New To Levothyroxine

Had total thyroidectomy 12 yrs. ago, ,due to thyroid cancer,was on Levothroid until last week ( manufacturer no longer makes them). I was then given Levothyroxine 150mcgs and began them on Monday . Problems began to appear about 1 hr. after taking them. Headaches, short winded, very cold feeling, extreme exhaustion, Very sleepy all the time, panicky type feeling, no appetite. I have been told by several people w/ thyroid problems, that people with throid cancer should never take a generic thyroid med. must take only Brand name ones,,have any of you heard of this before ? I would appreiciate any advice that you may offer,,thank you .

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That isn't true, some people may have had problems with a generic version of it, but that doesn't necessarily apply to all generic versions, or to everyone that takes it.


Learn more Levothyroxin details here.

The symptoms you experienced have all been reported as side effects of the medication, especially to people that are new to taking it.

The best thing you can really do is to try it for awhile and see how it works for you.

Have the symptoms gotten any better or worse?

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