I been taking Synthroid for years along with my Nardil antidepressant with no problems until a doctor told me to lower the Synthroid dose and I didn't listen and got sick and went to emergency room. Ever since then I been having problems increasing and tolerating higher doses of Synthroid. I am on 100 mcg of Synthroid with probably about 15. TSH by now. Every time I increase my meds I get bad jitters. When I take my vitamins/minerals it reduces the jitters alot. I am supposed to increase my Synthroid but can't tolerate the increases and I am stuck with my TSH being high. I don't know what to do. I was most of the years on Synthroid, then was also switched to Levoxyl then Unithroid back then and went back on Synthroid. Why can't I tolerate Synthroid? One other different doctor said to reduce my Nardil and I did and that helped me increase easily when the Synthroid dose was lower. Now am at the higher dose of Synthroid and can't do it. I used to take 2 Nardil's a day and lowered it to one a day and been on one a day since. Do I have to stop taking Nardil altogether? Not sure if my Nardil is causing my problem or I just may have built up antibdies against Synthroid being I took it for years and stopped and went back to it and or because I haven't listened to lower Synthroid when I was told to. Reason for that is because I went thru 3 different doctors with different opinions, they kept changing the doses and brands. I was thinking of coming off Nardil but Nardil has been reformulated and scared to get off of it. My psych doesn't want me to come off afraid I will get worse. Sorry for confusing story. I just have to somehow find out what's causing my intolerance to Synthroid. My TSH is normal if on 150 mcg but was severely jittery on that dose, but my t3free was low. He wanted me to go on Cytomel but was so nervous already I decided dont take Cytomel. So I am now on 100 mcg of Synthroid and my jitters are mild but still uncomfortable. I also take Centrum vitamins/minerals and calcium citrate and iron supplement and wondering if those are giving me high TSH blood test readings and taking higher doses of Synthroid really too high for me and not needed. I try to figure it out what it is and Ic ome up with all different thoughts.

[QUOTE=midniteblue;3425114]I been taking Synthroid for years along with my Nardil antidepressant with no problems until a doctor told me to lower the Synthroid dose and I didn't listen and got sick and went to emergency room. Ever since then I been having problems increasing and tolerating higher doses of Synthroid. I am on 100 mcg of Synthroid with probably about 15. TSH by now. Every time I increase my meds I get bad jitters. When I take my vitamins/minerals it reduces the jitters alot. I am supposed to increase my Synthroid but can't tolerate the increases and I am stuck with my TSH being high. I don't know what to do. I was most of the years on Synthroid, then was also switched to Levoxyl then Unithroid back then and went back on Synthroid. Why can't I tolerate Synthroid? One other different doctor said to reduce my Nardil and I did and that helped me increase easily when the Synthroid dose was lower. Now am at the higher dose of Synthroid and can't do it. I used to take 2 Nardil's a day and lowered it to one a day and been on one a day since. Do I have to stop taking Nardil altogether? Not sure if my Nardil is causing my problem or I just may have built up antibdies against Synthroid being I took it for years and stopped and went back to it and or because I haven't listened to lower Synthroid when I was told to. Reason for that is because I went thru 3 different doctors with different opinions, they kept changing the doses and brands. I was thinking of coming off Nardil but Nardil has been reformulated and scared to get off of it. My psych doesn't want me to come off afraid I will get worse. Sorry for confusing story. I just have to somehow find out what's causing my intolerance to Synthroid. My TSH is normal if on 150 mcg but was severely jittery on that dose, but my t3free was low. He wanted me to go on Cytomel but was so nervous already I decided dont take Cytomel. So I am now on 100 mcg of Synthroid and my jitters are mild but still uncomfortable. I also take Centrum vitamins/minerals and calcium citrate and iron supplement and wondering if those are giving me high TSH blood test readings and taking higher doses of Synthroid really too high for me and not needed. I try to figure it out what it is and Ic ome up with all different thoughts.

IMHO, IMMHO, you are talking serious drugs here. Nardil is not just an anti-depressant; it's a monoaminedoxidase inhibitor. That's serious business, my friend!!!!
EVERY SINGLE DRUG YOU TAKE MUST BE RUN THROUGH THE DOCTOR WHO HAS YOU ON NARDIL, OR IT CAN KILL YOU! I'm sorry to sound melodramatic, but I believe that the MAOUI's are the best drugs for depression, far better than the phony SSRI's and SNRI's, they have very severe problems, as I'm sure you know. You can eat the wrong food and DIE! Them's no small potatoes.
BE certain to check with the doctor who is prescribing the Nardil, how your Synthoid may interact. This is very important. If your doc doesn't answer, I always find that my pharmacist is the best source of this kind of info, anyway.
Good luck to you. It's an uphill battle, because one doesn't go on a Maui, unless the depression is severe, and I will hold good thoughts in my heart for you.
Allergy, not likely, but bad interaction, very possible!
Take care of you.:angel:

Hi, I take the 50 mcg pills, the white ones with no dyes but maybe something else in there could be causing it. I take 2 of them. Yes I will tell him instead of asking. I used to be on Synthroid for many years till my other doctors changed the brand on me like two times. Went from Synthroid, to Levoxyl to Unithroid and back to Synthroid. I was feeling sick on those other 2. Levoxyl had removed the coating from their pill too back then. Doctors don't like listening to me being I have history of panic disorder and they don't look at it like it could be medical too which depresses me. I get treated more like a mental patient.

[QUOTE=lucky charms;3445210]Each and every thyroid pill contains L-thyroxine its what the pills are made up of that sometimes causes problems with people.. " binders/fillers/dyes"..
what one person adapts very well too another one wont..
Instead of asking your endo if it would be okay to swap out.. I think you should tell him..
sorry I've lost all respect for endos..lol
There are many brands out there.. The key is finding the right one that works well with your body . so when you do find the right one it is a must you do stick with it.. Changing brands as you mentioned above isn't good , but this would more apply to someone that has been stable on a thyroid pill for a prolonged period of time then swapping over to something else.. It could cause a shift in the levels..

hope you feel better soon, take care

[QUOTE=midniteblue;3447283]Hi, I take the 50 mcg pills, the white ones with no dyes but maybe something else in there could be causing it. I take 2 of them. Yes I will tell him instead of asking. I used to be on Synthroid for many years till my other doctors changed the brand on me like two times. Went from Synthroid, to Levoxyl to Unithroid and back to Synthroid. I was feeling sick on those other 2. Levoxyl had removed the coating from their pill too back then. Doctors don't like listening to me being I have history of panic disorder and they don't look at it like it could be medical too which depresses me. I get treated more like a mental patient.

I have panic attacks too, So I know where you are coming from with this .. "Meaning them not listening..
Funny I had trouble with all the brands you mentioned..lol

synthroid , unithroid,levoxyl,Levothroid .. All these gave me stange and unusal side effects that wouldnt cease..

I tried nature-thyroid " Armour" for awhile.. This was great! Down fall was jacked my free t3 way to high.. So had to gave it up..
You may could try that route!



Im now on a coupounded version of L- thyroxine.
which seems to be working , maybe you could also try this route if all else fails..
Get well soon :angel: