- New with a few questions-long 1st July 2008
... and I'm constantly fatigued, no energy. Just had my synthroid raised a bit, although my TSH is good, hoping that...
- New to the board and to FMS (so sorry-- LONG) 27th June 2008
... finally went to an endocrinologist who started me on synthroid . Of course it took a long time but she kept increasing...
- New to Lyrica 25th June 2008
... out because I take antidepressants, lipidor, HRT, synthroid , metformin, altace, clonazapam and now Lyrica and...
- Need some insight, new here! 2nd June 2008
... hypothyroid back in Feb. ’08. I take the generic for Synthroid . Well my levels are great and I am were I should...
- Discomfort in throat ??? 1st June 2008
... like T-3, T4, etc... were off. I now take 175 mg of Synthroid , but unfortunately, it was too late to stop the swelling...
- Anyone out there with Fibromyalgia having burning sensation? 23rd May 2008
... sleep at night, of course I take the hormone, and synthroid . I am low on vit d, so take 3000 units of that a day...
- Does anyone else have a mysterious rash with a flare? 2nd May 2008
... disease which is thyroid problems. The endo put me on synthroid and increased it regularly until I was at 112mcg. ... they love that expression. I went on t3 along with synthroid and eventually just took the t3 (cytomel) and stopped ... the synthroid and did much better. It helps so much with the fatigue ... at all. My ANA count went to normal after being on synthroid for a while and it has not gone up since.
Now...
- How do you fight the fatigue? 21st April 2008
... in a catch 22. I have hypothroid since age 20. On synthroid , which tests okay. But they only test the TSH - and...
... works so much better. Also some people do better on synthroid instead of levothyroxine or vice versa. Sometimes...
... Trazadone 500 mg at bedtime; Adderall 20 mg 4 times daily, Synthroid , Prozac, and a few other B/P meds etc...will continue...
- I'm really hurting today! 14th April 2008
... sleeping, and other symptoms. Did you doctor prescribe synthroid for your thyroid? Even if you did not test severely ... low thyroid, you still can benefit from taking synthroid . There are many people who feel worse even though...
... of the body. Put this in the back of your head, if synthroid doesn't work maybe a T3 med called cytomel would help...
- Joints or Muscles -- Where is Most of Your Pain? 9th March 2008
... prescription strength Vit D, OTC Bcomplex, Lyrica, Synthroid , Tramadol, a generic Effexor (couldn't afford the ... aspect of my thyroid levels... now I am on 175mcg of synthroid .. all in my head eh....
Anyway.... I am pretty much...
- New to Lyrica 5th March 2008
... being tested this week for who knows what. I am on synthroid so I quess the thyroid is a good place as any to start...
- what is a good medicine for fibro? 19th February 2008
... The fatigue is the worst! I'm also on Prozac and synthroid for my hypothyroidism. I hear that the new FDA approved...
- Does anyone have hypothyroidism?? 12th February 2008
... found a new doctor. Now I am taking 175 mcg a day of Synthroid . There's still something a little off about my thyroid...
... hypothyroid. I now take T3 drug (cytomel) instead of synthroid . It helped a great deal more than the synthroid...
- Bluelakelady......have a question! 20th January 2008
... not sure I remember correctly but didn't you stay on synthroid with a higher dose? Oh and I just read an article...
- scam or? 18th January 2008
... is HE also changed my thyroid medication. I was on synthroid 225 mcg which he took me off and now am on some special...
- NEW here.. fibro..now its thyroid! 11th January 2008
... was DXed with low tyroid tsh was 4.95. put me on synthroid 50 mcg. Does this sound right? not sure about ... you...
I needed to vent..
also, When will the synthroid start working? How can I possible exercise when I...
... well. I can answer your question about how long the synthroid takes. I am at 175mcg myself. The average time it...
... right it takes a few weeks to feel the effects of the synthroid . It will also take a few months or years to get your ... thyroid in good shape. I went up to 112mcg of synthroid over a three year period and am now on cytomel which ... better but it took all the trying and working with the synthroid and all the blood tests to figure it out. I hope...
... thyroid. Not all thyroid drugs are made equally. Synthroid is the most prescribed because its manufacturer subsidizes...
... showed that I was in fact hypothyroid. She put me on Synthroid and several months later when I showed no improvement ... not consider using anything other than Cytomel and Synthroid .
My next doctor was published and I hoped would...
... was DXed with low tyroid tsh was 4.95. put me on synthroid 50 mcg. Does this sound right? not sure about ... you...
