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There are 10 or 11 additives in Synthroid. MANY people are allergic to these additives. I am.

There are 10 or 11 additives in Synthroid. MANY people are allergic to these additives. I am.

I am currently back on Synthroid, and I'm having so much trouble tolerating it, once again. Not my first time on Synthroid, but I've been on so many of the other thyroid drugs (both synthetic & natural), and none of them work right on me. So, I end up on things that have failed me, over and over. We adjust doses, etc, but it still doesn't work right. And I must have some sort of thyroid-replacement medicine, as I don't have much gland functioning due to RAI for Graves' Disease, when I was eleven and twelve (back in 1975-76). The sad thing about Synthroid is there used to be a different version of it, which they stopped making in 1982-83, just to be "cost-effective" according to one thyroid professor at UC San Diego Med School that I went to....and the old stuff worked so much better on me. Nothing has helped right, since. All these drugs now tend to give me symptoms of hyper and hypothyroid at the same time, and this current version of Synthroid is no different. That's why I'm up so early this morning, not sleeping well (again) and getting bad nightmares, which seem to go away if I go off Synthroid for a day or two...but come back when I return to it, even at a lower dose. Current version of Synthroid also seems to be raising my blood pressure too much....I will have to keep lowering the dose, even though labs say I need more medicine. I just can't handle it. Also can get heart-pounding; too much nervousness; depression; very dry and coarse hair; too much swelling; eye problems; appetite is off; too cold, generally. It is horrible to have to go through such a time, every day, and then see the symptoms get "magically" improved if I go off the medicine for a day or two...but I know I'm doomed to have to be on something, because of my lack of functioning thyroid gland. I'm happy for those on here who write that Synthroid really helps them. I remember that feeling, from how the Old Synthroid used to help me, before 1982. But the Newer versions of Synthroid since that time (and all the other thyroid drugs I've been on) do NOT help me like that; they hurt me in many ways, no matter the dose. And that's an incredibly hard thing to deal with....I shouldn't have to; and neither should the rest of us who don't have a useful drug for us, that really works. It's one of the reasons I started a petition to get better treatment for thyroid patients. Don't know if they'll let me post a link to it, but it's here https://www.change.org/ThyoidBetterTreatment If link doesn't work, google "Thyroid Patients Need Better Treatment Now" and it's on the petition platform called Change dot Org (the dot is a real period, when you type it) I mainly started it in memory of my brother, who didn't get his thyroid trouble caught early enough and treated well enough. I'm trying to get the White House to help us with better drugs, better and earlier testing for thyroid problems, etc. People like me need help, too, and I know others could use better meds or maybe some innovative treatments to help us. Thanks for reading, and for maybe signing & sharing my petition. I will be skipping most, if not all of my Synthroid today....and yes, my doctor knows my situation. He doesn't seem to be able to do much for it.

There are 10 or 11 additives in Synthroid. MANY people are allergic to these additives. I am.

I am currently back on Synthroid, and I'm having so much trouble tolerating it, once again. Not my first time on Synthroid, but I've been on so many of the other thyroid drugs (both synthetic & natural), and none of them work right on me. So, I end up on things that have failed me, over and over. We adjust doses, etc, but it still doesn't work right. And I must have some sort of thyroid-replacement medicine, as I don't have much gland functioning due to RAI for Graves' Disease, when I was eleven and twelve (back in 1975-76). The sad thing about Synthroid is there used to be a different version of it, which they stopped making in 1982-83, just to be "cost-effective" according to one thyroid professor at UC San Diego Med School that I went to....and the old stuff worked so much better on me. Nothing has helped right, since. All these drugs now tend to give me symptoms of hyper and hypothyroid at the same time, and this current version of Synthroid is no different. That's why I'm up so early this morning, not sleeping well (again) and getting bad nightmares, which seem to go away if I go off Synthroid for a day or two...but come back when I return to it, even at a lower dose. Current version of Synthroid also seems to be raising my blood pressure too much....I will have to keep lowering the dose, even though labs say I need more medicine. I just can't handle it. Also can get heart-pounding; too much nervousness; depression; very dry and coarse hair; too much swelling; eye problems; appetite is off; too cold, generally. It is horrible to have to go through such a time, every day, and then see the symptoms get "magically" improved if I go off the medicine for a day or two...but I know I'm doomed to have to be on something, because of my lack of functioning thyroid gland. I'm happy for those on here who write that Synthroid really helps them. I remember that feeling, from how the Old Synthroid used to help me, before 1982. But the Newer versions of Synthroid since that time (and all the other thyroid drugs I've been on) do NOT help me like that; they hurt me in many ways, no matter the dose. And that's an incredibly hard thing to deal with....I shouldn't have to; and neither should the rest of us who don't have a useful drug for us, that really works. It's one of the reasons I started a petition to get better treatment for thyroid patients. Don't know if they'll let me post a link to it, but it's here https://www.change.org/ThyoidBetterTreatment If link doesn't work, google "Thyroid Patients Need Better Treatment Now" and it's on the petition platform called Change dot Org (the dot is a real period, when you type it) I mainly started it in memory of my brother, who didn't get his thyroid trouble caught early enough and treated well enough. I'm trying to get the White House to help us with better drugs, better and earlier testing for thyroid problems, etc. People like me need help, too, and I know others could use better meds or maybe some innovative treatments to help us. Thanks for reading, and for maybe signing & sharing my petition. I will be skipping most, if not all of my Synthroid today....and yes, my doctor knows my situation. He doesn't seem to be able to do much for it.

