- Ft3 tells all? 26th February 2007
... see her to discuss the labs and maybe augment the Synthroid ?...
- racing heart 26th February 2007
... do you have to request that?
I am actually on synthroid and have been for exactly a year. I got my thyroid...
- Has anyone switched from Armour to Synthroid? Insomnia... 26th February 2007
... about Armour as I've never used it. I've been on synthroid for 6 years with no sleep problems whatsoever and...
... have been pretty successful with a combination of synthroid and cytomel. I am currently fine tuning my dosages ... some lingering symptoms. I did not sleep well on synthroid alone, but do sleep very well cytomel combination ... . Since synthroid is T4 only and Cytomel is T3 only, you can get a more ... a combination drug like Armour. If you do go the synthroid route, you for sure need to ask the doctor about adding ... a higher ratio of T4 to T3. I am currently on 100 synthroid (T4) and 10 cytomel (T3) and sleep just fine. Of ... have been taking 3 grains of Armour your dosage of synthroid /cytomel will be higher than mine; but with a little...
- Cytomel 2 x Day? 26th February 2007
... me again birch...I take my first cytomel with my synthroid in the AM on empty stomach. I take the second one...
... hormone called T3. Some people need to take both T4 ( synthroid , levoxyl etc.) and T3 in the form of cytomel. There...
... hormone called T3. Some people need to take both T4 ( synthroid , levoxyl etc.) and T3 in the form of cytomel. There...
- when will i feel better again. 25th February 2007
... right thyroid removed in Nov and was put on .50mgs of synthroid . Just recently I started to feel really bad with fainting...
- To "T3" or not to "T3" 25th February 2007
... naturally than I did. I too am on a combination of synthroid and cytomel for thyroid, a hormone patch for meno...
... hormone cream to go through menopause while on just synthroid . The transition was fairly smooth...
... FT3 maybe the next step. Has she also increased her synthroid now (maybe you already mentioned this), as this was ... adding cytomel. If it were me I would need to raise my synthroid and then see how well the conversion was doing....
... That's what happened. Micro adjust Synthroid up since the upper range TSH values because they had...
- Lobectomy three years ago, now the other is growing... 25th February 2007
... Had a 4cm goiter removed and am on .75 Synthroid . Took awhile, but felt good the last year or so....
- Question for the ladies 25th February 2007
... situation:
I had an TT in January 06. I've been taking Synthroid , between 150 mcg and 175 mcg a day since then. Increasing...
- Could thyroid meds make you itch? 24th February 2007
... that the meds we take have dyes in them...especially synthroid . My brand new Endo said that sometimes we are allergic ... to them.....he said that Synthroid has a white one that is dye free so if you can ladder...
- Feeling of swollen neck in area of thyroid, hypo or hyper? 24th February 2007
... symptoms of hypo. Wanted me to start on very low dose of
Synthroid . Been on it for 1 month and for the last 2 wks, feel...
- Armour Users How Do You Take Your Dose? 24th February 2007
... not tell me to do it this way, when I switched from synthroid to armour I was doing alot of research on here, and ... It hasn't been bad for me, not anything like the synthroid , but I still don't feel completly normal yet, although...
... been on Armour for some time and like it better than Synthroid . I am still not optimally regulated. I recently...
... I take my armour with food also. When I was on synthroid I was told to take on an empty stomach. When I was...
... that, I am quite happy with the amour as opposed to synthroid and levoxyl. Does amour effect blood pressure, I...
... that, I am quite happy with the amour as opposed to synthroid and levoxyl. Does amour effect blood pressure, I...
... look now that they have decreased your meds. Maybe a synthroid /cytomel combo would be easier to control than the ... option. I did not have the anxiety when I was on the synthroid , but I know I am benefiting from the T3 in the amour...
... again. I'm just hoping i don't have to go back to synthroid after the battle i had to get the armour. I think...
... new medication, He said no. He would only prescribe synthroid because it's the drug of choice!?! Who's choice? Not...
