Levothyroxine and iron

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Avatar n tn I have had severe cramping, gas pains in my lower right abdomen area/mid right side for the past 4 months that last 4-5 days per month. My doctor put me on Levothyroxine in January, and also Iron pills(borderline enemic), so I am taking them together each morning. I have been to 2 doctors, had a sonogram and no one has determined why I am still in pain. I am going to try the magnesium citrate. Should I stop taking my iron pills altogether?
Avatar f tn I have Hasimoto's disease and was given 50 mcg of Levothyroxine. My numbers did not improve and the dr increased the dosage to 75 mcg. Within a week and for 4 months I was an emotional, depressed, raging lunatic. I BEGGED to get a lower dosage and threatened to stop all together. Dr reluctantly lowered the dosage and I feel normal but tired, tired ALL the time. My next appt is coming up and know the dr will want to increase my dosage. Is there anything else I can take or do?
988694 tn?1332359479 Aluminum-containing antacids and iron tablets or iron-containing vitamins (common over-the-counter medications), also can interfere with levothyroxine absorption. And a recent report suggests that dietary bran might also bind and limit the absorption of levothyroxine. It is likely that this list of medications and foods will increase in the future. There are several other medications and diseases that can influence the dose of levothyroxine that an individual patient requires.
Avatar m tn s patients usually have low or no acid which makes me concerned about taking this. And I read about ensuring you space out when you take omeprazole. I also have low ferritin and was taking iron, which I saw online is contradicted. Does anyone have experience with taking this?
1157054 tn?1266094164 the anxiety takes over sometimes and i cant stand myself at all. i see all these people in my life enjoying their lives and being happy and entergetic and all i can do is be jealous and sit and cry.... WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME???? what have i done to deserve all this? im seeing my family dr monday and i will discuss this with him first. then in april i will see my endo... he promised me a better life by saying i would feel better after starting synthroid, HE LIED!!!!!!
Dinosaur Also, it is recommended you separate taking iron-containing multivitamins and/or calcium supplements and levothyroxine by at least 4 hours. Thank you, Dr.
Avatar m tn Concerning thyroid hormone replacement there are mainly two types, levothyroxine and natural dessicated (NDT) one and also another like T3 only with mixing with levothyroxine etc. Levothyroxine is choose by most doctors but I think everyone should go on a trail on natural dessicated ones too at least for some 1 month and choose the one which gives them better feeling.
Avatar m tn My thyroid was removed in August 2020 and I stated using levothyroxine. In 2020 I took my Iodine, serum plasma test and it was 86 mcg/L with range 52-109. Last week I took it again and it was 57 mcg/L. A month ago i started taking Armour thyroid 90 mcg because 88 mcg of Synthroid would give me a very low free T3 and good free T4. My free T3 last week was 3.3 pg/mL with a range of 2-3-4.2 My free T4 was 1.0 ng/dL with a range of 0.8-1.8. Thank you!
Avatar n tn When hypothyroid the patient often does not produce adequate stomach acid to absorb vitamins and nutrients well. The result is low Vitamin D, B12 and ferritin (iron). So the low vitamins/minerals don't cause the problem with taking thyroid med, the hypothyroidism causes problems absorbing enough vitamins/minerals. Just because your thyroid test results were within their reference range doesn't mean they are optimal.
Avatar f tn If you still have had symptoms with a lower dose, I suggest that they should also be testing you for Vitamin A, D, B12, ferritin, and a full iron test panel. Many hypo patients find they have deficiencies in these areas as well and can have some symptoms similar to being hypo. Same as with Free T3 and Free T4, just being anywhere within the ranges for these is not optimal either. So I really think you should have these checked out as possible contributors.
1176841 tn?1330832460 Other than fluid retention of 8 lbs daily and being extremely tired no other real symptoms. I have an autonomic dysfunction and I have low iron deficiency which can count for the tiredness. They can not figure out the fluid retention so I have to take water pills on a daily basis.
Avatar f tn m assuming she will call me on Monday. From the online portal, it looks as though I am being told to increase iron to 65 mg per day and vitamin d3 to consistently 2,000 IUs per day. There is no mention of changing my levothyroxine dose, so I think I will have to ask for that. Hopefully she will agree to that. I was kind of wondering about Reverse T3, so I will ask for that to be tested next time! Oh, and good info about ferritin and vitamin D impacting the metabolism of the thyroid hormone.
