- Synthroid and Cytomel Combo 1st June 2006
... did not feel any relief. My doctor switched me to synthroid AND cytomel. I just started this therapy so I really...
... I took Synthroid alone and felt AWFUL: 2-4 hours sleep, crabby/irratated...
- I have Armour questions, got mine today * SO CONFUSED* 1st June 2006
... see my Endo until then.
I am getting off 75mgs of Synthroid , too start this, and although I went Hyper from this...
- Selenium question.. 1st June 2006
... something like cymotel(sp?)? My dr. only has me on synthroid , my tsh level is now between 1-2, which is great....
- Hi i,m new, i,m in england surgery on 7th 1st June 2006
... I ever did using just a T4 med like: L-thyroxine, Synthroid or Levothyroxine. Keep that in mind ;)
take care...
- Frustrated! Need Suggestions! 1st June 2006
... and all-night. I feel much better on the dose .112 Synthroid . I was so desperate I dropped my dose on my own back...
- My husband has Graves Disease and is out of control mentally, help! 31st May 2006
... should I do.
Can he die from this if he doesn't take synthroid or some sort of thyroid medication? I don't know if...
- Armour vs Synthroid - advice please ??? 31st May 2006
... I first was put on Synthroid two years ago when diangosed with hypothyroidism, ... After a while it seemed that even if my dosage of Synthroid was increased, my TSH wouldn't respond or would go ... two years of not being happy with my weight because Synthroid didn't do much for me....
... I started out on Synthroid .075 with a TSH 6.98. Within 6 weeks, my FTs were ... mainly Armour. By the time I saw him, I had been off Synthroid for one month and TSH was back up to nearly 7. He ... have it anyway. You shouldn't be unduly afraid of Synthroid . It isn't inherantly dangerous by itself. It just...
... I only had a 7 week stint on just Synthroid due to horrid side-effects. Then I started Armour...
... flare any more than I already am .......
I tried Synthroid a long time ago --- made me feel VERY wired .... and...
... they'd have to drag me kicking & screaming to go on Synthroid again)
If your Doc REFUSES Armour you could ask...
... felt great. Changed doctors and he changed me to Synthroid . Within a few months, I was completely crippled, tendonitis...
... crashing :) on just 3/4 grain Armour, we added some Synthroid (.25 mcg's) to it. I felt OK/pretty good. It did NOT...
- I think I may be Hyper..??? 31st May 2006
... I am really thinking I am hyper now.. On 75mcgs of Synthroid .. My body feel like it is on FIRE, my Temps are running...
- Can Thyroid meds correct PCOS 31st May 2006
... blisters* I am sweating more then I did when on 50mcgs of Synthroid .
Seems like it is just my head sweating.. WIERD!...
- Antidepressants 30th May 2006
... about 9 mos. ago and was put on armour. Switched to synthroid and about lost it mentally. Anyway, if my numbers...
- Are you on Armour? 30th May 2006
... Curious too see if there is anyone here who was on Synthroid , before switching too Armour. I am making the Switch ... looking for thoughts, and experience on Armour, over Synthroid :D
Missy...
... I took Synthroid for 7 weeks w/ horrid side-effects, then switched ... when you compound fast acting Armour to time-released Synthroid there could be another problem. We ended up putting...
... So far i have seen mo improvement in this area on Synthroid 4.5 months on it. Still 96.4, with afternoon range...
... MCKMN- I have been on Synthroid for nearly four years. I did a switch to Armour this ... scared me. The doc then switched me to a lower dose of Synthroid and added cytomel for a lower ratio of T4 to T3 than ... heart went nuts. I am now back on my regular dose of Synthroid . We cannot be absolutely sure that the heart problems...
... MCKMN- I have been on Synthroid for nearly four years. I did a switch to Armour this ... scared me. The doc then switched me to a lower dose of Synthroid and added cytomel for a lower ratio of T4 to T3 than ... heart went nuts. I am now back on my regular dose of Synthroid . We cannot be absolutely sure that the heart problems...
