- newly dx, lots of questions 17th September 2003
... day and called with the results. ( I have been on synthroid for ten + years already due to low thyroid, although ... no one ever explained what the synthroid would do or should do.) New doc says that I have...
... some synthetic LT4 - the most popular one is called Synthroid . You'll also hear about Levoxyl, Levothroid, and...
- Synthroid in the PM? 16th September 2003
... Donsabi, I've been taking synthroid at 11 pm every night because that's when I usually...
... ubb/wave.gif[/img] I have always been told to take Synthroid alone with water at the same time in the morning!...
... fluctuate all day, but I think I will try taking the Synthroid at night instead of when I first wake up.
Marilyn...
- Need Your Advice/Input/Meep/Tree Frog/Anyone 16th September 2003
... indicated that my range was best when I first started on Synthroid and that she and the endo thought I should go back ... to it...... I was on 100..the yellow tab of synthroid and my tsh was 1.1
She also indicated that the Armour ... and 1 1/2 to 1 gr. and compare between Armour and synthroid so that I can speak inteligently to my pharmacist...
- MEEP?--Anyone. Advice Please 16th September 2003
... In the beginning, I took .075 Synthroid . After 7 weeks, my TSH dropped too low, so the dose...
- See Dr. tomorrow. Help with ???? 2 ask 16th September 2003
... I will ask how many times anyway.
I already taken synthroid and cytomel but I dont know if I have to stop them...
- ACNE?!?!?!?! 16th September 2003
... Has anyone else noticed an increase of acne while on synthroid ? I'm 28 and it's worse now than when I was 16!!!...
... Mine completely disappeared after switching from Synthroid to Armour. First time in years that my skin has been...
- Feeling dizzy and lightheaded 16th September 2003
... cancer a few months ago and am now taking 150 mcg Synthroid . I have been taking it for about 3 weeks now. For ... I'm pretty sure my recent symptoms are due to the Synthroid .
Has anyone else had these kind of side effects with ... Synthroid ? Will they go away after awhile?
Thanks...
... Before I started taking synthroid , I used to have lightheaded/dizziness everyday. Now...
... thought I was losing my mind. My MD increased my Synthroid from 50mcg to 100mcg and for three weeks I was in ... also having anxiety. I am on my second day at 88mcg Synthroid . I see my endo next Monday and I sure hope she has...
- Thyroid and weight 16th September 2003
... the rapid weight gain... when I first started using Synthroid , I gained 20 pounds in 2 months (I had been only 70...
- Anyone, muscle twitching, excessive thirst, nausea, fast heart rate 15th September 2003
... testing hypo and my numbers showed I needed a higher Synthroid strength.
This feeling is driving me nuts! Feels ... heart thing. Could it be a simple as a bad batch of Synthroid ? ...
- Meep, others- Why are these foods bad? 15th September 2003
... else might know the answer to that. I read on the synthroid website to avoid grapefruit when taking the meds ...
- My letter to a pharmacy that messed up... 15th September 2003
... call it their "Home Delivery Service". When I was on Synthroid , it used to cost me $20 to get it at a regular pharmacy...
- thirst 15th September 2003
... hi
just started synthroid a week ago and I am really thirsty....is this common...
- sharing my experiment... 15th September 2003
... recover on preparations of t3 and t4.... not just synthroid . SOME people do recover on t4 alone but that is a...
- New Dr says Fosamax not calcium??? 15th September 2003
... it's not calcium, so it's perfectly safe to take w/ synthroid ... besides, there only has to be a 4-hour gap between ... the taking of synthroid and calcium -- i personally take my synthroid when...
... dots -- not dx'd 'til 6 months later) -- do you think synthroid will do it (i've been upped to 125 mcg, as long as...
... different conditions that have concerned me (The maker of Synthroid and the maker of Zocor as the other two examples)...
... calcitonin spray/calcium/D/magnesium, wait for the synthroid to work; up here armour is called "parke davis thyroid...
