- Question about thyroid function test 3rd July 2007
... If you are taking Synthroid or any other T4-only med within 8 hours before a blood...
... Here's another response for you from a Synthroid user; My TSH has been down to 0.11 and I had extremely...
... to store our medicine. For example, I just went to Synthroid 's site and found that it should be stored at 77°F ... colder one than the temp range recommended; ergo, Synthroid should not be stored there.
All of the US products...
- Fatigue 2nd July 2007
... to get things checked out again. I'm currently on Synthroid , .112 mg. As far as adrenals go, I honestly can't...
... treat hypos. There are also different meds than just Synthroid . I can think of a dozen different reasons why you...
- Hello KMatthew! 1st July 2007
... re taking as far as thyroid meds - levoxyl? armour? synthroid ?
thanks
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- has anyone ever took levoxyl before??? 30th June 2007
... mcg....its been wonderful for me...I started taking Synthroid and did good on that also.My doctor wrote me a prescription...
... Vickie...i started on Synthroid with taking samples...maybe between 25&50 mcg...i...
... equal that, I feel great. I had side effects with Synthroid , and with the colored Levoxyl as well. My endo seems...
- Symptoms of hypothyroid?? 30th June 2007
... were they alleviated after taking proper dosages of Synthroid ?...
- What is a TSH assay(sp?)/ 29th June 2007
... m the pretty sick girl. I am now taking 1/2 a .88 synthroid . My doctor did tests tuesday when I was feeling headachy...
- Cytomel-Bad Reaction 29th June 2007
... cytomel now for about 9 months along with 100 mcg of synthroid , and have settled in at 7.5 mcg. For me the adjustment ... cytomel is helping me to feel better than just my synthroid alone. My last labs were still low on FT3 but at...
... probably could use an increase in your levoxyl. I take synthroid which is very similar to levoxyl; there is a dosage ... of '88' for synthroid . I would think there should be a dosage between 75...
- 112 to 125 - chest already "hurts" 29th June 2007
... stemmed when they increased me from .5 to .125 of synthroid and within one day I could feel the dizziness and...
- Question - Anyone - Senior Mem - Midwest1 28th June 2007
... Then - he also gave me a prescription for 112 mcg of Synthroid - but told me to continue to take the 100 mcg until ... him - he said for now just continue on the 100mcg of Synthroid and he will let me know about the 112mcg. That his ... drop out?
Also - shouldn't he have increased my Synthroid based on my tsh levels? Or do you think that he is ... potassium levels right now? And not increasing my Synthroid ?
It is enough to make ya nuts..........I will tell...
... size of half a ping pong ball. I can not swallow my Synthroid pill - which is as small as a birth control pill....
- Cured????? 28th June 2007
... Since becoming hypo I've started taking many meds ( Synthroid , high BP meds and viamin/supplements) but have recently...
... with a TSH of nearly 7, and started on a low dose of Synthroid . I became overmedicated on it, so the dose was reduced ... until I got sicker... sick enough to "tolerate" the Synthroid . I didn't want to wait and sought out an MD who would...
- I don't understand the test results 28th June 2007
... who had her thyroid out in 12/06. Was started on Synthroid and was moved up to 137 with no success. 6 weeks...
... previous test results from March (on Synthroid ) were:
WBC 5.9
Glucose 103
Calcium 9.5
Triglycerides...
- questions re future throidectomy 27th June 2007
... cause you to have changes in your voice. I had been on Synthroid since I was 8 so it was really just a matter of adjusting...
- Thyroid goiter question 27th June 2007
... My levels are still fine. My docs now want me on Synthroid at 0.1mg a day.
I have 2 questions:
1. If my T4...
... Does this mean it could be graves? I am on 100mcg of Synthroid and so far so good, have not noticed anything. But...
- Question for Armour People - Re Process of Switching to Armour 27th June 2007
... ratio of T4/T3, which is the goal, right?
I took Synthroid in the beginning, but I was off of it for 1 month...
- Thyroid meds activate after food intake? 27th June 2007
... Hi! I am the girl on synthroid with bad stats. I am noticing that after I eat food...