... this is ONE issue that I have not had since starting Synthroid .. Those heart palps, was getting them really bad, ... along with shortness of breath,but since starting synthroid they have been gone...hmmmmmmmmm.....
... MCKMN,
I’ve been completely off Synthroid since end of January and now just on Armour. So far ... won't ever go back to T4 alone or feeling that bad. Synthroid for me was probably never given a fair chance. I ... feeling of being high. But I still felt better than Synthroid and was determined to try a min. of 2 weeks unless...
... I know I was under medicated while on Synthroid , but for obvious reasons :) scared to DEATH to go...
... I am on Armour after two years on Synthroid . I *love* Armour. I felt immediate results, at least ... pysched up and ready to sweat. I'd drag myself there on Synthroid , but I'd still feel like a zombie until almost 10am...
- Hypoglycemia from Synthroid? 30th May 2006
... hypoglycemia? Is hypoglycemia brought on by taking Synthroid ? Or is hypoglycemia agrativated by hypothyroidism...
... I've read here of others complaints about Synthroid & HUNGRY.
Also noticed that hypoglycemia was something...
- Will things calm down? 30th May 2006
... pretty darn good. But over the last 2 weeks (since my Synthroid was upped from .1 to .112) I have been hungier and...
... pretty darn good. But over the last 2 weeks (since my Synthroid was upped from .1 to .112) I have been hungier and...
- tired even at 1.8 tsh 30th May 2006
... is already feeling so much better. They have her on Synthroid to give her the thyroid hormones that she is now lacking...
- Could I have hypothyroidism? 29th May 2006
... usually call you right away. IF the doc prescribes Synthroid , they usually have samples and sometimes coupons for ... used MANY years ago. Then they made a synthetic - Synthroid is the brand name, Levothyroxine the generic name...
- AV Sue's story (sudufu) long! 29th May 2006
... knowing). When I get to pharm, I realize L-thy is just Synthroid by another name. I refuse to pay for/take it.
wasn...
- Armour warning!!!! 29th May 2006
... evothyroxine
# 24+ scripts of 5*30= # 174 total of 88 mcg Synthroid
# 80 of 75 mcg Synthroid
Wanted to take all levo ... - then start Synthroid at same level. But what I THOUGHT might work isn ... enough. I do FINE on Levo but so far docs INSIST Synthroid is better, except for the GP that I had to BEG to...
- Hypo and feeling good? 29th May 2006
... to 2.75 grains and even tried to switch me back to Synthroid and add low dose Cytomel. Even suggested lowering...
- Please help me understand... 28th May 2006
... what to believe. Also, why do some doctors prescribe synthroid over armour? Is one better than the other? My mom...
... what to believe. Also, why do some doctors prescribe synthroid over armour? Is one better than the other? My mom...
... because of the kick backs that the doctors get from Synthroid , at least that is what I believe to be true. Armour...
...
Armour is a natural thyroid hormone from pigs. Synthroid is synthetic thyroid hormone created in labs. It would ... trying. I guess she gets GREAT kickbacks from the " synthroid " company.
Good luck to you-
Nikki...
...
Armour is a natural thyroid hormone from pigs. Synthroid is synthetic thyroid hormone created in labs. It would ... trying. I guess she gets GREAT kickbacks from the " synthroid " company.
Good luck to you-
Nikki
[FONT=Comic ... this point, Armour thyroid is the best there is! Synthroid is only T4, and like most folks that already have ... problem. Back in the 1970's, when they came out with Synthroid , they had to make niche for themselves and the only...
- Does your TSH number really matter? 28th May 2006
... T4 and T3 my body is getting?Is it okay to increase Synthroid and/or maybe add some Cytomel if you still have severe ... normal range?
I am so very confused!
I ran out of Synthroid a few days ago, and am waiting until Tuesday to ask...
