- Feel hypo one day, hyper the next 24th October 2003
... cancer, RAI treatment in august, have been on 150mcg Synthroid for 2 months
I feel like I have been going back and...
- free T4 level question 24th October 2003
... 20.
My questions are: If I go on a higher dose of synthroid won't that lower my tsh and send me hyper?
What does...
- Meep! Feeling terrible 23rd October 2003
... I was dx'D in august with hypoT.
I started out on Synthroid , and that was the only thing my endo would even consider ... said it was too old a drug to consider and that the Synthroid did a perfectly fine job. Crap, I know.
I was taking ... 50mcg of Synthroid when I stopped. Then about a month later, I got Armour...
- good doctor story /Armour 23rd October 2003
... chart on the Armour web site. When I switched from Synthroid to Armour I decided to start out on the side of caution...
... ahead to take more when I see the doctor.
I was on Synthroid for a short time earlier this year. When I started ... really got much better on it. I had been off the Synthroid for 7 weeks when I started Armour. It made me feel...
- Hypoglycemic and Hypothyroid 23rd October 2003
... tingling tongue and lips. It was NOT an allergy to my Synthroid which I started a month ago. I saw the doctor yesterday ... that are hypothyroid. I also wasn't taking enough Synthroid . When I called for my test results a few weeks ago ... office forgot to tell me to double up on the .025 of Synthroid . The doctor told me yesterday that that small of an ... that the hypoglycemia symptoms should subside as the Synthroid does its job on the thyroid.
I might add that my problem...
- help, voice affected by goiter? Anyone with this? 23rd October 2003
... for your answers! Saw the Endo, he wants to begin synthroid for my symptoms... it may help (hopefully) reduce...
- What's The Difference????? 23rd October 2003
... What is the difference between Synthroid and Levothyroxine? As I have mentioned before, my ... Dr. had me on Synthroid previously. He stopped all meds about 2 months ago ... if there is any difference. I've been reading the Synthroid itself can cause hair loss, which I have been experiencing...
... with. otherwise I would say yes they are the same. synthroid is made of levothyroxine. there are many companies ... make it and it just goes under different names like synthroid , levoxyl, levothroid, unithroid. but basically they...
- Any positive Synthroid users? 23rd October 2003
... I took Synthroid for 6 yrs. As far as I was concerned it was fine ... . I lost 35-40 lbs on Synthroid , played high school soccer, and felt pretty good. ... willing to take anything-I would've even been happy with Synthroid . Everyone's different, so maybe it will work for...
... I have been on synthroid since my thyroidectomy in July and have nothing negative...
... my free T3 checked and it was low, so the T4 in the Synthroid was not converting to the T3 as well as it should ... why I am on Armour now.
Many people do well with Synthroid , I would give it about 4 months and see how you are...
... long run but am really worried about going hyper on Synthroid and suffering axiety attacks, which Im pretty prone...
... CAN happen with hypo too. I had them before starting synthroid . I DON'T have them now. Take the medicine.
Luvwindnhair ... , I was on synthroid and doc just recently switched me to levothyroxine ... this until I shared with her my dx. She has been on synthroid for 25 years. She says it's working great for her...
... I have been on the synthroid for 1 week today. 125 is my dose. i have had no...
... I have been using Synthroid since '92 and never had a problem with it. In fact ... some other problems going on at the same time and the Synthroid couldn't do it all....
If anyone is concerned about...
... hi,
i've been on synthroid for six months now and 112 mcg seems like the optimum...
... stuff going on at all when you very first started the Synthroid (like the first day or two)? You experienced a normal...
... luvwindnhair...I have been on synthroid now for about 3 months now. I have balanced out finally ... I still haven't lost any weight. I was hoping the synthroid would help but I guess not.-Roni...
... confusedbody....how were you able to lose weight on synthroid ? Were you on a high dose? I was hoping to lose weight...
... do feel a whole lot better than I did before taking synthroid ....
... www.healthboards.com/ubb/wave.gif[/img] 27 years on Synthroid and I just figured out that the only trouble I have...
... been on synthroid for 25 years
it is the reason I have no delays from...
... any problems? Symptoms? Why did the doc put you on Synthroid ? Your numbers look good to me from what I've read...
- Need some suggestions please... 23rd October 2003
... ve only been DXed HypoT since August...started on Synthroid and it nearly killed me..or at least that's what it...