I needed to vent..
also, When will the synthroid start working? How can I possible exercise when I...
... It's very frustrating. It seemed like it took my Synthroid about a month to work. It also took a while to get...
- A very interesting turn of events! 7th January 2008
... D
Now I just need to follow the increased D, my synthroid , and the Lyrica along with my regular pill cocktail...
- Newly diagnosed--anyone have orthostatic hypotension? 4th January 2008
... They ended up killing off my thyroid and have been on Synthroid since and for life. Just a thought to explain your...
- Thyroid....T3....Fibro 10th December 2007
... finally said enough. She had me up to 112mcgs of synthroid and told me my labs were in a good range. Let's see ... treatment. I started on 25 mcgs along with my 112mcgs of synthroid . I had more energy and my tsh dropped alright almost ... asleep even with my AmbienCR. We continued to drop my synthroid dose trying to get the tsh in a more legitimate range ... We finally settled on 50mcgs of cytomel (t3) and no synthroid . My tsh settled at 0.100 and the doc said lets let ... fatigue has been so wonderful.
When I was taking the synthroid and cytomel together and my tsh was hyper I had some...
... I also had lousy results with Synthroid . Soso results with Armour. I was able to get on Cytomel ... Cytomel. Some doctors are so out of touch and know only Synthroid , that one told me he thought they stop making Armour ... . I always thought my body never converted Synthroid T4 to T3 in my body. No matter how much T4 I took...
... cytomel. It is amazing how after struggling with the synthroid we just know our bodies need the T3. I didn't need ... get into the Armour and all that, I responded to synthroid but it just wouldn't do the trick.
Blue.....That ... which includes tsh, t4 and t3 and start to give you synthroid to lower your tsh. When your tsh hits their magic...
... Cytomel is the T3 hormone drug. Just like synthroid is the T4 hormone most commonly prescribed because...
- New here. 8th November 2007
... the normal range, but others dont. I take 175 mg of Synthroid now, or I would be just a wobbly puddle of mass on...
- Hi. Another new uneducated person 5th November 2007
... Osteopath. She agreed to add cytomel to my 112mcg of synthroid and it seemed to help but my tsh went to 0.001 and ... let me stay on the 50mcg of cytomel and drop the synthroid altogether and she agreed. My tsh settled at 0.1 ... problem was T3 but I just had to keep working with the synthroid until I could get to a point to convince my doc to ... Let me say it again, I am so much better than with synthroid . I still have a long way to go and will always be...
- Just wanted to share the meds that have finally worked 23rd October 2007
... Hopefully that will helps. Vitamin T3 or do you mean synthroid from the doctor?
THANKS TO YOU ALL!!!!:)
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- Fibromyalgia, Sleep Apnea, Hypothryodism Do you have all 3? 5th September 2007
... have been suffering from sever insomnia. I am taking synthroid , lyrica, vicodin, and nortripyline. I am only getting...
- My story 2nd September 2007
... meds I take now are ultram (I get 90 a month) and synthroid . I still am exhausted, in pain, and having brain fog ... Now, WalMArt has a new $4 program, and my ultram, synthroid , and my hubby's 2 bp meds are all in it, so I never...
... nearly the thyroid issues you do, but I am taking synthroid at a very low dose because I was at the low end of...
... better success with Armour Thyroid in place of the Synthroid you are currently taking. Armour replaces more of ... policy would apply to Armour, however. Studies done on Synthroid have shown this drug can cause a loss of as much as...
- Weird Symptom, am I the only. I have small spots of vibrations in my body. 14th August 2007
... darvacet - 3.mirapex (for restless leg syndrom) 4. synthroid (hypothyroidism) 5. nexium 6. iron tables and vitamin...
- Need some info from meds, please!! 20th July 2007
... 30yrs old!!!!! So I suffered unnecessarily. I take synthroid and cytomel for my thyroid problems. Docs will tell...
- I'm still around...!! 18th July 2007
... that was helping a lot but I have had to move the synthroid dose down and up the cytomel and it is back to what...
