- PTU AND Synthroid togehter with Graves'? 12th December 2006
... the thyroid hormone with synthetic thyroid hormone ( synthroid , levoxyl, etc) to keep your levels normal and stable...
- Increased heart rate 12th December 2006
... zole drugs that are used for hyper. If you were given Synthroid or one of the thyroxine drugs for HYPO-thyroidism...
... zole drugs that are used for hyper. If you were given Synthroid or one of the thyroxine drugs for HYPO-thyroidism...
... you should have an answer. You wouldn't be put on synthroid , that's for HYPO, you sound HYPER,don't forget to...
... monkey synthroid is for hypo not hyper the zole drugs treat hyper...
- My TT surgery experience... 12th December 2006
... tumor on one lymph node and removed it. I've been on synthroid since the day after surgery and calcium pills ( prescriptio...
... Oleander--
If you are given Synthroid , Cytomel or Armour not long after the surgery you ... January, RAI in late February, so I couldn't start Synthroid until the end of February. I had to go to a conference...
... sinus infection last week. She put me on 75mcg of synthroid asap over the weekend, and I have yet to talk to her...
... sinus infection last week. She put me on 75mcg of synthroid asap over the weekend, and I have yet to talk to her...
- lifelong hypothryroid with hair loss 12th December 2006
... I am a 31 yr old female that has been on synthroid my whole life. This past year my dr. has upped from...
... tell you what my endo told me when I asked her about synthroid and hair loss. My endo said that with high enough...
- New to this board...just got diagnosed with HYPOthyroid 11th December 2006
... HYPOthyroid, and she was calling in a prescription of Synthroid right away for me to start over the weekend.
...
... adjusted on meds. Some people have continued loss on Synthroid and eventually end up changing to a T3/T4 med such...
... hypothyroid, and she want's me to start ASAP on the Synthroid . Her nurse called me today to tell me my doctor want...
... got to a doc. Once diagnosed and put on the hormone synthroid it took me about 4-6 wks. to get balanced good. Everyone...
... chart and said, "I'm hypothyroid too... been taking Synthroid for years."
That's how normal you'll be once...
... chart and said, "I'm hypothyroid too... been taking Synthroid for years."
That's how normal you'll be once...
... that normal??? I'm currently on 75mcg levothroxine ( Synthroid ). I mean, I need to lose the weight, I put it on...
- Increasing Synthroid from .50mcg to .75mcg? 11th December 2006
... my co-worker saying that when first on the 75 mcg synthroid it made his heart race and made him nervous and he...
... had no symptoms of hypo before I was even placed on Synthroid . The endo tells me a lot of people are walking around...
- courage to ask for test 11th December 2006
...
Dr#1 knew I was having HORRID side-effects on Synthroid , so I asked for Armour. I was told "no - its an OLD ... bottom of the range -- ALL I wanted :) was to add some Synthroid TO exsisting Cytomel - nope she was gonna send me...
- does exersise make you feel better? 10th December 2006
... ive been on synthroid for about a yr and a half and have experienced almost...
- My story...are these sympotoms common? 10th December 2006
... be thyroid infection (it wasnt). have been taking synthroid .05 for about 16 months.
i feel a world of difference ... feel better (other than the meds)?
3. How good is synthroid ? and does it have any long term side effects? (other...
- Going off of Thyroid Medicine Question 9th December 2006
... I went on thyroid medication during pregnancy, Synthroid , 75 mg a day. I had low normal free T4 prior to becoming ... need it. My latest test results while being on the synthroid was done this past Wed. My TSH was .226 and the Free...
- Hurthle cell neoplasm and surgery 8th December 2006
... had a very easy surgery experience, and I live on synthroid (which some pp. with half a thyroid do as well---although...
- Appointment with new endo - post TT 8th December 2006
... slowly went over everything and he felt I needed more Synthroid . I asked for Cytomel and he said that he isn't opposed ... if he could make me feel good again by getting the Synthroid exactly right. He felt that, if possible, I would...
... want to, after we've given him a year to tweak the Synthroid . Seems like it's worth a try.
Your post backs...
... labs will reveal something. Hopefully, upping the Synthroid will help. Oh, and the doc said I shouldn't take...
- On Levoxyl to suppress my remaining left lobe...what do you thinnk? 8th December 2006
... hyper symptoms can result. When the med of choice is Synthroid or another T4-only one, the chance of that happening...
... in thyroid cancer. The edno. lowered my dosage of Synthroid (like levoxyl) to raise my TSH a bit and thus reduce...
... occur for several months after surgery and beginning synthroid . Even with the symtpoms, I was able to lead a pretty...
