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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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I'm getting those feelings in my head Too. I'm hoping they will go away I've only been meds for about 5 weeks now.

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What kind of natural thyroid stuff have you tried? Is it working? I am on Levo and do not feel like myself anymore. Looking for alternatives. Thanks

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I had my left side of my Throid removed 2 weeks ago, (i had a goitre on my left lobe) and the dr initially put me on 50 mg Eltroxin, but after a week of taking it I was experiencing hectic nausea and insomnia. Well he changed my dosage to 25mg Euthyrox, but i am still experiencing these same symptoms. The nausea is really getting to me, i am nauseous 24/7, which is making me feel crap all the time, and at night time i cant sleep, i feel like even if my eyes are closed,i am actually wide awake.
Anyone experiencing these 2 symptoms from their T4 hormone replacement meds?

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I believe the dizziness comes from a certain brand (Unithroid). When my pharmacy switched me, I started to feel like the world was spinning momentarily. Once I figured out it was probably the Unithroid, when I switched back to Synthroid, this feeling gradually went away. It could be an inactive ingredient or perhaps an active one in unithroid. There is also a lot of posts about unithroid and dizziness.

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Armour Thyroid.

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I have been an Amour Thyroid for about 10 months. I have had no problem. I believe after I started it took awhile for my system to detox from the levo.

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I have the same problem! I'm trying to find a better alternative, but I'm not having any luck. Did you stop your meds? I have had to stop mine, cuz I was just getting too psycho. So do you have any more info? Plz let me know if you can..Thank you, *Taridia*

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You sound similiar to me. I was treated with anti depressants for many years and still felt depressed along with the other symptoms making me believe it could be my thyroid. But my PCP denied my request for a refer to endo. because my TSH was normal. I tried again with the NP and she referred me to endo. I have Hashimotos but PCP does not run the TPO nor do they listen to symptoms and did not listen to me saying I think I have a thyroid problem. I could not take the Levo. manuf. Lannett. I got much worse with new symptoms of anxiety, crying, thoughts of suicide. My endo. whom I saw only twice told me I might have to just deal it if increasing the levo. did not work. I stopped the levo. and I am trying now to find an endo. that treats with something other than levo. The stress of trying to find a competent doctor is almost as bad as the horrible symptoms.

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I have been on Levo 125 mcg for around 18 months. I have had the weird head/ dizzy sensation. Have tried to describe but it's so odd and can't quite explain! I believe it's the medication. Took 2 week break from Levo, very tired but head sensation and brain fog went away! Tried nature thyroid which is similar to armour but hypoallergenic. After less than 2 weeks all horrid symptoms came back. Tried T3 only and it had same effect! At a loss over what's going on now. Seeing endo next week. Good luck to all xx

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Yes my eyes turn red too.
Very weird..I stopped taking them, now my eyes are normal

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Just a wild thought, I too had all your symptoms turned out to be severe vitamin D deficiency and gluten intolerance. The doctors kept coming back to my thyroid but those results showed normal. Took over 15 years before I found a doctor who knew what to look for. There are two types of vitamin D panels. Make sure to ask for the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D and not the 1,25(OH) D panel.

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Try taking diazipam and citralopam. My wife ended up in a mental ward taking thyroxine doctor prescribed it to her and she felt much better she has suffered for 14 years with this but no one seems to have any real answers to thyroxinel

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I had RAI done last March due to being hyper and after the RAI was done I started becoming Hypo according to my blood results. I have been on Levothyroxin for about a year now and my symptoms seem to be getting worse! My hair is still falling out, I still have palliation's once in a while, and the main concern is I AM ALWAYS DIZZY. I wish this would all just go away. I've been to several endo's and they seem to brush off my symptoms or want to increase my dosage. I do not want to increase my dosage because I am worried more symptoms will appear. Has anyone been to a New York City doctor that has treated them and feel fine now? If so which doctor is it?

Thank you for your help!

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i started the same medicine 5 years ago and i had the same feeling when i first started. it'll go away once your body gets ammuned to it

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I just had my Levothyroxine increased from 50 to 75mcg. Before the increase when I went to see my pcp for regular blood check I was having really bad circulation issues in hands and feet. Freezing at night and painful feet/toes. I walk out run the treadmill 5/6 days a week. I've been out of work for 4 months so I'm about less active during the day. Yesterday I went for a 3 mile jog and my feet felt really good 1/2 through my run. Anybody else get really bad circulation and soar feet.

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I am hypothyroid but had no symptoms showed up on anual lab work that my tsh was 33, started on levothyroxine 75 mcg, was on it for 7 weeks , intially everything ok since i had no symptoms of hypo thyroid neither felt good or bad. But after 7 weeks of taking the med i started having severe chest pain, palpitations, went to my dr. did ekg , ekg ok . My primary stopped my medication, she told me will ck yr thyroid in 6 weeks, if high then we will put u on levothyroxine but ,lower dose . Its been 4 weeks i have stopped the medication , i am still having on and off palpitations , dr told me the medication should be out of yr system by now. She is sendinf me to a cardiologist , just wandering , someone experinced this and how long does it take for the symptoms to go away once u are off the medication..plz respond i am really worried , never has palpitations in my life....even if i drink coffee or choc brownie ...i will get severe palpitations

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Your body is adjusting to the medication. It's a weird feeling and can make you feel disoriented, and lethargic. Eat healthy and exercise and let your doctor know if it gets worse or continues.

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Michelle when I went from 50 mcg to 75 it took about a week to get use to it. My face was feeling really hot and was red. Give it some time for your body to adjust. It can be very frustrating. I had three doctors from the same clinic (one moved, got another and than changed insurance and couldn't keep my PA) and each one raised my Levo- 3 times and each time it went up my body was doing all sorts of weird things, For me it's all stress related. Best thing IMO to do is exercise daily is you can and eat right. Try to do some yoga or relaxation activities.

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I was diagnosed having hyperthyroid last may 2013 I had all of thsoe symptoms and I was hungry all the time and never gained weight; no blurred vison until I had the RAI treatment. I was put on synthroid right afterwards to help restore my levels to normal, after trying diff. dosages of the levothyroxine I started having the blurred and double vison; went for more test and found out I was getting an overdose of levothyroxine and was takin off of the med all together and that was 6 weeks ago and I still have the vision problems and now find out that I have graves disease in my eyes, it can go into remission but Im hoping as the meds get out of my body that this will cease; So far all of the other symptoms have greatly improved and Ive stopped gaining weight; I was 118 pounds when I was diagnosed and went up to 160 it has takin only a week and 1/2 to start shedding the pounds 6 pounds so so far but htat is the least of my problems; I cant SEE... (very well) Ive benn on propranolo for palpatations, omeprazole for tummy, levothyroxine, oitment for my eyes and bystollic for blood pressure; and now Im going to an endocrinologist I dont know the next steps

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Omg me too...I started taking it 4 weeks ago. A few hours after I take it I feel stoned and tired and weird... I can't handle it...what is the reason why?

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