... my GP about a new prescription. I've been taking Synthroid .137 for 4 weeks (until I ran out last week) and do...
- Blackouts and neck pressure... 28th May 2006
... Had goiter removed a year ago and am on Synthroid . Have been feeling the neck pressure and fullness...
... that I feel better eating this way. I have been on Synthroid for almost a year. I'm just wondering if the other...
- when is enough med ???????? 28th May 2006
... My SIL has low thyroid output - no diseases - takes Synthroid now - he can tell when he doesn't have the energy...
... My SIL has low thyroid output - no diseases - takes Synthroid now - he can tell when he doesn't have the energy...
- O-My-GOD, I really wanna curl up and die! 27th May 2006
... Hypo, or Hyper.. but just have Hashi's, can taking Synthroid or any other meds for thyroid cause all these adverse...
... meds for 4 month.. first 3 months were at 50mcgs of Synthroid .. One month ago upped it too 75mcgs ( because I was...
- Crash And Burn Three Weeks Into Meds 26th May 2006
... I'm not going back to taking just a T4, especially Synthroid :) Levothyroxine! Cytomel is t3, it also surpresses...
... retention on Armour?
I had terrible side effects on synthroid . Armour stopped them all within a couple years but ... useless. I had to demand Armour. He wants me on synthroid even though during 7 years on it, I had to quit my...
- patho report positive for pap cancer 26th May 2006
... thyroid levels. Some time after that I'll have to go off Synthroid for what I think is called an uptake scan. It will...
... had a TT done almost 2 wks ago and am currently on Synthroid . I had to wait around a week to start the Synthroid ... conclusive so the doctor didn't want me to start the Synthroid in case I needed the RAI (which I do not need due...
- Explain the different meds referred to on board 26th May 2006
... referred to here:
For Example:
Armour
t3
t4
Synthroid (I know that one)
What they're given for and various...
... referred to here:
For Example:
Armour
t3
t4
Synthroid (I know that one)
What they're given for and various ... give us is thyroxine wich i think is the same as synthroid t4 only and it just feels like its speeding your...
...
synthetic -Levothyroxine -generic for brand name Synthroid which is T4 - which is what I am currently taking...
- Advice needed, please look at my lab results. 26th May 2006
... new script today.(out of meds)
I've been taking 137 Synthroid and do feel somewhat better(I have eybrows again! ... 2.5-3.9)
Do you think they will try to lower my Synthroid dosage due to the low TSH?...
... I meant I want to take Cytomel and and still take Synthroid . I don't want to go hyper, though :)
BTW love...
... again some people feel better by adding cytomel to synthroid . you could try it if you doc agrees to it. but i...
- Synthroid causing Mania? 26th May 2006
... No, Synthroid doesn't cause "mania", but overmedication can certainly...
... actually started feeling worse, which is why he upped my Synthroid from .1 to .112
Also - I have stopped taking Yasmin ... taking .112. Is it possible the increased dose of Synthroid may be too much now that I am not taking birth control...
... ckd WebMD -- they list meds that can trigger mania: Synthroid is listed. Hope I can say that....
- Off Meds - Nuclear Scan 26th May 2006
... up to my fna, and so I've been off my meds (75 mcg Synthroid ) for 3 weeks now. I was so nervous about going more...
... you. I didn't feel good, normal, right while I took Synthroid by itself. But when I took Armour & Synthroid, I felt ... good :D compared to solo Synthroid . They say that many patients feel better after adding...
... TSH 1.2 (.4-5.5), FT4 1.3 (.8-1.8) on 75mcg generic synthroid
April06 Ultrasound showing 3 nodules, 2 above ... TSH 3.9 (.4-5.5), FT4 1.1 (.8-1.8) on 75mcg generic synthroid
May 06 - fna on all 3 nodules - showed benign,...
- Am I weird? Normal finally? 26th May 2006
... Ok - I am confused. Since the doc increased my Synthroid to .112 I have a whole host of new things going on...
