Levothyroxine Feeling Numb (Top voted first)

I've been on Levothyroxine for a couple years now but just recently have been feeling very, very numb after I take it. This feeling lasts practically until the next day. It's almost as if the ingredients have changed in the drug. I feel really weird in the head too. Before I would take it, I wouldn't feel half this bad. Anyone else feel like this?

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yes! althought i have only been taking it for 3 months, since i have started a new pack of the drug i have had heart palpatations and severe headaches and was admitted to hospital last night. what is going on??

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Hello,

I have been on levothyroxin since march of this year. Was on 50mg and had an increase to 75mg in july. A month later i started having stretches where i had headaches. First was 2 weeks of headaches then a stretch were they were barely there. then 3 weeks of bad headaches followed by barely there. then 3 months of severe pain worse than child birth. I was seeing a neurologist then because my dr refused to admit that the drug levothyroxin was causing these headaches. They were so bad that even the strongest migraine meds from the neurologist were fruitless. I spent hundreds of dollars on drugs trying to alleviate the pain.
I now have a new dr and we have reduced the mgs that i am taking and now the headaches have minimized.
I know we are on the right course. She has referred me to n endocrinologist now to figure out what to do next. I am at a loss as to what to do next... 25 days to appt i am still having headaches though not as severe, i just cant stand it anymore...

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i had been taking synthroid/levothyroid for the last 30 yrs!! and now i'm getting symptoms of weight gain, SOB, increase in heartburn…..but u can't get a Dr. to believe you. i have searched in vain for any help with this …none.
Not any sites to show ingredients of levi.

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Levothyroxine is the active ingredient, so there aren't any other active ingredients to seek out, though the inactive ingredients may vary from one manufacturer to another.

The FDA does list the aforementioned issues as being possible side effects of this medication, along with nausea, dizziness, and hair loss.

Medline Plus Levothryoxine

I am sorry about what everyone is dealing with, side effects suck, and your respective doctor's should have informed you of the possibility of them occurring.

How often do you each have your levels checked to adjust your dosage, if necessary?

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