- Thoughts on these lab values 23rd February 2007
... already on Armour, I would expect him to add a T4 med ( Synthroid , Levoxyl, Levothroid, Unithroid) to bring up the T4...
- Newly diagnosed 23rd February 2007
... VERY, VERY sick. I did feel better after starting Synthroid but a slight mess up in my dosing sent me to feeling...
- Help reading test results 22nd February 2007
... generic and it seems to do a bit better by me than the synthroid ....
- Question about TSH 21st February 2007
... just totally in a brain fog and depressed. Im taking SYnthroid .137mcg. Just want someone to talk to......
... just totally in a brain fog and depressed. Im taking SYnthroid .137mcg. Just want someone to talk to...
[FONT ... hypo symptoms, he would be willing to increase my Synthroid again. If not, at that point I would be asking for...
... want to have another FNA. Its nerve wracking. Im on Synthroid .137mcg now. Anyways, yall done know how much I appreciate...
- I miss me 21st February 2007
... myself earlier this month. I've been on 75 mcgs of Synthroid since November (except when I accidently only took...
... some other T3 drug or are you still sticking with the Synthroid ? Your update here is encouraging to me! I am glad ... Levoxyl 75 mcg and have been for three weeks--was on Synthroid before that since November (in 25 mcg, then 50 mcg...
... not sure I'm over the downs yet. I've only been on Synthroid 75 mcg (since November) no increases, no chagnes, ... adding a bit of Armour and start lowering my dose of Synthroid , but they don't really want to do this. I've had...
... not sure I'm over the downs yet. I've only been on Synthroid 75 mcg (since November) no increases, no chagnes, ... adding a bit of Armour and start lowering my dose of Synthroid , but they don't really want to do this. I've had ... Levoxyl is much cheaper and I think he doesn't like the synthroid monopoly:D . I was all for cheaper so I switched ...
- Fast Heartbeat - opinions, please! 21st February 2007
... a month to adjust to increases and decreases in my Synthroid . (I take 150mcg 5 days a week and 175mcg Mondays and...
- Thyroid and ANA? 21st February 2007
... job for 10+ years. I'd been on a too-low dose of Synthroid until my total thyroidectomy (TT) last year. It turned...
- Could I have a thyroid disorder? 20th February 2007
... low range of normal and gave me a prescription of synthroid to try but said I didn't HAVE to take it, because...
... understands.
My feeling is that you should try the Synthroid , but if I could see your labs I could tell you with...
- L Tyrosine question 20th February 2007
... is safe to use l tyrosine when hypothyroid? I'm on synthroid 100. my tsh is usually 3 point something. i tried ... 112 synthroid but i think it made me hyper, so i went back down...
... end and TSH 2.42 so I asked for another increase in Synthroid to see if that made a difference. He upped it from ... patients to try it. I'd like to try and get stable on Synthroid first--don't ask me why--I feel like I've been on...
...
Think I mentioned I convinced him to increase Synthroid anyway (am on 125 mg now) and go for my blood work...
... started taking Cytomel, did your Dr. lower your dose of Synthroid (or whatever T4 meds you were on)? I read somewhere...
... desiccated thyroid for 4 years before all this started (and synthroid before that). My Dr. never checked my free T3 and...
- Lab results and need Input!!! PLEASE! 20th February 2007
... for all my hormones.....anyone with experience OR Synthroid or Levoxyl with Cytomel as she does not want to up...
- I'm getting impatient...when will I feel better? 19th February 2007
... ago who got terrible leg muscle and knee pains on Synthroid , which went away when she went on another brand....
... all the time and have tried two different kinds of synthroid and the like, but still have all the symptoms. I am...
... taking 88mcg. of Levothyroxine. I did take actual Synthroid brand for about a month (samples from my Dr.) but...
... taking 88mcg. of Levothyroxine. I did take actual Synthroid brand for about a month (samples from my Dr.) but ... mg of levothyroxine which is the genaric brand of synthroid and this is week 4 for me and im just now starting...