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. 25 mg of Synthroid. I have now gained 60 pounds. Severely depressed. My option is to increase so I will then make sure I have a heart attack. Other option stop the drug and ensure I have a heart attack. Worse drug I have ever been on. While still on it I can’t sleep, have tremors, am freezing all the time., shower hurts my skin, depressed, anxious and as I said an added 60 pounds. So as I see my doctor next week. Would rather go off of this terrible drug. Lost the weight in a healthy way. And apparently have a heart attack. Yep great drug!!

There are 10 or 11 additives in Synthroid. MANY people are allergic to these additives. I am.

I am currently back on Synthroid, and I'm having so much trouble tolerating it, once again. Not my first time on Synthroid, but I've been on so many of the other thyroid drugs (both synthetic & natural), and none of them work right on me. So, I end up on things that have failed me, over and over. We adjust doses, etc, but it still doesn't work right. And I must have some sort of thyroid-replacement medicine, as I don't have much gland functioning due to RAI for Graves' Disease, when I was eleven and twelve (back in 1975-76). The sad thing about Synthroid is there used to be a different version of it, which they stopped making in 1982-83, just to be "cost-effective" according to one thyroid professor at UC San Diego Med School that I went to....and the old stuff worked so much better on me. Nothing has helped right, since. All these drugs now tend to give me symptoms of hyper and hypothyroid at the same time, and this current version of Synthroid is no different. That's why I'm up so early this morning, not sleeping well (again) and getting bad nightmares, which seem to go away if I go off Synthroid for a day or two...but come back when I return to it, even at a lower dose. Current version of Synthroid also seems to be raising my blood pressure too much....I will have to keep lowering the dose, even though labs say I need more medicine. I just can't handle it. Also can get heart-pounding; too much nervousness; depression; very dry and coarse hair; too much swelling; eye problems; appetite is off; too cold, generally. It is horrible to have to go through such a time, every day, and then see the symptoms get "magically" improved if I go off the medicine for a day or two...but I know I'm doomed to have to be on something, because of my lack of functioning thyroid gland. I'm happy for those on here who write that Synthroid really helps them. I remember that feeling, from how the Old Synthroid used to help me, before 1982. But the Newer versions of Synthroid since that time (and all the other thyroid drugs I've been on) do NOT help me like that; they hurt me in many ways, no matter the dose. And that's an incredibly hard thing to deal with....I shouldn't have to; and neither should the rest of us who don't have a useful drug for us, that really works. It's one of the reasons I started a petition to get better treatment for thyroid patients. Don't know if they'll let me post a link to it, but it's here https://www.change.org/ThyoidBetterTreatment If link doesn't work, google "Thyroid Patients Need Better Treatment Now" and it's on the petition platform called Change dot Org (the dot is a real period, when you type it) I mainly started it in memory of my brother, who didn't get his thyroid trouble caught early enough and treated well enough. I'm trying to get the White House to help us with better drugs, better and earlier testing for thyroid problems, etc. People like me need help, too, and I know others could use better meds or maybe some innovative treatments to help us. Thanks for reading, and for maybe signing & sharing my petition. I will be skipping most, if not all of my Synthroid today....and yes, my doctor knows my situation. He doesn't seem to be able to do much for it.

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. 25 mg of Synthroid. I have now gained 60 pounds. Severely depressed. My option is to increase so I will then make sure I have a heart attack. Other option stop the drug and ensure I have a heart attack. Worse drug I have ever been on. While still on it I can’t sleep, have tremors, am freezing all the time., shower hurts my skin, depressed, anxious and as I said an added 60 pounds. So as I see my doctor next week. Would rather go off of this terrible drug. Lost the weight in a healthy way. And apparently have a heart attack. Yep great drug!!

