Synthroid and constipation
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It's not the thyroxine that causes the constipation, it's being hypothyroid. I struggled with constipation of and on for years (I believe I went back and forth between hyper and hypo); and now that I've got my thyroid levels close to where I need them, I find that I no longer have to have the "daily help" using the bathroom. I also take a daily enzyme which helps break down food better.
Are you taking vitamin B12 shots for your pernicious anemia?
I was diagnosed with Hashimotos 2 months ago. I am taking 100mcg of Synroid each day.
My previous symptoms were: clenching my teeth, always cold, nervous, jittery, dry skin, inability to loose weight, lack of concentration. I was beginning to wonder if I was loosing it.
Since I have started taking Synthroid, I have developed chronic constipation. I'm eating a lot of fiber, drinking a lot more water, eating more fruits and vegetables and getting more exercise.
so many questions the doctor will see me in 3 weeks and might raise my synthroid levels i am afraid it will be to late for my baby and all the blood work i keep gettin is sitting in vain at some medical office and mean while i need more synthroid. i am so anxious and i feel all alone doctors aren't really making me feel any better. physically or mentally.
But I recently read about this constipation onlinr when I asked if something else could be causing this and up popped this info about Synthroid and constipation.. I printed out the info that I got. I wold like to wean off this drug if possible Please help.
I make an effort to eat both raw and cooked vegetables, and fruit, and fluids (about 5 8 oz. glasses of water a day).
I walk about 20 - 30 minutes a day. I'm wondering if there is a problem with Calcium Absorption causing consitipation when taking Thyroid Medication.
Any advice you can give me would be appreciated. Thank you.
I was on Nature Thyroid for 2 months and all was well with my digestive system. My doctor found the T3 number to be too high, so she switched me to Synthroid. I've had MAJOR constipation and digestive problems for the past month since being on the new Synthroid medication. The symptoms were severe enough to send me to the ER. Everyone is telling me just to drink more water and eat more fiber, but doing so has not solved the problem.
I was curious, in general, has anyone noticed menopausal symptoms being more severe and earlier onset due to taking synthroid and having a hysterectomy? I have 3 sisters and we are all close in age... 53, 52, 51 and 50. I am the only one who appears to have started meno and I have had very strong symptoms. My sisters say none of them have really started yet.
96 (high) and I was placed on .50 mcg of synthroid. My latest test showed my TSH was still high at 4.81 and my synthroid was increased to .75mcg.
Stg088 was correct in pointing out that hair loss is a sign of hypothyroidism. Some other signs are dry skin, fatigue, extra sensitive to cold, depression constipation.
Luckily, I'm asymptomatic. Wish I could be more sensitive to cold, I'm always flushed and burning up.
Good luck with this issue. Congratulations on being undected!
4 was normal yet symptomatic and I had severe constipation needing Miralax for 2+ years and after my thyroid surgery for a nodule, I ended up on Synthroid and when my TSH dropped my constipation went away!!!! It was and still is related to my TSH .. they called it subclinical after the fact! I even had to have a colonoscopy done to r/o the big stuff b4 the GI would put me on the Miralax.
So, yes, I am living proof it "may"have something to do with it.
Ok, my sister does the same thing. I am on the lowest dose since I was just diagnosed for it and I go back in July to test again to see if it's doing anything. I had a full lab done and that's how they found it. I had been suffering with constipation since January and just though my system was out of wack because of age (turning 40 in October)...then skin was beginning to dry out and I was tired. I had an excuse for all of it. NOW I know...
but kind of sluggish and I get muscle pain and some constipation. When I increased to 137.5 mcg Synthroid, 12.5 Cytomel, I feel much better,no muscle pain. Is that too much medication? My endocrinologist is surprised I feel different with such a small change. Says it's O.K. but we have to monitor because of heart risks. Am I taking chances? Please explain.
Did the I-131 and the rest is history. I am taking 150 mcg of synthroid mon. wed. Fri. and 125 mcg on the remaining days. my last blood test shows that my tsh is showing high sensitivity L0.008 (0.400 to 5.500) T3 is 101 (94 to 170) T3 uptake H43.6 (22.0-37.0) and my T4 is H14.3 (4.5-10.9) ugm/ml I am always tired, can't lose the weight that I have gained, I have leg cramps, and I'm just feeling awful most of the time.
I am about to stop taking Synthroid (Levothyroxine 112 mcg) and my doctor is aware of this. I've taken it (different levels) for over 30 years. But over the past two years I have lost 110 pounds of excess weight and I want to get off of the prescription drugs that I really do not need. What should I expect to be any negative side effects?
(formula changes, availability, etc...). Also, magnesium has been a good suppliment for my daughter and has helped with aches and constipation and sleep if taken before bed. Psillium with lots of water (we used capsules) can also be of help to some with constipationt too). Hope this helps some, however getting those thyroid hormones in better balance helps the most with the symptoms you are having plus many others.
Back in the 90's I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. I was treated with radioactive iodine and placed on syntroid. I haven't had any bad side effects over the years. At the end of Dec, 2012, my Doctor lowered my Levothyroxine from .20mg to .15mg. A few weeks later I began experiencing some confusion, constipation, dry skin, aversion to the cold, overall fatigue, gaining weight while not eating much and blotting.
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