.4-4.5), FT4 1.0 (0.8-1.5), put on 88mcg synthroid daily
2/2008: TSH 0.1 (0.4-4.5), FT4 I don't remember...
- So ticked off right now, endo says fine! 30th June 2008
... insomnia and finally sleeping a bit better, as long as my Synthroid is up to 75mcg, I was getting better with that!! So ... , for now, taking 75 Synthroid 3 days with the alter of 50 til I see the new Endo...
- new labs 30th June 2008
... Hi GCC
I am on 138 synthroid . I do not take any other medications at all. He said...
- Hashi's and questions... 29th June 2008
... I have Hashi's and been on Synthroid since Jan. 08. I have recently been feeling tired...
- Newbie - TT for Substernal Goiter 29th June 2008
... back benign and my Surgeon started me on 175 mcg of Synthroid .
After four weeks my Surgeon has weaned me down ... for my calcium counts and after four weeks of taking synthroid I am finally starting to get over feeling cold and ... peoples counts bouce up and down and that doses of Synthroid have to be constantly changed. Is this true for TTs...
... thought the 175 mcg was a good starting point for Synthroid as I am over six foot and weighed 220lbs at time of...
... is done I am going back to the Endo to stablize the Synthroid dose although the ENT is the one who is still treating...
- Frustrated!! 28th June 2008
... needing to adjust my medication, which at that time was Synthroid , probably once a year.
This no longer the case ... doctor had me taking Cytomel (half a pill daily) and Synthroid (137 mcg daily). Then she went in maternity leave ... function correctly I need the combination of Cytomel and Synthroid .
I apologize for my long post. I really needed...
... to watch it for a while in case we need to reduce Synthroid . We are going to start slow with Cytomel because last ... Cytomel (once a day) and continue taking 137 mg of Synthroid . My doctor said once we find the right combination ... of Cytomel and Synthroid I'm going to feel much better. I think we should continue...
- finally labs and i'm not as crazy as i thought (well) 28th June 2008
... normal range is 0.4-4.0....they are starting me on synthroid (sp?)..then draw in 6 wks...heres my question ......
... thryroid problems??
have a great day!!! took my synthroid already today ....1-3 before improvement it said....
- New labs, need advice? 27th June 2008
... doesn't return calls, urgh...anyway, been on 50/75 mcg Synthroid 2 days each for 6 wks. Started off with tsh 7.66, ... all the t's. but tsh is in line? do I need more Synthroid or Cytomel? What's going on with these labs? Any...
... undermedicated for both t3 and t4. You could raise your Synthroid [t4] and add cytomel, but why do that when you could...
- TT and RAI for cancer, please help 27th June 2008
... other factors as necessary. I've been on the same synthroid dose for 3 years now, and I have not gained weight...
- What Now? 26th June 2008
... that might help.).
Well, when I was swiching from Synthroid to Armour a couple of years ago (after 25 years on ... Synthroid )....I read about ferritin. I thought to myself.....
- Autoimmune diseases cluster (Hashimotos/MS/Lupus/Sjogrens) ??? 26th June 2008
... was 624 which was quite elevated. I was placed on Synthroid (actually take the generic) and I am feeling much...
- When is a Nodule Considered Fast Growing? 25th June 2008
... I have hypo/hashis and Soon after I started 50 Synthroid the swollen feeling in my throat seemed to subside...
- high fiber, leg and back pain? 25th June 2008
... several months ago. I'm taking the generic form of synthroid .
I've been doing fine on that. However, the last...
- Update on me -- questions 25th June 2008
... me when my PCP would not. But she treats only with Synthroid , and the smallest dose of it overmedicated me. In ... and wait until I was "sick enough" to "tolerate" the Synthroid ... Instead of prescribing something else. I took...
- new to hypot and question about labs 25th June 2008
... those numbers mean?
The dr put me on 50 mcgs of Synthroid . Should my TSH be low or high? Same question about...
... do those numbers mean?
The dr put me on 50 mcgs of Synthroid . Should my TSH be low or high? Same question about...
... replacement or bc. Don't take any meds besides my synthroid .
Any help is appreciated....
- Synthroid & itchy skin?? 25th June 2008
... process of elimination.
Since you started taking Synthroid , has ANYTHING else changed?