I'm not sure what is going on, every few years my thyroid goes haywire, my TSH hits the bottom of the charts so my Synthroid dose has to be increased a lot. Then all goes back to normal numbers for another year or so.

There are 10 or 11 additives in Synthroid. MANY people are allergic to these additives. I am.

I am currently back on Synthroid, and I'm having so much trouble tolerating it, once again. Not my first time on Synthroid, but I've been on so many of the other thyroid drugs (both synthetic & natural), and none of them work right on me. So, I end up on things that have failed me, over and over. We adjust doses, etc, but it still doesn't work right. And I must have some sort of thyroid-replacement medicine, as I don't have much gland functioning due to RAI for Graves' Disease, when I was eleven and twelve (back in 1975-76). The sad thing about Synthroid is there used to be a different version of it, which they stopped making in 1982-83, just to be "cost-effective" according to one thyroid professor at UC San Diego Med School that I went to....and the old stuff worked so much better on me. Nothing has helped right, since. All these drugs now tend to give me symptoms of hyper and hypothyroid at the same time, and this current version of Synthroid is no different. That's why I'm up so early this morning, not sleeping well (again) and getting bad nightmares, which seem to go away if I go off Synthroid for a day or two...but come back when I return to it, even at a lower dose. Current version of Synthroid also seems to be raising my blood pressure too much....I will have to keep lowering the dose, even though labs say I need more medicine. I just can't handle it. Also can get heart-pounding; too much nervousness; depression; very dry and coarse hair; too much swelling; eye problems; appetite is off; too cold, generally. It is horrible to have to go through such a time, every day, and then see the symptoms get "magically" improved if I go off the medicine for a day or two...but I know I'm doomed to have to be on something, because of my lack of functioning thyroid gland. I'm happy for those on here who write that Synthroid really helps them. I remember that feeling, from how the Old Synthroid used to help me, before 1982. But the Newer versions of Synthroid since that time (and all the other thyroid drugs I've been on) do NOT help me like that; they hurt me in many ways, no matter the dose. And that's an incredibly hard thing to deal with....I shouldn't have to; and neither should the rest of us who don't have a useful drug for us, that really works. It's one of the reasons I started a petition to get better treatment for thyroid patients. Don't know if they'll let me post a link to it, but it's here https://www.change.org/ThyoidBetterTreatment If link doesn't work, google "Thyroid Patients Need Better Treatment Now" and it's on the petition platform called Change dot Org (the dot is a real period, when you type it) I mainly started it in memory of my brother, who didn't get his thyroid trouble caught early enough and treated well enough. I'm trying to get the White House to help us with better drugs, better and earlier testing for thyroid problems, etc. People like me need help, too, and I know others could use better meds or maybe some innovative treatments to help us. Thanks for reading, and for maybe signing & sharing my petition. I will be skipping most, if not all of my Synthroid today....and yes, my doctor knows my situation. He doesn't seem to be able to do much for it.

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. 25 mg of Synthroid. I have now gained 60 pounds. Severely depressed. My option is to increase so I will then make sure I have a heart attack. Other option stop the drug and ensure I have a heart attack. Worse drug I have ever been on. While still on it I can’t sleep, have tremors, am freezing all the time., shower hurts my skin, depressed, anxious and as I said an added 60 pounds. So as I see my doctor next week. Would rather go off of this terrible drug. Lost the weight in a healthy way. And apparently have a heart attack. Yep great drug!!

I'm not sure what is going on, every few years my thyroid goes haywire, my TSH hits the bottom of the charts so my Synthroid dose has to be increased a lot. Then all goes back to normal numbers for another year or so.

I have been on a dose of 50 mcg of levothyroxine for almost a year now and it is the worse drug I have ever taken. I sweat all of the time, my joints ache, my short term memory has decreased and my blood glucose has increased. The blood glucose increase started the week I started this drug. What I can't believe is that endocrinologists so readily prescribe a medication that they must know increases blood sugar ( there are many peered reviewed journal papers that report this). I'm in the process of switching endocrinologists in the hope of finding one I trust.

I have been taking Synthroid for over 44 YEARS. My lab results always run high, but I look and feel fine. My DX is Hashimotothyroiditis. It is difficult to find and talk to a Dr. who is willing to treat the "symptoms" as opposed to relying on strictly lab results. Now I am faced with having to switch to a generic form, and I am concerned that I will still feel the same as I do now taking Synthroid.

