Levoxyl and 5 months

I've been taking levoxyl for 8 years now with mostly good success. My endo doctor recently upped my dose due to lab results (I think the test results were bad). Now I feel horrible. Headache, dizzy/lightheaded, blood pressure increased, tightness in throat, and muscle cramping. I've been to many specialists concerning the dizziness - everyone says I'm OK; cardiologist, ENT, and neurologist. The symptoms started a few weeks after the dose increase, and have worsened in the last week or two (about 2.5 months out).

I have been taking Levoxyl 25 m for about 4 or 5 months. I started taking it because i was waking up in the middle of the night clutching my chest because it felt like my heart would just stop. I had to grab it and start rubbing it thinking that was going to make my heart work again lol. I went to the doctor and she did some ultrasound on my throat and found a sist in my throat around my gland. So then i got the call saying that my thyroid was a lil out of wack. She put me on Levoxyl 25 m. Now i was like 130 pounds tops! I could eat anything i wanted for 28 years and never worried about gaining weight. I had a very toned stomach and all. I am not NOT toned and have rolls of fat on my stomach and it bothers the hell out of me when i sit down. I look like i have a beer belly or something and it is SICK looking to me. I got tired of it so i had called my doctor today and said that it made me fat and hasn't changed anything. I wanted to get off of the med and not be on any medicine at all. The doctor told me that the medicine didn't do that to me, but now after reading this page. I know shes a f-ing lair and i am going to sue her ace off! I have gained over 20 pounds and it has all went to my stomach and sides. These people will pay for this crap! I think everyone should sue them for it cause if more than one person goes to sue then it will become a huge thing and they will not do this to other people that haven't looked up the side affects.

I've been taking Levoxyl for approximately two years or Hypothyroid. Before that I took levothyroxine, but my symptoms were worse with that. I've never taken Synthroid.
When I was first diagnosed, my TSH level was around 144... off the charts. It tooks about 4 or 5 months before I got level. The medication seemed to make my symptoms increase. Each month however, my TSH level dropped.
I started feeling good when my TSH level was below 10. I felt awesome at TSH level 1.
My doctor became concerned that my level would drop too much so she lowered by dosage to .150mcg. Over several months, I noticed my symptoms returning. I requested to have my level checked but my physician said it wasn't time. By the time I was checked, my TSH was 20.
My dosage was increased to .175 mcg. The last two weeks after the dosage increase have been horrible. Migraines, vertigo, nausea, irritability, and absolutely no motivation.
I've been feeling better over the last two days and think I'm getting level again.
Don't assume your doctor knows you better than you do. Find out the number that works for you and fight for it!