Laundry soap
bath soap ... anything after searching your brain, the culprit COULD be Synthroid .
All the 10 months that I took levoxyl, every 3...
... fungus problem. watever! well shortly after i started synthroid the itching did stop but does come back from time ... to time. i really don't think it's the synthroid , but just having hashi's, i've definitely seen an...
... I'm told that it is rare to get a skin reaction to Synthroid . So they think it is probably from HCTZ. They also ... you looked at the fillers or inactive ingredients in Synthroid ? I assume your 50mcg tablet is white & has no dye...
- Synthroid to reduce nodules? 25th June 2008
... Hi Rose,
My Endo wants me to up my Synthroid so that I become hyperthyroid for a period of time...
... I am on 50 mcg of Synthroid to reduce nodules and to help with Hashimotos symptoms...
... I was put on synthroid for Hashimoto's secondary hypothyroidism. I had one...
... hypo, blood tests will show tomorrow). If I get on synthroid , will that maybe help me lose the weight and increase...
... love the name btw ;)), I'm SO glad to hear that they synthroid is working for you! Hopefully, your ups and downs...
- Biopsy question: 2.5 cm growth not biopsied 24th June 2008
... occasional swallowing problems, and such. I heard that synthroid can shrink nodules, anyone else hear the same thing...
- Synthroid adjustment 24th June 2008
... Hey JJ, I have hashis/hypo and take 50 synthroid . About a week after I started taking it I felt wonderful ... Just enough to screw me up. I will take the 50 synthroid all summer and see if it subsides. If not I will...
... might be having insomnia as your body is not used to synthroid yet.
Just saw that having cherries at night before...
... wake up, after only a couple hours, urgh!! I take my Synthroid in the wee hours, like 1-2 am. For some reason that...
... might be having insomnia as your body is not used to synthroid yet.
Just saw that having cherries at night before ... thanks for the advice and help! I have only been on the Synthroid for a little over a week...about a week and a half...
- Feel something get stuck out of position in my neck... HELP!!! 23rd June 2008
... measurement was 1.7 about 5 months ago). I am on Synthroid ...
Now, every few days, I get a painful sensation...
... what it is, please tell us, lol.
Are you all on Synthroid to shrink your goiters/nodules?
Iona, you're hilarious...
- What is the thinking behind treating to the TSH and not the frees? 23rd June 2008
... for me. He did concede that the Armour I take (with Synthroid ) could be the reason my TSH was on the low side while...
... increasing your Armour, and possibly decreasing the Synthroid . Or perhaps straight Armour is the answer.
I once...
... wondering why my T3 is so low. I initially started taking Synthroid a few years ago when my Free T4 was near the bottom...
... increased.
I was taking 60mg of Armour and 100mcg of Synthroid in May when I saw my other endo. I am now taking 90 ... of Armour and 75 of Synthroid with no betterment of symptoms. Your advice will have ... taking 186 T4. If I change to 120 or Armour and 37.5 of Synthroid it will be 185.5. My endo shouldn't argue with that ... time. My T3 used to be higher than my T4 so I added Synthroid to the Armour. I guess I should see where the levels...
- Hashis - Armour - Hair loss? 23rd June 2008
... then it never stopped! When my first Doc put me on Synthroid (0.25 mg) about the only effect it had was it stopped...
- Adrenal Question 23rd June 2008
... based on my latest blood work, and my experience with Synthroid /Cytomel for the last 4 weeks - could he prescribe ... to cut the pill. I also asked about the amount of Synthroid based on my blood work of last week in combination...
... I think. He said I should stay with the 75 mcg of Synthroid . I am still having that panic attack type thing when...
... when it dropps in the 70% range.
He dropped you Synthroid but added your Cytomel so I think he did the right...
... better when it dropps in the 70% range.
He dropped you Synthroid but added your Cytomel so I think he did the right...
... my Cytomel has worn off and I don't think it is the Synthroid as wouldn't I be like that all the time - not just...
... after lowing the dose 3 times, my doctor changed me to Synthroid and then I really spiraled down until I felt like...
... problems at all and I was one of them. Are you on Synthroid - what dose? I was on .88 mcg but on .75 mcg now since ... - because I never had any of this until I went on Synthroid .....none. I didn't have it on Armour - but then the...
