Levothyroxine Is Satan (Page 12) (Top voted first)

I don't feel so confused anymore. Now I know all of you are going through the same thing. My doctor put me on 50mcg of Levothyroxine about a month ago and I have gain 8 pounds! I get short-breathed and winded REALLY easily when working out. I used to go to the gym for 2 hours, now I can't make it longer than 30 minutes. I wake up ALL the time with tingly fingers because my hands have fallen asleep. I have headaches, I feel 100 times more lazy than before...and it's supposed to help your energy, not drain it. I e-mailed my doctor today, this is not making me happy. Not to mention I now have an acne type rash that burns like hell on my chin and I've always had clear skin. If this drug is supposed to make you feel better it sure as sh*t isn't working for me. I feel like a fat lazy a$$ with an itchhy burning rash on my face... stay away from this drug, that's my suggestion. :(

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Synthroid sole purpose to to get your blood levels where they need to be, a normal range. I personally think when your TSH is between a 1-2 is when most people feel with a normal level as well on T3 & T4 test. If you have depression and weight gain but your blood levels are within this normal range then maybe blaming the medication is the wrong thing to do since it's obviously working. It's doing what it's supposed to do successfully, you probably need to look into other things. There are a lot of people out there with normal thyroid levels who are overweight and depressed for various other reasons. Synthroid or any other drug is not a cure all for weight gain and depression. If your blood levels are truly normal, (not a high normal) but between a T 1-2 and your levels show that you are no longer in a Hypothyroid state then you're not depressed and overweight from being hypothyroid, period. It's easy to blame the medication but that's not gong to fix someones weight issues or their depression when it's not being caused by Hypothyroidism. I think you have more going on, have you spoke with your doctor, do they listen to your concerns? If not then get a new doctor who will help you to try and figure out what is going on.

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Hello you guys I am 21 years old and I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism last summer and somehow I went from hyper to hypo.. at the time I was taking methimazole and it caused me to gain 40 of the 57 lbs I had lost previously to becoming sick in 3 months. Literally I went from a size 14/15 to an 8/9 but it was sick or unhealthy weight that came off and as I said before I gained 40 lbs of it back in 3 months. So I noticed a change in my symptoms; I became slugglish and tired and it seemed I gained weight even if I didnt really eat, and to be honest I even fasted for a couple of days but I still took my meds but I still gained weight. So I begged my doctor to take me off of that medicine methimazole and she said that I had the symptoms of hypothyroid, so she did blood test and the results confimed I had went from hyper to hypo. So next she instructed me to quit taking methimazole and take levothyroxine. So I have been on Levothyroxine for 3 months now and surprising mainted my weight, but I have lost inches rather than weight which is even better. My friends immediately noticed a difference in my weight and many have told me that I look as though I have lost some weight. But to sum it all up I am glad that Levo is working but I have broken out in my chin area with blemishes and red bumps and its very frustrating to even have to be sick, but everything happens for a reason. So basically this whole process has been frustrating and I wanted to know if there is any acne meds that I can use to help clear up my face, if so your response would greatly appreciated.

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Hi guys, sorry it took so long to get back to you. That's so crazy that I am not the only one that got the pumply things!! I got off it a while back now when I said I was because my doctor said I was just borderline hypo and that i could stop taking it... the pimples seem to still go away and then come back... it's weird!! Did this medication give me a permanent defect?? Let's hope not... :( I still seem to be gaining a lot of weight... maybe my hypothyroidism has gotten worse, not sure.. my doc said to come back for a retest in January. I'd suggest stop taking it or ask your doctor to give u a diff thyroid medication.

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