I have been taking Synthroid for over 44 YEARS. My lab results always run high, but I look and feel fine. My DX is Hashimotothyroiditis. It is difficult to find and talk to a Dr. who is willing to treat the "symptoms" as opposed to relying on strictly lab results. Now I am faced with having to switch to a generic form, and I am concerned that I will still feel the same as I do now taking Synthroid.

Stay away from this drug, unless you literally have no other options helping your health with good foods. This drug will cause Osteopenia, if taken over long periods of time on a daily basis. After Osteopenia, next comes Osteoporosis. First hand experience, and your Doctor may no even tell you about this known side effects! I took myself off this drug, reversed the effects, eat healthy, and consider others to be cautious if they have to take this drug. There are natural ways to help Thyroid issues, taking this drug should not be the option, unless you have no other choice!

I have been taking Synthroid for over 44 YEARS. My lab results always run high, but I look and feel fine. My DX is Hashimotothyroiditis. It is difficult to find and talk to a Dr. who is willing to treat the "symptoms" as opposed to relying on strictly lab results. Now I am faced with having to switch to a generic form, and I am concerned that I will still feel the same as I do now taking Synthroid.

Stay away from this drug, unless you literally have no other options helping your health with good foods. This drug will cause Osteopenia, if taken over long periods of time on a daily basis. After Osteopenia, next comes Osteoporosis. First hand experience, and your Doctor may no even tell you about this known side effects! I took myself off this drug, reversed the effects, eat healthy, and consider others to be cautious if they have to take this drug. There are natural ways to help Thyroid issues, taking this drug should not be the option, unless you have no other choice!

I was taking synthroid and experienced a severe allergic reaction to the other ingredients, acacia, aluminum, talc and possibly a gluten like substance. I am switching to Tirosint which only contains the necessary ingredients plus glycerine. It is pure without things like food dyes, aluminum, acacia etc. and cleaner, more effective.

I have been taking Synthroid for over 44 YEARS. My lab results always run high, but I look and feel fine. My DX is Hashimotothyroiditis. It is difficult to find and talk to a Dr. who is willing to treat the "symptoms" as opposed to relying on strictly lab results. Now I am faced with having to switch to a generic form, and I am concerned that I will still feel the same as I do now taking Synthroid.

Stay away from this drug, unless you literally have no other options helping your health with good foods. This drug will cause Osteopenia, if taken over long periods of time on a daily basis. After Osteopenia, next comes Osteoporosis. First hand experience, and your Doctor may no even tell you about this known side effects! I took myself off this drug, reversed the effects, eat healthy, and consider others to be cautious if they have to take this drug. There are natural ways to help Thyroid issues, taking this drug should not be the option, unless you have no other choice!

I was taking synthroid and experienced a severe allergic reaction to the other ingredients, acacia, aluminum, talc and possibly a gluten like substance. I am switching to Tirosint which only contains the necessary ingredients plus glycerine. It is pure without things like food dyes, aluminum, acacia etc. and cleaner, more effective.

I had a severe allergic reaction to using Synthroid. I am celiac and have asthma but both controlled by a gluten free diet. Synthroid contains both acacia and I suspect another unknown ingredient that triggers my celiac, in addition to aluminum, talc and other weird stuff. Plus no noticeable improvement in my thyroid condition.

I have been taking Synthroid for over 44 YEARS. My lab results always run high, but I look and feel fine. My DX is Hashimotothyroiditis. It is difficult to find and talk to a Dr. who is willing to treat the "symptoms" as opposed to relying on strictly lab results. Now I am faced with having to switch to a generic form, and I am concerned that I will still feel the same as I do now taking Synthroid.

Stay away from this drug, unless you literally have no other options helping your health with good foods. This drug will cause Osteopenia, if taken over long periods of time on a daily basis. After Osteopenia, next comes Osteoporosis. First hand experience, and your Doctor may no even tell you about this known side effects! I took myself off this drug, reversed the effects, eat healthy, and consider others to be cautious if they have to take this drug. There are natural ways to help Thyroid issues, taking this drug should not be the option, unless you have no other choice!

I was taking synthroid and experienced a severe allergic reaction to the other ingredients, acacia, aluminum, talc and possibly a gluten like substance. I am switching to Tirosint which only contains the necessary ingredients plus glycerine. It is pure without things like food dyes, aluminum, acacia etc. and cleaner, more effective.

I had a severe allergic reaction to using Synthroid. I am celiac and have asthma but both controlled by a gluten free diet. Synthroid contains both acacia and I suspect another unknown ingredient that triggers my celiac, in addition to aluminum, talc and other weird stuff. Plus no noticeable improvement in my thyroid condition.