- MD doubts Thyroid 15th September 2003
... antibodies is normal. I am currently taking 88mcg Synthroid . My latest labs:
9/5/03
Free T4 = 1.01 (.071 - 1...
- TSH, etc. vs. antibodies testing 15th September 2003
... ultrasound done to confirm this), my doc started me on Synthroid last week. He isn't waiting for my levels to not...
- What do I do??? 15th September 2003
... sure agree w Kathy about getting back on meds. I take Synthroid and am not to ever go off or even skip a dose. I even...
... After my total thyroidectomy, they didn't give me synthroid right away. The surgeon didn't tell me that I need ... to see my pcp for my synthroid . I waited until 10 or 12 days post op before I found ... so tired everyday until I had my meds. Even with synthroid my body is still on rollercoaster.
If your pcp is...
... cidentally triple my dose of meds! I had been on 88 mcg of Synthroid , HE put me on 3 grains of Armour.
...
- I seem to have all kinds of questions 14th September 2003
... Is it true that by taking synthroid you could possibly go into cardiac arrest if your ... tsh gets too low? Is synthroid hard on your heart?...
... Signs and symptoms of Overdosage: Excessive doses of Synthroid result in a hypermetabolic state indistinguishable ... up too much more space, but the PDR also says that " Synthroid should be used with caution in patients with cardiovascular...
... If you are getting too much Synthroid , your body will tell you. You will know the symptoms...
- Why are we veiwed as crazy or complainers? 14th September 2003
... feeling,joint aches and I have been on medication synthroid 50 for 6 months my levals were tested and seem to...
... and said I was greatly undermedicated at 25 mcg of Synthroid and bumped me up to 88 mcg. He was content when my...
- New Dosage 14th September 2003
... fine. I have been on Levoxyl 0.1mg for years was on synthroid at first but HMO made me take Levoxyl. I had my throyid ... going to reduce the dosage. The new prescription is Synthroid at 0.075 and he told the pharmacy not to give me Levoxyl...
... For most people, it can take up to six weeks for the synthroid to fully kick in. For me, it was more like 7 or 8...
- synthroid and antiacid - just took em - help 14th September 2003
... You won't get sick. The absorption of the synthroid will be somewhat decreased for this dose only. Don...
- Late night ponderings about fluoride 14th September 2003
... 1999, the second most prescribed drug of the year was Synthroid , which is a hormone replacement drug used to treat...
- weird symptoms 13th September 2003
... been on synthroid 50 fro 5 months not tires any more but arms are cold...
... Sounds like you may still be hypothyroid despite the Synthroid . You may need a dosage adjustment or possibly a change...
... with in normal limits around 4.5 before being put on synthroid I was 6.4 I feel less tired but more crazy symptoms...
- Synthroid in A.M.? 13th September 2003
... m new to this medicine. I'm sure lots of you take synthroid . I need some advice! Fish...
... part of this board. My mom and sister have taken synthroid for years and years. Don't think anyone ever told...
- IS THIS SAFE? 13th September 2003
... Is it safe to take Synthroid and xanax together? ...
... I took synthroid and xanax for a while. It worked out OK. I do agree ... a little out of whack (waiting for the new dose of synthroid to kick in). I did find that once my first dose of ... synthroid had kicked in, the symptoms I was having that promted...
- Symptom Flare Up - Why? 13th September 2003
... had hypothyroidism for a long time and taking 75mcg Synthroid with minimal problems. Without any warning my symptoms...
... throws me into Hyper-T. Hyper-T symptoms look like Synthroid overdose. My guess is that the thyroid gland may cotrol...
... 8 - 1.8)
TSH = 5.25 (0.40 - 5.50)
Increased Synthroid from 75mcg to 88mcg.
9/5/03
Free T4 = 1.01 (.071...
- Now What? ... Check these labs, pls 13th September 2003
... 2/27 TSH 4.83 [.4-5.5]
4/16 TSH 6.98 [.27-4.2]
-- Synthroid 75µ begun --
After 1 wk at 75µ, 4/29
TSH 2.49 [...