- Low Grade Fevers W/hashi's 25th May 2006
... I started Hashi's treatment in September. Before Synthroid I had low-grade fevers a few times per day for over...
... I might benefit from T3 therapy (right now I'm on Synthroid ). Are your BBT temps low or do you not take them ... light sheet - it would really bug me. Since being on Synthroid it's been better but I still get that often. I'm...
- WHY anxiety/panic with hashi's hypo ???? 25th May 2006
... thyroxine in otherwords and if youre in america synthroid or if youre really lucky a mix of armour t3...
- depression from thyroid meds 25th May 2006
... to you :)
Not sure if my body just didn't LIKE Synthroid , or if Zoloft & Syn didn't mix well for me. But it ... or enjoyable. So I switched anti-D's, then got off Synthroid & feel like part of the human :D race again....
- Should I ask for Cytomel or Armour? 25th May 2006
... alternitive, KNOWING :) the HORRID side-effects I had on Synthroid - I found another Doctor. Because it is after all...
- Typical to not treat Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 25th May 2006
... I was given Synthroid right away (still trying to find right dose/medication...
- hypothyroid symptoms 25th May 2006
... feeling. It was worse and more frequent before I began Synthroid in September. I still get it often, mainly in my...
- are you ok on armour .d. ??? 25th May 2006
... own advocate. In all fairness - I have never been on Synthroid - but many of the members on the NT board have switched...
... own advocate. In all fairness - I have never been on Synthroid - but many of the members on the NT board have switched...
... own advocate. In all fairness - I have never been on Synthroid - but many of the members on the NT board have switched...
- Need some knowledge and advice on labs 24th May 2006
... should cut back the Armour and add a tiny amount of t4 ( Synthroid ). My ft3 has always been a lot higher than my ft4...
- Sorry if this is a stupid question - just started Synthroid - coffee??? 24th May 2006
... Switch to decaf :D Just kidding. I'm on Synthroid also, and I find that even if I don't have caffeine...
... confessed to continuing our coffee habits after starting Synthroid . The consensus seems to be no problems or minimal...
- Super Acidity? 24th May 2006
... control. I really noticed it when my doc increased my Synthroid from .1 to .112. I'm feeling better, sometimes a...
... and I noticed it got worse when I started taking Synthroid . Of course, my whole body seems to be screaming against ... the Synthroid ... BTW I'm on 125 mcg. My doctor doesn't share the...
- SO Frustrated!! 23rd May 2006
... after two RAI tx for Graves. Now taking 88mcg of Synthroid . Throughout all that, I gained 15 pounds and have...
... disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
88mcg of Synthroid seems to be an awfully low dose if you've had two...
- surgery or not---help!!!!! 23rd May 2006
... There are some endos. that try to shrink nodules with synthroid , but I don't know if people have had great success...
- CountryCarole 23rd May 2006
... Have you started taking your synthroid yet? I am on 100mcg per day. He said to stop taking...
... Have you started taking your synthroid yet? I am on 100mcg per day. He said to stop taking...
- Hoping for some advice 23rd May 2006
... actual pig-derived thyroid replacement rather than synthroid ). My Insurance company intervened by booting my endocrinolo ... month and couldn't do diddley-squat. Once I began the Synthroid , things began to look up after a couple of weeks, ... Now, about a month later (I'm on my second bottle of synthroid ) I'm begining to feel the tiredness again, skin is...
... probably a good idea. Your recent funk may just mean your Synthroid dose needs to be increased. Proper testing and interpretati...
... the information that lead him to start giving me the synthroid (he kindof explains things, but sometimes, not all...
- Levoxyl and BirthControl... 23rd May 2006
...
I try to take the pill at least an hour after my synthroid , and now I try not to change that pattern, since I ... 've adjusted to synthroid in that pattern.
The 2 shouldn't be taken together ... it's new, then it could be affecting absorption of synthroid now.
Does that make any sense?...