I was diagnosed with graves. Total thyroidectomy 2009. I now have both hypo and hyper symptoms. insomnia,neuropathic pain in shoulders and neck, agitation, anxiety and depression not to mention the mania ( _ )

I have been taking Synthroid for over 44 YEARS. My lab results always run high, but I look and feel fine. My DX is Hashimotothyroiditis. It is difficult to find and talk to a Dr. who is willing to treat the "symptoms" as opposed to relying on strictly lab results. Now I am faced with having to switch to a generic form, and I am concerned that I will still feel the same as I do now taking Synthroid.

Stay away from this drug, unless you literally have no other options helping your health with good foods. This drug will cause Osteopenia, if taken over long periods of time on a daily basis. After Osteopenia, next comes Osteoporosis. First hand experience, and your Doctor may no even tell you about this known side effects! I took myself off this drug, reversed the effects, eat healthy, and consider others to be cautious if they have to take this drug. There are natural ways to help Thyroid issues, taking this drug should not be the option, unless you have no other choice!

I was taking synthroid and experienced a severe allergic reaction to the other ingredients, acacia, aluminum, talc and possibly a gluten like substance. I am switching to Tirosint which only contains the necessary ingredients plus glycerine. It is pure without things like food dyes, aluminum, acacia etc. and cleaner, more effective.

I had a severe allergic reaction to using Synthroid. I am celiac and have asthma but both controlled by a gluten free diet. Synthroid contains both acacia and I suspect another unknown ingredient that triggers my celiac, in addition to aluminum, talc and other weird stuff. Plus no noticeable improvement in my thyroid condition.

I was diagnosed with graves. Total thyroidectomy 2009. I now have both hypo and hyper symptoms. insomnia,neuropathic pain in shoulders and neck, agitation, anxiety and depression not to mention the mania ( _ )

I had RAI for hyperthyroidism. Started taking levothyroxine as directed and religiously. This stuff is poison. Had symptoms of body tremors, severe pains in leg, general body pains and, the worst symptom of all, debilitating depression. Having to continuously up the dosage is ridiculous. It is NOT natural and harms the body. I switched to ndt and started feeling better within one week. Suffering needlessly is a pitiful thing to do. Having a doctor who ignores your symptoms (when you know your own body) is also cringeworthy. Find a professional to listen to you and one that will treat you with respect to your being an individual. Itâ??ll change your quality of life.

I have been taking Synthroid for over 44 YEARS. My lab results always run high, but I look and feel fine. My DX is Hashimotothyroiditis. It is difficult to find and talk to a Dr. who is willing to treat the "symptoms" as opposed to relying on strictly lab results. Now I am faced with having to switch to a generic form, and I am concerned that I will still feel the same as I do now taking Synthroid.

Stay away from this drug, unless you literally have no other options helping your health with good foods. This drug will cause Osteopenia, if taken over long periods of time on a daily basis. After Osteopenia, next comes Osteoporosis. First hand experience, and your Doctor may no even tell you about this known side effects! I took myself off this drug, reversed the effects, eat healthy, and consider others to be cautious if they have to take this drug. There are natural ways to help Thyroid issues, taking this drug should not be the option, unless you have no other choice!

I was taking synthroid and experienced a severe allergic reaction to the other ingredients, acacia, aluminum, talc and possibly a gluten like substance. I am switching to Tirosint which only contains the necessary ingredients plus glycerine. It is pure without things like food dyes, aluminum, acacia etc. and cleaner, more effective.

I had a severe allergic reaction to using Synthroid. I am celiac and have asthma but both controlled by a gluten free diet. Synthroid contains both acacia and I suspect another unknown ingredient that triggers my celiac, in addition to aluminum, talc and other weird stuff. Plus no noticeable improvement in my thyroid condition.

I was diagnosed with graves. Total thyroidectomy 2009. I now have both hypo and hyper symptoms. insomnia,neuropathic pain in shoulders and neck, agitation, anxiety and depression not to mention the mania ( _ )

I had RAI for hyperthyroidism. Started taking levothyroxine as directed and religiously. This stuff is poison. Had symptoms of body tremors, severe pains in leg, general body pains and, the worst symptom of all, debilitating depression. Having to continuously up the dosage is ridiculous. It is NOT natural and harms the body. I switched to ndt and started feeling better within one week. Suffering needlessly is a pitiful thing to do. Having a doctor who ignores your symptoms (when you know your own body) is also cringeworthy. Find a professional to listen to you and one that will treat you with respect to your being an individual. Itâ??ll change your quality of life.

