Levothyroxine and eye problems
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Saw my Opthomologist and she took different test and checked me over very thoroughly. She felt that my Thyroid could have a lot to do with my eye problems and also mentioned the possibility that it could be a neurological/optical problem. She's going to do a field of vision on my eyes to see if I still have the range of vision. Basically, she's saying it's either caused by an Endocrine problem or a Neurological problem.
my doctor told me that i have hyperthyroidism and put me on .05mg of levothyroxine to start with. i have read about alot of side affects and am worried about the hair loss and weight gain the most. anyone on this medication and can give me some feedback that would be great. i am already overweight, at 170 now i have gained almost 40 lbs in 4 years. my left eye is also larger than my right, she said it will get better with time.
It was probably coincidence. A starting does of 75 mcg can be a bit high (depends on weight a lot when just starting out). However, you are young, have no other health problems, and have no demonstrated sensitivity to meds. So, it's probably a fine starting dose for you.
less than a week after i started synthroid i had major problems and then i switched to levothyroxine the generic and still have problems. everyone says its not the med but i was hypo for years untreated and never had any problems and as soon as i started the meds i had problems and still do. my problems are the opposite of yours.
Endo increased my Levothyroxine dosage from 50 to 150 mcg. (100 in the morning and 50 before dinner). I hope increase in dosage is not drastic. I am on my fist week of new dose. I hope all these discomforts go away SOON.
I would appreciate any advice/feedback. Thank you.
There is a difference in Generic Levothyroxine and Name Brand Like Synthroid, I went from 10mg to 25, 50, 75, and finally 100 mg of Levothyroxine (Generic) At that time I started seeing an Endo, He informed me that when it comes to thyroid meds, Generics are not as consistant as name brand meds, all during this prior period my symptoms were all over the place, they would stop for a few days then reappear and I would feel bad for two days, The Endo put me on a name brand (Synthroid) 100mg, at thi
I know there is not much out there, just Levothyroxine and Synthroid to try. I tried Synthroid in the past and it feels the same, maybe worse.
What do people do that cannot tolerate meds but still need them. I am 51 years old. I know I am getting menopausal. Is there any studies on falling estrogen and not being able to tolerate medicine you have been taking for 10 years.
I had my blood tested and then retested for hypothyroidism. MY TSH was 5.6 the first time. This last test included a T3 and T4 profile. I do not know what these last results were, but my PCP put me on 25 mcg of levothyroxine (after the results of this last test). I had a bout with AFib last year (just the one time) and they think it was caused by anxiety. One of the side effects of the levothyroxine is irregular heartbeat.
i am really concerned about my feet as they are constantly aching and the soles of my feet feel inflammed. i have been taking 125 levothyroxine for over 6 months now and thought that once i started taking the medication that this feeling would go. most of my other symptoms of hypothroidism have now gone, apart from the aching feet which is getting worse. so much so that it keeps me awake at nught and i dread getting up to do a days work with my achy feet.
I have been taking levothyroxine to treat my thyroid problem, I am up to 125mcg. I find no side affects listed about skin problems, but I sure am having them. Anyone have any input?
Hello,
I wonder if you could help me. Following an operation last July for a detached retina in my right eye I had macular peeling done along with a Lentis mplus lens fitted (August 2011) I have always been a bit short sighted with excellent close up vision. So far I've been very hesitant to have the other lens put in the left eye because I now have a little astigmatism in the right eye, causing some ghosting, and lights at night have "starbursts".
Another good one is Tirosint, which is a gelcap and contains only glycerine, water, Levothyroxine and gelatin. Tirosint tends to be the most expensive, but the manufacturer has programs for those who qualify.
Is TSH the only thyroid related blood test that's being performed regularly? What about Free T4 and Free T3? Those are the actual thyroid hormones.
My dog has had hypothyroidism for several years and has been on 0.2 mg of Levothyroxine twice daily ever since. Recently, when they did a check on his T4 they found that it was low and they increased it immediately to 0.4 mg.
A week or two later he began to significantly pant and wheeze. Then he decided to give him 150 mg of Theophylline twice daily. Could the thyroid dose change have caused these symptoms or is it a coincidence?
But now for the last seven months a bunch of crazy symptoms have started happening my nose is always stuffed but ent says all is well, I have eye issues like a lot of floaters and seeing black spots and blurry vision my prescription changed twice in two months. I feel weak everywhere like I can't lift my own arms. Then I lost 20 pounds and I went hyperthyroid with a number of .22 they dropped me to 137 and I dropped to a level of .1.
My thyroid went wockety last month - hypo - and my pcp has started me on Levothyroxine. I'm wondering if this has any chance of normalizing after tx.
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