... the exact same thing happening to me. I started on Synthroid , and it was hell on my body. So I started Armour,...
... m pretty sure that's right....
I absolutely hated Synthroid ...Only managed to make it on that stuff for 4 days ... Armour...So far, I love it...much different than the Synthroid for sure. I just feel that I still haven't gotten...
- recovery? 22nd October 2003
... the wrong place. Can you ever recover from Hashi's. Synthroid made my hair come out like crazy so I asked for Amour...
- Newbie just introducing myself 22nd October 2003
... got it all. Well the endo started me on 100mcg of synthroid and 25 mcg of cytomel the first week then I dropped ... the cytomel and stayed on the synthroid at 100 mcg well the ride back on the meds was pure ... endo only did a tsh and it was 13.02 so he upped my synthroid to 112 mcg and told me to come back in 3 to 4 months ... and I was wondering how long does it take for the synthroid to work and bring me back up to at least half normal ... evening to total hypo but now Ive been taking 100 mcg of synthroid which was bumped up today to 112 mcg and ive been ... to where I was or does it just take longer on the synthroid ???
Sorry this was so long Im just feeling like poop...
... brain needs some T4. Some people do well taking the Synthroid or Levoxyl with a little Cytomel. Others(me)do better...
... was the TSH it was 13.02 he then adjusted my dose of synthroid from 100mcg to 112 mcg so in four weeks I will have...
- How is the antibodies test done? 22nd October 2003
... Can you recover from Hasi's? I quit taking synthroid 2 years ago(lost a lot of hair). Tried amour and heart...
- I'm Discouraged 22nd October 2003
... thyroid “borderline.” She started me on 25 mcg of Synthroid ; a month later following blood tests, prescribed 50 ... check for antibodies. I’m now on 5 pills a day – Synthroid , a diuretic (I haven’t worn my wedding rings in months...
... endocronoligist look me over, I was on a low dose on synthroid , and it wasn't working I had all the same symptoms ... eyes are starting to go away I have been on 137mcg synthroid 10mg cytomel for three weeks and it is starting to...
... this treatment. I pretty much had all your symptoms. Synthroid and Levoxyl stopped working on me and I am on Armour...
- Husbands symptoms, what do you think?? 22nd October 2003
... the "achiness" 1-10 scale. When I went hyper on the Synthroid , I became very stiff and achy like this, but I did...
- Regret switching to Armour?? 22nd October 2003
... My question is this after switching to Armour from Synthroid or Levothroid did you feel alot better? Or did you...
... Levoxyl, and Sytnhriod before that. The Levoxyl and Synthroid made me sooo tired and dizzy and it gave me migraines...
... hypo right now and have stayed at the current 75 mcg Synthroid treatment and added Cytomel (5mcg) for the last week...
- 12 yo subacute thyroiditis now on synthroid 22nd October 2003
... Do you have lab results? Synthroid is not a complete replacement hormone. How old is...
- good news... 22nd October 2003
... birth (6/78), due to absence of thyroid gland. On Synthroid since 2 weeks of age. Chronic constipation only real...
- Synthroid/Allergy Question 21st October 2003
... hypo symptoms and also the reaction I'm having taking Synthroid (3 weeks now). Someone responded and made the suggestion ... that I might have an allergy to something in the Synthroid . I wanted to say thank you, because that is exactly ... s office over the phone told me to stop taking the Synthroid . They're saying it might be an allergic reaction to ... know has anyone else has had an allergic reaction to Synthroid before with symptoms including a numb and tingling...
- Lab Panel Results - Meep Please 21st October 2003
... ago I started seeing a new Endo and he adjusted my Synthroid dose from .220mg to .175mg (8 weeks now) - he said...
... You were over medicated and still are. However, Synthroid has a long half-life and the higher dose that you...
... particular order:
(1) Ask your doc to lower your dose of Synthroid to 150 or a little lower and add in 10mcg Cytomel ... It has proven to be CONSISTENTLY more stable than Synthroid (or any other synthetic med, for that matter) over ... luck with this approach. Advantage: Cheaper thna Synthroid and MUCH cheaper than Synthroid and Cytomel combined ... maintenance. This will help your body convert T4 ( Synthroid ) to T3. It will lower your T4 just a little, since...