... similiar reasons. I also take Armour and used to take Synthroid . I have felt sad or depressed for years but knew...
- Back from TT 23rd May 2006
... all - just am a little tired. Started yesterday on Synthroid 125 mg. I am also taking Calcium 500 + D 2 X day even...
- Hashimotos 22nd May 2006
... have Hashimoto's. I have been on different doses of Synthroid (T4) ince September but still trying to find the right...
- Thyroid nodules, can they shrink on their own? 22nd May 2006
... about 18 years now.
The endo wants to put me on synthroid to see if it will shrink the nodule. She said it ... where thyroid nodules have shrunk by someone using synthroid .
However, I DID find a few articles that said if ... thyroid nodule shrink on it's own? Or if you took synthroid , did it help?
Thanks for any info!
Stephanie...
...
That's it for the previous post. As for the Synthroid question, my dr is hypothyroid herself. And she does...
- fast pulse with/without meds 22nd May 2006
... little hightoo but has since gone down since being on synthroid . The thyroid CAN do strange things!!...
- Tyroid Meds ? 22nd May 2006
... feelings. I started out and for years was on 50mcg synthroid , then in the past months I was increased to 75mcg...
... symptoms for 2 days when I switched from generic to Synthroid . I thought I was maybe going hyper. I wonder if...
... to say I am on the generic Levothyroxine 150mg not Synthroid . I never realized maybe i need the name brand.
I...
- Afraid of taking meds after reading posts & stuff.... 22nd May 2006
... My endo wants me to start on 1/2 tab of synthroid now. But after reading posts, I'm now afraid of taking...
... Synthroid is a synthetic version of thyroxine (T4), the thyroid...
... stroke.
I was first prescribed a dose of 50 mcg. Synthroid , a common starting dose. The first thing I learned ... ve suffered was a rash & itching on the higher-dose Synthroid , which was believed to have been a dye allergy reaction...
... medicine (no asprin even!) and was pretty certain Synthroid was "bad"
Well the first week I was on meds was ... rough, but it wasn't the synthroid itself.. it was me getting anxious and triggering ... panic attacks. The synthroid did nothing, but my mind did. You take your meds and...
... reason you should have an adverse reaction to the synthroid , it is likely that it can be corrected fairly simply...
... feel better here.
I chickened out of taking the synthroid this a.m. - mainly because I'm 'home alone' right...
... feel better here.
I chickened out of taking the synthroid this a.m. - mainly because I'm 'home alone' right...
... Hi katpurs,
I am going to take 1/2 synthroid tab every morning, and then after 1 week, I am supposed ... low to begin with.
I was brave & took 1/4 of my synthroid tab this a.m. & don't feel any different. So - I...
... Hi katpurs,
I am going to take 1/2 synthroid tab every morning, and then after 1 week, I am supposed ... low to begin with.
I was brave & took 1/4 of my synthroid tab this a.m. & don't feel any different. So - I ... on 25 jevo incidently is that the same as your synthroid ! the 25 was to much so i knocked it down...
... pharmacist if it was okay to take my Xanax while taking Synthroid , and she said yes.
Today was the first time I ... ever took Synthroid ! I was just diagnosed as hypo about a week ago, but...
- Anybody else lack hypo symptoms yet hypo?? 21st May 2006
... appointment my TSH went to 10 (from the original 40) so the synthroid must be working (and that was only on 25 mcg). I have ... know the dr was surprised that such a low dosage of synthroid lowered my TSH so much ..I guess everyone is different...
... diagnosed at about your age as hypothyroid and is on Synthroid and has not had hypo symptoms....
... has an elevated TSH without any symptoms. She's on Synthroid .
I'd like her to get her antibodies tested because...
- After surgery and Antidepressants?? 21st May 2006
... thyroid removed (two weeks now) and am on 200 mcg of Synthroid . I have noticed i get a "shorter fuse" but not certain...
