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I have been taking Levothyroxine .88mg for the past two years. I just left town on a three week vacation and realized I left this prescription at home. Should I be concerned?

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To be honest, I'm not sure, but I think this was a generic drug.

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Did you use a different manufacturer of the med?

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I was on .75 mcg of Levothyroxine for approximately three years during menopuase.
I noticed last year I was having periodic insomnia, so I started withdrawing from it and have not been taking for nearly six months now. No adverse reactions; I have had a slight weight gain (5 lbs.), but I am sleeping like a baby again, and my energy level is the same (up at 6:30 a.m. and to bed at 10:30 p.m.).

I will be meeting with my doctor in May to see what the lab results hold and will report back then !

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Was put on 25mcg of levothyroxine had a very bad reaction to this Med nausea, migraines, no bm for 7 days of the 9 days I was on it,did not sleep at night went 48 hours without sleeping depression crying trance like and hours would just go by,called the pharmacy and they said stop taking this Med it was made by lannett also.i stopped before I called its some bad stuff.

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Yes my side effects are very much the same dizziness, lightheaded, foggy brain, and i have had tingliness in my arms and hands. Also I felt like I was going to pass out. So my coworker brought me to a hospital. They ran a bunch of diagnostics and couldn't find anything wrong with me.. Therefore I know for sure it's the side effects from this medicine, which I've been taking for 2 years 75 mcg of Synthroid.. Going to change my meds to Armour. There is suppose to be less side effects and it's a more natural medication...

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I too had just experienced these symptons..I curable take 175 mcg of levothryoxine for a year now and seems it was too high. I had tingling in my hands and heart palpitations and severe light headed ness...The er doctor said the dosage built up over time..I too feel a need to see a endocrinologist to get it straight.

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I don't have medical insurance and had to stop taking L-Thyroxine
(88 mg - been on it for over 3 years). I am super cold and have the shivers, depressed, puffy face and legs....what can I do to help me thru til can get my health insurance up and going again? Is is dangerous? I have high blood pressure too and it has seemed worse since I stopped.

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Within normal limits bUT low doesn't mean there isn't an issue. I went undiagnosed for years because it turns out I have Hashimoto's, autoimmune thyroid disease where your body attacks the naturally produced hormone and destroys it. Since it controls every cell in your body, it's extremely important for it to be optimal.

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I never felt any difference going on it so many years ago now. On 100mg a day I think it is. Actually have gained 140lbs but that is mostly due to steroid use for RA as nothing else touches the pain and inflammation. But then I get fatter and fatter. As far as energy etc. all the same, none.

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I recently stopped taking only because I lost my ins. and I started feeling nausea, off balance and feeling like withdrawls, and felt like I was slowly dying!! I recently started to take again and I am hoping to feel normal soon! I never read up on this drug and would I have known I would have found a way to find a script! from my experience do not stop taking this drug by all means!

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I have been taking 30mg of Armour for almost a year now. I previously took Levothyroxine. I changed due to side effects and have had no issues with the armour so far.

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Look for a natural remedy. Stay away from processed food, try to eat as healthy as possible and work out. Buy u a good natural multivitamin where all the ingredients should be listed showing what food sources they come from. Check out this book called theirs in bible the revised version, very helpful.

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Just now I read a whole series of reviews that included many comments from consumers complaining about Armour thyroid because it was sold to a new company. The texture and color of the pills changed at that time, about a year ago, and many new side-effects never experienced on Armour before began to be reported to both consumer affairs sites, the FDA, and patient websites.

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147/92 and Pulse 102 is sky high?

the only one sky high is the pulse that you are concerned about right? That one is high and sometimes mine is when I take it because I think about it for some reason when I have been zooming (ha I dont zoom anymore, but I get out of breathe) picking up the house. So when I take it it is a bit high. After I sit and relax a bit it goes down to the 80s usually. One of my blood pressure pills actually regulates my pulse also or is suppose to.

Now the blood pressure is high if your doctor wants you at the 120/70 mark but mine runs around what yours is and no one is ever concerned. They get concerned a bit when its in the 150's+90+ a bit, and then usually take it later in my appointment and its gone down. Mine goes up and down a lot due to my pain level at the time and just going to the Doctors I guess cause nothing is ever going to be done in my lifetime that will cure me :/ So its not like its a happy time.

But if your blood pressure is HIGHER then it normally is I would definitely see your doctor because that is the main thing that everyone needs to do. "If anything in your health changes from what it usually is day to day then see your doctor immediately". Like a super bad stomach ache and because we are old and know it all we think Oh no ER for me, its gas, those cucumbers got to me and then we end up in ER and its our appendix or a blocked intestine, something serious.

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2 Days ago I decided to stop the Eltroxin 50mg I was on. I am on bloodpressure tablets like Tenopress, Adalat and a water tAblets. So today I went to check my bloodpressure and it was sky high 147/92 and pulse 105. Could it be I stopped the Eltroxin?

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I was on the same dosage, still experiencing symptoms and my endo looked at my initial lab results. He said that I was never THAT far out of range and to stop taking my levo, as well. Been a week and no symptoms of withdrawal so far. Will be testing my thyroid levels again in 6 weeks to see where they're at. Good luck!

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The same thing has happened to me before. The first two weeks won't be to to bad but by the third week you'll have significant symptoms of hypothyroidism, including, extreme fatigue, you'll be soooo tired, also you may begin to lose your hair, gain weight, dry itchy skin but what I noticed more than anything else was a change in my mood, I began feeling sad, felt like crying, flat affect, no energy, constipation, an overall depression. It's quite scary how fast it can happen.

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Please be very careful with iodine. It can be dangerous if taken internally. It should only be applied topically. Get an all natural tincture of iodine and apply it sparingly to your abdomen, about a dime size circle is enough. If it disappears within 24 hours, you are iodine deficient. Apply again. Wait 24 hours. Continue until you can still see it after 24 hours. That's when you will know your body has enough.

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what happens if I stop my levothyroxine due to the fact I can not afford the blood test have no insurance and living off of my husbands s.s.

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I've been on Synthroid for 15 years (rotating 137mg and 125mg every other day). I have always continued experience all the classic symptoms of hypothyrodism so I have always been suspicious about what exactly is being "managed" by taking Synthroid. About a month ago I hit a wall, where I had severe fatigue -- sleepy, chemical-feeling like you're falling asleep while driving fatigue. I stopped taking synthroid cold turkey. First morning I woke up feeling FANTASTIC, clear-headed fatigue gone. I see doc in 2 weeks, and am going to ask for justification for continuing to take meds. If T4 is always in normal range, then why do I have to take meds, eh?

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