- Synthroid Crash? 19th February 2007
... I take my synthroid around 5:30ish a.m. and pretty well keep going good ... somewhat drained due to that but nothing I'd attribute to synthroid dosage or what time I took it.
Everyone is different...
... one of them and I was eating it. You can go to the synthroid site and it gives a list of foods you should not eat...
... s energy supply is not found in that day's dose of Synthroid . Synthroid is slow-acting. It has to build up in...
- Midwest, Red Maple, ErinBeth, Pursie--help 19th February 2007
... start of my 4th week of taking a very low dose of Synthroid . Some
of you might remember, I'm the one whose alternativ ... off meds.
My concern now is I'm in my 4th wk of Synthroid and I feel like I have more
anxiety and depression...
... when I started on Levoxyl (different manufacture than Synthroid ) it took twice as long to adjust. There are some ... people who don't react well to Synthroid and are prescribed Levoxly. Talk to your doctor....
... xxxxxx
Pursie,
Thanks for replying. Yes I was on Synthroid before 20 yrs ago and don't
remember having this ... depression didn't start until after I was off the Synthroid yrs ago. I'm on
a very small dose. Was started on...
... when I started on Levoxyl (different manufacture than Synthroid ) it took twice as long to adjust. There are some ... people who don't react well to Synthroid and are prescribed Levoxly. Talk to your doctor. ... medication??. I did try Levothyroxine (generic for
Synthroid ) and felt same way. The dose is not too high, it...
... benefit you. Some people just can't take the brand " Synthroid " and need to switch to another brand. Midwest is ... certain that your anxiety/depression are from the synthroid ? You mentioned that you had some depression prior ... to taking the synthroid . I am assuming you feel the synthroid is causing the ... anxiety is a very common symptom of meno. I take my synthroid for my thryoid, and also treat the anxiety/depression ... I would certainly call my doctor, but stay on the synthroid medication unless your doctor tells you differently...
... benefit you. Some people just can't take the brand " Synthroid " and need to switch to another brand. Midwest is ... certain that your anxiety/depression are from the synthroid ? You mentioned that you had some depression prior ... to taking the synthroid . I am assuming you feel the synthroid is causing the ... anxiety is a very common symptom of meno. I take my synthroid for my thryoid, and also treat the anxiety/depression ... I would certainly call my doctor, but stay on the synthroid medication unless your doctor tells you differently ... after having my daughter, that was 36 yrs ago. Was on Synthroid or
Uthroid, something like that for 13 yrs. Then ...
wnl. So he felt it was worth a try to start the Synthroid and see what
happens with my symptoms.
Sorry ... ask. No I don't think my anx/dep are CAUSED by the Synthroid . I had all
that before and the alt is hoping that ... However, I feel my anx/dep is worse since I am on the Synthroid
that's what I was trying to say but maybe didn't...
- I accidently took 2 synthroid 19th February 2007
... because I couldn't remember sometimes if I took my synthroid or not BUY A, S M T W T F S container. lol
I...
... I never have a problem with my synthroid schedule because it's always the first thing I do...
... I am on 212.5mcg of Synthroid but I don't break the 25mcg pills, I just take one ...
I tend to wake early--5ish--and like to get the Synthroid out of the way early. I then go back to sleep until...
- Synthroid side affects?sweating 19th February 2007
... my entire body. Mine started when I switched from synthroid to Armour then it went away until I had a new bottle...
... probably getting a kick start from the 175 mcg of synthroid , but I would think my whole body would be sweating...
- lab results, thoughts 18th February 2007
... 40/3 kids/basically healthy. I've been on 88mcg. Synthroid for several months now with no dramatic changes. ...
- Was Hyper, then Hypo, now cured? 18th February 2007
... back around to a hypo state - she was on high dose of synthroid for a year and half and then her thyroid straighten...
- anybody had to come off meds then go back on??? 18th February 2007
... anybody had to come off the thyroxine or synthroid and had to go back on it again ,
anyway i...
...
