Synthroid Side Effects

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  1. link Princessdots
    Synthroid sleep disorder, sleep study, exausted, i cannot stay, stay asleep
    I fall asleep at night but I cannot stay asleep. I have nightmares and constantly wake up. Than I am exausted during the day. Is this from the synthroid? IF anyone is experiencing this as well, please respond. it is effecting my daily life in such a - 26% more...
    Princessdots- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  2. link Blue_eye_girl_1971
    Synthroid heartburn and acid reflux, synthoid, gravel
    I started taking synthoid about two years ago. The first day I took I I felt like I had something stuck in my throat most of the day. Over the past 2 years I've had problems with heartburn and have noticed a change in my voice like I have gravel in m - 42% more...
    Blue_eye_girl_1971- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  3. link Sluglike
    Synthroid fibromyalgia, mohammed ali, muscle cramps, shortness of breath, menopause
    Hi all, i live in NY and have been on synthroid. since i was 34 i am 50 now. Because of the huge normal range it is very easy to take too much synthroid. Doctors also do not know how to prescribe it...It is better to take a little bit less then move - 91% more...
    Sluglike- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  4. link Keeler
    Synthroid levothyroxine, 10 mins, ribs, liver, anxiety
    I've been on levothyroxine for 3 months now. I have anxiety at night while trying to fall asleep. In the morning my hands feel so tight and are a bit swollen. My right knee and calf have started now too. My feet hurt when I get out of bed. After abou - 48% more...
    Keeler- over a year ago - 3 Replies - in Synthroid
  5. link Tcblount
    Synthroid restful sleep, itchy skin, hair loss, hypo, stiffness
    I have been taking Synthroid for many years and I think I've had all of the side effects. Hair loss, lack of restful sleep, dried, itchy skin, tiredness, fast heart at times. It went hyper for a while and I felt good then but I did sweat a bit. My co - 26% more...
    Tcblount- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  6. link Scared
    Synthroid skips, irregular heartbeat, jittery, coming out, beats
    I have been on Synthroid for 6 weeks, dose .05 MG. Just the past three days I have developed an irregular heartbeat (skips beats every so often). After it skips a beat it thumps real hard and actually feels like it is coming out of my throat. I have - 54% more...
    Scared- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  7. link Fooksie
    Synthroid cramps and diarrhea, mile bike, going to the bathroom, bike ride, bloodwork
    HI everybody, Well, my problem with going to the bathroom, ( cramps and diarrhea, throughout the day) seems to have subsided. When I called my doctor and told him what was going on, he told me to cut my dose,(.125 ) in half. Then, after my last blood - 59% more...
    Fooksie- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  8. link Admclerk4
    Synthroid thyroid test, antidepressant, overriding, test results, medication
    I started taking 0.05 mg of Synthroid a few weeks ago because my thyroid test results were on the low side of normal. I get so tired and some weekends spend one whole day in bed. I'm on an antidepressant that usually works really well for me, but I'm - 60% more...
    Admclerk4- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  9. link Laura2004
    Synthroid anxiety attacks, hypothyroid, tsh, throught, weight gain
    just started taking it today. .05mcg synthroid. TSH was 135 very hypothyroid. I have 5 children, one only 4 months old. Can this stuff work quickly to restore my metabolism. I am literally pulling myself throught the day, and begging God for sleep at - 49% more...
    Laura2004- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  10. link Fotogirl
    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...
    Fotogirl- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  11. link Myobod
    Synthroid weird feeling, headaches, concentrate, anxiety
    I want to know if anyone else has had the feeling in their head that they feel foggy or can't concentrate also headaches. Just in general a weird feeling in your head that u almost feel like your not here does that make sense to anyone??? Anxiety??? - 9% more...
    Myobod- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  12. link Knightks
    Synthroid thyroid, stress and anxiety, strange symptoms, take a pill, short of breath
    I HAVE BEEN ON SYNTHROID FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS FOR A UNDER & OVER ACTIVE THYROID I GO FROM 125MG FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN 150MG FOR A FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD A SCAN AND ULTRA SOUND OF MY THYROID AND THERE IS A VERY SMALL MODULE (THEY ARE NOT WORRIED) - 64% more...
    Knightks- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  13. link Ginnie129
    Synthroid flight of stairs, heart races, beautiful sun, bad today, constipated
    I feel rotten all the time but never realized that all these symptons could be a result of the synthroid. I'm tired and old feeling - can hardly walk up a flight of stairs - my heart races - sometimes I'm short of breathe - my skin is so itchy that I - 64% more...
