- New Here. TT and vocal cord damage questions 3rd October 2007
... did remain weak for about 8 weeks post op. When my Synthroid dosage was increased to a more appropriate level is...
- hypothyroid and weight gain 3rd October 2007
... treatment then he went hypo. the doc keeps adjusting his synthroid . he did have lots of fluid on his body when he first ... hypo and lost 18 pounds in 2 weeks after starting the synthroid . The fluid was so bad he was even have trouble breathing...
... who needs supplemental T3 in addition to the T4 med ( Synthroid ) he takes now. It's quite possible to have enough...
- Multiple problems- could they be related? 3rd October 2007
... showed multiple small cystic nodules. I was told to try synthroid for 30 days and see if it helped shrink the nodules...
- UP and AWAY.... 2nd October 2007
... like 7 hours now. this is how i felt before i was on synthroid . does this mean that i'm undermedicated? overmedicated...
- Complete List Of Thyroid Symptoms 2nd October 2007
... i would feel it really bad before i started taking synthroid . to a point where i thought i would just pass out...
- Synthroid Side-Effects 2nd October 2007
... just to rule out over-medication as the culprit.
Synthroid is just the synthetic version of a hormone your body...
- Anyone familiar with Wilson's Syndrome 30th September 2007
... some others). I have never taken anything other than Synthroid (which I think is only t4), but my tsh is 22.32 and ... my synthroid has been increased from 88 to 125. Did not have t3...
- thyroid and beta blocker... 30th September 2007
... There is not a direct documented interaction with Synthroid . How are you taking you meds and what all are you...
... Glad you are on something that is working well now. Synthroid suggests a 30 min - 1 hr span of time to pass after ... your toprol. So wait 30 minutes before taking your synthroid .
Sincerely,
MG
Sincerely,
MG...
- 2 year Thy journey: 5 months on Armour (smile!) 30th September 2007
... heard all their stupidity: its from P-I-G-S, OLD, Synthroid is the SAME thing- but wouldn't be dissuaded. I prepared...
- Midwest1 ?????? 29th September 2007
... preferred due to higher accuracy in analysis techniques.
Synthroid Official FDA information, side effects, and uses:...
- lab help please 29th September 2007
...
I have Hashimotos and am currently on .175 of synthroid .
Thanks
Grace...
- Lab Results - Advice Pleeeeeeease 29th September 2007
... a quarter grain of armor in conjunction with your Synthroid ? How does your MD feel about a 1/2 T3 alternating...
- High resting pulse in thyroid diease 28th September 2007
... ptu? or is it heart meds?
The meds I am on are synthroid for my thyroid, atenonal for blood pressure and hydrochloro...
- questions about Synthroid 28th September 2007
... When and how are you taking your synthroid ? Are you taking it with any other medications?
...
Recommended dosing methodology for synthroid :
1) Take Synthroid on an empty stomach at least ... unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
2) Take Synthroid with a full glass of water (8 oz/240 mL). Then you ... dietary fiber. These foods decrease the absorption of Synthroid .
4) Take Synthroid 4 hours apart from calcium ... sulfonate. These medicines decrease the absorption of Synthroid into your bloodstream.
5) Synthroid works best ... improvement and stabilization in your symptoms.
7) Synthroid will usually have to be taken for life, except in ... thyroid inflammation and in patients who are taking Synthroid on a trial basis.
8) If you miss a dose of Synthroid...
... Do not refrigerate Synthroid . Condensation will ruin it. Store it at moderate...
- Help Midwest 27th September 2007
... More synthroid would allow more T4 available for conversion. So ... low. So I think you could stand a slight jump in synthroid with out adverse affects.. but I think a boost in...
... that she knows what she is doing by increasing the synthroid and not the cytomel. As the previous reply said, I...
- Lab Results 27th September 2007
... for some reason. I have been on .075 mg of generic synthroid since mid May. My TSH was 11 back in early May. ... last specialist doesn't want to change the dose of synthroid , even though my numbers change each month. My problem...