... helpful responses.
Yes girlygirly, when she reduced the Synthroid , my sx had improved: mental symptoms had disappeared...
- Meep or others - Pls may I have your interpretation of labs? 13th September 2003
... 1-5.0)
Can you give me a diagnosis?? He put me on Synthroid (to try to shrink the nodule?? - so am I hypothyroid...
... with this nodule ..is it axtive or not?? giving you synthroid because of a nodule IMO is not right...your blood...
... goiter my tsh came back hypo tho, he started me on synthroid . Is this your only tsh that you have had? The reason...
- Thank you so much!! 12th September 2003
... for TSH i am more positive than ever. I started the Synthroid about two weeks ago and i already feel better..alot...
- Nausea...anyone else? 12th September 2003
... it's been diminishing -- i relate it to too much synthroid , but who knows? i'm not on atkins either -- too tired...
... within an hour of taking it. Went and got her some synthroid samples and nausea stopped immediately. Bad batch...
- Rheumatologist? 12th September 2003
... labs are pretty well in range, he's starting me on Synthroid to treat my MANY symptoms. It's just a matter of...
... problems, weight gain, ect) my doc is treating me with Synthroid which I started last week. Obviously for me my thyroid...
- Has anyone stopped their HRT? 12th September 2003
... .001 as of my July blood work. My Endo reduced my Synthroid to 88mcg and left the Cytomel dose the same. I feel...
- Levoxyl 112mcg recalled 12th September 2003
... when I was showing my Basset Hounds. We always used Synthroid . Generally it was for one of the females that was ... Had a couple that tested borderline low, and the Synthroid worked like a charm....
... think it was about the dog med mix up. He put me on Synthroid instead.-Roni...
- Ritalin for energy? 12th September 2003
... new doc last week who won't let me try Cytomel with Synthroid (my FT3 is at low end, 2.7 of a 2.3-4.2 range). He ... just called his office and found out he only uses Synthroid . So, do I give the Ritalin a try? I'm sick of being...
- Symptoms? 12th September 2003
... I have noticed since I started taking Synthroid I have been so energized, and I feel I guess nervous...
... How much synthroid are you taking and how long have you been on it? I...
... I'm taking 150 mg a day of Synthroid . I wonder if this is just putting my body into shock...
... Well I have noticed that synthroid to me is like a diet pill I have lots and lots of ... really stressed out (I have a stressful job). Will synthroid eventually take away all my hypo symptoms? Is stress...
... than others, I talked to this one lady who's benn on Synthroid for years and she says it took her about a month and ... morning and felt like a new person, and she takes synthroid first thing in the morning. I have noticed some swelling...
- trouble sleeping 12th September 2003
... been having trouble sleeping since the doc upped my synthroid form 50mcg to 75mcg. Is this due to the increase or...
... I'm on my 8th day of 50 mcg of synthroid and I'm up with ya'll!!
Kathy K.
KK...
- thyroid,, armour question,,.... 12th September 2003
... I KNEW THEY WOULD BE,, BUT HE WANTED TO PRESCRIBE SYNTHROID AGAIN AND I ASKED FOR HIM TO RUN MY FREE T-3 AND FREE...
... Armour was approved by the FDA in 1939. Synthroid wasn't ever approved and I think they've had to do...
... has been approved and dispensed for over a century. Synthroid and all the other T4 synthetics are relative newcomers ... procedures. But the FDA is catching up with them. Synthroid has several major lawsuits against it and I would ... not a co-pay. If you have insurance your co-pay on Synthroid probably costs more than that. I switched recently...
... Print it out and take it to him. I will never take synthroid again! Terrible stuff. However, i did not know Synthroid...
- thyroid, ovulation, and weight gain 11th September 2003
... suspect it has to do with thyroid (I've recently started Synthroid )...or maybe it's some other hormonal thing. Suggestions...
