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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?

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REVISION; I meant to write how LOW hormone levels, not how how hormone levels. Sorry for the typo.

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I had no idea the buzzing/vibration was a side effect of levothyroxine. I am so glad I found this site! I hugged my niece the other day and asked her if she could feel the vibration and she could. WEIRD!! I too am losing hair every day. It is very freaky. Is it the meds, is it the condition (Hashimoto), or just stress, or what?? But I can't NOT take meds because before diagnosis and treatment I just got sicker and sicker. Couldn't breathe, swelled up elephant legs, soooo tired all the time. Should I switch meds? I see my doc next week. I'll see what he says.

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Was so relieved to read Incognito's post on the very day of my total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer. Taking meds will be my life so hearing someone say something good was refreshing! I have been searching for something positive on the internet about levothyroxine. I've been prescribed the generic Eltroxin and start it on Monday as I am only 4 days post-operation. Hoping not to have all these horrible things happen!

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I've been on it since 2003, increasing from 75mcg to 175mcg, and I have never felt normal. Sometimes just getting through the day is a major task. I work outside, and can never regulate my body temp. In summer I burn up, and in winer I freeze. Being in surveying, I struggle to keep a clear head long enough to calculate simple numbers.

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Just had my thyroid removed and now on Levothyroxin only been on it for 3 days. I feel so much better now, I didn't want to have the surgery but I'm glad I did. I feel a little displaced but overall better.

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has anyone found that viagra does not work when takinglevothroxine??since taking this medicine viagra has not worked for me!!

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i was taking armour was a pig gland lost lots of weight then when swine flu came cant find any where so went to tj and they gave me synthroid200 mcg no weight loss 2 .5 now have been taking moody all the time skin dry i look unnaturally puffy from the low thyroid anyone know a thyroid med that actually prduced a signif.weight loss?

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rusty i too was on armor great stuff too bad i cant find anywhere now i take 200 mcg on sintrocid or levotiroxinne moody still sluggish heart palpitatons dry skin and severe puffiness..

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Wow - I am glad I found this site. I have thyroid cancer in 07 and they took it. They found folicular and also Herthel Cell features (pre-cancer cells). So they put me on LEVO and now I am up to 200, but no chemo was done, just using the med to see if cancer returns. The side effects have always made me feel off - I like the word many of you use drunk. I am also prediabetic since 1997 and on TriCor which also gave me some dizzy feelings and other side effects. I am just glad to know the feelings are not me but the drugs.

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I have been on Synthroid for over 20 years now with very little symptoms. Several years ago I forgot to take my pill, and the next, etc. My memory went and I became so tired I could hardly lift my arms. Back to the endocrinologist who told me that it would take at least six weeks to get back on tract, and he was right. Give it a chance. I have never missed a pill since, at least I don't think I have.

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My right hand hurts. l think the levothyroxine causes me hip pain also, doctors have switched 50mg to 25 & back. Some warnings say the low thyroid med can make you feel WORSE if you have some adrenal condition you shouldn't take levothyroxine, it'll MAKE YOU FEEL WORSE! Guadalupe

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have been on medication for just over a year for underactive thyroid, have never felt so terrible in all my life,palpitations, fatigue,numbness in arms and legs, i was fine before being diagnosed, not a day off work in over a year, after taking medication was off for five weeks and could nt get out of bed.

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I have had 3 episodes of blister like places pop up on my arm, finger, and knee. I've only been taking Levothyroxin for about 2 months now. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

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I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism in March of 09. I took levothyroxine for a year (50 mcg). the side effects I noticed were chest tightness, touble swallowing food, weight gain, tired, muscle aches...but then I had hair loss, extremely tired, constant body ache prior to taking meds. I decided I didn't like the side effects so took myself off of them after a year. Symptons came back with a vengeance. Dr. put me back on Levo...she poo pooed my complaints of sudden weight gain and chest tightness (I gained 4 pounds in the first two weeks of being back on meds and I had just worked so hard to lose 15 pounds). I am thinking of seeing a naturopathic doctor for my hypothyroidism. Has anyone else discussed their issues with a naturopathic doctor?

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I think I've sorted it for me at least. I now take my prescribed dose for two days until I start to feel lousy then I give it a miss for the next day (or sometimes two if I don't feel better) and it seems to be helping. I figure that my system has been trudging along with barely any for so long it just has gone haywire with a regular supply. I am having a check blood test next weeks but I certainly won't be increasing the dose until I can take this daily. I'm a med student and I asked the thyroid guru and he says it is because every cell of your body uses it and if it is balanced on barely any and you then have a heap everything goes a bit haywire....you can say that again!

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My thyroid was removed in 14 years ago. I was on synthroid and levothyroxine. For the past couple of years, I have been having trouble with my and ankles swelling. The Endo keeps telling me it's salt. I have reduced salt, lost 30 pounds and am water pills. There has been some improvement, but not to my satisfaction. Has anyone had problems with swelling?

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im taking levothyroxin 75 mcg and im only 32 years old and i cant stay outside for to long cause i get headaches

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After using Levothyroxine for just a few weeks, I had dizziness, out of sorts in my head, tired and would wake up in a full sweat. Just picked up a new Rx... Armour Thyroid. ($11 at Costco) ..and it's suppose to be natural. I'm hoping this will help. You could look on their website for more info.

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As I said previously the thyroxine made me feel worse so I took the slow approach to taking it. I took it until it made me feel so bad that I couldn't face it, then I stopped until I felt better and then took it again because I had no option but to take it. Anyway the outcome is that now I can take it for several days in a row and only need an odd day off. I can't say I feel good about food since I started it, eating is now a chore and not a pleasure but I hold out hope that eventually my system will retune its self. I now have to increase the dose and I shall do that slowly too rather than just upping it in one leap

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I went from 130 pounds to 210 pounds in less than 7 months. My face looks like a puffy marshmellow. I just found out I have hypothyrodism and was prescribed levonthyroxine. I am also on methadone. It seems like I waas healthy until I got on methadone for pain after shattering my femur. Could the methadone have caused me to have thyroid trouble? Will I lose the weight I gained taking the levothyroxine? What would happen if I don't take it? Right now I feel depressed, exhausted all the time, and feel like suicide each time I see my fat, puffy, face and body in thr mirrow. Please someone out there tell me this will get better. Life is just so horribe right now. Most days I do not even have enough energy to get myself out of bed. I am only 34. Help me please!

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