CAN I BE ALLERGIC TO SYNTHROID?

[BRODY79]

I HAVE BEEN ON SYNTHROID FOR JUST ONE YEAR NOW.  I have hypothyroid and apparently it was a really bad case.  Since I have been on the synthroid, I have been on .1, .112 and alternated between .1 and .112.  I am now just on .1.  I do feel better on the synthroid, most of my hypo symtoms have gone away.  However, I have had a constant pressure around the bridge of my nose and I have gradually lost my sense of smell.  I have been to the ENT and allergy medicine is not working (I have never had allergies before) I have had a CT of my sinuses and an MRI nothing shows up.  The only thing that has changed in my life is taking synthroid.  Is it possible that is causing my nose problems?

[macmad]

A related discussion, what are the long term effects of synthroid was started.

[femmarine]

I was on Synthroid for about three years and continued to experience classic symptoms.  Following my own research I requested a natural thyroid "Armour" and have had great success.  My general Dr. did not want to prescribe it because pharmaceutical companies push Synthroid.  My Endocrinologist didn't hesitate to prescribe 'Armour'.  I feel so much better!  My general Dr. is more open minded now that he has seen my results.

[caregiver222]

Synthroid, as you probably know, has a long history of problems in manufacturing ranging from sub-potency, stability, variation in dose in the same pill and reliability. Do a google search. There are other products available, such as the natural product from Armor. In my opinion the risk from animal products is minimal, although there has been discussion of prion contamination.

[Mark Lupo, M.D.]

There are cases of allergies to the dye --- to avoid this, use the dye-free 50mcg (0.05mg) tablets -- in your case take 2/day and one day a week take 3.  Usually it's another allergy, but it's worth eliminating the possibility of dye allergy.