- Thyroid for Dummies and a brief venting session.. 27th September 2007
... very informative; it's just the treatment ( I was on Synthroid for 25 years and was dosed by TSH alone and I suffered...
- FNA and new symptoms 27th September 2007
... the FNA opened a new can of worms.
I am hypo on synthroid for years. No weight problems, just the other usual...
- FNA and new symptoms 27th September 2007
... the FNA opened a new can of worms.
I am hypo on synthroid for years. No weight problems, just the other usual...
- Oprah blew out her thyroid.... 26th September 2007
... it. That would be interesting; but I bet she is on Synthroid and being kept in "normal range". That is after all...
... to destroy those doctors thyroids and put them on Synthroid (keep their TSH between 2 & 3, let their FREE T3...
- What questions should I ask my doctor? 26th September 2007
... Hi MG,
I am taking synthroid and my thyroid bloodwork as of last week is normal...
... might not think so). So you need to check behind him. Synthroid patients can easily get a low FREE T3. (even when...
- New lab results: 26th September 2007
... grain of Armour and 75mg (purple colored pill) of Synthroid .
TSH 0.09 (0.35 - 5.00)
FT3 2.69 (2.30 - 4.20 ... be taking too much medication? Maybe lowering the synthroid or Armour a little might help?...
... would think that your doc would want to lower your Synthroid and raise your Armour rather than lower both. If...
... talk them into two grains of armor and ditching the synthroid . Let me see what the corresponding dose of Armor ... of Armour = Tablets 60 mg (1 grain) + 75 mg Synthroid = 135 mg T4.. this is right in the average dosing ... to low T3 concentrations. See about dropping the synthroid and increasing the armor.. or holding on your meds...
... to her that we increase the Armour and decrease the Synthroid . To what, I am not sure.
I surely hope she...
- High TSH but feeling fine??? 25th September 2007
... my TSH checked and it was 12. Dr. is increasing my synthroid but I just wondered if anyone else actually felt fine...
- Synthroid vs. other T4 only pills 25th September 2007
... Tinytot,
So sorry you're having such a rough time.
Synthroid made me ILL - Levoxyl treats me much better. I'm...
... I switched from Synthroid to Levoxyl because I found out that I am allergic ... to one of the fillers in Synthroid (povidone). I made the switch back in July and haven ... was very stable and didn't change from when I was on Synthroid ....
- Need advice from anyone taking Armour... 24th September 2007
... Armour alone (now I take it along with additional Synthroid ), but my thyroid has never been regulated, so I'm ... t causing that. It was the same way when I was on Synthroid alone.
Generic Armour does NOT work for me at...
... s just fine!
Just like trying to figure out if Synthroid or Armour is better, you have to try it to find out...
- Upcoming TT surgery - papillary cancer - questions 24th September 2007
... probably hyper - she had some kind of surgery and was on synthroid . This was when she was in her late 20's (50+ years...
... bit different from some of the other posts. I am on synthroid right now and have been since surgery. I am trying ... levels have been low and they have had to bump my synthroid up 2x. I went in today because my last test showed...
- Newly Diagnosed, Strange Dizziness and other symptoms 24th September 2007
... diagnosed as having hypothyroidism and was prescribed synthroid - 25 mcg. My M.D. suggested starting at 50 mcg, but ... in a different world. Could this be related to the synthroid ? My M.D. is out of town and his nurse suggested discontinu ... go away? If I can't handle the lowest dosage of synthroid , is there an effective alternative? Thanks so much...
... neither dieting nor over-eating). M.D. felt that synthroid would shrink the cyst, improve energy, and raise FT4...
- Recent testing confusing 23rd September 2007
... my Free T3 was 4.21. I have been taking 75 mcg of synthroid a day with an extra half pill during the week. My...
... Is the "extra half pill" you take...is it synthroid too or is it something else?
What vitamans or supplement...
... The extra half pill I take is synthroid . I also take yasimin and just recently a magnesium ... supplement. I take both of those at night and my synthroid in the morning.
