http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636 I've been on Synthroid for 8 months after gaining 10 pounds in two months. The symptoms started to appear when my Mom was very ill. Doctor said it was caused by stress and started me on 25 mcg of Synthroid. My reading at that time was 5.56. I had blood work Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:54:12 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636?item=7328 Feel your pain. You aren't alone and it's real - at least it feels real to me too. I've been on Synthroid for 3 years, since my yougest child was born. For three years I have felt like crap - varying degrees of crap, but still crap. I am constantly fati http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636?item=7328 Mon, 19 May 2008 23:55:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636?item=8443 Well like you, I went from bad to worse. I started Lupus like symptoms and all over joint pain,and muscle pain, chest pain, as time went on. I finely linked it all to the synthroid and cytomel and have been off it 2 months now and my numbers are great an http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636?item=8443 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:38:55 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636?item=9397 I keep trying to put mind over matter and believe it when the endocrinologist tells me that synthroid isnt the thing thats making feel like varying degrees of crap everyday. I have been on synthroid for about 7 months now after partial thyroid removal (or http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636?item=9397 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:44:30 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636?item=10932 So sorry to hear about your mother. The very same thing happened to me, symptoms of hypothyroid appeared during my mom's illness and immediately after her death. I am now on .112 of Synthroid. My husband is dealing with my depression and all of the symp http://www.medications.com/effect/view/29636?item=10932