... really.
I started the 5 mcg this morning. Took Synthroid , then a while later the 5 mcg and went for a walk...
... t know what it is from - either muscle aches from Synthroid which it says on the paper that somes with it OR...
... why would I have panic in the morning? Too much Synthroid ? The doctor said to stay with .75 mcg. Guess I will...
... 2 mcg - can't be that. I have some 50 mcg tabs of Synthroid - tempted to try that with the Cytomel for about 3...
... choice never hurts to have extra input.
Maybe the Synthroid gives you the racy heart, who knows.
Pia...
...
Oh, boy - have to try something. Decreased the Synthroid to 50 mcg as a trial, but that was only two days ago...
... medication. Have you read that? Now that I cut my Synthroid to 50 mcg - although I know that takes a long time...
... don't know if the Cytomel is getting to me or the Synthroid - I am trying for three weeks to cut the Synthroid ... Cytomel that is like equivalent to taking 20 mcg more of Synthroid . So, maybe 75 mcg is too much. I have no idea at...
... Liz,
Wait and see how you feel with the 50mcg of Synthroid it will take 2 weeks to dropp and you should be able...
- Nodules: Suppression, surgery, or follow with US 22nd June 2008
... cancerous Thy-lobe out.
Some b/p issues here too. Synthroid made my heart POUND. But I don't remember that with...
... This was found in April 2006. My endo suggested synthroid . However, my levels are fine and I feel fine, so...
- How do you go about finding a good Dr.? 21st June 2008
... After 25 years on Synthroid (and feeling lousy for much of that time), I wanted...
- Need Surgery-hyperthyroid Questions/concerns 21st June 2008
... start with a low dose & work up to the full dose of Synthroid . I had hyper symptoms when the Dr. started me out...
- Roller coaster ride 21st June 2008
... A higher dose will usually decrease the TSH).
Synthroid & Levothyroxine are T4 only meds.
If you take a...
- will it ever get better 21st June 2008
... numbers fall.
You may end up needing a T3 med too. Synthroid is a T4 only med.
Good luck....
- Hypo w/low TSH? 21st June 2008
... all my numbers with me, but here goes:
I'm taking Synthroid to treat a multinodular goiter. In the 4 months on ... and joint pain. These things appeared after starting Synthroid and watching my TSH steadily go down to a current...
... Synthroid is a T4 only med.
Your Free t3 may be getting lower...
... Your TSH is boarderline L-O-W because of the dose of Synthroid . I believe they want it low to help the surpression ... along also. Synthroid GIVES me joint pain, so that side-effect may be all...
- New here and new to HYPOT....lots of questions 20th June 2008
... go ahead and start you on some thyroid meds (like Synthroid ).
Also, a couple of things you could do that might...
- can someone do the math 20th June 2008
... min in med school, that "you just prescribe 1 gr of Synthroid .:
I compliment and greatly appreciate you on ...
- what causes your thyroid to fluctuate up and down 20th June 2008
... ugh! i too have "normal tsh" and i'm on 75mcgs of synthroid . could it be that im overmedicated? you think? i don...
- change in meds 5 weeks ago 20th June 2008
... am hypoT for 35 years had been up to .125 on synthroid and ok(?)A yr ago TSH showed .03 after a bout witg ... CT sca contrast dye both of which affect thyroid. Synthroid reduced a lot down to .088 and I began feeling exhausted...
- FYI - Transdermal T3 May Help You 20th June 2008
... happens you have heavy hair shedding or clump loss. Synthroid is classic for causing this... it is even documented...
- Advice? I gained 35lbs, low ft4, high tsh 19th June 2008
... depressed hypo patient to react when they GAIN weight on synthroid ? I know it has really screwed with my head. ...
- How Long for Synthroid to Start Working? 19th June 2008
... sure you don't take any iron within 4 hours of your Synthroid . The two will bind together and render the thyroid...
... starting no earlier than 4 hours from taking the synthroid . Kind of an adjustment process getting used to the...
... I have been taking 50 mcg. of Synthroid for a month now and the only thing I have noticed ... little bumps that come and go. Could that be from the Synthroid ?
I am NOT thrilled to be taking this stuff.
...
