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I've been on levoxyl for approximately 10 years thinking the side...

Posted at 8:18 AM on Aug 06, 2007 by heshelb, #22775
I've been on levoxyl for approximately 10 years thinking the side effects were from my hysterectomy 6 years ago and being on hormone replacement therapy. I am irritable, agitated, unable to stay asleep, having more and more trouble recalling people I've met through work and retaining information. Family and friends have teased me. It's getting worse. My most bothersome side effect is that every night while after falling asleep, I've been awakened by extreme hot feelings like I'm on fire inside, not the same as hot flashes experienced by menopause. I'm hungry all the time feeling like I can't stop eating, luckily, not gaining much weight but picking on food as much as possible. I'm waiting for a phone call from my doctor to see how to stop using levoxyl and what I'll have to replace it with.
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Reply over 2 years ago on Aug 19, 2007 by donmich79904, #1294

Hi heshelb,

I've just read your comment and wanted to share that I've been on Levoxyl only since April. I've been suffering with a lot of the same symptoms you've shared for nearly 4 years now. It all started about 9 months before I had my hysterectomy....and still it continues. I wasn't put on hormones until 15 months after my complete hysterectomy because I also suffer from Polycythemia, a thickening of the blood, and estrogen can also contribute to the risk factors. The estrogen has helped with the sweating some, but I still have bouts of heat flares that cause me to sweat profusely for 15 minutes or so. I am also irritable, edgy, inside tremors, unable to stay asleep, have a weird sensation when I am falling asleep, and my memory is also poor. I've complained to my doctor also that I constantly feel like eating like my body is trying to balance my blood sugar levels. I've been tested and I do have hypoglycemia along with hypotention. I just wanted to post this because it sounded like we shared a lot of syptoms in common along with the levoxyl, but like I mentioned, levoxly is fearly new for me though I was on Synthroid for 17 years and then pulled off that for the last 3 years because my thyroid decided to start working on it's own for a bit. Anyways, I've been through tons of tests with different doctors and everything always comes out fine...I still think it's a hormone problem somewheres...like a hypothalumus disorder or something. I spend a lot of time crying because there seems to be no help for me anywhere. Thanks for listening and I hope you are feeling better by now and that your doctor has come up with a solution for you.

Michelle

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