I've been asked to try a new multi vitamin that has iodine in it and I take levoxyl for Hashimoto's thyroiditis. They told me that it shouldn't affect my medicine but I would like to know for sure. Is there a cut off for how much iodine you can take? Or should I not take it at all?
s not that unusual to be on higher dosages. As a matter of fact, levoxyl, is iodine based, from what I hear, so they are just making money and calling it a fancy chemical instead of saying go buy over the counter iodine to help your thyroid work normally. i read that out diets from the commercial foods, contain very little iodine at all compared to the typical Asian diet. I'm sold, I'm taking 2 "3 Mg" pills each day now.
My first question is how were you taking your Cytomel? Were you splitting it and taking it more than once a day? 10 mcg may have been too much for you. Many of our members take as little as 5 mcg per day (split) and that makes all the difference in the world in how they feel. T3 (Cytomel) is approximately 4 times more potent than T4, so 75 Levoxyl and 10 Cytomel is roughly equivalent to 125 Levoxyl...sounds a little high sine you can't tolerate 100 Levoxyl.
I'm hashi's hypo and take Levoxyl 75mcg. I am wondering if my multivitamin that contains iodine(as sea kelp) at 100% dv OK to take with thyroid pills? I had asked my endo what supplements to stay away from and he mentioned the iron etc. but I noticed on here some say to avoid kelp. Is it ok to still take my multivitamin with my thyroid meds? Could it mess up my levels?
I have been on thyroid meds for 10 years I heard that taking iodine would fix my thyroid so I got some thyodine and took it a few days and after a few days my skin was on fire and itchy and really bad heart palpitations I did stop the iodine about a month ago but when i take my meds my skin starts itching again and my face feels burnt is this iodine still in my system??
You should do some research on iodine and Hashi's. Iodine is often contraindicated with Hashi's and can actually exacerbate the autoimmune reaction. You've still been taking your Levoxyl while taking the Iodoral, correct?
My endo maintains that it doesn't matter if your TSH is 8.0 or 80.0. If it's 80.0, it just shows your pituitary is working well.
Another endo started me on Levoxyl 50mcg daily and after 5 months on it, TgAb and TPOAb went down (557 and 73), TSH 1.14, but TSI went up to 180%. I decided to stop the medication because I was having to much heart trouble and was scared. I have a fullness in my throat that doesn't go away and my voice is getting hoarse. Do I have both diseases?? Should I stay with Levoxyl?? Your advice is greatly appreciated!!
I have had thyroid disease for years, being diagnosed with Graves Disease in 1992, having radioactive iodine in 1997, then becoming hypothyroid ever since. I have been on levoxyl since 1997 and had some surgeries and major episodes happen in my life since 2003, which, in turn, have stressed me out. My tsh level was 58.165 back in June and my primary dr put me on 300mcg of levoxyl but I could only take it for a week as I thought I would jump right out of my skin.
If the T4 is 0.49 & the TSH is18.451 almost 3 months after a radioactive iodine treatment what does this mean?
He takes large amounts of iodine, his wife, an even larger dose. I just had to lower my dose in half, because anxiety/panic levels that I could not handle. Yes, my D is always borderline low, magnesium too, ferritin always hovers in the upper 20s..
I'm hesitant about armour too though....I've read a whole lot about it, and know that some women make their hair loss WORSE by starting it. God help me, I can't make it any worse than it is. I'll be in a wig.
t understand why the Levoxyl caused your thyroid to swell. Iodine is part of all thyroid meds since it is an element in thyroid hormones...I've never heard of anyone having a problem tolerating thyroid meds because of iodine intolerance. The quantities are extremely minute.
Some people have problems with allergic reactions or intolerance to the fillers in the different brand names or the generic. You might try a different brand to see if you have the same reaction to it.
you need iodine and not! hormones! but better use borax and after iodine because iodine remove fluoride as calcium fluoride. so not only fluoride cause constipation, it cause osteoporosis, alkalosis, weight loss, chloride deficiency, ****** up stomach anxiety..... please do not use potassium with iodine together as it congest thyroid. nascent, atomic, colloidal, ammonium or even sodium iodine are way better than lugol's. now my tsh is 1.79! the best! and body temperature is 37.
I have a very mild hypothyroid problem, but when they treat it with even very small doses of synthroid (50mg) I have a severe reaction (like I've reached a toxic dose). This last time I took 25 one day, 50 the other for 14 days and have now been having a reaction for over 30 days! (My doctor says I metabolize weird.) I can't stay on this merry-go-round any longer, I have to get off. I can't work, can't tend to my child...
I was diagnosed last summer with thyroid cancer, had my thyroid removed and then had the Radioactive Iodine treatment to get rid of any of the other particles left in my body. I was put on Levoxyl at 125MCGs in the beginning and didnt feel that my energy level had returned to the normal level so my doctor raised me up to 150 mcg's which is what I am currently on. Recently I had a TSH test and my doctor said that my level was at a 21 or a .
Otherwise, I feel great. I would love to take iodine, selenium, and whatever else I need and be done with it, but in the past, Iodoral has given me cystic acne. I took Iodoral for a brief time because I self-diagnosed my hypothyroid state before getting lab tested. I stopped when my face flared up.
Thoughts?
I believe my thyroid is not giving off anything anymore (Hashimoto's). I was told 20 years ago that one side wasn't giving anything and the other was giving very little. My TSH is normal and my T3 is normal with levoxyl and cytomel. I'm still feeling terrible, weight gain, constipation, body aches which is the worst, very dry skin.
Can anything help me? Iodine maybe? I don't know what to do when the medication makes me normal, but I still have all these symptoms.
Good question! I was diagnosed with hyper and had the worst jaw pain. I took advil for about six weeks and my accupuncturist and doctor said it wasn't thyroid. My dentist told me I had a cracked tooth and I got a crown, but honestly about 2 days before he fixed it- it was much, much better. I am curious what you find out.
after surgery and on levoxyl now and still having problems. do they finally go away? is there any treatment that is more effective than another? the endocrinologists dont even admit that there is a connection but after donig several searches on pubmed central there have been numerous studies to show there is definitely a connection and that these problems are much harder to treat. thank you.
ve been on the correct amount of Levoxyl and Cytomel now for a long time, but I still have ALL the thyroid symptoms. I have horrible constipation(tested and I show slow mobility with a sitz marker test) to the point I had my colon removed, My periods are almost every two weeks(heavy) and last for 7 days with ovarian cysts, totally dry skin to the point I break skin when itching, dry thin hair, body aches that I've been told is fibromyalgia.
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