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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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Vitamin D and preferably a dose made up by a compound pharmacist. It works. Apparently when taking thyroid medication vitamin D is difficult to absorb. It works! Also try magnessium and potassium. Good luck. I feel your frustration.

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Your stomach problems are associated with the Metformin, which is used to treat type two diabetes.

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I started Levothyroxine 25 mcg 2 days ago ang now iam starting to feel side effects of this medications ,decrease urine output,palpitation and hypertension. What should i do?

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I've taken Levothyroxine for 9 months and I have a nagging cough, wondering if it will ever go away. My doctors said it's not a side effect. Any suggestion?

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I've been on 50mg of levo for 5 weeks and the last two I have been getting heart palpitations most of the day and night is this normal ?

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It doesnt. That feelin has been on off for me forc15 years. Ive just stppd it. See if my thyroid count gets to normal naturally now ive stopod drinkn alcohol 2vyrs ago.

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I have taken levothyroxine since I was 9 or 10 I'm now almost 22. For the past few years my hair has started to fall out terribly sometimes but not always I feel so exhausted all the time and lately the pain in my shoulder is worse I thought maybe it was due to the car accident I was in a few years ago but now the pain in my knees and legs and wrist is worsening I can barely walk the past few days the pain is so bad. Should I be concerned its related to levothyroxine??

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Not feeling well on this med. started having allergic reactions. Got allergy testing n it was all negative. Waiting on blood work. Tongue n lips go numb. Starting to think its the med since was tested for cats, nuts n mites. Everything was fine. Stopping taking it to see iff i get better.

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The only way to know is to stop taking it for at least a month. I had taken levothyroxine for over two years and the pain and stiffness slowly got worse over time. I was not on any other med and it took at least two weeks for the symptoms to get slightly better. At 3-5 months without levo I still had minor stiffness but pain was gone. At about 6 months I tried taking levo again just to see what would happen. After about 5 days of levo soreness returned so I stopped taking it. Right now I have been off levo for 18 months and am able to throw a ball with no pain, but 6 months ago throwing was still uncomfortable to do. My worst joint was my right shoulder. I couldn't touch my left shoulder with my right hand when I was on levo and I thought I was becimg cripple with arthritis. The dr that prescribed the levo referred me to a rheumatoid arthritis specialist after bloodwork showed inflammation. I then researched side effects of levo online and found others with joint pain and stiffness. I was losing use of my right arm. I believe if I was still taking levo I would be disabled now. I was initially prescribed levo for under active thyroid after a blood test. I felt fine but took the levo anyway. I liked taking it because it helped me lose ten pounds the first year. Levothyroxine almost destroyed my life.

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I have just had a second thyroid blood test which shows 5.7. My GP says I don't need medication for it but after discussing with other people they are surprised at this. I had previously been given Thyroxine by a locum at the surgery but my own GP insists I don't need medication. I had to stop taking the Thyroxine as they made me feel quite strange and I experienced a number of side effects during the short time I took them. My GP has asked that I return to the surgery for repeat blood tests for Thyroid in 6 months' time. Is a 5.7 reading high and do I need medication for it?

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Hi Nick, I agree with your observations. I think the problem is that most doctors are medicating to TSH instead of the patient's symptoms. I have had two types of doctors. One let me self adjust and we found that 130mcg was perfect for me (on a synthetic). When that doctor retired my next doctor was so shocked that my TSH was almost imperceptible that she kept lowering my dose until she almost killed me! I then managed to get on Armour Thyroid an NDT so that I can do an end run around my doctor's inability to get my dose right. (Oh, and of course, I changed doctors - that's very important if you are feeling ill, it's not your fault it's your doctor's ignorance of the topic). And you must read, read and read some more, it's a big hard at first but slowly you begin to understand your condition.

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That should read "a bit hard" Oooooops!

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Urban I sure hope someone took you off this medicine!! That is an allergic reaction! You must read the warnings before you start taking any medications so you know what one is. The first bad reaction to taking any medication even over the counter is what you are experiencing with mouth, tongue, lips, cheeks, and throat. I have had it happen on a Sulfa antibiotic and it was scary as all get out and I was 19 yrs old. The thing is though I had always went to the doctors with my mom and I would hear my Mom talk about her allergy to Sulfa and Valium and those were what happened to her she would advice the Doctor. So that was in my mind when It happened to me!
Thank God so when I first noticed it I called Doctor, went in to ER, and had already stopped taking the medicine. Then just about 10 years ago the same thing happened on long term 6 weeks into it with Naproxen, a anti-inflammatory for RA. It was even worse with my gums swelling and bleeding when I woke up out of the blue, 6 weeks into taking the medicine and then went on to find out the stomach pains was my stomach raw. It looked like a piece of raw meat after the test where they look down there and it had been hurting me and I had been eating yogurt with it, or something as it said on the bottle. But I missed the part where it says contact your doctor immediately if it bothers your stomach A LOT I guess. But I hate to go crying to the doctor at every turn, and I should have, and I was stupid not to as I ended up off work for some 2 months for it to heal. And I thought the lips, tongue, gums, swelling and bleeding was bad enough with it and it could have stopped my breathing in my sleep. Medications are bad news and its a good idea to always tell someone close to you if you are taking a new one so they will know what is up. I keep all my medications together in a plastic container and a list of what and when I take them in a toss away notebook I write each date, time, dose in each day.

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Hi, I was just wondering how yr progress was after you stopped taking levothyroxine, did you start feeling better? I have also decided to stop taking levothyroxine 50mg, I was told I was on border line when I was diagnosed 1.5 years ago. But I can say with only 3 days not taking it I do feel much better. But I do understand it takes much longer for levothyroxine to fully leave my system.

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Is Lutein what you are taking for your eyes? I started Lutein a year ago and still take it and it doesn't help but I keep taking it.

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are you still off that thyroid med if so how are you going now.... i got stiff joints weight gain everything no energy moody im going off it....

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IT GETS WORSE.. THEN TINITUS . THEN DEPRESSION. THEN WEIGHT. BUT WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO.

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I was also told to take th 25 mcg of Levothyroxine for my inactive thyroid. I have been on it a month now and am having neck pain in the rt. side of my neck. I have read I am not alone having this same symptom. I called about this and have yet to get a reply. I am seriously thinking of stopping this medication. How low is my thyroid and will see what the answer is before I decide.

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I have been on levothyoxine for about a month. I feel horrible. Anxiety, not sleeping, weight loss/no appetite. I was on 75mg, dr lowered it to 50mg. Still feel like I'm going to die. Anybody else have these symptoms and just stopped taking the meds?

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I am hypo and put on levothyoxine 75mg. Started having weird feelings- loss of appetite, anxiety, nervousness, brain fog. Doctor lowered my doss to 50mg. Still feeling it. Can I just stop taking it. Will I get better?

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