Avatar f tn Do you have lab results from before you started taking the levothyroxine? 25 mcg is a very small dose and your FT4 is quite a bit over range, already. There are a couple of possibilities, but we can't know, without a Free T3 result to confirm... One possibility is that you didn't need the levo in the first place. The other possibility is that you aren't converting the T4 to T3... Here's a quick "Thyroid 101"...
Avatar f tn Thanks for your advice. Do you think that Levo could affect my asthma? That's the main reason I want to stop it. I'm allergic to iv contrast dye which causes an asthma reaction instantly. I forgot to tell the endo that. I have no idea if the iodine in that is similar to Levo. I'm starting at the beginning and need to research all of this, I do have low vitamin D which I think was 22 when I had the last lab on that and was told to take vitamin D.
Avatar m tn in 2015 I was diagnosed w/ hypothyroidism w/ a TSH at 16.. was put on 50mcg of levothyroxine in the ER.. stayed on that for a year but never felt much better.. found a new PCP in Oct 2017 she put me on 16.25mcg of Nature throid.. I did well and increased it to 32.5 mcg & felt at my best.. then they changed the formula.. w/ the new prescription my TSH went up to 6.35.. was switched to NP thyroid & since then I've had severe heart palps/shortness of breath/high anxiety...
Avatar f tn Also,I had been using alot of pain killers for my headaches for a few weeks before the test, and I have been taking 1000mcgs of Vit C a day and also Iron tablets and multivits and Levothyroxine every day - so wonder if this might have caused the high readings of the Liver test and Ferritin too. I am not a heavy drinker-I have 3-4 glasses of wine a week and maybe a bit more than that since Christmas time but never to an excess.
Avatar f tn m now taking a 25 mcg of levothyroxine and last summer between the iron and the other I felt real good! By the end of summer the one doctor said that I was fine with my ferritin at 22 and my iron at 63. No need for more iron. In November I started getting muscle pains again and feeling tired again. Blood test showed ferritin at 12 and iron at 78. The doctor said that I'm fine and that nothing is wrong with me and I shouldn't even be treated for thyroid problems.
Avatar f tn I have found Vitron C to be a good iron supplement since it contains 65 mg of iron and also Vitamin C to help prevent possible stomach distress from the iron. Other good forms are ferrous fumarate, ferrous bisglycinate, and ferrous sulfate. Were you tested for Vitamin D and B12?
Avatar n tn Since then I have developed tremors, headached low urine output and a partially empty sella and now iron deposition (could this be related to the thryoid mishap). Thanks for your help.
Avatar f tn Um...forgive me if I'm reading this wrong, but are you saying that people taking levothyroxine shouldn't need calcium and iron at all?? Or do you mean in the morning for breakfast? Thyroidless or not, everyone needs iron and calcium for their body to function properly (unless they have some sort of disease or problem that makes too much of these in your body naturally.
4274823 tn?1388529098 Tirosint is considered hypoallergenic, because the only ingredients it contains are gelatin, glycerin, distilled water and levothyroxine (the active ingredient). Being a pill type medication, Levoxyl does have fillers/binders, but most people seem to do very well on it.
Avatar f tn I have been on Levothyroxine for over a year. My latest results show that I am subclinically hypothyroid and I had my last thyroid function test done this week along with ferritin. I am on 75mcg Levothyroxine as well as ferrous sulphate. Last few results: July - TSH: 3.5 (0.2-4.2) - 50mcg Levothyroxine September - TSH: 0.08 (0.2-4.2), FT3: 6.5 (3.9-6.7), FT4: 21.4 (12-22), TPOab: 188 (<34), TGab: 109.
Avatar f tn Is it okay to take levoxyl and iron supplements both together on an empty stomach???
Avatar f tn I had been taking the meds with bottled water until yesterday. I took it with radio water yesterday and today...our water is very hard with calcium and iron. I'm wondering if this might be causing my body to not absorb the medication (since it says not you take with calcium or iron supplements)? I would think it wouldn't be enough of either to makr a difference, but maybe it does? Anybody else have this experience?
Avatar n tn It is bis-glycinate chelate of iron and is much better for absorption and gentle on the stomach. I take mine at bedtime and never have cramps or other GI problems.