I'm hypo - diagnosed 07/2006 - was on generic synthroid .50mcgs until 3 wks ago. Doc upped my dose to .88 ... mcgs and I'm on the REAL synthroid now. Had some minor muscle aches going on when first ... switched to real synthroid and the dosage upped that much but seem to be adjusting...
... anyway what do you mean you are on the really synthroid i thought it was our version of thyroxine ... and i didnt know there was one real synthroid an d one sythetic ???? do you mean you are...
... Hi Pursie,
I was at 100mcg of Synthroid with TSH at 7.86 in Nov 06. By Dec 06 I was ordered ... me on 75mcg of Thyroxine.
When I went off the Synthroid it was a downhill slide pretty much right away. I...
- Radoactive Iodine for Thyroid Cancer Questions 18th February 2007
... Could it just be the meds? Maybe if I switched to synthroid it would help? I know that I have had generic meds...
... preparing for RAI soon anyway, it doesn't pay to go on synthroid until it's all over. You're on cytomel which goes ... stop that 2 weeks prior anyway.
When you get on synthroid , after RAI, after you finally get to a decent dose...
- Lisa Bob 17th February 2007
... doing pretty darn well all in all. I'm up to 15mcg on Synthroid . I'm 4 months post op now. I can think, drive, plan...
- weight 17th February 2007
... reason I am asking is when I first started on 25 mcg synthroid (which was much too low) I felt better for a few weeks...
... anything at all that will help? I'm already taking 88 mcg Synthroid and my TSH is in the "good" range....
- New to this board?thyroid probs 17th February 2007
... known as levothyroxine sodium. I think its the same as synthroid .
Do i have to expect any side effects? I am abit...
- Synthroid Side Effects 17th February 2007
... my problem with synthroid was terrible muscle aches. Like when you have the...
... started off too high. i did not do well on 75 mcg synthroid . that was my starting dose and i had muscle problems...
... skin is crwling. Anyone else have this problem on synthroid
I had the same exact thing when I tried synthroid ... Stopped taking it and it all went away.. I truly beleive synthroid is an evil drug, but some people swear by it...
Ask...
- Armour or Synthorid & Cytomel 16th February 2007
... after becoming extremely ill. Have been on 75 mcgs of Synthroid ever since, feeling gradually better until I screwed ... best way to try it. Is it best to stick with the Synthroid and start adding Cytomel and eventually trying to ... completely and see if eventually I need to add some Synthroid if the T3 is too much??? I’m so afraid of what the ... see if my body still needs more time to adjust to Synthroid or make changes now while my body is still trying ... palps since thyroid issues began. Anybody switch from Synthroid to Armour with these issues and have them get better...
... getting leg cramps with Nature Throid. I've never tried Synthroid but know others that did and didn't do well on it...
- What does TSH numbers mean? 15th February 2007
... were 9.1 ALT was 186 and my TSH was 55. I was put on synthroid and I don't go back to actually get ALL of the numbers...
- Hypo but Anxious 15th February 2007
... with perfect balance like before. I have upped by Synthroid dose and my TSH is back to the 5 and 6 range, but...
... prob yrs
ago) but he felt I should try a low dose of Synthroid . Been on it 3 wks now,
still have the anxiety. ...
- Is it important to test T3 &T4?? 15th February 2007
... has been seeing an endo for 3 decreasing doses of synthroid because the TSH was between 2-5 for 6 years and 4 ... they said the fT4 and TSH were the determinants for synthroid dose. They made me feel like I didn't know a thing...
... they said the fT4 and TSH were the determinants for synthroid dose. They made me feel like I didn't know a thing...
... range was 1.2 for the fT4, so they dropped the 88mcg synthroid for one day a week(Sun).. When they tested on Mon ... problems.
She takes an occasional Motrin and takes the Synthroid 3-4 hours before breakfast on an empty stomach. No...
- T-100 15th February 2007
... the Thyroid tissues for people on Thyroid meds. like Synthroid . A friend of mine had amazing results with his daughter...