My hair falls out, I have gained weight without increase in food intake. Constantly tired-exhausted

I have been taking Synthroid for over 44 YEARS. My lab results always run high, but I look and feel fine. My DX is Hashimotothyroiditis. It is difficult to find and talk to a Dr. who is willing to treat the "symptoms" as opposed to relying on strictly lab results. Now I am faced with having to switch to a generic form, and I am concerned that I will still feel the same as I do now taking Synthroid.

Stay away from this drug, unless you literally have no other options helping your health with good foods. This drug will cause Osteopenia, if taken over long periods of time on a daily basis. After Osteopenia, next comes Osteoporosis. First hand experience, and your Doctor may no even tell you about this known side effects! I took myself off this drug, reversed the effects, eat healthy, and consider others to be cautious if they have to take this drug. There are natural ways to help Thyroid issues, taking this drug should not be the option, unless you have no other choice!

I was taking synthroid and experienced a severe allergic reaction to the other ingredients, acacia, aluminum, talc and possibly a gluten like substance. I am switching to Tirosint which only contains the necessary ingredients plus glycerine. It is pure without things like food dyes, aluminum, acacia etc. and cleaner, more effective.

I had a severe allergic reaction to using Synthroid. I am celiac and have asthma but both controlled by a gluten free diet. Synthroid contains both acacia and I suspect another unknown ingredient that triggers my celiac, in addition to aluminum, talc and other weird stuff. Plus no noticeable improvement in my thyroid condition.

I was diagnosed with graves. Total thyroidectomy 2009. I now have both hypo and hyper symptoms. insomnia,neuropathic pain in shoulders and neck, agitation, anxiety and depression not to mention the mania ( _ )

I had RAI for hyperthyroidism. Started taking levothyroxine as directed and religiously. This stuff is poison. Had symptoms of body tremors, severe pains in leg, general body pains and, the worst symptom of all, debilitating depression. Having to continuously up the dosage is ridiculous. It is NOT natural and harms the body. I switched to ndt and started feeling better within one week. Suffering needlessly is a pitiful thing to do. Having a doctor who ignores your symptoms (when you know your own body) is also cringeworthy. Find a professional to listen to you and one that will treat you with respect to your being an individual. Itâ??ll change your quality of life.

My hair falls out, I have gained weight without increase in food intake. Constantly tired-exhausted

I visited an endocrinologist for diabetes issues. The endocrinologist also ran a Thyroid panel and started me on Synthroid because my TSH was at 10.5. Dosage started at 50 mcg and was gradually increased over 3 months to 125 mcg. TSH is now at 3.8 and other Thyroid tests are in the normal range as well.

Had RAI for Graves in 1996. Continuously increasing my dose of Synthroid since until now at 175mcg, I'm 5'3" and weigh 130, constant fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, constipation, gained 10 lbs while eating much less, brain fog and have I said CONSTANT FATIGUE! The ONLY thing that helped was adding Cytomel T3 to my dosing...this has been a LIFESAVER! I feel many thyroid patients just go with whatever their MD's push them to take, according to what the pharmacy reps push on them. ALL thyroid patients NEED to go with how they feel and not just what MDs want to push on them!

Had RAI for Graves in 1996. Continuously increasing my dose of Synthroid since until now at 175mcg, I'm 5'3" and weigh 130, constant fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, constipation, gained 10 lbs while eating much less, brain fog and have I said CONSTANT FATIGUE! The ONLY thing that helped was adding Cytomel T3 to my dosing...this has been a LIFESAVER! I feel many thyroid patients just go with whatever their MD's push them to take, according to what the pharmacy reps push on them. ALL thyroid patients NEED to go with how they feel and not just what MDs want to push on them!

I take my meds in the morning for about 3 months. But I do not sleep well from only 25 mg. I started taking it every other day and still the same. I still tired!!

Had RAI for Graves in 1996. Continuously increasing my dose of Synthroid since until now at 175mcg, I'm 5'3" and weigh 130, constant fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, constipation, gained 10 lbs while eating much less, brain fog and have I said CONSTANT FATIGUE! The ONLY thing that helped was adding Cytomel T3 to my dosing...this has been a LIFESAVER! I feel many thyroid patients just go with whatever their MD's push them to take, according to what the pharmacy reps push on them. ALL thyroid patients NEED to go with how they feel and not just what MDs want to push on them!

I take my meds in the morning for about 3 months. But I do not sleep well from only 25 mg. I started taking it every other day and still the same. I still tired!!

Taking it for 10 years since my radioactive iodine tx with no problems except some thining hair. Kept thyroid levels in check. Unbeknownst to me meds were exchanged for generic (Insurance company requirement) and at next MD APPT my thyroid levels were very low. It was then revealed they had exchanged my Synthroid for generic. Once I went back to name brand everything improved.