- Midwest, I am not improving!! 7th December 2006
... I am on Synthroid . I have been on the new dose 3 weeks or so. Thanks...
... for 6 weeks for RAI, and then my doctor raised my synthroid ever so slowly, and in the beginning I found a little...
- Hypothyroid - Worried About Friend !! 7th December 2006
... of mine was Dx with Hypothyroid and used to be on Synthroid . She has not been on her medication in over a year...
... condition and since she was previously prescribed Synthroid , the odds are she still needs it. As to how serious...
- Hypo and Hair LOSS?? Plzzz Help! 7th December 2006
... SIZE="3"]Hi Everyone,
I have been on 100 mcg of synthroid for about two months now, before my TSH was at 56...
... reason, snap very easily... and before I started the synthroid when my levels showed really hyper I was pretty much...
... hypothyroid, I was put on .75mcg of levothyroxine ( synthroid ??) I've only been on it a few days. After reading...
... my sister and aunt are both hypo and have been on synthroid .. neither have experienced the hairloss.. as far as...
... the puzzle together to find out the cause.
I used synthroid for a very short time and VERY low dose and used it ... possible result of what my doctor called mild hashis. Synthroid made my existing shed double. I was very sensitive ... for this side effect in some people. My doctor says synthroid in a high dose can cause hair loss. I'm sure there...
... sometimes! lol
I've never heard of anyone using synthroid to TREAT hairloss, though I've done a lot of research ... talking to doctors...
Some people and even on the Synthroid site it doesn't talk about this being a big side effect...
- Can we have another thread on funny doctors quotes please? :-) 7th December 2006
... thyroid medications are the same.
(but please request synthroid by brand name as the generic just isn't absorbed as...
... thyroid medications are the same.
(but please request synthroid by brand name as the generic just isn't absorbed as...
... COLOR="Green"]1) It's from P-I-G-S :)
[COLOR="Blue"]2) Synthroid is THE SAME thing
[COLOR="Red"]3) and that I must...
...
Endo: "Everything looks good, let's put you on Synthroid ".
Me: "Why?"
Endo: "There's a 50/50 chance it ... if I feel good and my bloodwork is fine, won't the synthroid mess me up?"
Endo: "Yes, and it will take a while ... the nodules, seems to be fine."
Endo: "Because the synthroid has a chance of shrinking the nodules."
Me: "But ... the nodule has shrunk a little. See, I told you the synthroid would help."
Me: "I'm not taking synthroid"
Endo ... was shaking her head). So, shall we start you on synthroid ?"
Me: "No"
Endo: "We could take out the thyroid...
...
Endo: "Everything looks good, let's put you on Synthroid ".
Me: "Why?"
Endo: "There's a 50/50 chance it ... if I feel good and my bloodwork is fine, won't the synthroid mess me up?"
Endo: "Yes, and it will take a while ... the nodules, seems to be fine."
Endo: "Because the synthroid has a chance of shrinking the nodules."
Me: "But ... the nodule has shrunk a little. See, I told you the synthroid would help."
Me: "I'm not taking synthroid"
Endo ... was shaking her head). So, shall we start you on synthroid ?"
Me: "No"
Endo: "We could take out the thyroid...
... the nodule has shrunk a little. See, I told you the synthroid would help."
Me: "I'm not taking synthroid"}}
oh...
- Hyper already? 7th December 2006
... !! I am 16 days post TT and started on 125 mcg of Synthroid on 1st day postop. I have not been able to stay asleep...
... this mean that my body is just adjusting to using the Synthroid ?...
- Day 6 ARmour!! UGH! 6th December 2006
... otherwise she said we could try Levoxyl?? instead of the synthroid I was on as I may react differently to that even though...
- 1 Week Post Op TT 5th December 2006
... you will be back to normal fairly quickly. Unlike Synthroid , Cytomel is very fast to get to work in your body...
... plenty of energy. After the RAI I started on 100mcg of Synthroid and then started getting very tired. My endo adjusted ... the synthroid to 125mcg which made my heart race and then changed...
- sorry this is long........ 5th December 2006
... think you need supplemental thyroid hormone, whether Synthroid or not I can't say. People tolerate different brands...
... blood tests.
There are several ways to tweak a Synthroid dose. The two common ones are pill-cutting and pill ... alternate days. (I take a 200mcg pill every day.) Since Synthroid is slow to act on the body either method works--at...
... want to err on the hypo side whenever you can. Since Synthroid is slow to act, reducing the dose (to avoid going ... candidate for either Armour or Cytomel, or a combo of Synthroid and Cytomel.
