- what kind of warnings did you get? 10th October 2004
... the doctor won't give me any. He only believes in synthroid anyway.
Take care :)...
- Can someone help me , please ??? 9th October 2004
... brain?
I had horrible headaches before I was put on synthroid - really awful, but nothing like what you're describing...
- Armour or Syntrhroid?? 8th October 2004
... My doctor just started me on synthroid 5 days ago. I keep reading that Armour is so much ... wondered if anyone actually had good results with the synthroid . I asked my doctor about the Armour. His basic answer...
... I did wonderfully on synthroid alone when the dosage was correct and I had a Dr. ... numbers are in someone's idea of a normal range. On synthroid alone, 125 mcg each morning, my TSH, free T4, and...
... towards my family. Anyway, I wondered how long til synthroid helps and I can quit it? I really don't want to take...
... It can take 4 to 6 weeks for the synthroid to come up to levels in your system to do any good...
- Dangerous Side Effect of Armour-Sould I Switch 8th October 2004
... normal symptoms, should I stop and maybe switch to Synthroid . (yes, I know that I am a low dose to begin with....
- Will The Twitching End?? 8th October 2004
... high thyroid antibodies and starting hipo.
I`m on Synthroid a year now and some others symptoms have improved...
- When will the meds remove symptoms? 8th October 2004
... If you're not converting T4 to T3 well then all the synthroid / levothyroxine (T4 med) you can handle ins't going...
- Side of Armour- Should I switch? 8th October 2004
... normal symptoms, should I stop and maybe switch to Synthroid . (yes, I know that I am a low dose to begin with....
- Orange feet and thyroid connection 8th October 2004
... I could help you. I am presently not on Armour or synthroid etc.
Heck!!I use to drink when I took synthroid a...
- Armour questions 8th October 2004
... to get me some armour. I am currently taking .125 synthroid and most of my symptoms are gone but I still don't ... out with? Do I start with a dose equivlent to my synthroid dosage?
I am so excited to finally try armour...
... out with? Do I start with a dose equivlent to my synthroid dosage? when switching to natural thyroid meds it...
... and go from there. My doc. is going to decrease my synthroid because my free numbers aren't moving and he won't...
- little thyroid- big problem. 8th October 2004
... my thyroid about 6 months ago. I was stabilized on synthroid w/in a month and have been doing very well. I'm waiting ... taking OTC allergy med and it was messing with my synthroid . Every thing is back to normal. I am struggling...
- Newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism 7th October 2004
... Just last week , my doctor started me on synthroid . My TSH level was 8.5. I had gone to another doc ...
... welcome to the boards!
I'm on the generic version of synthroid . It seems to be doing well for me (when I remember ... better on the name brand but I'm an oddball here. :D Synthroid didn't work as well for me as the generic version...
... Camping Bee, welcome :) I too am on synthroid and I noticed an almost immediate improvement with ... this is how you determine if you need more or less synthroid . T4 and T3 are the hormones your thyroid produces...
- Meep, FT help please? 7th October 2004
... bad reaction to straight T4 when first diagnosed ( Synthroid made her go hyper fast) Also, I'd recommend Unithroid...
... bad reaction to straight T4 when first diagnosed ( Synthroid made her go hyper fast) Also, I'd recommend Unithroid ... Unithroid has been my T4 of choice, though I also took Synthroid for a while when the doctor my wife worked for provided ... samples of it for almost a year. I would never buy Synthroid , but hey, if it is free, why not, right? :)...
... I would never buy Synthroid , but hey, if it is free, why not, right? :)
True...
... crossed my mind to just take a little of the leftover Synthroid I have left from the start of treatment.... contrary...
- Losing Weight and Getting Cured without Meds? 7th October 2004
... can't really take meds because the slightest bit of Synthroid pushes me instantly into Hyper mode so now my current...
- Is everyone seeing an Endocrinologist??? 7th October 2004
... pretty useless. At our first visit, she prescribed Synthroid and said that when my levels improve, my symptoms ... would resolve. When Synthroid promptly made me hyper, she then reversed herself ... my thyroid anyway. Her solution was to take me off Synthroid and wait.... For what, I'm not quite sure. But I ...
