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Synthroid Side Effects
Side effects and experiences with Synthroid by users like you.
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Anxiety, more hot flashes.
I take .088 MG Synthroid. Been taking thyroid replacement for 50 years. Also been taking Premarin (full hysterectomy) for 17 years. Doc said to go off Premarin (because of potential side effects), but the hot flashes are killer...30 a day...profuse h - 65% more... -
Cant get the right doseage
I had RAI in April of 2011. I was hyper and had nodules on my thyroid. My Dr started me out on 50mcg of synthroid in Sept of 2011. My TSH was 15.0 at that time. Then in Dec he increased my meds to 75mcg. I felt some better but had terrible aches and - 75% more... -
Synthroid and depression
I was taking synthroid for a good seven years until I lost my health insurance. I am now back on it after four years without and I am back on my 150 dose but might still have to go up again. Never had any side effects but I just wanted to know if I s - 40% more... -
snythroid help
hi everyone wanted to know if anyone has had these symptoms while taking snythroid some painful joint pain but severe tendon pain and swelling in my hands and varies other parts of my body but not all at the same time have gone through so many tests - 39% more... -
I have tried Synthroid & the generic three times now. I had a thyroidectomy due to cancer so I have to take medicine. 3 weeks ago I asked my docotor to put me back on Synthroid because Armour is hard to get and I thought the side effects I had be - 68% more...
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Synthroid stomach area, total thyroidectomy, hair thinning, bloated, brittle
Had total thyroidectomy 9 months ago and started taking Synthroid immediately thereafter. For the last 4 months I have noticed significant hair thinning. I have always had very thick, healthly looking hair but now it's just dry and brittle all of the - 48% more... -
Wow - I have so much of a similar story to you all. Nodules diagnosed in 2001, TT Sept. 07. Terrible problems with my medication..synthroid..finally found a doctor that didn't think I was crazy and let me try Armor Thyroid. I will never take anything - 58% more...
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what do you think your doctor did differently.
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Synthroid cytomel t3, thyroid activity, empty stomach, sythroid, mcg
i've been on synthroid for 9 years. started at some low dose and gradually went up to112 mg. get extreme itching all day everyday if i don't take allegra for that.not a rash just itching. that doesn't bother me as much as the fatique. every joint in - 69% more... -
Msclp--Have been on Synthroid for about 15 years. Started out at 100 w/o any significant problems, but when Dr. changed it to 88 started breaking out in mouth ulcers and when changed to 75 leg rash on shins. Ulcers finally cleared up after about 18 m - 57% more...
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Why can't I take this drug???
Diagnosed with hypo, doc gave me .050 synthroid but I got horrible headaches, shaky, shortness of breath, chest pain, couldn't sleep...........doc reduced me to .025 but same thing......started taking 1/4 of the .025 pill a day and felt ok, enough to - 53% more... -
First off, blood tests are a waste of time, if the lab finds your TSH is OK then they don't do any more tests! You should always go with your SYMPTOMS not your blood tests, after all what may be the right levels for you could be very different from t - 66% more...
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If someone finds a good doctor that understands this medication we'd all be better off. My doctor scared me into taking it, saying that untreated, hypothyroidism will start damaging vital organs. So now I have to cope with severe fatigue, low motivat - 48% more... -
muscle soreness in arm
i just started to take syntroid about a month ago, i still have no energy .i just started to get muscle pain in mostly my right arm it feels really sore ,i wonder if that can be caused by the snythroid.thank you nancy -
Muscle pain is generally a sign of struggling adrenals. It says on the synthroid information sheet that if you are suffering from adrenal fatigue you should tell your doctor so that the adrenals can be treated BEFORE you commence a course of thyroid - 36% more...
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Nancy, I'm starting to wonder if all my new "symptoms" are related to The Synthroid, too. I've been on it for over two years. I have soreness in both arms, mainly in the biceps. My biggest complaint is the fatigue. I used to run circles aro - 10% more...
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The write up
The write up here for synthroid is laughable! Really, does anyone read this rubbish? Once you are taking any form of thyroxine you are on it for life, you don't stop it without seeking an alternative first. The only positive about this stuff is that - 65% more... -
Synthroid toprol xl, medication level, thyroid storm, aching joints, severe anxiety
I have been on synthroid for 30+ years. It has steadily been increased throughout the years. Last April 2007 I ran out of medication and was going through a stressful move. I hadn't been on the medication for about 6 weeks. Once I got my new doctor t - 89% more... -
This is what doctors do. Instead of correctly treating the thyroid to eliminate symptoms, they give you more meds to treat the adverse symptoms caused by the improperly treated thyroid problem. It's not totally their fault. They are taught in med sch - 62% more...
