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April 15th
2009
1:12 PM

Sometimes the symptoms of depression, anxiety, headaches, short temper and hot flashes are due to out-of-balance TSH and your medication may need to be adjusted. That's been the case with me in the past and it has worked. Usually the doctor increases the dosage and things go back to normal. However, my last increase has produced opposite results. I am on 0.137 now and I feel very, very anxious, fearful, and get easily upset. I feel hot flashes as I get angry and generally feel quite depressed. I've also gained about 6 pounds in the last two months, which should is bizarre, as higher dosage usually means higher metabolism rate and weight loss. I am confused. Should I go back to my old dosage where I felt better, except for the onset of weight gain.

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May 13th
2004
12:32 PM

I have been on Synthroid for about 10 years. I've been taking dosages between 5 mcg's to my current 137 mcg's. I had my thyroid removed 3.5 years ago, due to an enlargement. Fortuantely, it was not cancerous.The side effects I have noticed have included weight gain, depression, anxiety, dry skin, and lethargy. None of these have been extreme, and my thyroid panals (TSH, Free T4, and T3) all come back within normal range when checked.Because I was at the low end of 'normal' my Endo increased my doasge from 112mcg to 125mcg to my current 137mcg. It's stopped my weight gain, and since i've been working out regularly for years, the weight is finally starting to come off.

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