The range on the testing for the...
- small multinodular goiter and synthroid 23rd September 2007
... in an optimal area for your T4/T3 numbers, then the synthroid might make you hyper and you would feel really crappy ... the low side, then I would start at a low dose of synthroid and work up slowly until you find the right dose....
- hurthie cells 22nd September 2007
... two weeks. i am hypo since may and treating with synthroid . I have thyroid antibodies. I am really worried...
- Thinking of having sleep study, anyone have this? 22nd September 2007
... night then up for 2 and then down for 2. Once on synthroid it really h elped me actually sleep through the night...
- tsh test 22nd September 2007
... nodules that have been tested with no cancer. I am on synthroid 137 and cytomel twice a week and my nodules have not...
... your lab uses for the Free T's?
Are you taking the Synthroid every day & the Cytomel twice a week?...
- Contraceptive Pill/Thyroxine 21st September 2007
... have been taking the pill since before I've been on synthroid , and thuse, it's all been adjusted to it since I started...
... I had been taking Synthroid for years and was doing fine. I then added the birth ... went from 1.0 to about 8.5!! I even increased my Synthroid dose and could not get the TSH to go down. It was...
- anyone else feeling emotionally crazy after thyroidectomy surgery? 21st September 2007
... this trauma after losing their gland and trusting synthroid + cytomel to regulate a human body. aaargh!
i've...
- Weight Loss Question 21st September 2007
... avaliable to be used by all the cells in your body. Synthroid is only T4 and you need to get this tested to see...
- Hydrochlorothiazide Effects on Thyroid Tests? 21st September 2007
... rochlorothiazide).
I am on my 7th day of taking 50mcg of Synthroid and asked my Dr. if it was okay to take it with my...
- synthroid 20th September 2007
... if the synthroid is making you sick, check with your doctor and see ... there's several others that u can try...not only synthroid . and how low a dose are you? are u sure that your ... levels are alright? synthroid has it's ups and downs with me. but it doesn't give...
... will really be low when this happens. This is how Synthroid can often cause the FREE T3 (and FREE T4) to be lower ... than it was before Synthroid is started .
In other words, you probably need...
- Thyroid surgery and problems with calcium? Can anyone help? 19th September 2007
... came from the doc.....seems I am now taking too much Synthroid . Who would have known that too much and too less mimic...
- I made it to the Endo 19th September 2007
... in need of meds for a while. He gave me 50 mg of synthroid to take daily. He said he would see me back in 2...
... It's the second day on synthroid and I still soooo tired. Of cause I didn't expect...
- Thyroid Disorder And Drug Issues 19th September 2007
... A Difference In Terms Of Effectiveness With Using Synthroid Vs. Levothroid? Is One More Effective Than The Other...
... off the market. At that point, I was switched to Synthroid and my TSH never changed.
I recently found out ... am allergic to one of the inactive ingredients in Synthroid (povidone) so I was switch to Levoxyl which does not...
... In your Synthroid , Levothroid, Levoxyl.. the thyroxine hormone concentration ... the individual lots have specified documentation.
Synthroid stats:Pharmacokinetics
Absorption Absorption of orally ... ranges from 40% to 80%.The relative bio-availability of Synthroid tablets, compared to an equal nominal dose of oral ... levothyroxine sodium solution, is approximately 93%.
Synthroid varies inactive ingredients greatly depending on dosage ... Lake
Many people with dye allergies have issues with synthroid .
Levoxyl stats: Pharmacokinetics
Absorption–...
- Latest Lab Report and I'm confused 19th September 2007
... thyroid meds. It really has the capacity to bind to Synthroid in the bloodstream. Also, if you take Slow Release ... period of time where it could be interfering with your Synthroid . Some people on slow release iron have to take more ... Synthroid ....
- Got my hypothryoidism diagnosis. What to expect? 19th September 2007
... the TSH was high), and put me on 75 mcg per day of Synthroid . Is that a typical starting dose? Am I likely to...