- new hypo 21st October 2003
... still working on getting my levels right. I started on synthroid 50mcgs, then synthroid 75mcgs and now levothyroxine...
- Need help with TSH numbers 21st October 2003
... appointment with my Endo. I lowered the dosage of my Synthroid myself,can't take the heavnest in my chest, my heart...
- Hello Meep 21st October 2003
... recurrence if I didn't have RAI, thus I was started on synthroid 100 mcg/day. Took that dose x 4 wks. TSH increased ... been checked. My preop TSH was 1.965 on June 25. My synthroid dose was increased to 150 mcg/day on 8-22-03.
Last...
... youa re not alone whn you say that you feel awful on Synthroid , adn that there may be something better for you out...
... they have me in a slightly hyperthyroid state with synthroid , that that could also be contributing to my fatigue ... wait at least 4 hours to take calcium after taking synthroid ), synthroid 150 mcg/day, and now just today stopped...
... I am somewhat coming to the conclusion that maybe Synthroid isn't for me. I was fine for 3 years and then all ... What is frustrating is the doctors insisting on synthroid and the whole "lets give it some time, and see where...
... s more, the endo told me that on the high dose of synthroid and the suppression of the thyroid, I am at higher...
... without a thyroid for just a little over 3 years on synthroid and then it didn't work anymore. I wonder if the 3...
... to the best of my recollection. I always take my synthroid as soon as I get up in the morning and then an hour ... mg. The earliest I eat anything after taking the synthroid is 2 hours. Prior to yesterday (the 22nd) I was taking ... might help. As far as what time I actually take the synthroid depends upon my work schedule. If I'm working that ... don't work, I'm usually up around 8:00 and take the synthroid then. I know I should take the synthroid at the same ... for sure I always wait at least the 4 hours between synthroid and calcium. Initially I hadn't been told this, only ... told to take synthroid on an empty stomach. So for a while I was taking ... 1 calcium about an hour after synthroid . I've converted to the 4 hour time span for the past ... the days the lab was drawn. On 10-14-03 I took my synthroid 150 mcg at 8:00 am. The lab report shows the collection ... the doctor's appointment, so all I had taken was the synthroid and wellbutrin. The lab values were hTSH 0.06 and ... Free T4 1.30.
Then on 10-21-03 I took my synthroid around 9:10 am and wellbutrin 1 hour later. I then ... come back to see him. He'll just work with my PCP on synthroid dosing. I could go back, but I know he wouldn't budge...
... right?
Anyhow, my guess is that you could lower your Synthroid just a hair and might feel better, but before you...
- MEEP! would you do me the honor of looking at these labs?? 21st October 2003
... yours, but I would say you need to be on a T4 med like Synthroid , Levoxyl, or Unithroid at the very least.
(2) Low...
- Swallowing Problems - Question 21st October 2003
... have had my thyroid removed, and I am on .175 mg of synthroid . I have recently had problems swallowing, and it...
- lab results! desperate!!! please help! 21st October 2003
... wonder about that too. 6 weeks after an increase in synthroid from 50mcgs to 75 mcgs, my TSH went from 5.065 to...
- Normal T4, High TSH - anyone else? 20th October 2003
... (6.9) and High TSH (13.206)and doc just put me on Synthroid 112 mcg but havent taken it yet because Im worried ... about side effects.
Any good before and after Synthroid success/failure stories out there?
Thanks....
... Thanks a lot. I believe the Synthroid does get adjusted for weight, and Im a pretty hefty...
... illness if you don't get your thyroid levels normal. Synthroid and Levoxyl both take 8 days to even start doing much ... effect). The point of this is I could and did take Synthroid and Levoxyl for over 3 years and had no problems with...
- New to Hypo and Synthroid. Labs, Panic Attacks and Rx 20th October 2003
... fear of screwing up my otherwise normal T4 by taking Synthroid . Im wondering now if Im just not converting T4 to...
... first I was put on levothroid which is the same as synthroid but did not respond well because I was not converting ... you my mother is hypothyroid and does just fine on synthroid so I think it just depends on the individual and what...
- TSH level problem or menapausal?????? 20th October 2003
... total thyroidectomy in June and have since been on Synthroid . My dr. started me on 125mcg and has moved me down...
