heartburn,

[sunny816]

I was taking levoyl for 10 years and had stomach prooblems for three years.  They said I had acid reflux.  So I dealt with it.  My dad got stomach cancer and always had stomach problems and acid reflux.  When I went to his house before he died I discovered he was taking Levoxyl.  I always felt like when I took the pill it was burning all the way down my esophagus, I also had terrible burning in my throat that I could hear at night.  I quit taking it that day!  I went to my doctor and he said I was crazy.  I stayed off of it for 8 months and now I am finally trying synthroid.  I do not recommend anyone quite taking your thyroid medicine!! I do recommend you change to synthroid! Four weeks into synthroid and I do not have heartburn or stomach problems.

[bet643]

I too have had alot of heartburn with my meds ever since the switch from synthroid. I ended up going to a gastoenterologist who sent me for an endoscopy. Said I had a hiatal hernia and esophegitis. Now I'm taking 150 mgs of Ranitidine, twice daily. I have been on many types of meds for this and not one has really taken care of the problem. Just think there's something else going on. They then sent me for a colonoscopy, which was fine. Now the are odering a small bowel series.....yeh, what ever. Looks like a fishing expidition if you ask me. I have been probed on both ends, and now I think I'll stop for awhile. My stomach problems are still the same. I just learned to live with it. My insurance company is always pushing generics on me, which they claim is the same as name brand. I don't believe them. I still think I did better on the synthroid.