Had RAI for Graves in 1996. Continuously increasing my dose of Synthroid since until now at 175mcg, I'm 5'3" and weigh 130, constant fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, constipation, gained 10 lbs while eating much less, brain fog and have I said CONSTANT FATIGUE! The ONLY thing that helped was adding Cytomel T3 to my dosing...this has been a LIFESAVER! I feel many thyroid patients just go with whatever their MD's push them to take, according to what the pharmacy reps push on them. ALL thyroid patients NEED to go with how they feel and not just what MDs want to push on them!

I take my meds in the morning for about 3 months. But I do not sleep well from only 25 mg. I started taking it every other day and still the same. I still tired!!

Taking it for 10 years since my radioactive iodine tx with no problems except some thining hair. Kept thyroid levels in check. Unbeknownst to me meds were exchanged for generic (Insurance company requirement) and at next MD APPT my thyroid levels were very low. It was then revealed they had exchanged my Synthroid for generic. Once I went back to name brand everything improved.

Been taking this in varied doses for about 8 years. 3 months ago TSH was 0.001 about dropped off the chart, they changed dose from 88 to 50 and in 60 days it spiked to 6.7. The last few years the TSH levels are all over the lot. I am tired, crabby, weight went way up but when the dose was changed to 50 I managed to drop 20 pounds with a lot of very serious low carb eating. Hair fell out like crazy plus eyebrows

Had RAI for Graves in 1996. Continuously increasing my dose of Synthroid since until now at 175mcg, I'm 5'3" and weigh 130, constant fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, constipation, gained 10 lbs while eating much less, brain fog and have I said CONSTANT FATIGUE! The ONLY thing that helped was adding Cytomel T3 to my dosing...this has been a LIFESAVER! I feel many thyroid patients just go with whatever their MD's push them to take, according to what the pharmacy reps push on them. ALL thyroid patients NEED to go with how they feel and not just what MDs want to push on them!

I take my meds in the morning for about 3 months. But I do not sleep well from only 25 mg. I started taking it every other day and still the same. I still tired!!

Taking it for 10 years since my radioactive iodine tx with no problems except some thining hair. Kept thyroid levels in check. Unbeknownst to me meds were exchanged for generic (Insurance company requirement) and at next MD APPT my thyroid levels were very low. It was then revealed they had exchanged my Synthroid for generic. Once I went back to name brand everything improved.

Been taking this in varied doses for about 8 years. 3 months ago TSH was 0.001 about dropped off the chart, they changed dose from 88 to 50 and in 60 days it spiked to 6.7. The last few years the TSH levels are all over the lot. I am tired, crabby, weight went way up but when the dose was changed to 50 I managed to drop 20 pounds with a lot of very serious low carb eating. Hair fell out like crazy plus eyebrows

I was prescribed Synthroid after my thyroid surgery. I have been taking it since January. So far I have been doing great. My only complaint is I am still experiencing hair loss and weight gain.

Had RAI for Graves in 1996. Continuously increasing my dose of Synthroid since until now at 175mcg, I'm 5'3" and weigh 130, constant fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, constipation, gained 10 lbs while eating much less, brain fog and have I said CONSTANT FATIGUE! The ONLY thing that helped was adding Cytomel T3 to my dosing...this has been a LIFESAVER! I feel many thyroid patients just go with whatever their MD's push them to take, according to what the pharmacy reps push on them. ALL thyroid patients NEED to go with how they feel and not just what MDs want to push on them!

I take my meds in the morning for about 3 months. But I do not sleep well from only 25 mg. I started taking it every other day and still the same. I still tired!!

Taking it for 10 years since my radioactive iodine tx with no problems except some thining hair. Kept thyroid levels in check. Unbeknownst to me meds were exchanged for generic (Insurance company requirement) and at next MD APPT my thyroid levels were very low. It was then revealed they had exchanged my Synthroid for generic. Once I went back to name brand everything improved.

Been taking this in varied doses for about 8 years. 3 months ago TSH was 0.001 about dropped off the chart, they changed dose from 88 to 50 and in 60 days it spiked to 6.7. The last few years the TSH levels are all over the lot. I am tired, crabby, weight went way up but when the dose was changed to 50 I managed to drop 20 pounds with a lot of very serious low carb eating. Hair fell out like crazy plus eyebrows

I was prescribed Synthroid after my thyroid surgery. I have been taking it since January. So far I have been doing great. My only complaint is I am still experiencing hair loss and weight gain.