... Zoloft for 2+ years before Thy surgery, then starting Synthroid . And I don't know if my body just didn't LIKE Synthroid ... brought out the worst in each other. But by week 3-4 on Synthroid , I felt like I was taking HANDFULS of depressants ... a t3/4 combo med.
How long have you been taking Synthroid ?...
... Zoloft for 2+ years before Thy surgery, then starting Synthroid . And I don't know if my body just didn't LIKE Synthroid ... brought out the worst in each other. But by week 3-4 on Synthroid , I felt like I was taking HANDFULS of depressants ... a t3/4 combo med.
How long have you been taking Synthroid ?
:) Hi my 4 fab felines are Joe the Gentle giant ... your question about 2 and 1/2 weeks on 200 mcg og synthroid .
thanks for answering.!!...
... to begin with also. I was started on .50 mcg's of Synthroid after having a Thy lobe removed....
... to begin with also. I was started on .50 mcg's of Synthroid after having a Thy lobe removed. :)
I still feel...
- Soooooo hungry! 21st May 2006
... I just upped my Synthroid from .1 to .112 and ever since, I have been so hungry...
... I think it can.
You say "I just upped my Synthroid from .1 to .112"... Did you change dose yourself,...
- Sudden rise in TSH level 20th May 2006
... energy I have been accustomed to since starting on synthroid and keep a dull headache. My temperature is around ... am a female, young 57 yr old, and taking 112 mcg of synthroid daily. My endo wants me to be on the new synthroid...
... was your dosage and when was it changed to 112 mgc Synthroid . I would want mine checked at 6-8 wks after a change...
... Thanks for your reply. I had been on Synthroid 100 for a year. :)...
... Am I understanding this:
You were on 100 mcg Synthroid after the TT and cancer treatments. And you have ... their dates, #'s and ranges?
Then 112 mcg of synthroid from about April 28, 2006? Since it takes 6-8 wks...
- ? Cytomel questions ? 20th May 2006
... horrid side-effects I experienced while taking just Synthroid . (2-4 hours sleep, feeling like I was taking depressants ... removed - (don't :) ask) started thy meds in Feb 06, Synthroid .50 mcg's w/ HORRIFIC side-effects, 7 weeks of only...
... 4 grain Armour, plus some T4, plus more T4 in the synthroid ... and crashing. Your TSH was also going up, suggesting...
... splitting the Armour. I took 1/4 grain with .25 mcg's of Synthroid in the morning. Then the other 1/2 grain noonish. ... much better AFTER switching to Armour, THEN adding Synthroid to the mix.
My Cytomel perscription is here in...
- whats your worst symptomof hypoT 20th May 2006
... armour treatment ??
I was :) on Armour w/ tiny dose of Synthroid & felt HUMAN :D again.
But my last labs were:
t3 ... When I figured out that was another T4 only med & Synthroid by another name, I refused knowing the horrid, HORRID...
- How long before thyroid meds start to work? 19th May 2006
... - normal under 40), and started taking 125 mcg of Synthroid Monday. I know 4 days is probably too early to start...
- Any Suggestion been here before 19th May 2006
... onsidersbly.
I also switched from generic L-thyroxine to Synthroid . For a couple of days I thought I might be going...
- Is Armour a better choice 19th May 2006
... during alot of my searches. Alot of PPL seem to dislike Synthroid , and swear by Armour. So is it a better choice for...
... important) and who knows what else.
in the 70's, Synthroid came out - synthetic pure T4. Judging by what has ... batch to batch (which, actually, is what the makers of SYNTHROID were recently in trouble with the FDA for - because ... SYNTHROID varied too much!). They probably paid some nationally ... endos quite a bit to lecture and spread the word that Synthroid was the best treatment. (Not saying those docs lied ... else"!).
Now in reality, many people do well on Synthroid alone. Normally your thyroid gland releases mostly ... prevailing dogma assumes everyone will convert the T4 in Synthroid into T3 as needed.
However, there is a subset of...