- synthroid and sinus infection 11th September 2003
... Don't stop taking your synthroid . It takes 4-6 weeks to fully get into your system ... both. Just don't take them together. Always take your synthroid on an empty stomach (at least 1 hr before or 2-3 hrs...
- I'm afraid to take my calcium pills?? 11th September 2003
... t be afraid of your calcium. You should take your synthroid meds in the morning one hour before food and take...
- New and confused 11th September 2003
... year. But my TSH alone was high enough to get me on synthroid . Hope this helps.Barb...
- Supplements 11th September 2003
... couple months ago and have been taking 150 mcg of Synthroid for about 10 days now. I am trying to get an idea...
- Is it bad to take Water pills to get this water retention out? 11th September 2003
... between PMS and taking Birth control pills, I taking Synthroid . Anyway is ok to take Aqua ban to get that puffyness...
- Anyone still have twitches? 11th September 2003
... my neurologist thinks it's linked, even despite the synthroid .
whatever you do, don't go looking up neurological...
- Question... and Looking For Support... 11th September 2003
... for 4 years now... other.. past yrs.. I've been on Synthroid , Levoxal (not sure of the spelling.. Anyway... I'm...
- Why am I doing this? Is this a normal symptom? 10th September 2003
... I started Synthroid 150mg and I have noticed I feel ok when I first take...
... Would it help to take the synthroid at a different time of day? I take mine at 7am.
...
... Originally posted by Yuhas620:
Would it help to take the synthroid at a different time of day? I take mine at 7am.
Sky...
- Aching Feet and Legs 10th September 2003
... Hypothyroidism in late June. I have been on 0.05 mgs of Synthroid since then. My last blood test in July was within...
... sleeping.I am on Bextra.Tylenol helps. I have been on Synthroid 100mcg for 26 years. Sorry, I can't say if or when...
... diagnosed with hypo two weeks ago and was put on .25 Synthroid . I dont have the aching feet as you describe but my...
- pregnancy and Hashimoto 10th September 2003
... T3 and T4 within normal range). I am on 100mcgs of Synthroid and totally paranoid. I really can't enjoy this pregnancy...
- antibodies and other stuff 10th September 2003
... listen to me about my hypo sx! I started on 50 mcg of Synthroid and was given a new 100 mcg prescription today. After ... not show a problem if there is one) if I'm taking Synthroid ? Does the ANA (the lupus test) in any way get affected...
... Thyroid AB tests are needed.
As far as I know, Synthroid wouldn't obliterate ABs.
According to my endo,...
- Iwannalife - Paxil 10th September 2003
... the paxil, right? Otherwise, how would I know if the synthroid was working? It sucks not having support.......
- symptoms 10th September 2003
... went back to where I was. I have been on 50mcg of Synthroid for almost 6weeks now and I just started feeling better...
- started meds today 10th September 2003
... Im nervous and excited to be starting my synthroid today....after looking at them for the past three...
- How many of you shrunk nodules with med alone? 10th September 2003
... measuring 1.4 centimeters across). Dr started me on Synthroid even though my labs are still in limits. I do have...
- Synthroid 150 for 1st time...is this a high dose? 10th September 2003
... take Armour and it's about a third as much as the Synthroid was. Good luck, IWL...
... prescription, I found out that my pharmacy does also sell Synthroid in bottles of 100, but over three months it's cheaper...
- hypo.... and just starting to lose weight 9th September 2003
... better. (not getting my hopes up though) I think the synthroid is working. I have taken soy almost completely out...
... lbs in the last year (5'3") and I'm on my 7th day of synthroid - You're success gives me SO much hope!!
Thanks again ... ,
Kathy
PS How long have you been taking the synthroid ?
[This message has been edited by wxKathy2 (edited...
... read your story. I have recently been switched to Synthroid . When I was diagnosed w/Hashi's (hypo/hyper T) I had...