With Cytomel, if you feel yourself going ... hyper a reduction in dose will help quicker than with Synthroid alone. The same is true if you feel you're going hypo ... .
It's probably too soon to give up on Synthroid at this point. Give the new dose a week or two. If...
- rosacea flare up from thyroid 5th December 2006
... I know that this is caused from my little week of synthroid . I have had rosaea for years but it was in what I ... years. I wasn't using any meds for it at all. I took synthroid and got horrible flushing, burning face and now have...
... red dry patches when I was diagnosed, and placed on synthroid . I finally went to a derm and was told I had excema...
... How long did it take to go away? I went off the synthroid and the flushing is gone for the most part, although ... slowly subsiding. Has anyone tried another med besides synthroid to avoid the symptoms?...
... had this problem for over a year. I'm still on the synthroid , I never made the connection. I just assumed it was...
... heard of this type of reaction. I know it was the synthroid because my rosacea was totally under control. The...
... doctor told me its a fungal rash. as i started taking synthroid and feeling better they went away. thank god i havent...
- Question for Midwest and Nikki 4th December 2006
... courtesy of 30mg of cortef, .1 of florinef, and my .75 of synthroid , .5 of cytomel, and 10mg of Lexapro, I am able to ...
Free T4 1.3 Normal .8 1.8
With these counts, my synthroid was recently adjusted to .75 Monday-Friday cut the...
- OK I am OFFICIALLY A MESS ON ARMOUR??? 3rd December 2006
... days.......I started the mood spiral after cutting my synthroid back a week ago.It was causeing me some strange brain...
... what dose of synthroid were you on and how long were you on it? And if I...
... I was on .50 of synthroid for over 12 years......the past 3 months I upped it...
... the approximate equivalent for 50 mcg (.05 mg) of Synthroid . You might want to call your Dr and see if you can...
... this. I don't know if maybe I should go back on my Synthroid and take it at night to sleep thru the side effects...
- HELP! Trip after thyroidectomy 2nd December 2006
... be going crazy...So she said, I will probably need synthroid , to stabalize my emotions, and now my eyes..So evidentially...
... be going crazy...So she said, I will probably need synthroid , to stabalize my emotions, and now my eyes..So evidentially...
- High TSH levels and dizziness - related?? 2nd December 2006
... TSH levels (about 6) and prescribed me a low dose of Synthroid (50 mcg). He wants me to come back in a month and...
... dizziness is worse. I finally got a prescription of Synthroid and even though it is a low dose my dizziness is worse...
... find out what is wrong with us! I quit taking my Synthroid today because I think I was feeling better up until ... I started that medication. They told me that Synthroid would not cause dizziness/Vertigo but it sure is weird...
... Ok...........I just switched from Synthroid to Armour BECAUSE Even though I was feeling better ... well.....to much med? I know it works different than Synthroid but I think the Dr needs to understand that we may...
... Hi Fusion,
I only stayed on Synthroid for 2 days. I'm thinking that my Vertigo spell was ... not related to Synthroid at all and that all along my symptoms are related ... if that is the real source of the problem. If the Synthroid and high TSH levels ARE my real problem than oh lord...
- Too Sensitive for Armour? 2nd December 2006
... what feels like) hair pulling and itching. Put on Synthroid to "shut it off", felt HORRIBLE, put on Armour 30...
... The reason my doc proceeded so slowly is because the Synthroid I had originally tried overmedicated and made me hyper...
- Help-Secondary Hyperthyroidism? 2nd December 2006
... Hi, I am new here. My name is Liz. I have been on synthroid for a year, after the birth of my child. The amounts...
... on things.
I'm curious, why have you been taking synthroid ? Did they stop the synthroid with the new lab results ... labs? What were your labs before you started taking synthroid ? What are your labs now?
Also, try not to worry...
... questioned why both numbers were high, they just handed me Synthroid quickly. I have moved since then, and was taking 150mcg ... . My new pcp has been decreasing my Synthroid to my dose now of 100mcg because he is seeing my TSH...
... and my t3 & t4 were high.
From what I've read, synthroid will reduce the TSH but T3 on an every other day dose...
... That was a year ago. I felt better after a month on Synthroid .
Two months ago I started sweating my butt off...
... call from my pcp tonight. He told me not to take my synthroid right now. I am nervous to stop it, I don't want to...
... I wouldn't question twice the advice to stop the synthroid . Your symptoms and high T3/T4 levels point toward ... hyper. Anyhow, with TSHoma and PRTH, synthroid is not the recommended course of treatment. The main ... there's no reason not to take them.