... I am so happy you were put on Synthroid , for your TSH is quite high. You will start feeling...
- Tingling lips 19th September 2007
... tsh etc. I can tell you that when I went hyper on Synthroid medication that my fingertips tingled, and my lips...
- Is the TSH Suppressed Thyroid Hormone? 18th September 2007
... guess what I'm asking is while I'm taking 50mcg of Synthroid does my body loose or forget how to make TSH and rely ... totally on Synthroid for TSH production?
Thanks
~Dee...
- How much more Armour? 18th September 2007
... whom Armour wasn't. I couldn't take even 50 mcgs of Synthroid without becoming overmedicated-hyper. I began taking ... that I was still hypo when I was overmedicated on Synthroid , but the labs proved otherwise. My muscular aches...
... MDs, Endos, etc. never found a good level or type ( Synthroid w & w/o Cytomel, Armour) for me. Several complicating...
- On the Verge of giving up 17th September 2007
... Armour. Now with me starting at the lowest dose of synthroid it has taken a toll on me. My tsh was 3.2 last time...
... think you maybe having drug interactions with your synthroid .
It is well known in the pharmacological world ... response) and may alter the therapeutic response to Synthroid . In addition, thyroid hormones and thyroid status ... of other drugs.
You are taking iron with your synthroid ..
Ferrous Sulfate - Concurrent use may reduce the ... tachycardia).
You may be able to back down your synthroid dose when you stop taking it with the iron. I am...
... the research for their patients.
So I'm guessing Synthroid and L-Thyroxine are the same thing? Usually I take...
... think you maybe having drug interactions with your synthroid .
It is well known in the pharmacological world ... response) and may alter the therapeutic response to Synthroid . In addition, thyroid hormones and thyroid status ... of other drugs.
You are taking iron with your synthroid ..
Ferrous Sulfate - Concurrent use may reduce the ... tachycardia).
You may be able to back down your synthroid dose when you stop taking it with the iron. I am...
- New Synthroid User Here w/Question? 17th September 2007
... Ive been on synthroid for 19 years, (graves)at first it will feel like speed ... semi-normal person again! fyi PEOPLE PAY $ FOR OUR SYNTHROID TO USE AS A DIET PILL, DON'T DO IT.......
... by this Friday. That will be my 7th day of taking Synthroid . Incidently, I feel a lot better now. Someone on...
- Breast pain and hypothyroid??? 17th September 2007
... doesn't think I'm crazy!!! Still she thought that synthroid was a bit more than I needed at this point.
She...
- Mostly normal labs? do I have thyroid problems? 17th September 2007
... refused to Rx me Armour, but wouldn't take me off Synthroid either [SIZE="1"](KNOWING I was having HORRID side...
- Hypo with mood disorder and skin problems--need advice 16th September 2007
... my daughter 2 years ago. I have been on 125 mg of synthroid and my levels look good. Since that episode, I have...
- Thyroid Meds, and Blood Pressure med? 14th September 2007
... prior to the new stuff, but I was just put on 50mg of Synthroid and also take Norvasc and Hydrochlorothiaze for BP...
- TSH lab result ? and symptoms driving me crazy 14th September 2007
... a T4 drug for 3 months now (after TT). (Started on Synthroid and changed to Levoxyl 6 weeks ago). Have still been...
... finally think I am at stable levels - ended up with synthroid 112 5x/week and 100 2x/week - never thought my body...
- Looking for others who have experienced singular thyroid nodule 13th September 2007
... have a mild choking sensation sometimes. He gave me Synthroid samples to try, but I didn't take it more than a couple...
... thyroid nodules other than Armour as an alternative to Synthroid . I am pretty frustrated about that.
I don't want...
... Thanks again. I was prescribed Synthroid to try to shrink my nodule last November. It made...
- Help!!!!! 13th September 2007
... is elevated.
HIves went away when starting to take synthroid , finally peaked at 175 mg of meds for the last month...