- Hashimoto's and Hives 26th June 2007
... multiples for the RXd dose. I got hives from the 75 mcg. Synthroid tablet which is dyed mauve. When I switched to Levoxyl...
... greatest relief came from just taking my starting dose of Synthroid 50 mcg. I am on 75 mcg of synthroid now and things...
- Test results back - no wonder I feel cruddy 26th June 2007
... have seen my endo, (who's going to try to put me on Synthroid again, or tell me that I should have surgery).
...
- need advice badly im frustrated dont know whats going on??? 26th June 2007
... and hope that we do solve this. i'm on 100 mcg of synthroid with all NORMAL levels. but i have hashi's and they ... to lower down my antibodies with a HIGHER DOSE of synthroid . imagine how i'm feeling? cuz i do feel hyper too...
... are concerned that your inability to tolerate the Synthroid might be related to cortisol deficiency and you would...
- 2 weeks of Synthyroid- I feel BAD 26th June 2007
... labs but by how I was feeling. I couldn't tolerate Synthroid but it's generic I can take??? Go figure. Something...
... definitely could be the brand, too. I couldn't take Synthroid , either. If the headaches don't stop soon, consider...
... well. i have hashi's. and seems like the .1 mgs of synthroid i'm on is overmedicating me now. but that's only my ... hashi's...but the doctor's started me on .1 mgs of synthroid . i was shocked. but the doctors think it is working ... dose. but i did go from a TSH of 1.43 (in april w/o synthroid ) to a TSH of .27 (in june w/ synthroid). and she still ... symptoms coming on. i do admit tho that since starting synthroid on may 4...it has helped alot of my panic/anxiety...
... in the moon. Grrrrrrrrr these docs. As far as the synthroid I could not take it. It made me ache something terrible...
- not sure if i took my pill 25th June 2007
... getting it because I was only 29 when I started to take Synthroid ... and I was in a bit of denial about having to take...
- thyroid and pregnancy?? 24th June 2007
... TSH levels checked, they told me I needed to go on Synthroid . I am reluctant but it seems that I really do have ... because of the imbalance.
So I'm leaning toward the Synthroid at this point. Trying for over a year is wearing...
... pregnant and have been taking Levothyroxine (generic Synthroid ) since November 2006. If your levels are showing that...
- You're too young to have a thyroid problem 24th June 2007
... years at approximately 20yrs of age. She has been on Synthroid ever since about 20+ years....
- I Dont Know Whats Going On With Me 24th June 2007
... prescribed 90mg of Armour. Before that I was on 88mcg of synthroid and 5mg of cytomel.
This is what I did....
May...
- Advice needed 24th June 2007
... your doctor. dr. started me straight with 100mcgs of synthroid . i was feeling side effects a week later, went to...
- Endocrine Connection To Fibromyalgia 24th June 2007
... symptoms instead of her labs by putting her on a low synthroid dosage and she turned around over night. She thought...
- can stopping levothyroxine alltogether hurt till i see new dr ?? 23rd June 2007
... little too fast for you. And changing from generic to Synthroid may have been a bit of a shock for your system too ... better with generic levothyroxine than I did with Synthroid . I seem to be the oddball when it comes to that. With...
- attn k9mom midwest do I still have graves 23rd June 2007
... quote me on the exact #'s)
Anyway he increaed my synthroid again last visit to 325 mg daily and now I feel like...
- do I still have graves after RAI treatment 23rd June 2007
... quote me on the exact #'s)
Anyway he increaed my synthroid again last visit to 325 mg daily and now I feel like...
- Thyroid help, please! 23rd June 2007
... I started taking 075 mcg of Synthroid about 10 years ago. My levels have always been in...
... at least prescribe you some cytomel to add to your synthroid . You KNOW on the lower 50 mcg your levels are most ... recent labs.......a t3/t4 combo equal to amount of Synthroid somewhere in between 50mcg and 75 mcg and then wait...