C) Prescribe only synthetic medicines, usually Synthroid ;
and
D) Aren't thyroidologists at all, but instead...
... she said "It is worth the try". She has patients on synthroid and whatever they feel good with. And more than anything...
- Armour Users- Question? 6th October 2004
... that small. I’m on 1.5 grains (90MG) plus 50 MCG of Synthroid . I was on 2 grains to start with. I felt a difference...
... trying to figure what to do with me. Every time I took Synthroid in the past, it pushed me into Hyper mode like instantly...
... 2nd day of 5grin armour thyroid.
I never took synthroid so i do not know. may be you can try Armour to see...
... trying to figure what to do with me. Every time I took Synthroid in the past, it pushed me into Hyper mode like instantly ... too much. I started on 60 mgs of Armour, and was on synthroid . Synthroid's half life is a month to 6 weeks. Armour ... works almost right away. With the synthroid still in my system and taking the Armour I felt hyper ... cured of all hypo symtoms with Armour, 15 years of synthroid and levoxyl, gave me a muddled, achy, foggy existence...
... Just to correct, the half life of synthetic T4 ( synthroid , eltroxin, levoxyl) is a week, but it takes 5 - 7...
... Just to correct, the half life of synthetic T4 ( synthroid , eltroxin, levoxyl) is a week, but it takes 5 - 7...
- good and bad news from specalist what is L-thy something 6th October 2004
... medicine is levothyroxine. That's the chemical name for Synthroid and T-4 only drugs like it. It's a bio-identical...
- I Am So Happy! 6th October 2004
... but more than what i ususally have.
I was on synthroid .25mcg about 4 yrs. ago, but stopped taking it because ... developed and SVT but, they say it may have been from the Synthroid , or just pregnancy(twins) or perhaps giving birth...
... meds - often this is the case for synthetics like synthroid . It's not so much the med but the binders/fillers...
- question about t4 meds? 6th October 2004
... pursue this any farther. Yes, Betty, you can buy synthroid , Levothroid and levoxyl online from Mexico w/o a prescripti...
- Highs and lows 5th October 2004
... when i was first DX'd the doctor put me on 50mcg synthroid , and after a couple of weeks i felt better than i...
- I have to increase my dose??? 5th October 2004
... skin
Hair loss
Staring gaze
When I went hyper on Synthroid , my main complaints were very rapid heart rate......
- oh gawd l cant take much more 5th October 2004
... i know one doesn't like to take pills, but w/o the synthroid and antidepressants, i'd be a basket case, and the...
... turning you Hyper.
I had A LOT of trouble taking Synthroid . I just could not do it and ultimately went untreated ... am now, for the last 1.5 years. I tried starting Synthroid 3 different times and all the docs thought I was nuts...
- Thyroid newbie 4th October 2004
... for more info. If you go with the Dr. hormones like synthroid consider the natural hormone Amoure (I think thats ... here and it seems a better option than the synthetic Synthroid . Good luck to you!
Diane...
- Irritated with doctor. 4th October 2004
... s have prescribed beta-blockers and tapazole even synthroid . Now they want to do radioactive iodine treatment...
- eyes,driving me nuts 3rd October 2004
... hitting your eye.
Now that I've had surgery and am on synthroid , I rarely have dry eyes. I wish I could help you more...
- heart flutters and pain back again 2nd October 2004
... most of these symptoms went back to normal when my synthroid was brought up to where I needed it to be. Even the...
- Help with blood test results 2nd October 2004
... joint pain. Was switched (without my permission) from Synthroid to generic. I understand the TSH, but am not sure...
... body temp and pain just start after the switch from Synthroid to generic, or did it never really go away at all ... for insurance purposes? If you were doing well on Synthroid , but since have slid back because of the switch, I...
... body temp and pain just start after the switch from Synthroid to generic, or did it never really go away at all ... for insurance purposes? If you were doing well on Synthroid , but since have slid back because of the switch, I ... )
1. Diagnosed with Hashi in 1990. Started on Synthroid at 50 mcg. The endo recommended that I stay on the ... Synthroid . Raised to 75 mcg in 1995 (TSH was 11.6).
2. Raised ... doctor tomorrow. Am going to ask to be put back on Synthroid (88 mcg) & request a lab slip for 6 weeks. I will ... for the medicine. I figured I would get back on the Synthroid and then see what the numbers are and if I still am...
