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5-12-08 Was put on 25mcg in Mar. 08. because of Hashimoto Disease...

Posted at 2:41 PM on May 12, 2008 by toad, #30406
5-12-08 Was put on 25mcg in Mar. 08. because of Hashimoto Disease & Hypothyroidism. At first had more energy & no symptoms. After a month severe pain in joints especially in hands & left wrist. Muscle spasms in thighs, calves & shoulders. Neck & back pain. Also headaches. Am bloated all the time and can't seem to lose weight. Force myself to stay active, but difficult to do. Irritable because of pain. Oh yes, on l-7-08 my TSH was 4.270 & 4-29-08 my TSH was 4.430 & Dr. doubled my Levothyroxine to 50mcg & after that above symptoms doubled to excruciating. After reading this web site no one mentioned extreme dry mouth, throat & nose with a metallic taste in their mouth as I have. Let me know if anyone has had this problem. Thank God for this site & thank all of you that confirmed my problems was not in my head like doctors want you to think. Thanks M.
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Reply about 1 year ago on May 22, 2008 by lynngra, #8519

I also have extreme dry throat and dry mouth lately and although I have not come across these as side effects of too much thyroid hormone, I am as close to certain as I can be that my symptoms are from having my dosage of levothyroxine increased from .075 to .100 I complained of this side effect to my doctor, among other side effects like feeling more anxious, not sleeping well and light period and she lowered the dose to .088 which i started taking a couple days ago. I hope my dry throat disapears it is so aggravating!

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Reply about 1 year ago on Jun 26, 2008 by nancyadams, #9573

I never had the dryness you mention, but I had a LOT of other symptoms while on Levoxyl. I then found out why when I read the stop the thyroid madness website! I switched to Armour and never looked back. Levoxyl is only T4, a storage hormone. Armour contains exactly what your own thyroid contains--T4, T3, T2, T1 and calcitonin. Made a HUGE difference in my life. Doctors don't get it so the website teaches you about it. Also, you will learn that the TSH lab test is LOUSY. www.stopthethyroidmadness.com

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