Also, with the synthroid , they will not be able to get accurate hormone levels...
... my pcp tomorrow to check in regarding stopping the Synthroid . Oh well.
How you doing?
Liz...
... For right now, it's probably best you stay off the synthroid . With the neg mri, it's now time for the docs to...
- MAJOR Armour Confusion!! 2nd December 2006
... I have been on synthroid for 13 plus years........I was just switced to Armour ... this......
I have to say that since I dropped my synthroid down from .66 to .50 because of so really weird symptoms ... again! UGH! I hope this armour works better than the synthroid as per side effects so I can tollerate a higher dosage...
... Armour? How soon before you felt better. If I upped my synthroid I would notice something ina day or 2. This is just...
... My endo wanted me to do a switch from Synthroid to Armour about a year ago. I took it for about 8 ... of T4 to T3 is too much for me. I switched back to Synthroid . My labs. however indicate that I need some T3, as ... put me on a very low dose of cytomel along with my synthroid . I have had some unpleasant symptoms with the cytomel...
... slight dizzines........but major stuff when upping the synthroid and it got worse the longer I was on the higher dose...
... soon before you felt better.
I was on straight synthroid for years. It was from a synthroid/cytomel combo that ... anxiety sometimes made things seem bad with both the synthroid and armour.
Now that I've been on armour since...
... Fusion, it's a long story. I had been on 125 mcg of synthroid . My TSH was very suppressed (labs at "0" to about ... of Armour, that's close to an equivalent dose of my synthroid . For the first few days I felt pretty good. But ... of T3 to T4 is too much for me. He put me back on synthroid , but wanted to lower the dosage to 100 mcg. for a ... after the Armour episode. He said we'd increase the synthroid back to 125 after a few months. At that point I didn ... that).
I decided to stay at the 100 dosage of synthroid since the acid reflux is much, much better at that ... dose. However, at the lower dosage of synthroid , my FT3 has ended up in the toilet at 2.0, which is ... range. He added 5 mcg of cytomel to my 100 dose of synthroid . At first I started the edginess, mild heart palps ... Armour. I have stuck it out for a month on the cytomel/ synthroid and I'm doing better now.
Once again, I really ... find that Armour just isn't for you, try the cytomel/ synthroid route until you get just the right ratio of T3/T4...
... benefits from the Armour I did from the higher dosage of Synthroid WITHOUT the side effects I has.............I had the ... much better, It has been a week since I lowered my Synthroid and my anxiety is BACK!! and I started the Armour ... once.......I think that is the lowest dosage with my synthroid and WHOA! It totally wired me......I think I was started ... should have cut the pills down...........just like my synthroid .......I went from.50 t0 .75 and it made me sick but...
... covered. That was the nice thing on the higher dosage of Synthroid is my anxiety was hardly even there..........now it...
- Dosage Info For Armour??? 1st December 2006
... picked up my presctiption for Armour........I was on synthroid .50 and I have been given ARMOUR 15MG tablets and ... day................Is that comparabe to the .50 of synthroid ? It sounds like ALOT and I thought it came in Grains...
... dose of 3/4 grain is roughly the same as 50 mcgs of Synthroid . You don't need to worry about that being too much...
- Npt feeling well at all!!! Armour advice?? 1st December 2006
... 1.5
Free T3: 2.3 Range (2.5-3.9
I have been on synthroid for 13 years. Just in the last 3 months we upped it ... all these symptoms come on about noon and I take my synthroid at 7:00 a.m. BUT my anxiety was much better!! I just ... last 4 days I lowered my dosage from .66 to .50 of Synthroid and my anxiety has gone thru the roof..........this ...
My dr has called in some Armour to replace my synthroid and see how I do on that. I am so afraid it will make...
- Npt feeling well at all!!! Armour advice?? 1st December 2006
... 1.5
Free T3: 2.3 Range (2.5-3.9
I have been on synthroid for 13 years. Just in the last 3 months we upped it ... all these symptoms come on about noon and I take my synthroid at 7:00 a.m. BUT my anxiety was much better!! I just ... last 4 days I lowered my dosage from .66 to .50 of Synthroid and my anxiety has gone thru the roof..........this ...
My dr has called in some Armour to replace my synthroid and see how I do on that. I am so afraid it will make...
- New labs 30th November 2006
... feeling worse and worse...My dr. is starting me on synthroid 25 mcg 1 tab/day and to repeat labs in 4 weeks. I ... meds. Does anyone here have similar labs and is on synthroid ?
Thanks!
Shannon...
