Is Synthroid Ever Short-term?

I am about to start on Synthroid, and was wondering if anyone ever went off it once they went on -- would your symptoms be the same as they were before, just not better as they (hopefully) were on Synthroid? I'm leery of having to be on medication for the rest of my life ... wondering if it's worth it to just put up with the symptoms unless they get intolerable.

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My wife was on Synthroid for 6 years. We were frustrated with the lack of improvement of hypothyroid symptoms. We did not like the side effects like heart palpitations. We tried Armour and now Nature Thyroid and have seen a reduction in hypothyroid symptoms. Synthroid is not an exact match to thyroid hormone and will not help people who have conditions that inhibit the bodies ability to convert T4 to T3 the active version of the thyroid hormone. Get Dr. Brownstein's $15 books on Iodine and Hormone Replacement for more thyroid help.

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Yes, some people are able to stop it, but not all, some people do need to take it for life.

The FDA lists its typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, mood changes, weight changes, and facial hair loss.

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