... doc called it an "old" drug.(fact-he did)
When Synthroid came on the market docs started using it - the drug ... cannot use Armour - maybe too much T3?
The makers of Synthroid have a great marketing department. They go around ... generics because they make more money from them than Synthroid .
SO it is just like advertising on TV. Why is ... brands at eye level? The marketing department of Synthroid have put their brand at eye level to the docs. And ... enough, you tend to think, maybe I should try that. Synthroid advertises it's drug to the doctors.
I have to...
... Armour is a good thyroid hormone replacement, and so is synthroid or other products that contain T4 only. My endo. ... depending on the needs of the patient. I was on synthroid for 3 years and did ok on that, but wanted to try ... board and switched to an equivilant dosage of the synthroid I had been taking.
It did not work for me, I ... to the ER, my endo switched me to a lower dosage of synthroid and added a small amount of cytomel (a T3 only product ... Not too willing to do that... For now I'm back on synthroid only and we are trying to tune my dosage to just the...
... Lisman said:
"I was on synthroid for 3 years and did ok on that, but wanted to try ... board and switched to an equivilant dosage of the synthroid I had been taking.
"
This might have been where...
- TPO Antibodies/Eye Disease 19th May 2006
... the day from my Armour and that I should switch to Synthroid . Has anyone ever heard of this? My TPO antibodies ... appreciated. Should I make the switch from Armour to Synthroid (is there a difference between Synthroid and levothroid...
... (unless of course you already know you do well on Synthroid ).
Ellie...
... I am not doing all that well. I have never tried Synthroid so I do not know how I would react on it. I have...
- Synthroid / drug interactions (Xanax) ? 19th May 2006
... I take Synthroid and Xanax as well and have never had any problems...
... asking the pharmacist when I dropped off my RX for the synthroid as well. So I'm "all clear".
Again - thanks! ...
- hashimotos questions. 19th May 2006
... for my hashis and it made me feel worse, I dislike synthroid . I try to control what I can and diet has a lot to...
- Thyroid and Mucus 19th May 2006
... I can't breathe it's so thick. For a while before Synthroid it was almost daily and real thick.
I still get...
... I can't breathe it's so thick. For a while before Synthroid it was almost daily and real thick.
I still get...
... the rest of my life. He started me on 125 mcg of Synthroid , which I hear is a large dose. He wasn't worried...
- Can My meds cause swelling? 19th May 2006
... Dose was upped 2 wks ago too 75Mcgs of Synthroid .. I am noticing swelling in my feet enough too see ... imprint on my ankles, my feet also feel tingly... I read Synthroid side efects, and it does not list this as a side effect...
...
It all started after i uppered the dose of my, synthroid , I was on cytomel too, so I was playing around too ...
Have you tried Armour, its usually better than synthroid ?
thanks hon
Im here to try and help
CHristina...
... I was on Synthroid as well for almost 3 years and for the last year off...
- Low BBT (temps), also re vitamins, supplements 19th May 2006
... few days it's been in the high 96's. I've been on Synthroid a while but don't feel that great. I was hoping to...
... I am having this same issue.. Been on Synthroid for alomost 4 months now, and I also track BBTs for...
... was 3.84. I haven't felt any better since being on Synthroid , except maybe I have a little more energy than I used...
... the meds, but it did not start til the upped dose of Synthroid .. So who knows.....
... spell it right.
If you take any meds with your Synthroid , or eat calcium rich foods within 4 hours of your...
... drinking oj and eating breakfast an hour after taking Synthroid . I've switched to straight apple juice (about 1 wk...
... say my temps and overall ill feeling suggest that Synthroid or this dose are NOT working for me. I wonder if...
- This is probably not a good idea but... 19th May 2006
... ever in the upper third during the 3 months I took Synthroid , but I was hyper at those levels. Since I've taken...
- Darvocet????? 18th May 2006
... I did google darvocet. But nothing specific with Synthroid .
Love and hugs
Deena :)...