... joint pain. Was switched (without my permission) from Synthroid to generic. I understand the TSH, but am not sure...
- Needing some insight 1st October 2004
... had my son in August of 2003 and put me on 75 mcg of Synthroid , but could not tell me why levels would go up and ... called and said it was "very high". And increased my synthroid to 1 mg.
I understand that specific numbers would...
- new labs 1st October 2004
... Ft3 1.5 2.3 -5.0
Doc directed me to up the Synthroid to 125 mcg daily. My observations are that perhaps...
... would be worth trying Armour or adding some T3 to the Synthroid . It doesn't seem like things could get much worse...
... finally have a diagnosis, I kept an open mind about Synthroid ... I felt sure that since it was the most-prescribed ... first had an open mind about the two drugs.)
The Synthroid dropped my TSH like a rock to the hyper zone... from ... yet, you should consider it. It doesn't sound as if Synthroid is the med for you....
... great insight to someone like me.
I'm betting the Synthroid is not for me either. I'm guessing and have thought ... somethinging like this: perhaps create a baseline with the Synthroid , then pop in a little Armour to pull the T-3 up slightly...
- Help with blood test results 1st October 2004
... Fought with doctor for a year and then finally got my Synthroid increased from 75 to 88. Within 2 weeks feeling much...
- Does anyone know the difference? 1st October 2004
... However, it does contain T3, which other synthetics like synthroid do not. Many doctors don't like prescribing the natural...
... it could.
I can tell you that I was only given Synthroid and w/in days of taking it I felt noticeably better...
- Tsh 37.49? 30th September 2004
... afternoon. My TSH is usually .85 while taking 2 mg. of synthroid . I went up to 13 in July and that is when they upped...
- The brain fog!!! 30th September 2004
... burning ;) ).
I'm HYPO (not hyper). I've been on Synthroid for about 15 years, but I believe that I now need ... some T3 ( Synthroid , as I've learned here in this forum, is only T4)....
... burning ;) ).
I'm HYPO (not hyper). I've been on Synthroid for about 15 years, but I believe that I now need ... some T3 ( Synthroid , as I've learned here in this forum, is only T4)....
- What are your main hypothyroid symptoms? 30th September 2004
... high. I am usually around .85 while taking 2mg. of synthroid . Does anyone have any idea what could be going on...
... high. I am usually around .85 while taking 2mg. of synthroid . Does anyone have any idea what could be going on...
... ypothyroidism in June of 2003 and immediately began taking Synthroid . I had many symptoms at first, some of which included...
... problems but i think has gotten better since been put on synthroid . Low body temp still a problem...
- Raw thyroid glandular .....armour? 30th September 2004
... will not likely be a problem to take it with your Synthroid
Will it help you? That remains to be seen, because...
... adding T3 and he refuses. He is even going to lower my synthroid dose because my tsh is getting to supressed and my...
- What does it all mean? (Test results) 30th September 2004
... cm
Thyroid itself more than 5 cm long each side.
Synthroid 150 prescribed for 3 mos and then lowered to 125....
... cm
Thyroid itself more than 5 cm long each side.
Synthroid 150 prescribed for 3 mos and then lowered to 125....
- Your opintion please....(Armour) 29th September 2004
... Ok, I started synthroid .025 Sept/03. A year later I am on .125. My tsh ... switch. What can I expect?
has anyone swithced from synthroid to armour with great results?
Thanks
Liz...
... well, they are the producers of the synthetic form ( synthroid ) and they want to sell it to everyone. There are...
... and I am a little scared. I am currently on .125 synthroid , does anyone know what dose of armour I should start...
... went to the doctor yesterday after being prescribed synthroid about 3 months ago. It made me really HUNGRY, and...
... they aren't comfortable with the diagnostics, the Synthroid company provides perks to them, they've been told...
- Heart Rate 29th September 2004
... 80something. It's gone up a bit since I started the synthroid , but not a lot.
It depends on whether this is too...
... the sinus will go away completely. I know since the synthroid was raised my sinus congestion has been much less...
- Has anyone here had thyroid surgically removed? 28th September 2004
... had my thyroidectomy in March. I was regulated on Synthroid within 2 months. I had been doing really well throughout...