... total thyroidectomy in June and have since been on Synthroid . My dr. started me on 125mcg and has moved me down...
... had my TSH level checked after being on 100mcg of Synthroid , it was still a little high (I can't recall the number...
- My neck swelled up today~whats your thought? 20th October 2003
... tomorow, where he said he was going to start me on synthroid , due to hypo, i think. Anyways, today while at work...
... throat so I don't know what that's like. What strength synthroid are you taking and when did you start?
Good luck...
... TSH 1.75. He says I have Hashimotos, and will try synthroid starting tomorrow, 100mg. But If my thyroid does...
- Memory loss 20th October 2003
... t done this in a while. I was switched from 75mcg synthroid to 100mcg levothyroxine last Friday. I have had the...
- Lets do it together 20th October 2003
... saw my doctor last week and he has kept me on 0.025 synthroid for another month. What benefits I did see like my...
... were diagnosed hypo were started out on high doses of synthroid and then gradually brought down> they got their...
- test results - pls help!! 20th October 2003
... Hashimotos.
The nurse was trying to tell me to stay on my synthroid , and retest in 8 weeks. I flat refused. I told the...
... feeling is that you need to decrease your dose of Synthroid to the next lowest dose adn see what that does for...
- lowe dose synthroid> higher T-4 levels??? HELP! 20th October 2003
... 13 years ago), this past Jan. had thryoid storm on synthroid (dose 137)VERY SICK. So my doctor keeps lowering my...
... gave them a fair chance. It happens, I'm back on the Synthroid only. My T3 level is low and all I can hope for it...
... 13 years ago), this past Jan. had thryoid storm on synthroid (dose 137)VERY SICK. So my doctor keeps lowering my...
- Hashi's, Sore Back, Constant Colds 20th October 2003
... lt;.01 3 months ago, considering I've only been on synthroid for 2 weeks. I hope I get this all under control...
... products containing soy). I'm not sure if the 75mcg of Synthroid has helped yet, because I've been sick with this horrendous...
- DO I still have to??? 20th October 2003
... been told to go on the pill? Now I'm HYPO and taking Synthroid now. I'm not trying to get prego until I get the...
- switch synthroid to ??? 20th October 2003
... most complete supplement. See the post "Armour vs synthroid "....
- Hypo and High Blood Pressure - any link? 20th October 2003
... and was sitting at about 140's/90s when I started synthroid . I've been on synthroid about 2 months now and I am ... concerned about it...but they wanted to wait until the synthroid had a chance before starting me on BPmeds....
[This...
- Question for those with Hashi's/Hypo.... 20th October 2003
... different meds. So far, I am 6 weeks into 100 mcg Synthroid . ...
... Now, I'm hypo with my last TSH reading of 78.81! On synthroid .75mcg for 2 1/2 weeks and have noticed no changes...
- Anyone awake besides me?? 20th October 2003
... No way do I want to go back on the other after the Synthroid sent me thru the roof. I convinced my PCP to let me...
- Thyroid testing question 19th October 2003
... weeks ago and I had a "thyroid test". I'm now taking Synthroid . I was told that my TSH level was 9.6. After posting...
- removal vs medicate 19th October 2003
... am newly Dx with Hypo. 3 weeks now, I will start synthroid on tuesday. I have read alot of the posts here to...
- Armour vs Synthroid 19th October 2003
... T3, T4, as well as T1 and T2. I just switched from Synthroid to Armour. Since switching I have stopped losing ... as much hair as I did on Synthroid . I am even back to losing weight. Doctors prescribe ... Synthroid and other T-4 drugs for 2 reasons. 1.) Drug companies...
... although my Dr,"s have asked me if I wanted to try Synthroid , I just say "NO".
...
... the ratio of T4 to T3 may be high for some people.
Synthroid : Synthetic, T4 only.
Levoxyl: Synthetic, T4 only...
... I think some of the side effects from the synthroid are worse than the actual Hypo symptoms Im going to ... started thats was it now with in a couple days of the synthroid I started having weird things happen of course no ... Dr. is gonna talk trash about Synthroid when they get so many perks.....
... about a month ago now, my endo prescribed 125mcg synthroid (at my request) because i didn't feel that the 112mcg ... heat intolerance, lightheadedness ...
i skipped my synthroid thursday nite, had little or no nausea friday, took ... worst of doctors who prescribe, for example, only synthroid /cytomel ... there's a theory that viruses might be ... above reasons, but i want to try get settled on a synthroid /cytomel regime, and if that doesn't work, i'll try...