    Ginnie129- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  14. link Irish42691
    Synthroid synthroid dosage, ekg, knee surgery
    My boyfriend has been on synthroid for about 3 years. He was recently given an ekg as a preliminary to knee surgery. The ekg came back abnormal. His dr. thinks it could be related to the fact that he recently increased his synthroid dosage. Has anyon - 27% more...
    Irish42691- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  15. link L33suh70
    Synthroid anxiety and depression, calf cramps, radioactive iodine, hair loss, hyperthyroid
    Diagnosed hyperthyroid about 3 yrs ago. So extreme they deemed it necessary to not mess around with supression therapy and gave me radioactive iodine. Was all done so fast I didn't have time to think if I was doing what was best. Anyway.....1 mg of s - 66% more...
    L33suh70- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  16. link Leti1028
    Synthroid radioactive iodine treatment, anxiety attacks, radioiodine, moderate anxiety, medication
    I'm a 25 year old female and I was diagnosed with Grave's Disease during my pregnancy at the age of 21. The following year I was treated with radioiodine and subsequently was placed on synthroid. Since I have been on the medication (3 years now on va - 89% more...
    Leti1028- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  17. link Gremp337
    Synthroid hard time, medication
    Hi... i dont know if it's the synthroid... a few days after i took it, it seemed like i have more energy.... a week after: i felt like throwing up and i did, also had diarahhea. again, i dont know if it's because of this medication. now (almost three - 30% more...
    Gremp337- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  18. link Elizcarjo
    Synthroid thyroid tumor, anxiety and depression, leg cramps, pain meds, living in brooklyn
    hi there- well just to fill you in im a 33 year old woman living in brooklyn, ny. i was recently diagnosed as having a thyroid tumor- there were also nodule growth on my thyroid- i was so frustrated when they told me ---they could tell me i had cance - 77% more...
    Elizcarjo- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  19. link Daniel.jones
    Synthroid anxiety problems, basal rate, hair loss, levothyroxine, psychological problems
    Hi everyone, Just some info concerning Levothyroxine: 1/ Starting doses vary depending on your doctor's method, I give 150ug then bring it down if necessary 2/ Anxiety problems are due to pre-existing psychological problems and not the molecule; if y - 51% more...
    Daniel.jones- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  20. link Mcleanhome
    Synthroid anxiety attack, severe anxiety, underactive thyroid, intention
    I started taking .088 of synthroid for an underactive thyroid. My levels were actually not that low. After about a week, I had a severe anxiety attack and have felt anxious for about a week now. I completely stopped it and have no intention of starti - 47% more...
    Mcleanhome- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  21. link Nels1_7467
    Synthroid ive been, gi specialist, kidneys, liver
    ive been on synthroid for 3 years. and my kidneys have been hurting and also my liver seems to be affected. i have an appt with gi specialist next week. is this being caused by synthroid? nelson
    Nels1_7467- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  22. link Gailg747
    Synthroid aching legs, hypothyroid, hypothyroidism, hypo, kidneys
    I'm wondering if synthroid is the answer for hypothyroid? I mean, pretty much all our guts give out over time... How many people actually go into a coma and die from hypothyroidism? I took synthroid and had to get off it after just one week! I was sl - 79% more...
    Gailg747- over a year ago - 1 Reply - in Synthroid
  23. link Rdneckchyc
    Synthroid dull headache, insomnia, anxiety, ae
    hi everyone... i have been taking .075 synthroid for a lil over a year now....i know that that is not a high dose but i have still had some side effects...i have forgotten to take mine from time to time and the side effects ae just as bad as if i had - 33% more...
    Rdneckchyc- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  24. link Gypsynicks999
    Synthroid calf muscle cramps, edema, irritability, ankles, headaches
    edema of the ankles/calf. muscle cramps in the lower leg. irritability. headaches. I stopped taking synthroid about 6 weeks ago (without my doctors consent) and I feel much better. I have lost 20 pounds so far.
    Gypsynicks999- over a year ago - in Synthroid
  25. link Jon5154
    Synthroid sodium
    Hi again! I also wanted to let everyone know that we (at least I) have to watch my sodium. I've also found out that it also affects it. Thank you!
    Jon5154- over a year ago - in Synthroid