Synthroid and edema

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Avatar f tn I have had edema in both legs for over 3 months. my Dr. ran all the test and says nothing is abnormal except my previous thyroid test was in the 300's and the new test is in the 700's. she upped my synthroid from 50 to 75mg could this be the cause of the edema a under medicated thyroid? if it is about how long does it take to regulate my body so the swelling goes away.please help i am so tired of fat feet and knees.
Avatar n tn I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism and I am wondering if anyone has this symptom. I have extremely painful pitting edema in my legs and they feel so heavy that I can hardly pick my leg up and walk. This has ruined my life for the last 9 months. I have a baby that is 11 months old and I haven't even been able to enjoy his life this far. I do not have insurance and I feel like the doctor I'm seeing at the clinic is not taking me serious.
Avatar m tn diabetic, MRI shows asymmetry towards greater right side, edema on legs and around ankles. skin started tearing and itching, Endocrinologist is not ready to treat. taking synthroid, chlostrol medicines, diabetic med, hypertension med. center obesity. guide to what can be done.
Avatar n tn I was on synthroid with my TSH slightly suppressed but my free T3 and Free T4 wnl, so my interernist kept me on that dose of synthroid....I moved to another state, and the doctor here thinks synthroid is "worthless" and switched me to Armour 90mg twice a day. My TSH is now 0.01, my T4 is wnl and my T3 is excessively high as well as my Reverse T3. I do not understand what is going on. My doctor tells me it is a pituitary issue...and that he needs to put me on straight T3.....
Avatar f tn HI! Not sure if I am in the right discussion group with all of my symptoms, but this is where I will start. I am 37 yo female, history of smoking about 3/4 pack per day. Diagnosed two years ago with PVC's. The doctors put me on Toprol. Pretty much non eventful until about 6 months ago. Over the last few months I have been having strong PVC's with lightheadness. Scares me, I think Im going to pass out.
Avatar m tn Got another opinion and was switched to Synthroid after D/C for about two weeks and puffiness went away and returned to somewhat normal and also lost around 12lbs for no reason. So on Synthroid same thing, puffiness in face increased the more I took. Went back to endo to discuss and she wouldnt acknowledge symptoms and all she wanted to do was increase dose thought it was allergy perhaps. At my wits end decided to go another endo for another opinion.
Avatar f tn Within 12 hours I develop severe gut cramping (and other unpleasentries) and at the 24 hr mark my joints began to swell (knees and fingers), my muscles ache, and by the next day I have pitting edema in my legs and weird tiny rashes (red, bubbly looking) on the insides of my fingers. I am on a gluten-free diet right now and all of the symptoms have vanished. I have read that Synthroid has gluten in it -but this does not seem to bother me. Anyone experience the same?
441381 tn?1208595760 I am on synthroid already for hypothyroid but my levels vary and I do not believe I always am on the correct dosage. I suffer from facial edema and edema of the extremeties and am always looking for something to help with swelling. Any suggestions anyone, please? I have heard taurine helps but have not seen it at my local pharmacy.
1401696 tn?1280838616 I switched from Armour to Synthroid and Cytomel and am doing great on it. Adding the Cytomel to my Synthroid was the key to my treatment, as my Dr can control my Free T4 and Free T3 separately. Unfortunately my body doesn't like the dessicated thyroid meds. But I am doing great!
985716 tn?1248871871 I have been on Synthroid for forever and I don't know if there is a link here but my hands ALWAYS look puffy and swollen and full of fluid. Anyone else have this problem? Even my feet are slightly swollen but not as much as my hands.
Avatar m tn swollen knees, edema in feet and ankles, arthritis, pain in muscles and joints, muscle mass loss, weakness in arms and shoulders, tension in neck. My lab tests show high TSH: 190.83 , low free T4 : .42 , high CRP: 68.80 , Anti Thyroid Peroxidase Antibio: 185.0 , Anti thyroglobulin antibody: 3,000 . Two questions: One what brought this on? Two: What recommendations for treatment?
Avatar f tn Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated since the side effects from the steroids are quite debilitating and I am completing my PhD internship and see patients myself and often work 10-12 hour days. Thanks you.
Avatar n tn Perhaps the worse side effect has been swelling/pitted edema of my ankles and feet, and joint stiffness from edema- I am puzzled by the fact that this is not listed anywhere as a side effect- this makes me very angry, as it seems a lot of people are experiencing it and getting worried. It definitely is from the subutex, my Dr.
Avatar f tn So in June, the doc checked my TSH and it ended up being 76.91. He immediately started me on Synthroid 125mcg. The end of August my level FINALLY went to normal.... 3.3. The past 2 weeks I've been starting to feel quite crappy again. Had my level checked again and now it's at 17....doc upped my dose of Synthroid to 137mcg and I go back in 6 weeks to get checked again. My question, I guess, is when should I expect this RAI to STOP working?
536882 tn?1225512859 Within a month, I weaned down to 16mg (8mg, BID) and have been at that dose since then, only changing it to 16mg once a day as I continually forgot my afternoon dose. About 2-3 months into it, I started noticing marked ankle edema and mentioned it to my doctor in November. At my December appointment I showed him my 3-4+ pitting edema in my ankles/calves and he started me on 20mg Lasix daily (prn).
Avatar m tn The past month or two I have been swelling terribly in my ankles and feet. Also, my calves are very red along with the tops of my feet. About two months ago I was put on hydrochlorothazide 50mg per day, lipitor 10 mg per day & celexa. This is when I noticed the swelling. I also take hydrocodone 10/325 for break thru pain and 70 mg of methadone for pain. Didrex to help lose weight. Currently I am enrolled in a program to have weight loss surgery.
Avatar f tn Recently I have been having problems with edema - esp. in my face and feet and ankles. I was wondering if this is normal and if it is, will it go away? I am even having problems breathing because of the amount of excess fluids.
Avatar f tn I am never NOT on some sort of synthetic hormone, whether it has been armour or synthroid but then i start the weight gain again, feel terrible and bang, the numbers of the tsh go up (or down depends on how you look at it) and i am having no activity. now this last weekend my legs and feet swelled up and i was taken to the ER. He said thyroid as all other tests ruled out bigger potential issues. i also developed some side effects when i was taking reglan for 2 weeks in october.
Avatar f tn The Requip was no longer useful due to the severity of edema,sudden weight gain and increasing shortness of breath. Those symptoms are now slowly abating. I hated to give up the Requip, as I said, since it eradicated those "misery wakings", but nothing to be done for it. Thanks also for your suggestions; I was thinking of requesting a sleep study and shall do so.
Avatar f tn Hi I've been having chest pains and shortness of breath for over three months upon exertion and chest pains in middle of night feels like chest congestion I also show lower oxygen levels resting 93 I have had EKG, chest X-ray, ct scan with contrast and mri all said results were fine I've also had pulminary function and pulmonary stress test came back fine just low oxygen levels now I was told to see someone that I might have pulmonary hypertension and I'm freaking out how can that b
Avatar n tn For a perspective, pulmonary edema (water in the lungs) and pneumonia are separate issues. Pulmonary edema is usually related to LV dysfunction. It appears the underlying problem is the mitral valve sclerosis (narrowing of opening) and mitral valve regurgitation. The valve problems can stress the heart and cause it to enlarge, and/or an ischemic enlarged LV can aggravate the valve problems especially MVR.
Avatar f tn ve been doing some reading online and from my findings edema does show up with a mass and can prevent them from finding it in an mri.