Thyroid

Levothyroxine side effects

I was recently diagnosed with an underactive thyroid. I have been taking levothyroxine for almost two weeks. For the last four or five days I have had a weird feeling. It is hard to explain. I don't really feel dizzy but I get a strange feeling in my head. I guess you would describe it as a head rush. Has anyone else had this feeling and will it go away as my body adjusts to the levothyroxine? ## yes i would get that every morning after i took my pills and drank coffee. I think its inmortant to eat a little over an hour after to avoid the dizziness. It does go away though. ## Levothyroxine Info and Side effects Click Here ## my pharmactist changed my thyroid pills because my insurance doesn't cover my other ones. I am cold all the time again and i am dizzy. I came home from work...

Updated August 27, 2025 in Levothyroxine

Ambeim and side effects..better then NO sleep period

Can anyone share their experiences with ambeim?? mine are very extensive. to say the least. and also?? has anyone gone into CHRONIC INSOMNIA? eventually? due to long term use of Levothyroxine... If I had any clue, yrs later? I was faced with serious serious no sleep problems. that effected everypart of my life.. you cannot function with no sleep.. so I am still on ambeim,, and learned to deal with the drug, because I do have a normal life like others do. up in days down @ nite...I think ?? it is very hard to find a dr. who ist believes you have insomnia??? and will willingly treat you for it.. does others have the weird side effects?? like I do. on ambeim???@ least on ambeim, I do not have all bad bad side effects of no sleep... ## Hello, Fran! How are you? The FDA lists the typical sid...

Updated April 19, 2025 in Levothyroxine

Swelling in legs and feet levothyroxine

I just started taking Levothyroxine 2 wks ago my legs and feet are swollen so bad by nite I can barley walk. They go down a little at nite but swell back. I am taking 25mcg and I am afraid to continue taking this med. Has any one else had this problem? ## Have you contacted your doctor? It sounds like you might be having a bad reaction to this medication and it may not be the right one for you, or may be too high of a dosage. Generally, the symptoms of a dosage being too high will start to manifest 6 days or so, after you start taking it and this type of fluid retention can be one of them and there is a chance that it could lead to congestive heart failure, if that's what's causing it and it isn't rectified. You should really contact your doctor immediately. ## I am on medic...

Updated April 14, 2025 in Levothyroxine

Levothyroxine 50mcg Tablet Recall

I recieved a letter from my health care provider saying that i cannot continue getting Levothyroxine 50mcg tablet that theres a recall on that medication.I want to know the reason for the recall. ## I can't find any updated recall information for it, but there was one reported on April 28th, for the 150mcg tablets, so it is possible that a problem was also found with this one and it was added under that same recall. There has been an ongoing problem with Levothyroxine products, which has created the need for the recall and this problem has actually been occurring since the 1990's. The problem is actually two-fold. 1) They have regularly found stability and potency problems with them, regardless of the manufacturer or dosage. Most of them did not retain their proper potency up to...

Updated January 23, 2025 in Levothyroxine

Round White Pill Marked Tc One Side C The Other

Please identify small white round pill marked TC on one side and C on the other. Thank you ## Hello, I believe I have identified your pill as Levothyroxine sodium (100 mcg). From what I can gather, this specific pill is manufactured in the UK... Levothyroxine is typically used to treat hypothyroidism. It may also be used to treat goiter via its ability to lower thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), a hormone that is considered goiter-inducing. Adverse effects: Dosing must be carefully controlled to achieve TSH levels within the normal reference range. Long-term suppression of TSH values below normal values will frequently cause cardiac side-effects and contribute to decreases in bone mineral density (high TSH levels are also well known to contribute to osteoporosis). Patients prescribed to...

Updated April 28, 2024 in Levothyroxine

Siltussin Drug Information & Side Effects

I have been taking Siltussin for 1 week now. My doctor wasn't in so the other doctor who was on call at the time, gave me Siltussin to take for a head cold because I have a thyroid condition. Please advise whether Siltussin can cause flu-like symptoms? ## Siltussin is listed as containing the active ingredient Guaifenesin, it is most commonly used to help alleviate congestion from colds, and allergies. The FDA does warn that it can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and headache, as side effects, so some issues may seem similar to having a flu, if you experience them. Ref: Siltussin Information However, it is also possible that you've caught the flu. What types of symptoms are you experiencing?

Updated January 31, 2024 in Guaifenesin

Red eye problem

I stopped taking levothyroxine a few weeks ago and have started having red blood shot eyes that do not respond to eye drops of any kind. Allergy, dry eyes , etc. Can stopping levothyroxine cause red , watery eyes and if I restart taking it will the symptoms of the red eyes disappear? If so, how long will it take? ## Why did you stop taking it? Did your doctor instruct you to stop taking it? Levothyroxine is used to treat thyroid disorders, and if you have an issue with your thyroid that requires the taking of it, you are likely to require it for the rest of your life. Ref: Levothyroxine Information As to the red eyes, there is a chance it's from Thyroid Eye Disease, though it usually also involves ocular swelling, and generally accompanies Graves' Disease. What Thyroid condition...

Updated January 24, 2024 in Levothyroxine

Round Yellow Pill E 76

What is a round yellow pill marked "E 76"? ## This tablet contains 35mgs of Phendimetrazine (NDC 00185-4057 ). Inactive Ingredients: - Starch, Corn - Fd&c Yellow No. 5 - Lactose Monohydrate - Povidone - Silicon Dioxide - Stearic Acid - Sucrose Ref: DailyMed K. Lam, are there no labels on your prescriptions? Jecina, what has your doctor advised? ## I have a pill that fits your description. Do you know what it is? I am on a diet recommended by a doctor whom I am unsure about. He has given me this and other pills. They seem to be working well, but he never seems to tell me what they are. Can you help? ## I have been taking Armour thyroid pills, 120mgs a day, but they have become unavailable as of last month. Now I need to know what other thyroid drugs have both the T3 and T...

Updated October 28, 2023 in Armour

where can you get tirosint

I have hypothyroid. I have a food intolerence to dyes, fillers and Additives. I found information on Tirosint. It appears to be the least amount of additives. Where can you get it? ## You might want to contact an international firm such as pharmaworld.com - they are located in Switzerland and appear to be run by a credible staff. ## You'd have to ask your doctor to prescribe it as brand medically necessary. Tirosint contains Levothyroxine, and may cause side effects, such as mood changes, weight changes, and hair loss. Ref: Tirosint Information Is there anything else I can help with?

Updated October 23, 2023 in Tirosint

Synthroid and Levothyroxine tablets taste just like SUGAR!

I took levothyroxine tablets for over 2 years then stopped. Why did I stop? Because they did absolutely nothing for me -- I kept gaining weight and continued to have all the same symptoms I had prior to taking them. BUT, the most important reason I stopped taking them was because I chewed a tablet (out of mere curiosity) and it tasted just like SUGAR! Oh so sweet. Hmmm...so why do they make a tablet taste like sugar when the instructions are to swallow it whole and NOT suck or chew it? (because they don't want you to discover it tastes like sugar). I believe that Levothyroxine and Synthroid (& most likely all other medication like these) are just SUGAR and that we are all being greatly DECEIVED. I recently went to my GP and she urged me to go back on Levothyroxine for my underac...

Updated September 7, 2023 in Synthroid