- Painful joints-related to hashi's /hypot 23rd June 2007
... aching in hips, pelvis, upper legs when I was on real Synthroid . Felt almost arthritic. I went back on the generic ... s really hard to say.
The way I determined that synthroid was giving me trouble is I went off it for 3 or 4...
- Weight Gain with Armour/Synthroid 22nd June 2007
... both. Though I seemed to do better losing weight on Synthroid . What are your experiences? Do you seem to gain ... going to try to get a hold of my doctor and switch to Synthroid again in hopes that I can lose some weight. I feel...
... anything at all. so here i am in june 2007, started on synthroid since may 2007, feel 100% better (with of course some...
- Should I feel great by now? 22nd June 2007
... My endo suggested yesterday doubling my 88 mcgs of Synthroid one day a week only. So I started today. Nine weeks...
... I recently went to the synthroid site. I found some of the information there helpful ... to check out the site.
Also, as I see you are on synthroid , there are also coupons there that might help you...
- lab results...update 22nd June 2007
... been about 6 weeks since i've taken the 100mcg's of synthroid . did blood work on june 19 and just got results today...
... so you are obviously being helped by the 100 mcg of Synthroid .
I would follow your GP's instructions. I would...
... midnite. i'm not that hungry. tho i haven't taken my synthroid yet. sorta debating if i can skip today. or take half...
- Nodules and thyroid disorders? 22nd June 2007
... seen and I feel fine.
My endo wanted to put me on Synthroid , figuring there's a 50/50 shot that it might shrink...
- DONT MESS WITH UR MEDS/ Just got back from ER 22nd June 2007
... surprised if your tests come back ok - It's not like synthroid where it takes a long time to change the numbers....
... much for me and thus I do better on a combination of synthroid and cytomel. I can get a more "customized" ratio ... It's about $75 a month for me to purchase both the synthroid and cytomel. I pay it gladly though as it's the best...
- I think Im going Hyper! 21st June 2007
... wdiguy - I have a hypo friend on 25 mcg of Synthroid who has the same experience as you with heart racing...
... has Hashimoto's/hypothryoid, has been on 25 mcg of Synthroid for more than a year, and has really no other reason...
- RAI for Graves 21st June 2007
... P.S.
It seems that Levoxal may not be as good as Synthroid . To save a little $ I went on it about 1-2 years ago ... . I was always very stable on Synthroid , no change in dosage in 9 years. Now, I've had to...
... you will be ALWAYS with RAI. Then you have to take Synthroid the rest of your life and have a lot of other issues...
... getting enough dosage, not too much. I'm now back on Synthroid and have lost about 5 lbs so the dose may be too high...
- Nothing works for me 21st June 2007
... You and I are sort of in the same boat. I was on Synthroid and then Levoxyl for 2 years with symptoms and swinging ... Cytomel (probably wasn't a good move.) So...I am back on Synthroid and after 8 weeks feel okay...better than I was for...
- cant get up in a morning 21st June 2007
... ever since i started on synthroid , i did notice that it takes a little more for me to...
- Someone explain IODINE'S role in thyroid health???? 19th June 2007
... iodine until results come back. he then prescribed synthroid and i've been feeling alot better these days. of course ... within "normal" ranges....the dr. still prescribed me synthroid . i've been on it for 6 weeks now and i must say that...
- Abrupt Change in TSH...Anyone else experience this? 18th June 2007
... in 1997, and have been on the same .175 mcg dose of synthroid for years. I had a thyroid panel done on April 8...
- Cytomel! 18th June 2007
... latest labs and before I knew it she upped my dose of Synthroid from 75mcg to 100mcg and is starting me on a little...
... responding. I'm only taking 5mcg in the morning with my synthroid . I feel better on it (more energy)and hate to stop...
... and see if that does it. If not then we'll lower the Synthroid . Luckily my doctor's office is about two miles away...
- Abnormal TSH level 18th June 2007
... hypothyroid and the doctor has me on a very mild dose of Synthroid . However, there are other forms of this medication...
- Help with tests. 18th June 2007
... the labs look hyper now,but was he on Synthroid for hypo, and is overmedicated now? Or was he on Tapazole...
