Levothyroxine Numb Hands, Dizzy, Itching, Stomach Issues (Top voted first)

I had a total throdectomy 2 years ago due to thyroid cancer. I have been on 150 - 200mg Levothyroxine daily. Side effects are - now and again my heart will beat once really hard, when i wake up my hands feel numb and fingers tingle, get dizzy/drunk feelings, dry itchy skin, dry sore eyes, stomach pains and constipation. Sometimes i feel like i am turning into a hypercondreact. Does anyone else feel like this? I am due another blood test next month.

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I am 46, and I have been diag.with a thyroid problem (Hashmoto disease with is a underactive thyroid. Dr. put me on Levothyroxin. I am having very very dry and sore eyes. Anyone else with this problem. Please write.
Dr. Say this is not a side effect.
But I do not agree.

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Hello,
I have been on levothyroxine for about 5 months now. I had swelling and had to go down on dose. I now have muscle pain in hips and butt area. I am wondering if anyone else has this symptom. Thanks.

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Jeannie,
Sorry, I don't have any answers. My husband quit the levothyroxine a week ago and has been feeling great. ??? He just couldn't stand the symptoms and since his unmedicated thyroid levels were so close to 'normal' he figured it wouldn't hurt. We don't recommend stopping meds, but we wonder if it is a coincidence that he began feeling better when he quit the levo. We truly hope you feel better.

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I've been on levothyroxine for over a year with good results, but in the past few months I've had dry, sore eyes and also tingling and numbness in just the fingertips of one hand. Am relieved to hear these may be normal side effects of the drug - I can live with them.

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I have been taking levothyroxine 150 MCG tablet for four mo, I had thyroid cancer I wake up at night with my hips and back hurting. I also stay tired all the time and just dont want to do anything.

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Yes, have been on 250mcg now for over a year a total of 43 years been on medication and it gets better. Numbness and tingaling above top lip, hands, feet. Racing heart beat, vision problems, hair falling out each time you wash and condition your hair,high blood pressure, high cholesterol, can't lose weight so you become over weight. It's not going to get any better. You will get secondary to some thing else and so on and so on. Right now I tolerate it all. It's part of life now for me.

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Hi how much medication is he on? I am on 150mcg a day. To be honest i think it just takes time for your body to adjust to the medication. I do feel better at the moment although i have been on the meds for 18 months.
Take care and happy aniversary.

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Dear All - Thanks for your replies. It is very appreciated. Here's the whole story - My husband is a physically fit, normally healthy emergency services provider for the past 20 years. He has had occasional high BP readings, but not high enough to medicate. Over the past few years his thyroid levels have fallen in the sub-clinical range for hypothyroidism. His doc is a internist/endocrinologist. My husbadn was started on 8 mcg Synthroid in May and immediately felt more energy, etc. He had his levels tested mid June. The doc lowered the dosage to 75 mcg because he was losing weight, but feeling pretty good - just a little muscle/joint pain. My husband took the Synthroid 75 mcg from mid June until the samples the doc gave him ran out beginning of July, then he filled the Rx. The pharmacy gave him 75 mcg of levothyroxine - the generic. Within hours of beginning the generic, all his bad side effects began. Coincidence? He saw his doc about 48 hours later. Doc prescribed blood pressure med and began urine testing for feochromo??? (adrenal gland tumor/cancer)..... Doc wants to test levels again in 10 days. Doc never advised us that the symptoms my husband is experiencing are listed as side effects on the levothyroxine package insert........ My husband decided not to take any med today to see how he feels. It has been 12 hours and while he doesn't feel 100%, he is experiencing any of the bad effects he had this past week. Any thoughts?

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From my experiance levothyroxine plays havoc with your system. I like your husband was fit and healthy so the dizzy spells, sore eyes, dry skin and palpitations are all caused by the levo. I thought it was a case of just put up with the side effects as you have no other choices.