- Birchtree, Erinbeth, Midwest... 14th February 2007
... tolerate an increase anyway in either the cytomel or synthroid . He says to just hold where I am at and check back ... adjusts on its own at the dosage I'm currently at. (100 synthroid , 10 cytomel) Opinions, girls??? Midwest, have you ... alternating days with cytomel as they sometimes do with synthroid dosges? I though I might try on my own to do 5 cytomel...
... course). Other things to consider - an increase in synthroid and cytomel due to low frees (I know, dear, your nervous...
... myself to an endo, who diagnosed me, but who only Rx's Synthroid . It wasn't a case of needing T3; I couldn't take ... Synthroid because the smallest dose overmedicated me, raising ... other words, I wanted to try it because it wasn't Synthroid , not because it had T3.
Well, hang in there, kid...
... the ENT who did my thyroid surgery. I was on 112 of synthroid from the ENT. He was the first one to diagnose the ... Armour did not work for me, my endo switched me back to Synthroid , but dropped the dosage all the way down to .88. ... symptoms, but the throat was good. Endo increased my synthroid to 100 and I stayed there for about 3 months and labswith ... TSH at 1.5. Again throat was pretty good: at synthroid of 100 I not as fatigued as the dosage of .88, but ... -Fast forward to this past November, still at 100 synthroid , labs showed TSH still at 1.5, (same ranges) but FT3 ... were so low thus added cytomel at 5 mcg. and left the synthroid dosage at 100. We discussed going back to the 112 ... synthroid dosage since my frees were not too bad there, but...
... guess I'm wondering how things would look with 112mcg Synthroid and 5mcg Cytomel. Or try to increase the Synthroid ... raising the frees but trying to keep as close a ratio Synthroid to Cytomel as you had when Synthroid was at 100mcg ... general idea ... the balance was pretty good at 100mcg Synthroid and 5mcg Cytomel. So raise Synthroid to 112mcg (112 ... check symptoms. If frees are still too low, raise Synthroid to 125mcg (125 per of 100) and, if you can, raise...
... -Fast forward to this past November, still at 100 synthroid , labs showed TSH still at 1.5, (same ranges) but FT3 ... were so low thus added cytomel at 5 mcg. and left the synthroid dosage at 100.... [after minor dose changes]... I...
... are you saying that I was not undermedicated at .88 synthroid dosage, that I do not need the cytomel, and the FT ... following correctly what you are saying.
Also when the synthroid was increased to 100, but no cytomel yet, my FT3 was ... better than it is now. I added cytomel to the 100 synthroid but my last labs still have low FT's (will post actual ... symptoms how would you want to be dosed if you were using synthroid and cytomel, what would you prescribe for meds.? ...
... are you saying that I was not undermedicated at .88 synthroid dosage, that I do not need the cytomel, and the FT ... FT3 enough to restore your energy.
Also when the synthroid was increased to 100, but no cytomel yet, my FT3 was ... symptoms how would you want to be dosed if you were using synthroid and cytomel, what would you prescribe for meds.?I...
... have some of the 112 dosage of my perscription of synthroid left, and may try that in place of the 100 dosage ... with one cytomel; and the next day go back to the 100 synthroid dosage with 10 mcg. cytomel. If I alternate like that ... from the doctor. I wouldn't take more than the 112 synthroid , or more than 10 mcg of cytomel without doctor's knowledge...
- Endo appt. went well! 14th February 2007
... increased my dose from 25 mcg to 75mcg, switched me from Synthroid to Levoxyl, and said that no wonder I was tired all...
- Sore neck, glands, from thyroid meds?? Midwest or anyone else 14th February 2007
... hashi's yrs ago after having my daughter. I was on
Synthroid for 13 yrs and then started to go hyper and was taken ... off Synthroid . Seemed fine until recently had some symptoms of hypo ... with the alternative. I just finished my 3rd wk of Synthroid and this week feel like my neck glands hurt, neck ... swollen, throat feels irritated. Could this be from the Synthroid giving the thyroid a push??? Anyone else experience ... this when starting Synthroid ?? :)
Jodianne...
