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Avatar f tn I had been on Levoxyl for over 20 years and doing really well. Due to the recall I was forced onto Synthroid in July 2013. My body is not accepting it very well, I have lost 1/2 my hair and continue to have head aches. Is there any idea when Levoxyl will be back on the market?
Avatar n tn Hi, there is anyone else having to deal with this Levoxyl recall? I have had hypothyroidism for 18 years. Diagnosed with Hashimoto's 8 years ago. I was on levothyroxine 100 for many years and did great. Then something changed, Hashimoto's Dr.s said...Been on Levoxyl 75 for 4 years and have never felt good. Tried Armour, too much t3 for me, I swelled up on Sinthroid. I am ok on Levoxyl I guess but now they had to give me the generic because of the recall.
Avatar f tn Of course, many things can stress the adrenals and if one has an adrenal issue, that should be addressed prior to a thyroid issue, and yes, thyroid med should be introduced slowly. Of course, excess cortisol can cause weight gain, especially that spare tire around the middle that keeps us afloat in the water. In that case, it's not the thyroid med causing the weight gain; it's the excess cortisol.
Avatar n tn I decided to make the switch back to Levoxyl when it came back on the market in early February. Synthroid made me feel so anxious and gave me other sides affects. So when it was available and I thought switching back I'd feel better than I do. I did just add the Cytomel in December and I think I can see that my headaches have been worse too. Previously taking Synthroid 75 - 5 days a week and 88 2 days a week. Also split a 5 mcg Cytomel in two doses taking 1/2 in AM and 1/2 at lunch.
Avatar n tn s the backstory. TT 11/14, RAI 1/15. Started on Levoxyl 150, then Tiro, Naturethroid for a long stint and then after feeling skinny yet too hyper, decided to return to Levoxyl 125 and 5 Cytomel 1/16. I've been wanting to see if I can convert T3 alone so I dropped the Cytomel mid-February and raised my Tiro to 137 early March. End of March they raised it to 150 and I've been inquiring with friends when they noticed a drop in my energy.
Avatar n tn You could be over medicated, but those symptoms can also be present with anxiety AND I had them when I was really hypo, so without seeing actual blood test results, it's really impossible for us to say whether you're over medicated or not. You said "this was during the time about 4-5 months ago when the endo put me back on levoyl"... I assume that's Levoxyl? Why were you taken off Levoxyl? Were you on another thyroid med during the time you weren't on Levoxyl?
Dinosaur There are no naturally occuring substances that mimic levoxyl. Armour thyroid is the closest to this-- this is ground up and powdered thyroid gland from either a pig or cow. It is very hard to keep a stable thyroid function with armour thyroid as the amount of thyroid hormone per dose can vary slightly. Hope this helps!
Avatar f tn I will probably either go back to taking my Nutri Thyroid at an increased dose or try Levoxyl. Has anybody got any experience with this drug or Evotrox Liquid ?? Thanks for any help and advice you can give me. AquarianGlory This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/338035'>Levothyroid and mood swings</a>.
Avatar f tn In 2005 I had the right side of my thyroid removed. I've been on Levoxyl 75mcg. since that time and recently was put on Cytomel .5mgc twice a day. What would result if I had to stop taking them? Thank you kindly for your information.
Avatar n tn How is levoxyl for anyone taking it. I am prone to anxiety before my diagnosis is there any advice you can give me.
149081 tn?1242397832 It was recently discovered that I have narcolepsy on top of my thyroid issues, for those of you who don't recall my thyroid was removed due to multi-nodular goiter with hurthle cells. I was put on a medication called Provigil. Provigil is a central nervous system stimulant to help keep me from wanting to sleep so much - also I am currently on 150mcg. of levoxyl and 3 weeks ago all my thyroid levels came back normal.
Avatar f tn t understand why your endo said your thyroid was okay, but put you on Levoxyl??? If you fluctuate into the high end of the normal range, the Levoxyl might just put you over the edge into hyper. However, my main point is that you have to be consistent with thyroid meds over a five week period or you will have no idea how they're affecting you. Did you try a half? Do you have any hypo symptoms? Do you have a pituitary issue?
