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I have been on Levoxyl for over 10 years with no problem. When I...

Posted at 7: 4 PM on Mar 13, 2008 by sarahbar, #28006
I have been on Levoxyl for over 10 years with no problem. When I picked up my refill two weeks ago the pharmacist said that the pill may be a different color but it's just that the company that was making Levoxyl sold it to another company and is now making it. Within a week I was very itchy, then I started getting hives at night and waking up with them in the morning. I also developed severe heartburn. I feel very full and cannot lie down at night. I also can't eat very much at one time because of the heartburn/reflux. My family doctor advised I call my endo which I did. She advised me that she has had patients all week that are having problems with Levoxyl that never had them before. She took me off the Levoxyl and put me on Synthroid. I will start that tomorrow morning and hope I will get some relief soon. The pharmacist said I wasn't the only one going off the 'new' Levoxyl, others have been in all week exchanging their prescriptions as well. Has anyone else had this same situation?
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Reply 6 months ago on Mar 16, 2008 by lizasher, #5591

I have been on Levoxyl for 14 years and had no problems. I recently went off of it for 6 weeks and had my thyroid removed for cancer. I'm back on it now at a slightly higher dose and I have the worst indigestion I've ever had in my life. I never even connected it to the Levoxyl. I got on here looking to see if maybe anyone could tell me if Levoxyl could cause my teeth to hurt. All my teeth hurt and my dentist can find nothing wrong. Since Levoxyl is the only med I take I was starting there. Go figure, now I know why I have indigestion! Calling my endo tomorrow!

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Reply 6 months ago on Apr 01, 2008 by aamarsh, #6449

I have never broken out in hives in my life and I'm 37 years old. I have been on Levoxyl for 2 short weeks and my hands and feet started to itch last week and then just 4 days ago I was in Iowa visiting relatives and went for a walk (just like I've done 100's of times in my life) and at the end of the walk my legs started to itch and I thought if I pulled down my pants I'd see a big red blotch but HIVES was much much worse! All down the fronts of my legs and backs and my butt cheeks. I took some Benadryl and they went away in about an hour. Then we came back 3 days ago to our home in Colorado and I went for a walk today in the same kinds of clothes on the same trail, etc and after 30 minutes I started to feel the itch and I just knew what had happened. I got home in 10 more minutes and sure enough I had the stupid hives on my legs and this time on my belly too. What's going on??? I don't have any dyes in my meds. Is it the hypothyroid treatment or just a big coincidence? I have never been allergic to anything in my life!!

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Reply 4 months ago on Jun 08, 2008 by katkdc28, #9018

I have just started having this. I am so calling my doctor Monday. It doesnt happen every night but it happens after taking levoxyl and its no fun because what can you do? can you take bismuth? It says they interact. Who knows. Sorry everyone is having this trouble. Glad that I am not alone!
Blessings~
Kathleen

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