Levoxyl and dizziness

I am 34 years old. Back in 1985 I had most of my thyroid removed, due to a tumor attached to it. Since I was 10 until my late 20s, I was on Synthroid. By age 19 I had 3 knee surgeries to remove arthritis. I have suffered most of my life with joint pains, dry skin, weight that is like a roller coaster, and being tired most of the time. In my 20s I was put on Levoxyl. I has been on Levoxyl for several years now. Since being on Levoxyl I have been fighting anxiety, racing heart, joint pain in fingers and ankles, sudden dizziness to the point where i have to sit or pass-out. I feel like I'm 80 and not 34. After reading this site I am printing all this out and taking it to my doctor. No telling how much damage has been done after all these years.

I'm on 50mg of Levoxyl I'm 42. I have experienced major gas and heartburn. I have no sex drive anymore and just feel like I'm in a box and can't get out. I thought by seeing a specialist it would help. I just don't know anymore. I told my doctor about my side effects and he said this medication has no side effects. Hmmm after reading all this I am printing and giving it to him. Anyone feel the same. Especially the gas and heartburn?

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 on .50mcg of Levoxyl for Hashimotos for three months now. I definitely have the dry eye issue and am going to my optometrist today to see if the steroid eye drops helped.

In the early weeks I had dizziness and even broke out in a light rash twice. The only thing that hasn't completely gone away yet is the morning sickness-like nausea that I wake up with. But that generally passes within that half hour period before I eat.

To you who have posted or will post, my suggestion is TALK to your endocrinologist. Your dosage may be a little bit off, which may cause some of these symptoms.

I have been on Levoxyl for 3 years, changed from Synthroid. I have gained about 20lbs a year for the last 3 years, suffered headaches, stomach problems, dizziness and nausea. The last couple of months I have had migraines or bad headache more often, just about every day I feel bad. I stopped the Levoxyl and changed Dr's. new doctor said, stay on meds, changing back to Synthroid, but until meds are delivered I should stay on Levoxyl, I took a 1/2 dose yesterday and again today, I had a bad headache this morning, once again. I will not take Levoxyl anymore, I will wait for the Synthroid to come instead.

I am extremely hot and sweaty, memory loss, fatigue, aching hands, dizzy at times and most recently had a fainting spell (black out) while I was attending a movie -- it started with dizziness and then I became totally burning up hot and wet with sweat so much so that my hair was wet -- this lasted about 1/2 hour and ended with the dry heaves. Please let me know if anyone has experienced this. I had my thyroid blasted with radioactive iodine about 3 years ago (Graves Disease) and I have been hotter than blazes since that time. I am on 112mcg of levoxyl

I have been on 50mcg levothyroxin for 3 yrs. I recently have been having many side effects that occur on a daily basis such as: migraines, leg cramps, crazy menstraul periods, dizziness (which I believe is from low blood surgar levels), body temperature levels, unable to sleep at night, and an upset stomach. I am going to go to a doctor and get this all figured out because I am miserable. I am not someone you want to be around at night because I am extremely tired and not able to function even sometimes during the day I get that way. Thanks for this site cuz I was having all of these side effects and not sure from what but it all makes since now.

I was diagnosed with a sluggish thyroid also and the dr put me on 50 mcg of levoxyl. I had all of these symptoms of low thyroid hormones and didn't know it. I never put all the problems to the same culprit. I had very bad muscle aches, with or without exercise. I kept thinking I had bruised or torn something. I had weight gain on WW and a health study I was on. Nothing, I mean nothing would help me lose weight. I've gained 20 pounds. Which also caused depression. Sometimes I would have low blood sugar, when I've never had problems with blood sugar before. I was very tired all the time. I felt like I couldn't make it in the evenings and some mornings. I would complain to my PCP that I felt like I had just caught a cold - really drained and tired. I have really severe allergies and couldn't figure out why. After starting the meds I felt bad the first day - diarhea, nausea. Then for the first couple of days I felt great. Then the fourth day I couldn't sleep and felt shaky and had nausea only at night. After about three nights of no sleep, I cut the pill in half and took it. Then I was able to rest at night and didn't feel shaky on the inside. I took 25 mcg for about two weeks and then I started feeling the same way again. So I called the office and the dr said to take 3/4 of a pill. That worked fine for the frst week, but then I started getting these headaches that won't quit. I used the process of elimination and the thyroid meds were the only thing that changed. I will have to call tomorrow and see what I can do about that. If anyone has some of these problems let me know. The dr said that it doesn't have any side effects, but I beg to differ. I'm not sure what dosage to take today. I've had these bad headaches with a little dizziness for a week now.

Extreme dizziness even while sitting down (driving is the worst). I feel like I'm floating. I have only been on it for 5 days but it is not getting better and I am thinking of stopping.

I just started levoxyl, lisinopril, and lipitor this week, and I've experienced excessive sweating, and dizziness, and mild diarrhea. Couldn't tell you which medicine is causing them, but now I'm considering taking herbs, some of these side effects I'm reading about are terrible!! SOmetimes your problems are better than the ones you can start having from side effects!!!!

I had been on Synthroid for years and felt fine. Switched to Levoxyl and felt the same. Then they put me on Levothyroxine and still feel fine. Then they upped me from .125 to .150 and I have felt worse since. A faster heart rate, dizziness, and always blacking out.

After reading everyones comments, I was so relieved to see that it wasn't "just me". I have been on levoxyl 100 for about 2 months now. For the past month I have been very nauseated, have sore joints and muscles, severe headaches, dizziness, rapid pulse, I am tired, but I feel like My head and heart are going to burst. My legs are weak too. It was just last night that I woke up gasping, and my heart was hammering so hard I could feel it in my head and neck. My arms and legs were so numb like pins and needles. I thought i would pass out. I was so scared, I've never been so scared and I even woke my husband up and told him I thought I needed to go to the ER. I did'nt know what to do. I felt like I was having a heart attack, and I even got dressed and did not sleep the whole night cause I was too scared to sleep. Today I went into the doctor and they said it was probly too high a dose and cut me down to 50. they said I cant take it for 2 days, to let the high amounts out of my system, but I don't know if I want to take it anymore. I am only 25 and I feel horrible: older. I don't want to do anything anymore, I'm tired and ill, and I have gained 5 pounds. I usually take herbs for every kind of illness, but I don't know if there is any alternative to this horrible pill. I saw some of you mention ARMOUR thyroid. Is this a natural alternative? Can anyone give me more information?? I am really tired right now, cause I have only had about an hour of sleep since 12:30am this morning, But im scared to sleep, lest I have a repeat of last night. I thought I would have a stroke or heart attack. Im glad I found this page. It is nice to know it isnt just me.

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