- There has to be a better way to prep for SCAN?? 18th June 2007
... doctor's ideal level 0.12, while taking 225mcg of Synthroid . I don't feel my best at that level, but she wants ... it there.
Now I have been off my Synthroid for the last 4-5 weeks to get ready for my annual ... SIZE="3"]I thought of cheating and taking 100mcg of synthroid for a few days so I don't get even worse. My scan...
... Especially at TSH 93.
No sense taking your Synthroid because it takes a while to kick in. Cytomel may ... Cytomel (fast acting thyorid meds) when you come off of Synthroid and for up to two weeks before the scan. At least...
- No Thyroid - Salt Intake 17th June 2007
... once you have your thyroid removed - and you are on Synthroid - total T4 replacement therapy - do you have to watch...
... laxatives, you know.
Other than that, are you sure your Synthroid dose is not excessive? I experienced a few days of...
- Need help, like always 17th June 2007
... when I first started Armour 90mg. I was on 88mcg of synthroid which was probably still in my system. Do you think...
- loretta where are you? 16th June 2007
... height - he figured I would be at like 125mg - 150mg of synthroid before we were done. But all seems to be going well...
... try another thyroid medication. Have you ever taken Synthroid ? Sometimes - they say sticking with the name brands...
- Gallbladder 15th June 2007
... doctor's ideal level 0.12, while taking 225mcg of Synthroid . I don't feel my best at that level, but she wants ... it there.
Now I have been off my Synthroid for the last 4-5 weeks to get ready for my annual...
- Synthroid Causes Muscle Aches? 15th June 2007
... some people were experiencing bad muscle pains from Synthroid . I had my dose raised for 50 to 100 last week and ... to hear from others who have had muscle pains from Synthroid also. My doctor said he never heard of this as a symptom ... of Synthroid ...
... also had pain in my legs and hips when I was taking Synthroid .
I switched to Armour and I am doing much better....
... association and I also don't think it's listed on synthroid as possible side effect.
This is what I know I...
... When I first started Synthroid - if I layed on one side for too long in bed - my...
- How quickly can you feel the difference in a dose? 15th June 2007
... feeling so much better than i did before i started synthroid . goodluck....
- What's Hyper? Tsh and Ft4 15th June 2007
... what you mean.
After my diagnosis, I started on Synthroid , .075 mgs. After two months on that dose, I was certifiabl ... Hashi's and started the treatment. The thing was... Synthroid is the only med she prescribes. When the smallest...
- Saw new Endo today........ Good 14th June 2007
... uptake scan she said I would have needed to stop my Synthroid prior so I am not sure why your endo wouldn't want...
- what tsh level do your docs recommend 14th June 2007
... september to a 0.27 now in june. ( i am on 100mcgs' on synthroid since may) my gp believes that i was normal at 2.97...
- hypo eyes 13th June 2007
... though about your vision coming and going. I've been on Synthroid for about 4 months and now I just switched to Armour...
... though about your vision coming and going. I've been on Synthroid for about 4 months and now I just switched to Armour...
- lab results ;normal', hair falling out 13th June 2007
... have hashis or graves? now that i'm on 100mcgs of synthroid since may, my numbers are a bit off, hope to get them ... with all normal ranges, and thats when i was given synthroid . i do feel alot better, except for right now...which...
- Anyone have this? 12th June 2007
... I was on synthroid for the past 3 years, I have been on armour now for...
- looking for a surgeon in central fl 12th June 2007
... I healed beautifully but am still trying to get my synthroid levels to get normal. Good luck:)...
- anyone have a doc in ny or long island who...?? 11th June 2007
... New to the board and have been Hypo for 10 years on synthroid ...just switched to armour 6 months ago, but still...
... year have since gained 50 pounds, and have been on synthroid .75 and it doesn't seem to be working. My labs are...
... for another doctor they only want to treat me with Synthroid and will not consider other options. Any names to...