- Hair loss 29th November 2006
... Are you using synthroid ? Another poster mentioned that it can cause hair...
... Are you using synthroid ? Another poster mentioned that it can cause hair ... loss.
[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="Navy"] Synthroid (or any of the other synthetic thyroid hormone brands...
... manufacturer that hair loss is a possible side effect of synthroid , sometimes temporary but sometimes not apparently...
... SINCE NOW I HAVE HYPERTHYROIDISM AND DECREASED MY SYNTHROID DOSE. SO, I WENT FROM DRY, BRITTLE HAIR BREAKING OFF...
... manufacturer that hair loss is a possible side effect of synthroid , sometimes temporary but sometimes not apparently ... Reading a whole page of results from a web search on " Synthroid " "hair loss" and all medical sources tell me hair ... those cases, a doctor can switch brands for you, from Synthroid to Levoxyl, Levothroid, or Unithroid. Different brands ... some people (unknown credentials) in forums stating Synthroid causes hair loss. I have also seen that here. I just ... experiences hair loss when leveling hormone levels with Synthroid and then that symptom disappears once properly medicated ... , it's tough to believe the Synthroid caused it. :)
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... on after all, mine is levothyroxine and its called synthroid in the states , and other ones , yes they are...
... I mentioned on another hair loss thread, I believe Synthroid is frequently blamed because of the timing.
I'll ... loss until after the scan and after resuming my meds ( Synthroid ). It would have been easy to blame the Synthroid because...
... erinbeth- my insert from the pharmacy that came with the synthroid prescription states it and I double checked with my...
- new labs...increase? 29th November 2006
... currant meds112 synthroid and 1/2 of a 5mg cytomel. next increase would be ... to a 125 synthroid and that sounds like alot. i believe there is room ... increase by the numbers and the way i feel. is 125 synthroid as big as it sounds to me?
sept. 100synthroid...
... I don't think and increase of 12 mcgs of T4 ( Synthroid ) would be excessive for most people, and a dose of...
... Ultra, I'm at 100 synthroid and 5 cytomel also. I have had some problems with ... So our situations seem similar.
I was at 125 synthroid for a while and it made my TSH so low that I had horrible ... your FT4 could use a boost upward. Try the 125 of synthroid and see how you do. You can always drop back if you...
- Increased med now what? 28th November 2006
... I went from .50 of synthroid to finding that .75 was way to much to go to after ... a few days.... I ended up at .62 mg of synthroid .(Pill Cutter) and was SO SO.........I have not had ... else have this type of reaction......I ahve been on synthroid for 13 years.
THANKS! :)...
... med for a long time. When I was first diagnosed, Synthroid was prescribed, and I had exactly the same set of ... could be that you've somehow become oversensitive to Synthroid and a switch to something else might help....
... we should try 1 grain of Armour instead or the .66 synthroid . I am so scared to try a new med and get messed up...
... as you are.
For what it's worth, I couldn't take Synthroid . I switched to Armour, and it has given me none of ... the Synthroid problems I had. I can't guarantee it will work better...
... fine? Can you share with me what you experienced on synthroid ??
THANKS!...
... Armour can help boost your FT3 to a better place.
Synthroid overmedicated me in the smallest therapeutic dose...
- Med Increase? 28th November 2006
... certainly sounds as if you could use some more.
I tried Synthroid at first, but quickly went hyper on a mere 50 mcgs...
- Generic thyroid medication question? 28th November 2006
... I have been on synthroid for 16 years (total thyroidectomy due to cancer). ... medication and levothyroxine is just as a good as drug as synthroid .
I don't mind switching since I haven't like taking ... synthroid .
Anyone have any output on this subject? Will my...
... If you don't like the results you're getting with Synthroid though, a change could help. But stick with one brand...
- Carpal Tunnel 27th November 2006
... I'm currently taking 88 mcg of Synthroid ....
- Holistic/Natural approaches 27th November 2006
... to assist w/ the thyroid. I will continue to take Synthroid for now but the hope is to help me get off of it....
... while. The chiropractor does not recommend stoping the Synthroid . However, if it's possible, we'd like to move towards...
- Is this normal 26th November 2006
... Have been taking synthroid for 6 weeks now. Started at 75 and increased to 125...
... Should I not take any synthroid for a few days and then start a lower dose? Just curious...
... arrive at my optimum dose. I started treatment with Synthroid , which worked too well for me; it sent me hyper within...
- Hyperthyroidism and enlarged nodule 26th November 2006
... suggest surgery. She has put me on a higher dose of synthroid with the hope that the nodule won't grow and may even...