- Terrible anxiety about hair loss ,doctors and this "disease" 9th September 2003
... heard that it or my birth control could be aiding the synthroid in my hair loss?????Just don't know that's why I get...
... when I was hyper and hypo, even eyebrows, both on Synthroid and Levoxyl. When they switched me to Armour, even...
... I also have had continued hair loss. I've been on synthroid & it had been too high but then was dose appropriate ... switched to Armour. Anybody know the dose equivalency of Synthroid to Armour. (I was on .125 synthroid and what would...
... Yogajan,
.1 MG of synthroid is equal to 1 grain (60 mg) of armour. .15 mg of ... synthroid is equal to 1 1/2 grains or (90 mg)of armour. You ... you like the Armour? I am shedding alot of hair on Synthroid and I want to switch to Armour so I am curious. ...
... Yogajan, Armour and Synthroid are kind of like apples and oranges. If you convert...
... Hey-I just started taking .125 synthroid today(I was on .137 for the past month) and before ... told I might be better off on something else besides synthroid . Its just that I feel fine aside from the hair loss...
... stopped the BCP to get the endo blood tests and started synthroid about 10 days ago. I was losing some hair (mine was ... bad), but since stopping the BCP and starting the synthroid , it is a little worse...I wonder now about the wellbutrin...
... thyroxine which I think is another brand name for synthroid . My GP and Endo say that my TSH levels are 'normal...
... was a couple of weeks ago. So maybe the increase in synthroid dosage is helping? I am SOOOOOO HAPPY!
Now I don't...
- Question about nervousness... 9th September 2003
... I was hypo since the 80's, and taking 150 mcg of Synthroid . Then I saw an endoc and he had me taking 175. I felt ... doc the end of that week and she put me back to 150 Synthroid . Well I was feeling so crappy and lousy and freaked ... out with the hyper symptoms that I quit taking my Synthroid for TEN days, yes, TEN DAYS! Then I went in to do...
... Hi Marilyn,
I 'm new to this and just started synthroid 7 days ago at 50 mcg. I was diagnosed hypo with a ... but maybe this is the body's way of reacting to the synthroid ....I don't know...but I'm still pretty uptight - and...
... selenium helped my thyroid and I could possible lower my Synthroid intake, which would be wonderful and which I'd much ... God forbid in the near future maybe even stop taking Synthroid complete....(maybe), but I don't know how to go about ... this. If I take both Synthroid and Selenium at the same time, I go hyper. I need...
... you might be right about this. Maybe after going off Synthroid , even if it was only for 10 days and I went back to...
... agitation. It's not any fun. I think I'll go with the Synthroid until we get my thyroid stabilized again, and then ... maybe I'll take my Synthroid every day except Sunday, and on that day I'll take...
... want to do is work it back in and gradually phase out Synthroid . It's an ongoing project that my own doctor doesn...
- More ?'s 9th September 2003
... to shoot out atcha.
First of all, doc increased my synthroid about 11 days ago from 0.05mg to 0.075mg. A couple ... 2 or 3am and wake up about 8ish. Before I started synthroid back in early August, I was sleeping 10-12 hours every ... before I go to bed. Would this medication effect my synthroid ? And does any of this have any connection to the hypothyroi...
... any difference in sleeping than when I was without synthroid . But some mornings I feel good, and other mornings...
- Barb - Atkins diet 9th September 2003
... tolerate the hyper symptoms, so stopped taking my Synthroid for a full 10 days, plus stopped the selenium. Now...
- What do ya know about calcium? 9th September 2003
... i used to wake with the pain ... now that i'm on synthroid it's not so bad? then why am i so g-d sleepy!!
...
- i m gonna print this and show it to the doc...help me pls 9th September 2003
... hypo label. Luckily he did give me a prescription for synthroid prior to the ultrasound. When he did I knew he as...
... high antibodies, but my TSH was 3.3. I was put on synthroid to shrink the goiter and help with symptoms. Currently...