- I am starting SYNTHROID... 28th September 2004
... ultrasound showed many nodules. My endo is putting me on Synthroid to shrink nodules. I have tingling sensations in ... these symptoms with thyroid nodules. I
SO, back to Synthroid . Has anyone had luck with this medication for shrinking ... with the lab ranges?
From what I've read here, synthroid and drugs like it are used to help shrink nodules ... should start out small and work your way up slowly, synthroid is synthetic T4 and it takes a while for it build ... system, roughly 4-6 weeks. I am on a low dose of Synthroid (.025mcg) and it's helping me - only been on it 2...
... Hi Raleigh86. I just started on synthroid and I also have Lyme disease. It seems possible there...
... on 6 more months feeling like crap. I will start synthroid tomorrow to help shrink thyroid nodules and started ... seek one out in Raleigh? I kind of dread starting synthroid as I've seen posts of it bothering sleep and my sleep...
... be caused by benign nodules. I've been on .025 mg synthroid for 2 weeks. I still have tingling, head pressure ... palpitations are a symptom of lyme and also side effect of synthroid , or perhaps the synthroid has changed my thyroid level...
... Hi Ral86
25 is the lowest dose of synthroid . Usually the starting dose is 50, with a normal dose...
- major update! 28th September 2004
... hooray!
Can't help you on the Armour - I'm on Synthroid - have been since May and still no real change. Hopefully...
- More thyroid questions :-0 28th September 2004
... would just purge all my questions into one post.Are Synthroid
Levoxyl/Levothroid/levothyroxine(are these last three...
- Twitching Tongue 27th September 2004
... Hello. I've been diagnosed with hypoT. I take Synthroid . Lately (On and off for 8 months) I've had a nerve...
... fact that this just started since you began taking Synthroid is a bit baffling. Is it likely that you haven't...
- synthroid / tummy ache 26th September 2004
... Hi all!
Does anyone have trouble with taking the Synthroid on the empty morning stomache?
I take the damned...
... Hi all!
Does anyone have trouble with taking the Synthroid on the empty morning stomache?
I take the damned ... but that can make a difference. How?
Well, Synthroid has lactose as one of the fillers. If you are lactose...
... consistent. Right?
My understanding with the Synthroid is to do you say...take it ONLY on an empty stomache...
... consistent. Right?
My understanding with the Synthroid is to do you say...take it ONLY on an empty stomache...
- Jaw pain - symptom of medication? 26th September 2004
... 137mcg of levothyroxin for a month then switched to Synthroid . The pharmacy gave me levothyroxin without telling...
- Synthetic vs. Natural thryoid meds 26th September 2004
... doctors want to prescribe synthetic thyroid meds such as synthroid over the natural thyroid meds like Armour thyroid ... Do any of you have any experience with Armour over Synthroid ? I go for my first meeting with my doc this Thursday ... does sound like I should be shooting for Armour over Synthroid - but I'm also reading that some doctors don't like...
... doctors want to prescribe synthetic thyroid meds such as synthroid over the natural thyroid meds like Armour thyroid ... Do any of you have any experience with Armour over Synthroid ? I go for my first meeting with my doc this Thursday ... does sound like I should be shooting for Armour over Synthroid - but I'm also reading that some doctors don't like ... to find that you often have to supplement it with Synthroid anyway (both your Free T3 and Free T4 results need ... And why is that? Because docs are trained to use Synthroid (all T4) because the drug company funds many of those ... and dirty (not true). They forget to mention that Synthroid has been on the FDA recall list several times in the...
- Poll question re:dose windows 25th September 2004
... on the lowest dose of T4? This is my case, .025 of Synthroid - now I"m feeling a lot better than before I started...
- Thyroid Nodules 25th September 2004
... My mom has had Thyroid forever, and has been taking synthroid ... Well the other day at the Dr.s Office, they said...
- To Meep (re: taking meds before blood tests) 25th September 2004
... been told this by my endo, and I've always taken my Synthroid in the morning prior to morning blood testing. Does ... been tested, and I want my endo to add Cytomel to my Synthroid regimen). Am I correct in assuming I should skip ... my Synthroid the morning of my test?
Thanks in advance. :)...