... be tipping into hyper, yadda yadda, and taking less synthroid worked for me ...
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... five years undiagnosed. By the time they put me on Synthroid , it was a God send. Synthroid, compared to nothing ... in a capitalistic structure. Money comes first! Synthroid was developed and the whole medical community was ... medical community. If it can happen with Armour and Synthroid it can happen with other things. Money and medicine...
- Starting to feel like something else might be wrong...UGH 18th October 2003
... is that maybe 4 weeks was not enough time for the synthroid to totally leave the body and this is why the numbers ... joint/muscle pain would not have gotten better on Synthroid and it did....
I am rambling here.....any thoughts...
... which I hope won't be too much, I was on 50 mcg of Synthroid before and my TSH got quite low as you can see above...
... have a "temporary" thyroiditis before she took my Synthroid away. And like you, I wondered how that could be ... I wonder, too, if 4 weeks is long enough for the Synthroid to wear off, since it takes at least 6 weeks for it...
... have a "temporary" thyroiditis before she took my Synthroid away. And like you, I wondered how that could be if ...
I wonder, too, if 4 weeks is long enough for the Synthroid to wear off, since it takes at least 6 weeks for it...
... before DX and did they go away upon the treatment of Synthroid .I had no symptoms that screamed out "HYPO!" No tiredness ... found the thyroid connection to everything.
During Synthroid tx, the mental sx totally disappeared, my brows grew...
... normal ranges, but on the low end, so he increased my synthroid . In about two weeks, all my fm symptoms were gone...
- Help... if there IS help out there 18th October 2003
... your T3 is low, ADs don't work; you have to take synthroid and cytomel (T3) to get your T3 level up -- perhaps...
... doctor who is willing to treat my symptoms. I started synthroid about a month ago. I am on a very low dose put hopefully...
... doctor who is willing to treat my symptoms. I started synthroid about a month ago. I am on a very low dose put hopefully...
- ?'s about thyroid, PMS and birth control 18th October 2003
... that BC isn't just for BC?
BTW FYI i'm on 75mcg of synthroid , and take a B stress complex vitamin, 200mcg selenium...
... whats weird is that i am on the same BC as you and Synthroid ... and I found out that I feel MORE hypo. There is ... ahramacist says that BC can reduce the effectiveness of the SYnthroid .
Maybe your dose was a bit high and now has calmed...
... had asked my doctor before if it was ok to take the synthroid and BC together or if i should wait a few hours. she...
- cytomel and hot flashes 17th October 2003
... > osteoporosis. I didn't stop to think taking synthroid might cause increase in frequency of the hot flashes...
- New lab results 17th October 2003
... everyone
I just got new lab results after being on synthroid 0.025.
My tsh is down from 3.9 to 1.06 normal range...
... read that right) of straight T4 (such as levoxyl, synthroid , etc.) actually does more to supress the thyroid....
- Nausea 17th October 2003
... AM before IM even out of bed I feel it, I take my Synthroid on a empty stomach when I get up and the nausea usually...
... I had to switch to taking my synthroid at night because when I took it in the AM I would...
- To start or not to start thyroid meds? 17th October 2003
... California,
My family doctor is suggesting that I start Synthroid 25mcg...this is based on one blood test that showed...
... the absence of symptoms, and they felt much worse on Synthroid . I don't blame you for wanting to know more before...
... about problems that can happen if you start taking synthroid without really needing it.
Thanks again...your...
- hasimoto's disease and infertility 17th October 2003
... both not functioning without synthetic hormones ( Synthroid , Estrogen/Progesterone) I've had the disease now for...
- hot flashes and nausea, and i'm NOT in menopause ... 16th October 2003
... what could this be? could i be taking too much synthroid ? my doctor bumped me up on oct 23rd and it's the 16th...
... illness, or that it's a drug interaction/too much synthroid ...
IWL: at 112mcg, are you still symtomatic?
i...
... When I was on 112mcg of Levoxyl or Synthroid . I don't remember which one makes that dose, I had...
... think you were right -- it MIGHT have been the 125mcg synthroid that i was on, so i skipped last nite altogether ...