... thyroid area. I just thought since I just started the Synthroid , maybe
it aggravates the thyroid gland for a while...
- What Is Normal Range For Your Thyroid? 14th February 2007
... citrate.
If you have trouble with higher doses of Synthroid then you may need to try another brand. Many have ... trouble with Synthroid and find other brands to be more tolerable....
- Problems with Grown Daughter 13th February 2007
... diagnosed with an underactive thyroid and was prescribed Synthroid about a year ago. She took it for a while, and then...
- Lump in Throat 13th February 2007
... November he added a small amount of cytomel to my synthroid , and that also has helped me to feel better overall...
- Mocha232....question On Hurthle Cells!! 12th February 2007
... in two weeks for follow up on blood work. (am on synthroid now). Should I ask him about the hurthle cells to...
... in two weeks for follow up on blood work. (am on synthroid now). Should I ask him about the hurthle cells to...
- weight issues and Graves disease and HYPERthyroidism 11th February 2007
... you had Graves that if you go hypo they put you on synthroid or the other, I figured you're in remission and you...
... you had Graves that if you go hypo they put you on synthroid or the other, I figured you're in remission and you...
- What do you do? 11th February 2007
... Ive been on Synthroid for almost two weeks now and am experiencing having...
... isthmus in November and was just put on 125mcg of synthroid 2 weeks ago. My TSH level two weeks ago was 53.3...
- Question on Armour 11th February 2007
... I was on .75 mg synthroid for a year and all was good. Then started having horrible ... finally and she said some people have this problem on Synthroid . I was switched to Armour a year ago. They test every ... grains. Do the reading fluctuate more on armour than synthroid . By the way the muscle aches went away 2 weeks after ... going off synthroid and have not returned....
... doctors wouldn't have made that connection between Synthroid and leg pain, and would've searched in vain for a...
... what that does. I feel better but not where I was on synthroid . I am better now that she is alternating but think...
- MIDWEST????? anyone with Armour?? 10th February 2007
... .....I was reaching to you for any advice!!
My synthroid is going in the trash.....I WILL NOT take it again...
... Unfortunately, brainwashed MDs who are educated at Synthroid -funded medical schools continue to perpetuate that ... days. In other words, I don't think that one dose of Synthroid or a tiny fraction of a grain of Armour would cause ... all of your anxiety can't be just from one dose of Synthroid or Armour ... Shouldn't it?
It's just a laywoman...
... Unfortunately, brainwashed MDs who are educated at Synthroid -funded medical schools continue to perpetuate that ... days. In other words, I don't think that one dose of Synthroid or a tiny fraction of a grain of Armour would cause ... all of your anxiety can't be just from one dose of Synthroid or Armour ... Shouldn't it?
It's just a laywoman ... a coincidence with something else??? I did try the synthroid as you know and with hours I have the above side effects...
- how long does it take for meds to leave your system? 10th February 2007
... talking about t hormes for hypo - generic levothyroxine, synthroid , levoxyl, etc.
does anyone know?
thanks...
... talking about t hormes for hypo - generic levothyroxine, synthroid , levoxyl, etc.
does anyone know?
thanks
I read...
... talking about t hormes for hypo - generic levothyroxine, synthroid , levoxyl, etc.
does anyone know?
thanks
I was...
- high, low, stress, or medication? 10th February 2007
... my earlier days when my first endo put me on 75 mcg synthroid after i was first diagnosed. (3 days of that and i ... a while after that though we instantly stopped the synthroid and dropped down to 12.5 mcg levothyroxine)
so i...
- hyperthyroidism and birth control pills 10th February 2007
... YES......
I am kept TSH suppressed with synthroid , and probably a tiny bit on the hyper side, but I...
- Please help read my labs..I'm still feeling quite ill... 10th February 2007
... living in Scotland till April, and I have been out of synthroid for 3 weeks. (A mess up in the mail) I went to doctor ... it is, according to the lab tests, is because the synthroid has not left my system. Does that sound right? I was ... .all normal range including my white count.
