Levothyroxine Side Effects (Page 4)
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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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Only $10. Levo is $3 with insurance. I will gladly pay $7 more. I was expecting it to be like hundreds more. Thank you for the good news. No one talks about cost and cost is a big deal being it comes along with stress when out of our budgets. Thank you!!!

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That lasted a couple days. Now the debilitating pain lethargy and weight gain bloating are sticking it to me. I am on a very strict diet and not losing an ounce. What a friggin nightmare. How much more do you all pay for Armor, synthroid and the like? I am on a budget but this is hell.

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

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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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Levi was poison for me had my :-P prescribe nature thyroid Insurance will not cover it is $10 monthly worth it has no fillers my the is normal no more weight gain and hair loss.

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HELLO
GOING TO STOP IT AGAIN. I HATE IT. ILL KEEP U INFORMED. MY HAIR THINNED OUT I FATTENED UP. DEPRESSION GOT BAD. WOOSHIN IN MY EAR.. MOODY. MY DAUGHTER STOPPED HERS. CANT GET ARMOUR NATURAL ON NZ.
CHEERS

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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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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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Day 8 here. Yes, same feeling. Hoping it gets better. Many other side effects as well. Worst side effect due to pain is my teeth come and go with root canal like pain targeting only certain teeth at a time.

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Oh yes. And no it did not go away til I stopped taking

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Yes, as if I am coming alive but don't know what to do with it. As if my brain is rewiring. I feel calm but tingly. Hard to explain. Lack of appetite after an insatiable long life appetite. "Who is this person" feeling. Just started my levo 6 days ago after a long RAI-131 battle of a severe edge of Graves' disease.

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I was able to go off of levinthyroxin for two years. Then symptoms came back with swollen throat, feeling exhausted all the time. I went on coconut oil and that seemed to help for the two years. Lost 55 pounds and now I run 5 miles a day. But the past 3 weeks everything slumped. Not sure why? So I started back on .88 mcgs of meds again and waiting for a thyroid scan. Today I felt terrible! One hour after taking a pill I felt faint, heart was beating fast and just completely exhausted. No running for me today! So I am guessing it takes awhile for the symptoms to ease. If it's been a few weeks or more and symptoms are still bad I would assume that maybe your dose is not right. Seeing a specialist is better too than just a general family doctor. But I truly think that there is no standard when it comes to treating hormones because each person is different and it could really take a while to level things out. Try eating clean, exercising more, less stress and more sleep!

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I had my thyroid removed Jan 29 2016 and my doctor keeps telling me my body is adjusting to the levothyroxine. Been on it almost three months I had heart palpitations, blood pressure is staying up blurred vision, my hips and knee joints hurt, leg cramps like Charlie horses back of my legs are tingling like a nerve is involved, nausea and headaches. How long before this will level off or should I be begging for a new med. or should I fire my doctor and find one that is going to listen because I'm done feeling bad all over again.

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After a year on this medication, I have started to get dizzy, feel extremely tired, can't sleep, left side of throat hurts & hard to swallow, feel like my head is in a fog. Just a down right sick feeling. I want to stop taking this. Felt better before starting this medication.

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I'm dealing with the same problems but I don't have a thyroid either so I'm dammed if I don't take the levothyroxine. I need to know how long I can go off this medicine before problems set in

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I agree I also went on Armor and what a difference. I also pay for it but it is worth it.

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Is there any truth in levothyroxine causing weight increase, also besides the "funny head" feeling,i seem to be experiencing some vision distortion where my eyes seem to see things in a kalidascope pattern, as though im looking through a black and white kalidascope,

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There is a condition known as Thyroid Eye Disease (TED). I would recommend going to an eye doctor since he would be the only type of doctor to have heard of this. Before you take any action, read up on this topic because Thyroid problems are the most little known problems understood by the medical profession.
I also like to recommend that you get on NDT rather than Levo, Levo has so many side affects that you could spend the rest of your life trying to solve.

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Im just started it n yes i feel funny

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Ive been taking levothyroxine for 6 weeks now and i am experiencing some awful dizzy heads when i get up from bed/chair, it seems to spin in my head for about 30/40 seconds then stops,is this normal for anyone else

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