... IWL,
you were right -- it was too much synthroid , and i've backed down to 112mcg synthroid and finally...
- MIDWEST...how are you feeling? 16th October 2003
... starting the Armour. I remember after starting the Synthroid , the sx I had got worse for some time, and new ones ... feel so different from the way I did when I started Synthroid . (I'm a little afraid to exhale, LOL.)
So you've...
... hypersensitive" to medication because the smallest dose of Synthroid made me hyper. For this trial month on Armour, I...
- heard from justgina? 15th October 2003
... scan on tuesday then back to work. ive been on the synthroid since thursday and its going well. no side effects ... after i got here but id think more radiation than synthroid . i felt pretty great today.
thanks again for checking...
- Meep - would you mind looking at? 15th October 2003
... factors making this a better T4 choice over Levoxly or Synthroid ?...
... another site?
I am glad to see this, I was on 50 mcg of Synthroid and my new dr Rxed me 1 grain of Armour, I was worried...
... factors making this a better T4 choice over Levoxly or Synthroid ?
Glad I could help you! [img]http://www.healthboards ... works for a doctor and sometime brings me samples of Synthroid , and that works well for me, too....
... available if you do a web search on "how to switch from synthroid to armour". Use those exact words, including the quotes...
- OK, Now what to do? That is the question. 15th October 2003
...
To start with he said he wants me on a level of synthroid that will bring my TSH down around 0.1 so as to suppress ... The day after surgery I was started on 100 mcg of synthroid . Took that dose for 4 weeks. TSH went from 1.563 ... instructions are to keep doing what I've been doing i.e. synthroid 150 mcg/day. That's great, except can anyone tell ... E, vitamin C, and a multivitamin. Besides the Rx synthroid , I take wellbutrin 150 mg twice a day.
Also wanted ... explanation went. I personally have no problem taking synthroid if it can be proven that I am converting the T4 to...
... from the endo by that time with his recommendation on synthroid dose.
BTW, you all are just great to respond with...
- My thyroid bkgrnd/Question 15th October 2003
... took me off of Armour and put me on either Levoxyl or Synthroid . A couple years after that, I was taken off thyroid ... 6 . I have been on my medication for 3 weeks now ( Synthroid ). I guess I'm typing all of this just to vent more...
- Very odd question 15th October 2003
... disappeared, have been gone for years. I have been on Synthroid since last Feb because of Hashimotos. Could it be ... antibodies destroyed my tonsils?
Also since being on Synthroid I no longer get sore throats. Before then I had frequent...
- Test today! 15th October 2003
... my levels are low.
I posted a thread a days back " Synthroid and C. Pill" about me going on Ortho-Tricyclen BC ... mentioning that it could lower the effectiveness of Synthroid . I heard that somewhere and the university pharmacist ... birth (6/78), due to absence of thyroid gland. On Synthroid since 2 weeks of age. Chronic constipation only real...
... no thyroid at all- birth defect I guess) so been on Synthroid for 25 years and been told over and over what to look ... birth (6/78), due to absence of thyroid gland. On Synthroid since 2 weeks of age. Chronic constipation only real...
... birth (6/78), due to absence of thyroid gland. On Synthroid since 2 weeks of age. Chronic constipation only real...
- Libido issue 14th October 2003
... I am praying she suggests cytomel, or armour - the synthroid just isn't making it anymore!
My previous doctors...
- Results from Ultra Sound Finally! 14th October 2003
... just saw an endo today to help me with regulating my synthroid . That appt. went very well, but I don't have time...
- TSH "Normal" 14th October 2003
... After 5 weeks of being on Synthroid 100 mcg, (beginning dose) the doctor tested my TSH...
- wide awake,after midnight.. 14th October 2003
... take benadryl which gives me some relief. I also take synthroid , have been taking it for about 5 months. It also helps...
... diagnosed. come to find out it is a symptom. She is on synthroid but still has occasional outbreaks. KK...
... userid) implied that she was both hypo (she takes synthroid -- that's for hypo's) and had/has hives, and that ... auntieweasle's reply again, knowing that hypo and synthroid go together ...
[img]http://www.healthboards.com...
