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I have been on Synthroid for about five months. I started out on ...

Posted at 9:31 AM on Mar 06, 2009 by ericaxnicolex09, #39668
I have been on Synthroid for about five months. I started out on a relatively small dosage- 50 mcg. My Doctor upped me 50 mcg every month after he checked my TSH levels. They started out at 150, and right now they're at a 10. I hate this medication. Im now on a 250 mcg, and my side effects keep getting worse. I have probably lost about a third of my hair. I started to loose weigh, but i don't feel like i really am anymore. I am very moody, and also emotional. I lash out for absolutely NO reason whatsoever. Im hot, cold, but can never find a comfortable temperature. Im always tired, No matter if i just wake up, or if its time to go to bed. He's put me on Celexa, he said i was just depressed. But its not depression. Three months ago i wouldn't have lashed out for something as small as the mail didn't come. I hate to be this way, and i wish i didn't have to take this medication for the rest of my life.
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Reply 5 months ago on May 13, 2009 by nelli1, #19775

I wanted to reply to this because I have terrible side effects from even the smallest dose of synthroid. No doctor I have seen has ever been even he least sympathetic. They (more than one) say I can't possibly be experiencing these symptoms. I have palpitations, I too lash out and have sudden mood swings. I also become very sped up.I have the symptoms immediately on even the smallest dose, I have been trying to take the medication for 13 years. I start slowly and when I go back to the doctor and site my symptoms, they want to treat the symptoms with other drugs. I find synthroid and related brands intolerable. I just don't take them now.

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