... been told this by my endo, and I've always taken my Synthroid in the morning prior to morning blood testing. Does ... been tested, and I want my endo to add Cytomel to my Synthroid regimen). Am I correct in assuming I should skip ... my Synthroid the morning of my test?
Thanks in advance. :)
...
My opinion is that you should skip the Synthroid on the morning of the test if you are having Free ... combination, so here goes:
[list]If you are taking Synthroid or any other T4-only med within 8 hours of a blood...
...
[list]If you are taking Synthroid or any other T4-only med within 8 hours of a blood...
- Desperate...please help 25th September 2004
... population, who have a TSH closer to 1. Your dose of synthroid is also very low (in fact it's the lowest) - it is...
... it can also be a reaction to the synthetic thyroid ( synthroid ), or more specifically the binders / fillers used...
... there is light at the end of the tunnel. I took two synthroid (.25 )today and I think I've noticed a difference...
... is off, what else would a doctor except prescribe synthroid which is what I'm taking now. I have all the symptoms...
... is off, what else would a doctor except prescribe synthroid which is what I'm taking now. I have all the symptoms ... sorry to have confused you even further :) You are on synthroid (albeit too little of it) because of your test results ... they are high or low you know if your current dose of synthroid is working. Both can be low, or it can be just one...
... what kinds of meds they script for. If they say only Synthroid ...you might want to put that doc at the bottom of...
- Gday new member.. no clue here... 24th September 2004
... synthetic hormone called t4. You'll probably be put on the Synthroid or Levoxyl brand. These are natural synthetics (made...
- New and confused! Low TSH 24th September 2004
... can find one who prescribes Armour instead of just Synthroid you know you've found an enlightend one. This can...
- wish me luck 24th September 2004
... to do next, as of now I still havent picked up my synthroid , so depending on what happens today, Ill more then...
- Has anyone used the Barnes Basal Temperature Test? 24th September 2004
... week....and what will I decide to add to my 50mcg Synthroid ? The drama continues to unfold....
You would think...
- I'm back, after major surgery.... 24th September 2004
... around in the sun either)
I have increased my synthroid to 75mg now, but did not expect that to stop the night...
- How long does it take to get hyper...? 24th September 2004
... breath, having trouble sleeping.. I stopped taking my synthroid the morning my labs were done (labs done around 36 ... hrs after my last synthroid dose), and stayed off for two more days before starting ... lots of help from my husband.)
I'm back on the synthroid at the same dosage and the anxiousness and stress ... a higher dose of levoxyl for nearly a month. The synthroid I'm currently on I'd been on for 2 months before the...
- Please help? I can't increase dosage anymore! 23rd September 2004
... thyroid meds for about 4 months now. I was on 75mg Synthroid but it made me go hyper. Before that I was on 50mg...
- Had My Appointment Today 23rd September 2004
... weeks to see a noticeable difference if you're taking synthroid (it is only T4 and this acts more slowly than meds...
- I have to increase my dose, aaarrrrrg 23rd September 2004
... metabolism."
HTH
Nat
and me -- i'm going to up my synthroid dose (i'm on 125 as we speak, and going up slowly...
- nature throid? 23rd September 2004
... nature throid, what is this? does it work the same as synthroid ? or is it the same thing as armour? thanks!
Candy...
- Heart palpitations - fluttering. Thyroid related?? 22nd September 2004
... If your TSH was too low, he should have lowered the synthroid , not raised it. If this is the case, that's most likely...
... I agree, if your tsh was too low the synthroid should have been lowered.
Another thought, going...
... I agree, if your tsh was too low the synthroid should have been lowered.
Another thought, going...
- Test results 22nd September 2004
... waiting. Here are the results (I did not take my synthroid that morning - usually take at 6AM and I didn't test ... ahead of time.
I've been on this current dose of synthroid for 9 weeks now - is it possible that I can still...
- Hi, I'm new here. 22nd September 2004
... was actually diagnosed with hypo. I started on .25 synthroid and a year later I am on .125 and I still don't feel...
- Confused about test results 22nd September 2004
... worried.
She has told me to keep with the .025mg synthroid and gave me a lab sheet for TSH and FT4 for the end...
