My levothyroxine side effects

[AppleJacs]

I have been on my Levothyroxine for 3 weeks.
The first week, I felt a bit crazy, jittery when I tried to lay down to sleep and so on.
Now I am very tired, I wasn't even tired before I knew I had a thyroid issue and was put on the stuff. I just don't understand why I feel worse taking something rather than feel better than what I thought of as I was feeling just fine before.
And I have a strange lingering after taste in my mouth all day?

[Brucergoldberg]

there are mods?   LOL

[Barb135]

This is a very old thread and your issues would get much more attention if you post a new thread, listing your symptoms and questions. You can do so, by clicking on the orange "Post a Question" button at the top of this page, then type your message and click the green "Post a Comment" button or you can click on the following link, to get to the home page of the thyroid forum, and follow the procedure outlined above.

www.medhelp.org/forums/Thyroid-Disorders/show/73?controller=forums&action=show&id=73&camp=msc

That said, it's not unusual for symptoms to get much worse, before they get better.  It's also possible that your doctor started you out on too high a dosage.  What dosage did you start on?

What tests did your doctor do to determine that you have a thyroid condition?  What were the results, with reference ranges?

[Barb135]

Only the mods can close a thread; members can not.

[Brucergoldberg]

the thread that will never die

[backhome99]

Hi.  I'm 49 years old and just had my yearly physical.  Come to find out my estrogen level is low and also my thyroid level.  Do these go hand and hand?  My doctor put me on levothyroxine.  I've been on it for six days and decided to stop taking it this morning.  I simply cannot handle the horrible side effects.  I felt fine while not knowing of my thryoid condition but now with the med, I feel sicker than a dog.  Headaches, nausea, vomiting, lethargic, extremely moody, anxious,  etc.  My mom was on levothyroxine and couldn't handle it so her doctor put her on Tirosent (sp).  Does anyone have any input on this med and if it works for them w/o the terrible side effects?

[Brucergoldberg]

If you want to find a cure for your symptoms, you probably want to start a new threat.


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