My synthroid finally arrived in the mail this morning. Should...
... understand it, it can cause headaches.
Will the Synthroid be the same dose as what you used to take? I recommend...
... my lab results makes so much sense.
Yes, the synthroid is the same dose as before, and I took one today, ... of the levoT. The side effects one gets from the synthroid are much less than the levoT. Although I am still...
... imagine how good it feels to feel right again. The synthroid saved my life. Thank you for all your help. I will ... never let my prescription of synthroid run out again. What a nightmare. I am so much more...
- New Test Results 9th February 2007
... I'm on 75 mcg of Synthroid . Here are my latest results:
TSH .602 ... how often should my ranges be checked while I'm on synthroid ?...
... was deficient for thyroid. He let me stay on the synthroid though, and had me do an MRI (which came out normal...
- At Witts End!! 9th February 2007
... them and now I think.....I KNOW it must be from the synthroid . Am I the ONLY ONE who has a reaction to this and...
... sorry to hear that you are feeling so bad. For me, synthroid works very well. I remember reading that you were ... I am assuming that's the reason for the switch to synthroid . IMO you are on a very light dose of synthroid compared ... to build up gradually. I started a combination of synthroid /cytomel early last November and so far it's working...
... I was on synthroid for 13 years........ can not begin to tell you the ... things i dealt with that all came back with the synthroid AGAIN.....worst are the headeaches, blurred vison...
- How To Compare Dosage?? 9th February 2007
... issues that have come up and my dr switched me to synthroid and cytomel..........I know there are some wonderful ... mg tabs of Armour then what should I be taking in Synthroid and Cytomel to equal that??
THANK YOU!!...
- Look at these abnormal labs 9th February 2007
... with diabetes and hypo thyroid. She is on insulin and synthroid ....... She has been feeling really sick lately and ... .. I told her to call him ASAP........ She is on synthroid .............
TSH 23.11
.42 - 5.47
T4 ...
- Will weight loss affect synthoid dosing 8th February 2007
... weight (11 pounds so far) will it affect how much synthroid you will need. Is dosing affected at all by weight...
... somewhat in regulating your meds. I was just put on Synthroid a week ago and the doctor asked what I weigh, which...
- without meds before radiation 8th February 2007
... to go off your meds for only a week. If you're on Synthroid you probably won't notice much difference because...
- From Armour to Synthroid and Cytomel..... 8th February 2007
... think this is the right med for me and want me to try Synthroid W/cytomel...........do you take the cytomel 1 or 2...
... she was willing to try it. How would it differ from Synthroid and Cytomel?? Other than being in one pill?...
- Armour refill and feeling SICK??? 8th February 2007
... the ARmour can vary....she wants me to go back on Synthroid with Cytomel and try that. I aksed about adrenals...
- help with new labs? 8th February 2007
... was drawn 3hrs after I had taken my 100 mcg dose of Synthroid - the 12 week dose was drawn 27 hrs after my last ... dose of Synthroid . I have been feeling progressively more tired - I...
- question about meds 7th February 2007
... and I was upped to 125mcg Levothroid (same med as Synthroid , just a different brand.) The periods between labs...
- can't get my meds right, please help 7th February 2007
... since I was 12. It was managed on the same dose of synthroid for 14 years. In the last 4 years I have needed and ... increasing dose of synthroid each year. For the last year I have been on 200 mcg...
- How many have low TSH, hypo symptoms, and Free T levels not in upper 1/3 of range? 7th February 2007
... that I worked with to get on Armour and get well. Synthroid may not be the answer for some of you and finding...
... levels will be. This next lab will have me on 100mcg of Synthroid for 3 months. Here's hoping for stability. This thyroid...
- Feeling extremely worse after taking levoT medication... 7th February 2007
... able to get my thyroid medication refilled which was synthroid . I am presently living in the UK till April. I'm...
... range! How can that be? I have been on 0.025 mg. of synthroid for 5 years! Now I have been off of it for a couple...
... [QUOTE=jlsp;2786264] I have been on 0.025 mg. of synthroid for 5 years! Now I have been off of it for a couple...