I was put on synthroid 1 yr. after telling my Endocrinologist (he was taking care of my type 1 diabetes) that I think I have low thyroid (it runs in my family). After a year he finally tested my TSH which was high and put me on Synthroid. My TSH came back fine but I told him my hair was still thinning, my nails were still brittle, my stomach was still swollen & I got every bug that was within 100 miles of me. I also developed total exhaustion and only left the house for doctor appointments. I went from 103lbs. to130lbs. He put me on a higher dose and switched me to Levothyroxine (generic for synthroid) which caused rash & itching on face, then on rest of body, felt like a ball in my throat & sore throat, more hair falling out & nails more brittle. My doctor told me to keep taking the generic. I went to my primary physician and he said we will keep changing the medicine until we find one that works. I’m hopeful now and wish I had switched doctors 6 yrs. ago.

Had RAI for Graves in 1996. Continuously increasing my dose of Synthroid since until now at 175mcg, I'm 5'3" and weigh 130, constant fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, constipation, gained 10 lbs while eating much less, brain fog and have I said CONSTANT FATIGUE! The ONLY thing that helped was adding Cytomel T3 to my dosing...this has been a LIFESAVER! I feel many thyroid patients just go with whatever their MD's push them to take, according to what the pharmacy reps push on them. ALL thyroid patients NEED to go with how they feel and not just what MDs want to push on them!

I take my meds in the morning for about 3 months. But I do not sleep well from only 25 mg. I started taking it every other day and still the same. I still tired!!

Taking it for 10 years since my radioactive iodine tx with no problems except some thining hair. Kept thyroid levels in check. Unbeknownst to me meds were exchanged for generic (Insurance company requirement) and at next MD APPT my thyroid levels were very low. It was then revealed they had exchanged my Synthroid for generic. Once I went back to name brand everything improved.

Been taking this in varied doses for about 8 years. 3 months ago TSH was 0.001 about dropped off the chart, they changed dose from 88 to 50 and in 60 days it spiked to 6.7. The last few years the TSH levels are all over the lot. I am tired, crabby, weight went way up but when the dose was changed to 50 I managed to drop 20 pounds with a lot of very serious low carb eating. Hair fell out like crazy plus eyebrows

I was prescribed Synthroid after my thyroid surgery. I have been taking it since January. So far I have been doing great. My only complaint is I am still experiencing hair loss and weight gain.

I was put on synthroid 1 yr. after telling my Endocrinologist (he was taking care of my type 1 diabetes) that I think I have low thyroid (it runs in my family). After a year he finally tested my TSH which was high and put me on Synthroid. My TSH came back fine but I told him my hair was still thinning, my nails were still brittle, my stomach was still swollen & I got every bug that was within 100 miles of me. I also developed total exhaustion and only left the house for doctor appointments. I went from 103lbs. to130lbs. He put me on a higher dose and switched me to Levothyroxine (generic for synthroid) which caused rash & itching on face, then on rest of body, felt like a ball in my throat & sore throat, more hair falling out & nails more brittle. My doctor told me to keep taking the generic. I went to my primary physician and he said we will keep changing the medicine until we find one that works. I’m hopeful now and wish I had switched doctors 6 yrs. ago.

I tried Levothyroxine 25 mcg, but had bad side effects, so my doctor prescribed Synthroid 25 mcg to see if I would do better. I was on it for two months and felt okay, but then the exact same symptoms that I felt on Levothyroxine showed up. It was a very bad headache on my left side of the head, usually behind the eye, and also a pain in my left side under the breast, and heart palpitations, fluttering, and beating really hard at times too. I had an x ray when on Levothyroxine for that pain in my side, but nothing showed in the x-ray. I had no idea it was because of the drug. I only connected the dots when I had the exact same pain when on Synthroid. Besides those symptoms, I felt really ill, like my whole body was shutting down, sensitivity to sound and light, couldn't handle any stimulation or stress. I felt like I was shaking or having tremors on the inside like I was standing on one foot all day, like the exertion of standing on one foot, I felt like I was doing that all day. That feeling was the worst of all the symptoms. The day I stopped taking Synthroid, the tremor, and shaking feeling on the inside, and pain on left side under the rib cage went right away. and I my headache and heart palpitations subsided greatly the day I stopped taking it, but took two weeks to completely go away, but it faded a lot each day. I took Synthroid for a week after feeling the headache and heart issues, but it wasn't getting any better, it was getting worse by the day to be next to intolerable. I saw a clear improvement each day since I have stopped taking it. Each day better than the next. While on Levothyroxine, I suffered for much longer because I didn't realize I was so sick because of the drug. I went to get x rays, got blood work done, etc. The symptoms on Levo crept up on me more slowly than while on Synthroid so it took me more by surprise.