- What is my body telling me? 11th June 2007
... today with the results. They want me to reduce my Synthroid to 200mcg from 206. This is based on a FT4 reading ... weight and really hate the thought of reducing my Synthroid dose. For the first time since surgery (January 2006...
- Thyroid Questions 11th June 2007
... hormones. i have hashimotos and since i've started on synthroid , it has really helped me alot. your wife has to get...
- TSH of 0.12 with meds, but feeling great again. Anyone else have this happen? 11th June 2007
... and after a year it was still over 9 with 200 mcg of Synthroid . I was bumped up to 200 mcg 6 days per week and 300 ... great! I'm a little concerned that they will drop the Synthroid and I will go back to my symptoms. Has anyone else...
- levelling 11th June 2007
... trouble with symptoms lately. I have been on .75 mgs of Synthroid for three weeks now. My TSH was 11 the last time...
- Do You Take Thyroid Meds The Day Of Your Tests? 10th June 2007
... I take my synthroid 100 - at 7:00am - but usually wait until like 2-3pm...
... version, paraphrased for clarity:
If you are taking Synthroid or any other T4-only med within 8 hours before a blood...
- zits anyone? 10th June 2007
... really changed is that i started taking 100mcg of synthroid since may. it could also be that the weather is alot...
... have alot more than I use to get. I thought it was my synthroid . I have the tiny little bumps on my cheeks that I...
... on my chest and back - since I started taking the synthroid - but they are small and not cystic - like I was dealing...
- hi toall my freinds pursie are you all wellxx 10th June 2007
... that i am craving more sweets since starting on the synthroid . i know it's not a symptom of it, but i do look for...
- confused on testing 9th June 2007
... You get the same amount of hormone in each 88 mcg Synthroid tablet. If you switch to 88 mcg Synthroid from 88...
- Carbs 9th June 2007
... puts on the pancreas. I found that once I was put on Synthroid that craving for chocolate seemed to stop. Occasionally...
... labs checked next week. i have been on 100mcgs of synthroid for 5 weeks now. i do feel alot better, but of course...
- "7" nodules found (I'm NEW) Help please! 8th June 2007
... nodules at one time - I was lucky they resonded to synthroid and shrunk - last ultrasound showed only two small...
- Missed Periods and Thyroid Problems? 8th June 2007
... Once I found my :) doctor and got started on the Synthroid , my cycle got back to a 27-day cycle. My flow was...
- Hey Midwest..latest labs 7th June 2007
... Sodium, am I right in thinking it would be the same as Synthroid ? Doc is away for a month.
Thanks for being here for...
... Yes, Synthroid is a brand of levothyroxine sodium. LevoT is the...
- Synthroid? Weight loss? 7th June 2007
... down with my weight. I take a european equivalent of synthroid and when my dose is right and I get to the gym I can...
- back from the endo...what a jerk... 6th June 2007
... still feel like crap, he diddnt lower or increase my Synthroid dose and im going back for a blood test in 2 weeks...
... issues. D.O.s are usually more open to drugs other than Synthroid but don't be too surprised if Synthroid--in the correct...
- HELP! Hypo with increasing meds, decreasing energy 5th June 2007
... changes in diet or environment, so I thought either the synthroid or vit D caused the reaction? any thoughts or similar ... experience with synthroid ?
Also when I was in the ER, my EKG now shows an ... appreciated, Anyone else managed by other drug than Synthroid , SOOOO tired of being tired
thanks all:)...
... last 6 weeks...). Could you try a different batch of synthroid - maybe there is a problem with this one. It just...
... an allergy to a filler.
If you have been taking Synthroid all along, that wouldn't be the most likely suspect...
... allergies etc, and no real changes in meds, I did get my Synthroid at a different pharmacy this time around, and have ... today to stop the Vit D, and keep the same dose of synthroid , but is really neglecting the fact that I had some...
... increases. If you are not converting well all the Synthroid in the whole is not going to make you feel better...
- I just want to scream... No one gets it!! 5th June 2007
... m just glad that i'm feeling better. i've been on synthroid 100 mcg's for 1 month now and i do notice a difference...