- question for Iwannalife 8th September 2003
... RAI done about seven years ago and started taking Synthroid and felt horrible on that had the doctor switch me...
... KCgal, Had RAI in 1997 and was put on Synthroid . Did okay for about 3 years, then went downhill fast...
- is there such a thing as too much Synthroid?? 8th September 2003
... big of a dosage. My daughter-in-law is on 350 of the Synthroid . That's the largest dosage I think.
If you want to...
... /www.healthboards.com/ubb/wave.gif[/img] Too much Synthroid ? Yes. That is when you start showing Hyper-T symptoms...
- feeling something in my throat 8th September 2003
... feel there is something stuck in my throat. I'm on synthroid right now for about 5 days. Does anybody have this...
- Test Results Finally In and a Diagnosis 8th September 2003
...
My endo says I have hypothyroidism and put me on Synthroid 150mg I will start that in the morning. Will I have ... anxiety leave when I start this medication??? Is 150 mg Synthroid too much to start out on? All replys welcome.
...
... has been a while ago.Going on this post concerning Synthroid there are lots of posts on the med.I would say that ... patient,with yourself,your meds and your dr! I take Synthroid and have for 26 years.No one has ever suggested changing ... In several post the suggestions on how to take your Synthroid vary somewhat but all give you good guidelines.
Third...
- worse when changing to armour??? 8th September 2003
... ijust recently switched from synthroid to armour about 3 days ago. now i am having some joint...
... not give up on Armour. I know it works for me and synthroid does not, so I am a pro Armour fan. But I understand...
- Are my T3 and T4 Balanced? Please help.... 8th September 2003
... Hi All,
My endo put me on synthroid (50 mcg for 2 wks and 100 mcg for 2 wks) to try to ... can give me....
Also is caffeinne a bad mix with synthroid ?
Thanks again,
Kathy
...
- Fourth day of Synthroid - feel wired and crazy 8th September 2003
...
Hi, i'm taking Synthroid also.
And I'm taking 0.1mg. So i guess that's 100mcg...
- To Much Medication 7th September 2003
... My mom is on Synthroid . She was taking 125mcg. When she complained to her...
- CONFUSED!!!!! 7th September 2003
... thyroid about 5 years ago and since I started the synthroid I have been losing weight has this happened to anyone...
... CHeck out the "Weight loss with synthroid " thread. I think you'll find what you're looking for...
- Test results...could someone help? 7th September 2003
... My TSH was 4.07. I am currently taking 125 mcg of synthroid and have been for about 10 days. I am highly positive...
- HELP!!! My body's acting CRAZY!!! 6th September 2003
... to make of all this. I have been on my new dose of Synthroid (75mcg) for 7 days now. Old dose was 0.05mg. I have ... weeks ago). I have had shaky hands before I went on synthroid but never the extreme hot to cold and vice versa....
... hoping it would stay that way. But with the increase of synthroid , some things are a little better and other things...
... ubb/wave.gif[/img]Glad I could help! I have been on Synthroid for 26 years and have been up and down(me and the...
- hypoechogenic nodule = can someone tell me what it means? 5th September 2003
... to have another ultrasound in 4 weeks after taking synthroid for that time to see if it will shrink....
I really...
- does thyroid removal always cause weight gain? 5th September 2003
... just had a thyroidectomy 2 days ago. I am going on synthroid today for a month and then off to prepare for RAI ... been with weight gain, fatigue, etc. after starting synthroid . Does it seem to help supplement the hormones immediately...
... or so. I think it's because I just started taking Synthroid 2 days ago. They didn't tell me where to get the ... prescription for Synthroid , so I waited until I see my surgeon again for follow ... for a few days which was horrible. But after taking Synthroid I feel much better.
Get a lot of rest! Take care...
- What made me sick... 5th September 2003
... sympathy. I am 20 yrs old and feel about 60. I was on synthroid but it hasnt helped much. tomorrow i am switching ... they prescribed me antidepressants in addition to synthroid but threw it in the trash where all antidepressants...