- Side Effects after Small Increase in Meds?! 25th November 2006
... have really struggled upping my dosage......I am on synthroid and went from .50 to .75.....WAY TO MUCH! I then ended...
... SEVERE REACTION when I was upped from .5 to .112 of Synthroid , and I have not been the same since. I ended up having ... to the medicine. They still swear it was not the synthroid , but it sounds as if I am not alone....
... This is what I experienced after one week on synthroid , taking only HALF of a 25mcg dose. Terrible facial ... the med. I felt somewhat jittery after being on the synthroid for a few days.
I am certain that the increased...
... hormone fluctuations) and she was willing to try the synthroid . I was thinking of asking for another brand to try...
- Advice from menopausal ladies please 23rd November 2006
... with my thyroid meds. I am currently on 100mcg of synthroid and 5 mg of cytomel.
Good luck to you too! Meno...
... with my thyroid meds. I am currently on 100mcg of synthroid and 5 mg of cytomel.
Good luck to you too! Meno...
- Went back to Endro yesterday...Another question?? 21st November 2006
... would have been on meds anyway. I was on 100 mcg synthroid prior to surgery and continued on that dosage afterwards ... different medications. Currently I am on 100mcg of synthroid and 5 mg of cytomel. I have had trouble tolerating...
- eye and ear problems 21st November 2006
... Thing. I Hope This Helps. Lastly, Once I Started My Synthroid , My Swelling Went Down, Hearing Came Back Along With...
- HYPO and Bipolar 21st November 2006
... birth of our second son. She is also HYPO and takes synthroid .
Over of the past two years she has gotton better ... and TSH down to 1-2. She has been taking .75 of synthroid but recently met with an endo doc and increased the ... synthroid to 1.
symptoms remain to be depression no mood ... two weeks and found out that she wasn't taking the synthroid because she ran out and was seeing the endo doc last ... week and got the new RX for Synthroid . over the last two days seen a change in moods to ... the worse i am wonderling if the synthroid is causing the mood changes since not taking for two ... things looked alot better and after getting back on synthroid things are going in the wrong direction again.
... am looking for insights and side effects from the synthroid and the depression meds, can the synthroid be working...
... Your observations about her condition while on Synthroid and off are interesting. You should report them to ... the treatment of bipolar and clinical depression. ( Synthroid is T4.) T3 improves the situation in many cases. ... also ask the psych about adding Cytomel (T3) to the Synthroid , or switching altogether to Armour thyroid, which...
- Thyroid hormone sensitivity stories 20th November 2006
... worried because I wasn't able to get up to 25 mg of Synthroid after a year, and now am having a few mildly odd symptoms...
- Introducing myself - need help! 20th November 2006
... my TSH level was "normal". I'm now taking 50mcg of Synthroid and 25mcg of Cytomel (just added that three days ago ... .) When the Dr. tried to move me to 75 mcg of Synthroid , I got extremely bloated and had a terrible time with ... ve actually GAINED 10 POUNDS since starting on the Synthroid this summer. Most of it is in my legs, but my chest...
... just might eliminate the effects you've noticed with Synthroid .
You also could ask for Armour thyroid, which is...
... heard of so many that have trouble gaining weight with Synthroid .
I have a friend who was on synthroid. She gained...
... I didn't know people had issues w/ weight gain w/ Synthroid . I'm wondering if that's my issue as well. I have ... excessively and I do exercise. Could it truly be the Synthroid ? Ugh...
Lfugi2, what did you doc say about your...
... increased rate of digestion caused by upping the dosage of Synthroid . So, the next step was to go back to 50mcg, see how ... What medication worked when your friend switched from Synthroid ?
Thank you,
Lisa...
... Unithroid and Nature throid.
My friend went from Synthroid to Levoxyl and did better, then she was switched to...
- Possible to have TT 15 years ago and now get more hyper? 20th November 2006
... had my TT done. I've been VERY well regulated on my synthroid at .150...for YEARS
Now all of the sudden my doc ... some of my labs:
[COLOR="Red"]Two years ago on .150 synthroid :
Free T4 = 1.11
TSH = 0.11
[COLOR ... ="Red"]Two months ago when on .150 synthroid :
Free T4 = 2.5
TSH > .01
T Uptake ... =38
[COLOR="Red"]Now on .137 synthroid :
Free T4 =1.99
TSH > .01
Any feedback...
- So fed up! 20th November 2006
... on Lexapro for anxiety/depression, hypothyroid-on Synthroid and currently, my TSH is worse than it was before...
... needs a resurrection. Thyroid hormone, in the form of Synthroid or another brand, is what you need and is likely the...