... don't see any reason whatsoever to have put you on Synthroid . Your TSH - at .89 - wasn't 'elevated'. It was right ... making you hyperthyroid. It's no mystery why the Synthroid didn't help.
The test one or the other should have...
... is elevated.
HIves went away when starting to take synthroid , finally peaked at 175 mg of meds for the last month ... was no reason why your doc should have put you on Synthroid . Your labs were perfect before medication. Your...
... 99.99% of MDs would not have allowed you to try Synthroid with those labs. Even though most MDs err on the...
- Hashi better with levels above range? 13th September 2007
... the range for the ft4 and ft3. I plan to change to Synthroid and additional t3 in hopes of lowering my ft4 and...
... is not the direction I'm headed towards. I added Synthroid to my lowered Armour and feel better but I know I...
- New Endocrin: Levoxyl vs. Armour 13th September 2007
... for me, but I am now on a combination of Armour and Synthroid and doing pretty well for now. I seem to be sensitive...
- Is this optimal blood results? 12th September 2007
... have an old blood test of when I was on 50 mcg of Synthroid . I had been on the dose for about 6 weeks and still...
... symptoms are you suffering from exactly? You are taking Synthroid and that in itself has some side effects that sensitive ... appropriate dosing.
Side effects to look out for on synthroid are those resulting from being driven hyperthyroid...
... my new doctor called and told me to take 50 mcg of Synthroid . I've done that before and it gave me the below results ... .
50 mcg Synthroid
TSH 1.02
FT4 1.5 (.8-1.8)
FT3 345 (230-419)
... Armour website 120 mg of Armour is equal to 200 mcg of Synthroid .
So should I be taking 200 mcg of Synthroid with ... some T3 or 50 mcg of Synthroid with some T3? Will a little T3 really take away the...
... david45249;3205070]So should I be taking 200 mcg of Synthroid with some T3 or 50 mcg of Synthroid with some T3? ... that for me ;) Maybe you should try 50 micrograms Synthroid with a little T3 first....
- crazy fatigue symptoms 10th September 2007
... I have been on synthroid for years due to partial thyroid removal. For several...
- Will I ever feel perfect? 9th September 2007
... findings. (This is called a baseline).
I started on Synthroid in 1981 & felt lots better at first too (and for several...
- symptoms...and question 8th September 2007
... before i found out i had hashi's. i was on 100mcgs of synthroid but after 2 months, went to get blood work done, they...
- Help need with nodules 6th September 2007
... have a thyroid disease or else you wouldn't be taking Synthroid . Something is causing your gland to be unable to...
... was confused.
OK, MB... You say you've been on Synthroid for several years. How has that worked for you? ...
... was confused.
OK, MB... You say you've been on Synthroid for several years. How has that worked for you? ... it, or some of each.
When I was 12yrs, I was on synthroid , then we I moved, the doctors did not think I had...
- TSH 3.2 T3 High normal t4 High normal 6th September 2007
... levels say over - ?
Have you tried T4 only therapy ( synthroid , levoxyl, etc.) or T4 with just a small amount of...
... dont have the exact number with me. Ive been on just synthroid only and also synthroid with cytomel. Synthroid makes...
... Food for thought - synthroid made me very nauseous and dizzy... so I switched to ... cause the same symptoms. Perhaps levoxyl instead of synthroid would work for you (not cause the leg aches, etc....
... more different doses.... for example
100 mcg of synthroid will put me at .4 TSH
30 mg of armour will put...
... attacks since I was 10 years old. But when i was on synthroid they stopped for 3 years. But synthroid causes brain...
- Left Lobe Thyroidectomy 5th September 2007
... testosterone). He doesn't like the fact that I am on Synthroid and only on Estrogen and no progesterone. I need...
- Drugged Up. 4th September 2007
... Could you talk them into a low dose of synthroid .. just T4 to go with your Armour? I seen nothing...