- My medicine was causing my Fibro symptoms 18th July 2007
... thryroid will cause the same symptoms as Fibro. I was on Synthroid for years. I was always in pain, hard to get out of ... pills a day. For some reason it dawned on me. Can the Synthroid or all these supplements I am taking be causing this ... pain? There is nothing anywhere that says Synthroid causes muscle pains. So I decided to stop taking all ... one at a time again. Supplements the first day and Synthroid the third day. About three hours after I took the ... synthroid I started hurting a little again. The next day I took ... Went to my doctor and he says he has never heard of Synthroid causing muscle problems. I insisted he change my meds ... wrote me saying they had the same problems when taking Synthroid . I would reccommend anyone with Fibro to get their ... be careful because most of them will treat you with Synthroid . If you have no problems on the drug fine. But if...
... Thanks for the warning rstarre. I also take synthroid but I had the pains before I started it. That is...
- My Life in Fibro Hell 11th July 2007
... been cautioned to avoid soy products since I take Synthroid . From what I have been told the soy interfers with...
- New to fibromyalgia 1st July 2007
... thyroid issue.
I have Hashimotos disease, but i am on synthroid and my TSH is normal. prior to all this, i was a...
- Anyone Have Sleep Problems Also? 17th June 2007
... I switched from Synthroid to Armour. For a while I felt good although sometimes ... does by a half a grain or equivilant to .50 mcg of synthroid . Has anone else experienced this wanting to "constanly...
... course causes more pain. I take right now .88mcg of synthroid and 25mcg of cytomel (T3). The cytomel has helped ... quite a bit and when I was taking higher doses of synthroid (112mcg, and then down to 100mcg) I seem to not be ... one 25mg. OTC benadryl. It works fine now on the synthroid dose I am on but when I was in the more hyper range ... (tsh 0.057 and 0.042) on the higher doses of synthroid I couldn't fall asleep on the normal AmbienCR dose ... more normal and not so tired with the higher doses of synthroid . However it was not the greatest not being able to...
- Glojer and others people from St. Louis 5th May 2007
... thread about how it has helped me.
I have taken synthroid for several years getting up to 112mcg and getting...
- How do I get diagnosed? 24th April 2007
... spectrum blood tests and is currently treating me with synthroid , 175 mc a day. He also perscribed Effexor among a ... awful feet. Today, I feel more energy because of the synthroid , but I still suffer horribly from pain.... especially...
- bilij or Anyone.......question about AmbienCR? 2nd April 2007
... ambien and then to ambien CR. The doc lowered by synthroid medication and within a few days I was back to sleeping...
- My Fibro Pain Has Gone 27th March 2007
... Thyroid for just as many years. I have been taking Synthroid for years. My Fibro symptoms seem to be getting worse ... topic that a few people had gotten muscle pains from Synthroid . Now nowhere on the web, pharmacies or drug information ... is this listed as a side effect of Synthroid . My doctor never heard of that either. I decided to...
... it worked. Thanks for letting us know about the synthroid and the pain, I have never heard of that either.
...
... interesting information. I am on Armour Thyroid since the Synthroid did diddly. Doing much better. I didn't experience...
- THYROID or FIBRO? 20th March 2007
... I have been on Synthroid for years. I also had two doctors tell me I had Fibro ... Well I had all the symptoms of Fibro. I was also on Synthroid for years. My Fibro seemed to get worse and worse ... people have had terrible muscle pains when taking Synthroid . Now this is not listed as one of the side effects ... day to get some relief. I decided to stop taking the Synthroid for a few days. My legs felt much better. Since my ... good. I still believe I have Fibro but it seemed the Synthroid made the symptoms a lot worse. I would recommend anyone...
- Synthroid Crash? 19th February 2007
... completely absorbed.
Are you taking the brand name Synthroid ? I ask that because at one point they switched me ... fluctuations during the day and had to switch back to Synthroid . Got highs and lows on the generic....
... I take my synthroid at around 7:30am give or take an hour. I don't have...
... you have problems with converting the T4 from the Synthroid into the active T3 hormone, you can have a crash in ... who had a 'normal' TSH, low free T4 until I got on Synthroid /later Levoxyl, but still had crashes until I added...
- Low Dose Steriod For Fibro? 17th February 2007
... few weeks and then that wore off. I am on 100mcg of Synthroid for an underactive thryroid. I was hoping that thyroid...
- Fibro and hairloss?? 5th February 2007
... lower third of the range, sometimes using a med like Synthroid or Levoxyl will bring up free T3. But not always...
- Milnacipran.Anyone else try it yet? 21st December 2006
... really don't recall any bad side effects. I am on Synthroid so if I remember correctly, it made me jittery. But ... that happens when I drink to much caffine with synthroid also. I am considering trying it again...
- Can FM and HYPO be related 27th November 2006
... iodide back in 1980. Therefore now hypothyroid and on synthroid .