- natural treatment/ and recovery? 22nd September 2004
... willing to prescribe it... They've been biased toward Synthroid for several generations. But it often works better ... for people than the synthetics. Start with Synthroid , but keep Armour in the back of your mind in case ... Synthroid doesn't work well enough for you....
- generic vs. name brand 22nd September 2004
... But, has anybody had more symptoms when changed from synthroid to the generic form? If so, how long does this last...
... believe he would of had it anyway even if he stayed on synthroid . He says he feels much better, not as tired, and...
- dizzy !!! maybe to much meds ?? 22nd September 2004
... ve just been diagnosed and started out on 50 mcg of Synthroid last Thursday. I was feeling dizzy starting 2 days...
- feeling worse every day 21st September 2004
... back within 48 hours.:) We'll see.
I am taking Synthroid 1/2 of the 100 mcg pill every day. Every day I feel...
... describe are alot like what I went through on the synthroid . When I called my endo he sent me straight to the ... again with that dose. Turnes out I just can not take synthroid . Good luck to you hun I know I felt like I was going...
... med balancing thing from scratch. The doc likes the Synthroid over the Armour, so I chose that to start a small...
- Latest Symptom - twitching eye w/ hypo? 21st September 2004
... twitching lately as well. I have Hashi's/Hypo and take Synthroid . I, too, would like to know what is causing this...
- so relieved to find this board- questions 21st September 2004
... hypo thyroidism about a week ago, and was prescribed Synthroid . I have not started it yet, as I am still trying to...
... symptoms that are severely bothersome, taking the Synthroid , even temporarily, will help relieve them.
if I understand ... and I thought I've heard it all. Who prescribed the Synthroid ? Fire the quack, and do it soon.
Please let us...
... and I thought I've heard it all. Who prescribed the Synthroid ? Fire the quack, and do it soon.
Please let us...
... symptoms that are severely bothersome, taking the Synthroid , even temporarily, will help relieve them.
I wouldn ... and I thought I've heard it all. Who prescribed the Synthroid ? Fire the quack, and do it soon.
Please let us ... second-opinion visit turns up.
my dr prescribed the synthroid
, but had her lab tech call and tell me I was hypothyroid...
... that the second doctor will confirm your need for Synthroid . Your tests overwhelmingly show that you are hypo ... you were my own daughter, I'd tell you to take the Synthroid - Your body desperately needs it! But before you...
- Eye Problems? 21st September 2004
... That has happened a few times. Also, since my synthroid has been increased and my free T4s and T3s are in...
- Please help! 21st September 2004
... hypothyroid when I was 13. Since then I have been on Synthroid currently I take .175 mg. I remember as a kid always ... I was not growing and I looked bloated. I know the Synthroid helped because I no longer have any of those symptoms...
- Newly diagnosed with hypothyroid 20th September 2004
... on the test.
They started me off with 50 mcg of Synthroid . I've taken it for 5 days so far. Since I started...
- My FNB -- Good news! 20th September 2004
... to the idea of giving me Cytomel in addition to my Synthroid . We'll see what my tests results show and go from...
- Meep.... Can you answer this question 20th September 2004
... boards, I hope you're doing well.
I started on 0.25 synthroid in sept 03. My levels where TSH 3.8 (.5-5.0) FT4 ... 14 (10-20) FT3 4.0(2.6-5.7).
I am now upto 0.125 synthroid and my TSH is .07 and my free numbers haven't changed...
... boards, I hope you're doing well.
I started on 0.25 synthroid in sept 03. My levels where TSH 3.8 (.5-5.0) FT4 ... 14 (10-20) FT3 4.0(2.6-5.7).
I am now upto 0.125 synthroid and my TSH is .07 and my free numbers haven't changed...
- HypoT and a Cold 20th September 2004
... cold meds you can take while you're taking eltroxin ( synthroid ) and if not, what do you do?
I am absolutely amazed...
... since they do not make it in 75mg the product is now Synthroid 75mg. Dx'd 1996
Bonnie Lea...
... hypo- and that there would be no interaction between synthroid and cold medicine......
... hypo- and that there would be no interaction between synthroid and cold medicine... Slade, this is exactly what my...
... eltroxin, then increased to 50mg eltroxin now 75mg synthroid )
The sore throats I get are killers indeed very...