616450 tn?1228433627 I just had my thyroid levels tested last week--two different times--and had different results with both tests. That's why I'm convinced something is wrong. My heart can't seem to keep up with me. I get short of breath. When I do my regular job at work my heart really gets going. I'm afraid all of this has permanently affected my heart.
Avatar f tn Based on my blood test result my doctor made a derision regarding my thyroid gland, and Levoxyl 0,05 mg was prescribed, My questions: 1. Which blood test parameters are telling that I have to start/stop taking Levoxyl? 2. Can I replace Levoxyl with natural products (some diet, using the iodized salt, etc.) ? Many thanks!
Avatar n tn Levoxyl 50 and the Cytomel 15 mcg. I split the Cytomel up during the day. But weight gain, severe bloating and other unpleasantness is increasing, as is the sleeping.. We are re-doing the 24 hr cortisol urine collection, due to a lab era in November. But here are the current blood labs (When I was on this combination: 50 levox/25 Cytomel: TSH: 0.01 L T3, Free 3.3 (2.3-4.2 pg/mL) T3, Total 88 (76-181 ng/dL) T4, Free 0.8 (0.8-1.8 ng/dL) Cortisol, Free, Urine 64.2 (4.0-50.
Avatar n tn I wonder does anyone else have dizziness, anxiety with this. I was in levoxyl for years until the recall, then went to levothyroxine .75 for about 2 years and it just didn't stay level. So went back to levoxyl .75 and the first 8 weeks seemed ok my tsh was 1.40 range 0.45-4.50 but was having anxiety thought it was stress because the vertigo dizziness started so the endo left it alone , we 3 weeks later it was if I never took the meds the tsh went to 4.
Avatar f tn Your thyroid levels were fine and if you added the cytomel to the 100mcg of levoxyl, the TSH will likely be too low (ie, too much medication) and if you stay on cytomel, the levoxyl dose would need to be changed most likely. The weight gain is not likely due to thyroid.
Avatar f tn Hi, My Doctor started me with Levoxyl at 50 mcg (he said at this dose it had no additional fillers - he was concerned that I was reacting to fillers which is odd as he had me on 50 mcgs of Tirosint prior and pulled me off because he thought I was reacting to Tirosint (my skin was peeling). Interestingly he tried 75 mcg of synthroid (which I do have hay fever so that didn't work) and said I really needed 75 mcgs but I guess he wanted to see how well I would tolerate the levoxyl.
Avatar m tn Can somebody who has been on levoxyl for a long time and had to switch to something else because of the recall and stop of production share their experience.? I tried Synthroid but it is not working for me at all: anxiety, palpitations, sleeplessness! I was fine on levoxyll! What other drug would be the closest to Levoxyl? Any experiences with Tirosint? What is the difference between Tirosint and all the other levothyroxine meds?
Avatar f tn I had my thyroid removed in 2001 and have been on all doses of Levoxyl up to 125 over the last 12 years. I finally was able to get to an endo last year and she gave me cytomel at my request due to no energy on 125 Levoxyl. My labs results with just taking levoxyl were: t3 3.18 t4 1.18 Tsh .03 She put me on cytomel 5mcg and levoxyl 100 test results came in t3 3.30 t4 1.35 tsh .08 She then adjusted my levoxyl to 100mcg Monday - Saturday and 1/2 levoxyl on Sunday, test results came in t3 2.
727481 tn?1231203771 m convinced that my symptons are Thyroid related. Recently my Thyroid went from Hypo to Hyper and my Dr. had my Synthroid reduced from 125mcg to 75mcg. I also wanted to try Cytomel. 10 days later I'm feeling so "tired and anxious" I thought there was something else wrong with me. Today I've given up on the Cytomel and probably have my thyroid confused. But from this forum, I've learned that we need to be patient and give our bodies time to adjust.
405614 tn?1329144114 s as cause of hypothyroid -- but with the low thyroid dose you take, one wonders if you really needed levoxyl at all....sometimes these meds are started based on a single, slightly high TSH - when if one had waited 6 weeks and repeated TSH it would have been normal.