... living in Scotland till April, and I have been out of synthroid for 3 weeks. (A mess up in the mail) I went to doctor ... reason it is according to the lab tests, is because the synthroid has not left my system. Does that sound right? I ... normal range including my white count.
I'm having synthroid sent over again and should be here in a week.
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... reason it is according to the lab tests, is because the synthroid has not left my system. Does that sound right?
... probably wouldn't be dangerous to hold off on the Synthroid until you have a doctor treating the entire picture...
... imagine how good it feels to feel right again. The synthroid saved my life. Thank you for all your help. I will ... never let my prescription of synthroid run out again. What a nightmare. I am so much more...
- Bad Day - Cytomel, I think 6th February 2007
... not the answer for you.
Why not try taking the Synthroid early and the Cytomel mid-afternoon? I really don ... inquired I was told I could take it with meals (unlike Synthroid )....
... day printed on each of 7 little sections. I put my synthroid pill and the two cytomel pills in each section at...
... full effect in 2-3 days. I started (in addition to Synthroid 100mcg) on 5mcg Cytomel around Jan. 1 - increased...
... with the individual). 3-6 weeks would be the norm for Synthroid and other T4 drugs. I took Cytomel to help me recover ... but the affects can be felt much quicker than with Synthroid alone....
... full effect in 2-3 days. I started (in addition to Synthroid 100mcg) on 5mcg Cytomel around Jan. 1 - increased...
- Low Libido 5th February 2007
... after 2 years I said no way!
So since I was put on synthroid , my sex drive is getting better, but it is a slow...
... after 2 years I said no way!
So since I was put on synthroid , my sex drive is getting better, but it is a slow ...
Tanya, were you *really* hypo when you started synthroid , or "subclinical" like me? I am having a hard time...
... the GP for the common colds and such. I am on 25 mcg Synthroid from my GP at the moment, but it looks doubtful he...
- Info please 5th February 2007
... She said my level was low (.011). I have been on Synthroid for years and years due to "low normal" levels. I...
... low TSH is consistent with hyPER and a reduction in Synthroid would be appropriate.
Your rapid weight loss is...
- Cytomel - How much longer? 5th February 2007
... Hi! I was on Synthroid for a couple of months and although my hormone levels...
... make a difference, 3-6 weeks would be reasonable for Synthroid or one of the other T4 drugs.
Did you add Cytomel ... to your Synthroid dose or did it replace it? I'm thinking you aren't ... haven't gone from hypo to hyper?
I was on 212mcg of Synthroid prior to my last uptake scan. To prepare for the scan ... my doctor told me to stop the Synthroid and take three 25mcg Cytomel tablets per day instead...
... Thanks for responding.
I have been on 100 mcg of Synthroid for quite a while and have continued taking it along ... symptoms. My pulse is about 64.
My history is 37.5 mcg Synthroid , then 50 mcg, then 75 mcg, then 100 mcg, then 100 ... mcg Synthroid and 5 mcg Cytomel, then 100 mcg Synthroid and 10 mcg Cytomel, NOW 100 mcg Synthroid and 25 mcg...
- Haven't been here in a while...frustrated! 5th February 2007
... partly caused by the hypoT.
He increased my dose of Synthroid and said that if I could stand to not take something...
... creatures killed? ;)
As MidWest like to point out, Synthroid and other T4 drugs provide our bodies with something...
- Rare Hurthe Cells Present 4th February 2007
... They officially diagnosed Hashimoto's. (I'd been on Synthroid for about 10 years and the docs were split about 50...
- anyone w/ a thyroid prob. ever used follistim for fertility? 3rd February 2007
... Hi, I am on 50mcg of synthroid for hashimoto's. I will be starting follistim in about ... would ask you guys. I have it in my files that I am on synthroid , but I'm being paranoid that she didn't see it. Thanks...
- question about generic synthroid 3rd February 2007
... I agree with the other posts and remember synthroid working quickly for me as well.
Miranda...