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No no no no no!! NO beta blockers, they stop you metabolising thyroxine!!!!
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Been around it long enough....
I have been treated by many diffrent Doctors, and Synthroid always did the same thing to me.... made me ill as a hornet, sweat like a sinner in church, have bad anxiety, chest palpatations....the whole 9 yards. I finally got to a point where I just h - 79% more... -
Synthroid armour thyroid, thyroid hormones, severe endometriosis, prozac dose, fracture risk
I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was around 14 years old. For the next 30 years, I was treated with Armour thyroid and did quite well (weight was stable, energy level good, positive outlook on life, etc.) Then I was diagnosed with significa - 95% more... -
So glad that I found this in my google search. I was only on Synthroid for two months and have had terrible Eczema for the last few weeks. I finally saw my doctor. she wants me to go off the meds altogether till my skin clears but suggested Armour th - 57% more...
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Synthroid fainting, flexoril, extreme tiredness, mcg, vicodin
I have been on synthroid of 50 mcg for 4 months and now 75 mcg for about 3 months. I do forget to take it now and than, but otherwise been pretty good about it. I am 30 yrs old, and also take vicodin and flexorill for my back. Can someone tell me if - 51% more... -
I went from having all kinds of energy to needing a nap every day. Not just tired, it feels like i've been drugged. Then I look for someplace to hide so I can sleep... no energy, no motivation, and lately, foggy brain and forgetfulness. Did you figur - 6% more...
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still feeling tired
I am on synthroid for 2 months and still feeling tired every single day and don't have energy at all. what else can I do??? -
Hypothyroid and we are supposed to be tired. I wasn't. Now I take Synthroid and I'm tired every day. So tired, I don't care where I am, I just want to take a nap. Just posting and hoping someone finds an answer.
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Cut my synthroid
I recently went to My endo for 6 month checkup. A few days later I received a letter with the results of lab. My T4 was 2.08 and he cut my dose of Synthroid from .125 to .100. Within 7 days I felt horrible. I have no energy, no motivation, cry at nig - 77% more... -
My number are great (for whatever that means) and I have all the same symptoms... "no energy, no motivation, ... and just recently, foggy brain and forgetfulness." How can so many people taking this drug (Synthroid) all have similar symptom - 43% more...
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Synthroid daily chores, hypothroidism, lifting weights, manufactorer, levothyroxine
i was diagnosed with hypothroidism about 3 years ago and was put on levothyroxine and i never had a problem with it until my dosage was increased to about 75 then i found out that the med was made by a different manufactorer bc i started feeling very - 71% more... -
Wow, I couldn't have said it better myself. I too could have just laid down on the floor in my office and went to sleep. It's like i've been drugged. Muscles were weak. And no motivation. Has anyone found a solution yet?
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disconnectedness
on syntroid for a year or so and seem disconnected emotionally and spiritually. Lack of motivation, loss of focus seem to be the typical rather than the occassional. Used to really enjoy studying the bible - now could care less work (sales) is lacklu - 50% more... -
I had no symptoms either. I was supposed to be tired, over-weight, losing my hair... nope. Since I've been on Synthroid... now I need a mid-day nap. I have very little motivation. The muscles in my arms are weak and sometimes sore. I used to run circ - 22% more...
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I am pregnant and the DR wants me to take this I feel very uneasy about taking it.Also I have absolutely none of the symptoms....any suggestions?
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Synthroid total thyroidectomy, jaw clenching, allergy, chemicals, tongue
Hi there I had a total thyroidectomy on April 14th and started synthroid 125 mg daily basically since a week after. I felt great for a few weeks then The past week my tongue has been getting increasing swollen, and sore, because I am biting, it also - 59% more... -
This is a symptom of underactive thyroid, possibly not enough meds or not the right kind of meds. Levothyroxine damages the cell walls so that water can get into the cells but not out again. Get your doctor to prescribe either synthetic T3 (Cytomel / - 31% more...
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Synthroid natural pathic, cracking knees, total thyroidectomy, brain fog, thyroid levels
I cannot believe I came across this website,I had a total thyroidectomy when I was 18 yrs old,I have been taking synthroid for 23 years,and my whole life I have suffered many of the side effects that everyone else is experiencing,but I have just lear - 75% more... -
Hi Cherik,just wondering if you ever went to the N.D to see about your symptoms with synthroid,and how are you feeling now?You should send me a email at wmparker@eastlink.ca