... ve only seen my primary, whom I love. He put me on Synthroid 100mcg. TSH went super low on that so he moved me...
- Sore Throat on right side only-- from levothroid? 20th November 2006
... Anyone else get sore throats like this when starting synthroid or levothroid?...
... in my throat sometimes in the week since I started synthroid ... I dont know if ill ever know if its really a swollen...
- question for Midwest 20th November 2006
... increase my dosage. At that point I suggested we combine Synthroid with Armour, and although she was initially reluctant ... surprise.
So, she presribed 15mcg Armour with 25mcg Synthroid . When I checked the Armour site, it appears I'm taking ... the equivalent of about 50mcg Synthroid , which is MUCH too low. I've called her office and...
... Armour is likely to be better for you than straight Synthroid . Generally, it's good to combine the two drugs when ... schools which accept endowments from the makers of Synthroid . (Politics don't only occur in Washington.) Luckily...
... I only wish she hadn't so drastically reduced my synthroid dosage at the same time.
So I figure for the next...
- question about switching to armour 19th November 2006
... agreed to switch me to a combination of armour and synthroid . I was taking 137.5mcg of synthroid. She started me ... off on 15mg armour and 25mcg synthroid . Isn't this much too low? According to my research ... , that's the equivalent of only 50mcg synthroid . Seems I'll be undermedicated.
Responses?
TIA...
... thought you should be on either more Armour or more synthroid .
She didn't by chance indicate to take the Armour...
... would have made more sense to slowly drop down the synthroid while increasing the Armour till you are at a dose...
... I did not do well when switching from Synthroid to Armour. My doctor switched me over to an equivelent ... amount of Armour from my synthroid . I was at 125 mcg Synthroid and when I switched, ... been close to the equivelent of what I was taking of synthroid . My heart started pounding, very fast heart rate...
... suspect that the multimillion dollar marketing by Synthroid has them convinced of things that don't hold up under...
... Jim-there are many people who prefer Armour over Synthroid , so the stuff about people not using Armour anymore ... think Armour is as popular as synthetic T4 drugs. Synthroid and other synthetic T4 thyroid replacement meds are ... success with, rather listening to those who prefer Synthroid , Armour, or any other thyroid product out there on ... tried Armour--without success. Then he dropped my synthroid all the way back down to 88 from 125. I thought he...
... I think you could do well on the Armour, but your Synthroid needs to be higher so you are at the dose you should ... be at. IMO you should be on about 100 to 125mcg Synthroid with the 1/4 grain Armour.
Your Free levels need ... you need more T3 add more Armour and decrease the Synthroid .
My wife is a nurse at a local hospital -...
- thyroxine vs other meds.... 19th November 2006
... Thyroxine is just another name for Synthroid , Unithroid, Levoxyl, etc Basically means synthetic...
- Thyroid hormone sensitivity? 18th November 2006
... thyroidectomy back in September and since then have tried Synthroid , Armor and Levoxyl. After a short period of time,...
... I was started on 75 mcg of Synthroid and tolerated it fine. However, after 3 weeks or so...
... good with stuff like this and had an intolerance to synthroid as well....
- Having a TT, very scared, please help! 18th November 2006
... their expericences? I'm very nervous. I'm already on Synthroid and have been for many years so I'm not really worried...
- please help, not sure what to do about thyroid 17th November 2006
... found I am hypo and I have hatimoto. I have been on synthroid , taken off synthroid and put on Armour, taken off ... Armour, and now back on synthroid and cytomel. I have been taking these for about 6...
- Very Scared-Taking Cytomel No Thyroid Trouble 17th November 2006
... your doctor will probably just switch you over to Synthroid or Armour....
- How many days/weeks before your synthroid (or, like im taking- levothroid) kicked in? 17th November 2006
... you are going through this...the first day i took my synthroid sample i felt better and its been that way since....
... I was on synthroid for a week and stopped but I got the hot flashes around ... days. Maybe because that was happening before the synthroid and I could have been susceptible to that.
I would...
... I was on synthroid for a week and stopped but I got the hot flashes around ... days. Maybe because that was happening before the synthroid and I could have been susceptible to that.
I would ... hope you do well on it.
Some are very sensitive to synthroid . You may try a different brand and have no trouble ... heard of soooo many people that have sensitivities to synthroid . I don't know why drs continue to prescribe it, ...
- Any thoughts on symptoms?? 17th November 2006
... place.
Anyway, to cut to the chase, I have been on Synthroid for 4 wks now, note; I was totally asymptomatic prior ... go high and low on it's own is it possible that the Synthroid could push my TSH to the lower end sometimes and have...