... symtoms co-insides directly with when you started Synthroid , it sounds like an allergic reaction to me. I'd get ... to Doc ASAP. I've also heard of people STOPPING the SYNTHROID w/ these type reactions and feeling relief within...
- blah....choking here! 19th June 2008
... m not one who usually likes to take meds..only my synthroid and iron i take religiously but other than that, i...
- Please does anyone have info on thyroid hormone resistance or pituitary gland tumor? 18th June 2008
... crazy that i was completely fine and wanted me to take synthroid to prevent my nodules from growing anymore. My mom...
- Can I donate blood? 18th June 2008
... I am currently taking synthroid for my hypothyroidism and am feeling pretty good these...
- How hard will it be to live without a thyroid? 17th June 2008
... them but because of the disruption of being off my synthroid for a month and gaining weight and feeling quite bad ... this the hard way. It will take a good month on your synthroid if that is what you are taking to feel right. Best...
... and am worried I wont be taking the right amount of synthroid . I think if you dont take enough, you could gain weight ... far, I have not gained any weight and I have been on synthroid since June 9th. I know it is kind of crazy to worry...
- Thyroid Care and Concerns Around the World - Part 7 - TT or RAI 17th June 2008
... upper ileum." When you look at the bioavailability of Synthroid versus Levoxyl tablets in comparison to an equal nominal ... dose of oral levothyroxine sodium solution, Synthroid is 93% and is approximately 98% where. This is almost...
... of my back. on the 10 th of July. I am now on 125 synthroid . I take 2 1/2 of the 50mg as the dyes don't seem to...
- Heat Intolerance & Hypo 16th June 2008
... with hypothyroidism. I started out taking .25mcg of Synthroid (I'm now up to .75 Synthroid and also started on Cytomel ... sweat a lot more than normal. I had already been on Synthroid for about 3 months when I first noticed this. It is ... having a thryoid disorder, or if it is due to the Synthroid . I did mention it briefly to my doc awhile ago, and...
... have to put on gloves. However, since starting on the synthroid , I haven't noticed that happening as often. It is...
- Thyroid and Heart skipping? 16th June 2008
... levels and stayed there with just a 50 mcg dosing of synthroid . Things got even better with the addition of 20 mg...
- New labs, new problems... 15th June 2008
...
Back on Cytomel as of yesterday. Wondering if Synthroid would be better here to stop nodule growth? and one...
- Sun sensitivity? 14th June 2008
... been burning easier. I use spf 30. Is this from the Synthroid or the thyroid issues itself?...
- Hello...I'm new to the board... 14th June 2008
... 50mcg of cytomel now, and after surgery doc will add synthroid . Has any of you had both of these procedures ( surgery...
- Thyroxine tablets without lactose? 14th June 2008
... generic manufactured by Mylan do not contain lactose.
Synthroid and Unithroid do.
I imagine you have many brands...
- new member-have question(s) 13th June 2008
... have been HypoT for 30+ years.Started on synthroid .1 and up until last year slowly increased to .125 ... 55 on another. Endo did agree to raise dosage to .1 Synthroid .
Finally, here is my question right now. After ... of these seem to be the culprit. IS THE INCREASED SYNTHROID A FACTOR? Or AM I STILL FEELING HYPOTHROID SYMPTOMS...
... copies of your labs?
I bet your Free T3 is very low. Synthroid is a T4 only med. Your body can convert T4 into T3...
... 1.61 this year. At least he was willing to up the synthroid . Will be retesting soon. Have T3 and T4 numbers at...
- TT, HypoT, menopause 12th June 2008
... latest labs today and my TSH is 19.300. I take 137mcg Synthroid . I felt I was stable at this dose until recently...
... you take, so you'll probably need a higher dose of Synthroid than you'd need if you didn't take estrogen....
... post meno at age 55
We have similarities
both on synthroid for replacement
taking bioident.estro and prometrium...
... I was a little hypo then and in 11/07 increased Synthroid from 125 to 137mcg. Thanks for the info.
osteoblast...
... thyroid. It is easier to manage my levels being on Synthroid . I am also better off since I started the hrt. The...
- How much T3 a day? Help please! 12th June 2008
... if you can work on it where you are adding in just synthroid or levoT with your MD, I think that would be your...