- Frustrating labs and symptoms for my child 4th September 2007
... son has juvenile diabetes but recently he was put on synthroid for elevated thyroid antibodies. He had a bad reaction ... to the synthroid causing him dizzy spells etc. Lately he has been having...
... low-normal, the doctor was justified in prescribing Synthroid to improve those levels. MDs are normally reluctant ... ignificantly abnormal.
The reactions he had after taking Synthroid might be from several causes:
~ It's usual for ... than it has been used to for a long time.
~ Or Synthroid may simply not be the right brand for him. I couldn...
- The REAL latest labs - bummer. Midwest? 4th September 2007
... have seen references to continuing hair loss with Synthroid use; for what it's worth, I haven't seen anything...
- Swelling in hands and feet. Should I be worried? 4th September 2007
... have all "normal" ranges myself but i'm on 75mcgs of synthroid because i test positive for hashimotos. i am no expert...
- In Between? 4th September 2007
... am not feeling too well right now. i'm on 75mcgs of synthroid for about 6 weeks now and only now i'm feeling alot...
- Hashimoto with normal thyroid test? 3rd September 2007
... am being treated for hypothyroidism with 88 mcg of synthroid and 10 mcg of cytomel. The cytomel is new (four days ... now). Prior to that i was taking 125mcg of synthroid .
My question; If your thyroid tests (FT3, FT4, TSH...
- My first T tests, interpretation? 3rd September 2007
... usually 97.7 to 98.1 at the most, and my mother was on Synthroid as I remember. I've only a few of the key measurements...
- Hair Loss - going to salon tomorrow! 3rd September 2007
... medication and monitored regularly, Thryoid fine on Synthroid ....
- Birch, ErinBeth, Midwest 3rd September 2007
... am pleased with the changes or not. I am now on 50 synthroid , and 90mcg Armour. Getting my T3 from armour is much ... problems previously, but he calculated a dosage of synthroid and armour to the ratio of T4 to T3 as closely as ... possible to what I had with cytomel/ synthroid combination. (does that make sense...?) So far, ... experienced with Armour alone, without the additional synthroid .
Anyway, just wanted to see how my thyroid buddies...
... range. I must say that I was doing pretty "ok" on the synthroid /cytomel combo., but my doc wants to continue to try ... in either T4 or T3. Hopefuly with the additional synthroid , rather than straight Armour, the ratio of T4 to T3...
... when I remember how fast my levels changed while on Synthroid . Armour was more gentle to my system when I started...
... two. Do you think it's possible that when you took synthroid before, that the ratio of T4/T3 was too high for you ... thus you went hyper with just the small amount of synthroid ? Perhaps you have a similar, but opposite, ratio ... balance issue that I have. With just the synthroid alone you had too much T4 in relation to T3. Where ... now, on 90 mcg of Armour with supplemental 50 mcg of synthroid . Previously on just 90 Armour I went wacky. Therefore ... It doesn't matter what "brand" of meds we take, synthroid , Armour, cytomel, etc. just that the balance of T4...
- Anyone taking/have taken Cytomel? Headaches from ect.... 2nd September 2007
... on has been cytomel?
Usually, doctors prescribe synthroid (not necessarily better, just what they tend to prescribe ... thyroid meds.
You might feel better on a mix of synthroid and a little bit of cytomel---I did that at one time ... , now I feel fine on synthroid alone at this point (with no thyroid).
Let us know...
... was increasing & other symtoms. Endo first gave me Synthroid 75mg 1x daily, I had heart palpitations, real weird...
- Anyone have nausea from hypothyroidism? 1st September 2007
... tested again and come to find out I was on too much synthroid , thats why I was feeling like this. For the past...
- need serious advice about my new endo's advice/treatment 1st September 2007
... use of T4 meds - is not the best med for everyone. Synthroid is the most prescribed drug for hypoT in the US, and...
... of it and my adrenal were shot!
The makers of Synthroid have spent billions promoting their drug to doctors...
... of it and my adrenal were shot!
The makers of Synthroid have spent billions promoting their drug to doctors...