- Doctors driving me NUTS-no help with hair or Armour 13th October 2003
... falling out and it's my last hope(my TSH is 1.0 on synthroid )If you know me you'll know I've been to 5 doctors ... coming out? I think the doctors see me regulated on synthroid and don't want me to switch.I just want to try it ... and if it doesn't work then I'll go back to synthroid . Now the doc says she needs "some time" and will get...
... print out the page on dosages that are comparable to synthroid and the one you are on so you can figure out for yourself...
... everything at first. I also want to tell you that synthroid stays in your system for at least two weeks and when...
... I've never been on a t4 only med like synthroid .. because 0f the hair loss I've heard about and the...
... I have wasted the last 15 years taking Levoxyl and Synthroid . After 5 months on Armour and not yet on the proper ... been sold a bill of goods by the Manufacturers of Synthroid that have affected all of our lives and our health...
... side and walk around!
My Frist Dr did switch me to synthroid , said it was much better, so I took it for 3 months...
- Could cytomel make me go hypER? 13th October 2003
... i HOPE you're on synthroid (T4) soon ... your nurse practitioner is very foolish...
- Doctor's Appointment 13th October 2003
... hypo about 6 - 8 months ago. My doctor started me on Synthroid and after a few adjustments, stopped the meds all...
- Cytomel Questions 13th October 2003
... optimum medication. Both my GP and endo insist on Synthroid alone. When I ask about Cytomel they both evade the...
- buy Amour on internet? 13th October 2003
... should be no hard feelings ...
will she prescribe synthroid ? if not, why not? could you post your numbers? there...
- Hashimoto's Diagnosis ---questions 13th October 2003
... a sort of remission? I am currently on 150 mcg of Synthroid and have been for about 10 days. My endo wants to...
- Lab Results 12th October 2003
... September 28th was .122 - they have decreased my Synthroid to .75 from .125. Does this sound right? When I...
... September 28th was .122 - they have decreased my Synthroid to .75 from .125. Does this sound right? When I...
- does everyone normally start taking meds right away after being diagnosed? 12th October 2003
... www.healthboards.com/ubb/wave.gif[/img] I started on Synthroid as soon as I was diagnosed,I don't remember what dose...
... decided I needed a scan. He gave me a prescription for Synthroid , but I couldn’t take it until after the scan so that...
... Meds for hypothyroid are replacement hormones such as Synthroid , Armour, Levoxyl)
Two completely different conditions...
... it's very confusing ...
(i was prescribed 50mcg synthroid immediately my TSH came back at 3.9 (march) and am...
... ... and i was prescribed synthroid as soon as my TSH came back at 3.9, because i had...
- More cytomel questions 11th October 2003
... that score ...
i don't know why he didn't give you synthroid (T4), and unfortunately you haven't posted your numbers...
- very confused and need support.. 11th October 2003
... carcinoma and follicular adenoma.
He did start me on synthroid the next day and has increased my dose once, but I ... before her death.
The ENT who did my surgery and Rx'd synthroid has now referred me to an endo. Initially the soonest...
- Going to Endo finally! 11th October 2003
... actually listens, I was diagnoised in April been on synthroid but because my levels were with in their NORMAL limits...
- Is this normal 11th October 2003
... Good morning everyone.
I started on synthroid approx. 20 days ago. I have had some good results...
... gradually imporved over a the last 2 yrs.
I started synthroid 0.25 dosage because I was still tired all the time...
... You are on the lowest possible dosage of synthroid . It sounds like you need an increase in meds. Taking ... synthroid or any thyroid med is not going to make symtoms magically ... increase in meds. Perhaps the other thing is that synthroid may not be the med for you. You may need some T3...
... were smiles have been" M.T.
from birth (6/78), on Synthroid since 2 weeks of age. Chronic constipation only real...
... probably need a bump-up to at least 50mcg (i'm on 125mcg synthroid myself) ... dunno why you're on THAT low a dose -...
... everyone for their input. I know I am on a low dose of synthroid . however I am really concerned about symptoms reappearing...
- I'm switching to Armour today - advice please ! 11th October 2003
... Levoxyl prior to going on Armour. The halflife of Synthroid , Levoxyl all of the synthetic t4's, is much longer ... rather have a TSH of 9.33 on Armour than a TSH of 5 on Synthroid or Levoxyl.. The first dose she gave me brought a ... a damn good sales job done by the manufacturers of Synthroid . I know that consistencey of dosage used to be a...