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is this cause by brithcontrol pill

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Hi, I'm sixteen I've been taking 150mg of Levothyroxine now for three years, it's only now though that I am really experiencing the dry skin and hair? Is there anything I can use for my skin? most moisturisers I have tried did nothing! (and I've tried alot).
As for the other symptoms the dizziness and chest pains all stopped within the first year, however I still get very, very tired and migraines, but when I think about it there are people that have to inject themselves with insulin! I think I've got it pretty good! haha
Thanks for your advice :D

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I am taking .088, eyes are killing me, I had glaucoma surgery 4 yrs ago, now have very dry eyes due to this drug, Levo, taking natural tears every hour, cant drive, watch TV, read, headaches, pain in stomache, I don't know what to do, been on meds 6 months now, dry mouth, severe dry eyes, Eye Dr. put me on eye drops and they are not working, I am afraid to quit this drugs due to all the advice I have read about and been told, but I must stop it now or go insane. Can somone help me with a solution.

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I'm on it to. Only 50mcg. Have been on it for almost two years and these have ben the worst two years of my life. Body/joint pain, extreme anxiety, headaches, fast heart beat, dry itchy skin. I asked my Dr. to put me on something else and he said he didn't feel I should be on anything except Levothyroxine because it's the "best" med for hypothyroidism. I disagree. Hope this help you a little.

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Im 47...Hi ive been on leverthyrozine 150mcg for two months now. I have hypothyroid, i was on different lower levels med but my blood reading was still too high. So we are trying 150. just had more blood work waiting on results. Im feeling dizzy, tightness on right side of throat. (they desoved my thyroids with a pill). Migrains. cant concentrate, anziety,heart palpatation,i hope they find out something quick for al of us so we can all be ourselves again. Is anyone out their having my symptoms?

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was born without a thyroid, been dealing with ups and downs through many hormone changes so I know it inside out. These side effects usually mean your thyroxine needs to be cut down just a tiny bit! feel free to email me {edited for privacy}

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I've taken levoxyl or synthroid to balance out my temperamental hypothyroidism. I'm at 138mcg currently. My weight, dosage, intrusive, damaging symptoms ... are always an issue for me. My doc doesn't seem too concerned! However I fell different about gaining 15lbs in a week , then just 10lbs more several day's later. It's making me crazier, especially as a recovering anorexic. The balding, peeling weak skin and nails & so much more aren't okay by any means. Please if there's anything else to combat hypothyroidism let me know?

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Had thyroid removed 7 months ago. Was prescribed levothyroxine 150. Always exhausted and muscle aches in hip and butt. I just feel like I have no energy. Doctor does not seem to be concerned. Now experiencing vertigo and blurred vision off and on. Anyone else having these issues?

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Have been on the stuff for nine days the worst nine days of my life just called the pharmacy and he advised me to get off will call doc in morning

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Guys, you can analyze the hell out of Levothyroxine, you can discuss and compare your symptoms until the cows come home. The answer is to get off this junk drug and switch to an NDT. This way you get all of the hormones you need, T4, T3, T2, T1, T0 and calcitin all in reasonable ratios. Doctors are not capable of medicating you to optimal health on Levo (although it can be done). The biggest drawback encountered on day 1 is that they will medicate you to TSH because they do not know any better, that will guarantee that you will be under medicated and suffer all of the symptoms you read here. For your part, you must read and study this subject because you need to be in control of your health. In the case of thyroid endocrinology doctors are not very well educated. They might be known as good Endocrinologists but that's because they are probably very good with diabetes, thyroid issues are far more complicated and they do not know how to juggle all of the variables. Educate yourself, your health and maybe life will depend upon it.

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Had radioidine in 2012 , started with tickly cough and tight throat end January ... Had go doctors 3 days ago had awful tight headache back of neck , palpations and shortness of breath ... My bloods normal ... Doctor told me stop taking tablets few days ... Was in 100 mg levothyrine ... Thought was having heart attack , gonna have to take something as thyroid doesn't work !!! ... Still breathless and palpatations but intermitent ... Feel over medicated , ...help !!

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