I mentioned to my PCP what everyone has written...
- Worst Flare Since Diagnosis 15th August 2006
... wonder how I can keep up.
The other meds are Synthroid 75 mcg and Cytomel 25 mcg for Hashi's/hypothyroid...
- I need suggestions... 4th August 2006
... and my thyroid was very low. I have been taking Synthroid for several months and it still isn't up to normal...
- Elmar, Glojier 16th July 2006
... been concentating more on fibro. B/c I have been on Synthroid and endo feels this is good. But tonight I brainstormed...
- Goodmorning my fellow fibromates! 13th July 2006
... to have one more task off his list.
The T4 meds ( Synthroid & levoxyl) helped me a little bit, and made my free...
- Foot pain 11th July 2006
... it fails to improve much with standard T4 meds like Synthroid . In such cases improvement in symptoms can be more...
- Hysterectomy-Fibromyalgia 7th July 2006
... s working and have asked my doctor to switch me to Synthroid , which I'd been on until my health insurance increased ... that these symptoms can be alleviated by switching to Synthroid .
There's so much to this disease that I don't think...
- Fybro Hypothyroidism Connection 11th June 2006
... inactive thyroid. I was put on high dose meds for it ( synthroid 2.5 mg) and suddenly went off the meds for a period ... meds for it and my legs.
As I said, once I got the synthroid back in my system all of those things have stopped...
... My thyroid was way low. After about a month on Synthroid my fibro came back worse than ever. I have more energy ... what? THEY DIDN'T WORK!!!! I think it's great that Synthroid helps you feel so much better. I hope it continues ... to work. Hey, I take my synthroid with more dedication than I used to take my birth...
... of taking it out with surgery, so I have to take my Synthroid regliously. It never occured to me that it would cause...
... problems, am hypothyroid. I am finally on a dose of synthroid that works for me (112mcg). I think the key to it...
... Ya know...I probably did sound crazy saying that Synthroid made my Fibro worse and that was great! Well, I guess...
... Ya know...I probably did sound crazy saying that Synthroid made my Fibro worse and that was great! Well, I guess...
- other autoimmune problems along with fibro 6th June 2006
... noticed my thyroid was extremely slow, so was put on synthroid . now my kidneys are acting up, but im sure its got...
- Can Someone Please Help Me?? 4th June 2006
... combination of T3 + T4 meds, rather than the T4-only meds ( Synthroid , Levoxyl) that are universally offered. T3 is esp...
- My Hair Is Falling Out 12th May 2006
... out it was my thyroid that was low. Started taking Synthroid and my body came back to life. Energy level up.....
... several nodules on my thyroid . I was then placed on synthroid and after a few months of being on it, my hair stopped...
- I Thought I Was The Smarty!!!! 10th May 2006
... you tried it? Would it interfere with the Levoxyl or Synthroid ??? Worth a shot at next doc appt. Today I know this...
... so can't help you with the reaction between it and synthroid (which is what I take). Ask your doc. I have had...
- Good News For Newbie!!!!!!!!! 7th May 2006
... positive he said I DEFINATELY have Hashi's. I started synthroid that very day. I started sleeping two days into it...
... just slightly above 2 my endo didn't want to raise my synthroid dose but she did and now I am doing so much better...
... Marilyn again. What was your TSH before you took synthroid ? I hope it all continues well for you. Mine was ... a five plus and got it down to 1 something on synthroid but I still have alot of the symptoms. Now I go to...
- Fibromyalgia Help - been put on Lyrica 1st May 2006
... paying for enough stuff now with b/p meds (2 of them), synthroid , Forteo injection daily for osteoporosis and then...
- 5 months DX'd and downhill 20th April 2006
... Sometimes we need not just the typical T4 meds (" synthroid " or "Levoxyl") but also T3 meds (cytomel) or Armour...
- Latest update.....for my fibro family!! 13th April 2006
... tsh lower and she was hesitant to raise my dose of synthroid . Somehow we met in the middle, she went up slightly...
- Can Fibro Do This?? 28th March 2006
... have an underactive thyroid and take 100mcg a day of synthroid . Yet my Fibro symptoms continue. In my case it is...
... free T's are in the upper 70% range. I also take synthroid 112mcg. and I know my count is off again right now...
- New Medicine for Fibro 9th March 2006
... My weight shot from 120 to 150 in 3 yrs time. Im on synthroid for thyroid nodules (doc thought maybe thats why i ... weight) but have put on more pounds either way while on synthroid .