... bump you up - maybe someone else has used it with Synthroid . I looked at the Synthroid drug interactions - didn...
... t picked it up from pharmacy since I have been on Synthroid . Oh, and I just realized I got six weeks worth of...
- Persistent facial twitches, can anyone please help? 18th May 2006
... over. I have Hashimoto's. I've been on .5 mcgs. of Synthroid since Mar. 1. I haven't noticed it helping with the...
- Surgery over - am home from hospital 18th May 2006
... morning at the hospital he gave me a prescription for Synthroid but not to start taking it until he received the pathology ... results by Weds of next week and I am not to take the Synthroid until then. According to my endo, I should be ok with...
- Shayla25 - how's the banana working? 18th May 2006
... hyperthyroidism symptoms yet - been on the 125mcg of Synthroid for 4 days. Other than insomnia and a general feeling...
- Question for 2 years or more Post RAI for Graves disease 18th May 2006
... forearm cramping etc.
Doctor finally started me on Synthroid , but I was still miserable, so he added a little T3...
... So began my journey to figure out which level of Synthroid was best for me. I started on 100, down to 88, up...
- 'nother DOC bites the dust 18th May 2006
... When I pick it up,
I realise that L-thyroxine is SYNTHROID . I had HORRIBLE side-effects on just Synthroid
in ... Also calling the Doc & say there's no way I'm taking Synthroid AGAIN unless they give me a
T3 (Cytomel ?) along ... w/ it. WHY do Docs FOCUS so much on Synthroid ???
Last time * I * knew, there ARE other choices...
... were on just may not be enough. I agree - don't take synthroid - I wouldn't even take it with Cytomel since you ... problem previouly.
"WHY do Docs FOCUS so much on Synthroid ???" - because the makers of Synthroid have a great...
... afternoon. So w/ Dr's permission, we added 1/2 my Synthroid (tiny dose .25 mcg's) to that. I was doing OK, but...
... perscribed L-thyroxine, I didn't KNOW {BAD :) Sue} it was SYNTHROID !...
... I don't understand why Armour or Synthroid or BOTH aren't being increased either. Seems to me ... tried to give me L-thyroxine. (I didn't know it was Synthroid - but after chatting with Pharm, I refused L-thy)...
... about that and put me on levothryoid. Which I guess is Synthroid . At the time I was so excited tojust be treated that ... need something for the t3.
I guess they all like the synthroid bandaid!!
Let us know how it goes. You were always...
... refused to take L-thyroxine when I figured it was just Synthroid going by different :) name. When Delgado called Friday ... rather than continue to shove my square body into Synthroid s round hole. Honestly, I feel like Armour w/ some...
... different brand of L-TYROXINE? there are many!!!
Synthroid may have not worked but another brand may. Take Care...
... about that and put me on levothryoid. Which I guess is Synthroid .
I just started Levothroid on the 9th, just beginning ... In the U.S., brand names are Levothroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid and Unithroid.
In Canada: Eltroxin, Synthroid...
- work and thyroids?? 18th May 2006
... nice to know that is wasn't all in my head. I am on Synthroid at the moment, and I actually think I feel worse!...
... nice to know that is wasn't all in my head. I am on Synthroid at the moment, and I actually think I feel worse!...
- Synthroid~fact or fiction? 18th May 2006
... I was put on Synthroid back in 1998. I was diagnosed with multinodular goiter ... The internist sent me to an Endo and he put me on Synthroid . I no longer see the endo~just have bloodwork done ... thyroid pill and I sure feel calmer. My cousin took Synthroid for 3yrs and then just quit~her doc took her off....
... [QUOTE=red-rider]I was put on Synthroid back in 1998. I was diagnosed with multinodular goiter ... The internist sent me to an Endo and he put me on Synthroid . I no longer see the endo~just have bloodwork done ... thyroid pill and I sure feel calmer. My cousin took Synthroid for 3yrs and then just quit~her doc took her off....