- Carrielynn 17th November 2006
... high pollens -- I've tracked that. He increased the synthroid -- he said he wanted to get my tsh down further. ...
- CALLING MIDWEST!!!!!!! Anyone else also 17th November 2006
... Armour combination. The truth is, my reaction to Synthroid was so negative that I'm afraid to try any T4-only...
... experience that me when I was switched from Thyrolar to Synthroid . It completely crippled me with achilles tendonitis...
... 35 before it's too late. It's trouble.
Re: the Synthroid ... It wasn't that it caused new symptoms like hair...
- Was I heading from hypo to hyper? 17th November 2006
... have seen or heard of before. I am totally new to synthroid ....
... yours from a few days ago. If that's the amount of Synthroid you're taking, and if it's only been a week, I have...
... the normal area. Check the package insert on your Synthroid , and if you feel that your reactions are in their...
... testing too so I have a lot to think about.
The synthroid does have a hair loss side effect, which may not end...
- Penicillin alergy and synthroid troubles? 17th November 2006
... as well and I think I had some strange reactions to synthroid . I stopped it....
... But no one is allergic to thyroid hormone; since Synthroid is a synthetic duplicate of the hormone your body ... up the tablets.
That said... An intolerance to Synthroid is not the same thing as an allergy to it. I happen ... drugs but not penicillin, and I couldn't tolerate Synthroid ... but it wasn't an allergic reaction. It just somehow...
... allergic to penicillin but have had no problems with Synthroid ....
- lived on a garbage dump, cancer and 22 yrs old and hypo. 16th November 2006
... supplements Mary Shomon recommends and I'm also taking synthroid 75 mcg. I just started all this yesterday so we'll ... where it takes me.
My dad and his twin are on synthroid and have been for years now-- My dad was hypo for...
... 9: misdiagnosed with hypothyroidism and started on synthroid 75mcg
age 11: started my period and then missed a...
- Need Help With Results Please 16th November 2006
... meds.. maybe need to be adjusted? Now, if you're on synthroid , or the like,and you go hyper,that's too much meds ... you're hyper in the first place? why would you go on synthroid ? I'm confused:) Midwest...help!!!...
- side effects and synthroid? 16th November 2006
... Could be your body adjusting or Synthroid may not be the med for you. If it continues I'd call ... office and see what they say. Not everyone can take synthroid . For some it makes matters worse. I personally would...
- I am sooo mad! Lab results. 16th November 2006
... was taking a higher dosage of thyroid meds. (either synthroid , or Armour--I've done both) and my TSH was suppressed ... time, he decreased my thyroid meds from 125 mcg of synthroid all the way to 88! I thought he was a lunatic! But ... I was fatigued on that dose. I am now at 100 mcg synthroid , and we have been working for many months stabalizing...
- Hot flashes with levothyroxine. Normal? 16th November 2006
... was just diagnosed with Hashi. and started on .75 of synthroid . It has been 4 weeks now and I started getting some...
- Please help, need advice! 15th November 2006
... the classic symptoms of hypothyroid. My GP put me on Synthroid of 50mg about 3 weeks ago. I also have an endocrinologist ... bout of thyroiditis. So he will not up the dose of synthroid .
My TSH at diagnosis was 6.4 and I am not sure...
- Muscle Spasms with Hashi's - opinions please 15th November 2006
... s. I was diagnosed last November and have been on Synthroid since Dec.
Anyway, when I first started the synthroid ... in Jan.
I have a feeling this is related to the synthroid because I never experienced this before I was on the...
- Lab Tests are back, newly diagnosed, with questions... 14th November 2006
... other autoimmune diseases, and prescribed 25mg of Synthroid every other day to start, since TSH is only mildly ... My questions:
I ended up with generic rather than Synthroid at the pharmacy--they were out of the brand name- ... -should I request Synthroid when I refill, or stick with the generic?
Does...
...
My former endo told me she couldn't reduce my Synthroid dose any lower than .05 mgs, because anything lower...
- Began self treatment w/ suppls. today... 14th November 2006
... hypothyroidism. Long story short I ended up going off the Synthroid . Im treated with Chinese traditional medicine. AWESOME...
... also very frustrated and more than ready to give up Synthroid . I've been seeing a chiropractor for back pain/migraines...
- Please Helppppp!!!!! 14th November 2006
... problem with thyroid Every day I have to take 300mcg SYNTHROID . The last time I checked my thyroid I was on 350 mcg...
... there being an interaction. I am just starting generic synthroid tomorrow, so great timing. Thanks again....