It IS a lose lose situation like someone said. The...
- Bloodwork? 15th November 2005
... thyroid wise until mine hit 0.99. When I started on synthroid and my tsh lowered that helped to improve some of...
- feel like I wanna bawl 1st November 2005
... to see a doctor, too) and gradually got me over to Synthroid .
I spent years collapsing in shaking attacks on the...
- Getting diagnosed... tender points? 24th October 2005
... really well. I'm taking a low dose of armour and synthroid .
I just saw my internist and they did a blood work...
... really well. I'm taking a low dose of armour and synthroid .
I just saw my internist and they did a blood work...
- T3 (Cytomel)... my experience! 23rd September 2005
... ratio of T4/T3. Armour has a 4to 1 ratio. I am on Synthroid and I will stop taking it for a week to see what happens...
... started taking cytomel at 25mcg. along with my 112mcg of synthroid . That has helped and I have not had one side effect...
... on Cytomel only now, 50mcg. I stopped taking the synthroid with the cytomel. My TSH is usually 0.4 or sometimes...
... It is so frustrating to fight with docs who think synthroid or the other T4 drugs are the answer. I feel very...
... When I was on generic Synthroid my muscles were weak and they hurt. I know I have ... Fibro but the Synthroid caused a different kind of pain/weakness. I had been ... on Synthroid for 10 years. For some reason, this year, the symptoms ... to get worse. I thought it was the generic brand of Synthroid I was taking. I did my own test. I stopped taking ... the Synthroid for 10 days and the symptoms went away. I started...
... also make a difference in the medicine. When using synthroid from a local independent pharmacy I did not feel as ... when I switched to a larger chain pharmacy and got my synthroid from them. The little local pharmacy used a different...
... Whatever amount of t4 she puts in her body with the synthroid is what her body uses. She has an extremely difficult...
- Newly Diagnosed 8th August 2005
... relaxers. I take prednisone for my lupus joint pain and synthroid for hypothyroid.
That is something you need to...
- What meds have been effective 4th August 2005
... but one more point. I am also hypothyroid and take synthroid 112mcg and I think I may have found the dose that ... helps me. Without the synthroid I would not be able to make it, the fatigue would...
- Fibro or not? 4th June 2005
... tiny thyroid imbalance and take a very low dose of synthroid .
new question for you. are you entering menopause...
- Fibro Thyroid connection 16th February 2005
... way out there I think it was 7.9. My PCP up-ed my synthroid and guess what the fibromyalgia symptoms are gone...
- Myalgistat New Wonder Supplement?? 13th February 2005
... The second week... it does nothing. Since i am on Synthroid , I would think this would work better on me than anyone...
- Blood tests 4th February 2005
... make a difference. i ran out once. i take 0.75mg of synthroid .
we are so sensitive to any change in our bodies...
- Just got back from the rheumie 4th February 2005
... but it is very borderline, I don't even take the synthroid . And if I do, I feel to "keyed up" which doesn't...
- Myalgistat for Fibro 31st January 2005
... patients the drug, Cytomel, which is a T3 hormone. Synthroid on the other hand is a T4 hormone. Well I will see...
... well...thanx.
Well this is my 3rd day. I am on Synthroid so I think the Myalgistat is combining with that....
... Even further, he noted a greater improvement taking Synthroid (T4) along with it or just using Armour Thyroid (T3...
... like to see someone take this stuff that is not on Synthroid and see if it has the same effect. Maybe it is doing...
... also asked if you can take this stuff if you are on Synthroid . No one can answer that question. They said ask my...
- Losing my hair 22nd December 2004
... kidding, people were disgusted), and I started taking synthroid . Ask your doctor about it, you might need a supplement...
- twitching? 7th December 2004
... have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and am on synthroid . I'm on lexapro for mood swings and I have had a run...
... have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and am on synthroid . I'm on lexapro for mood swings and I have had a run...
- head and neck pain 17th November 2004
... on prozac for panic disorder, ativan for anxiety, synthroid for a low thyroid level, and prescription zantac for...
- What type of doctor is best?? 29th October 2004
... right dosage (at this point Im self medicating with Synthroid 37.5....any more than that and I get night sweats...
- going to rheumy for the first time....help. :( 23rd August 2004
... hashimotos thyroiditis, dx 9 years ago, am on cytomel and synthroid . Had hysterectomy 2 years ago for preventative reasons...
