Have you heard about the thyroid med TIROSINT (Levothyroxine Sodium) capsules -- No DYE or FILLERS ? Dr. Lupo mentioned this med during his chat last night (link inside) ..

[ChitChatNine]

Tironsint Levothyroixine Sodium Capsules- no dye or fillers

Anybody using this med?  When did it come out - ?  

Dr Lupo's Health Chat 7/28/10:  http://www.medhelp.org/health_chats/show/52?camp=msc

[laura1967]

You need to give it a little more time in order to get a "true" reading of your labs. You should absolutely get your labs done after being on Tirosint for approximately 8 weeks. Then you will have a true reading. You need to make sure you have a Free T4 done with your TSH and a Free T3 to see how you are converting your T4 to T3. When you were on Armour, the T3 in it suppressed your TSH so it would make you look lower than you really are.
If your Free T4 continues to be in the low normal range, then you are hypo. You should be mid normal range.

[adri326]

I hope someone is still following this thread because I'm desperate for some advice! I recently switched to Tirosint from Armour and I'm having a rougher time than expected. I was on Synthroid for about 10 months and was doing "ok" but I really wanted to try Armour. So excited when my Dr agreed to try me on it so I switched about 7 months ago. I slowly declined and my hypo symptoms got worse. About 7 wks ago I got new labs and altho my TSH had almost tripled (0.68 to 1.88) its still "normal" so my dr refused to increase my dose. My free T4 was at the low end of the normal range. Plus I had gained back all 20 lbs I'd lost on Synthroid without any change to diet/exercise.

I was so frustrated I decided to switch back to a T4-only med and that's when my Dr told me about Tirosint. Seemed like a great option because I figured I'd get even better results than I did on Synthroid because of better absorption. So I took an old supply I had of Synthroid until I got my prescription for Tirosint (about 3wks) and I've been on Tirosint for about 4wks, for a total of 7wks on T4-only med.

I'm worried because I feel like I should be starting to improve by now but I feel worse than ever. My typical hypo symptoms are persisting and I continue to gain weight for no reason, plus I have awful anxiety and depression. I had some stomach issues for a few weeks like a previous poster mentioned but I have no idea if that was related to this med.

Should I be concerned that Tirosint just won't work for me? Which wouldn't make sense to me because Synthroid was decently effective and they're practically the same thing. Or is this just a result of switching from a combo med to T4-only med? I'm having trouble finding info on that kind of switch, everything I find refers to switching from T4-only to combo. Any advice? Thanks!

[Barb135]

I've been on Tirosint for a year now and no problems with diarrhea.  

You might be over medicated.  Can you start a separate thread and post your current thyroid levels, along with reference ranges?  That should be a  minimum of TSH, Free T3 and Free T4. Don' t forget the reference ranges, as these vary from lab to lab, so must come from your own report.  

[chrisjim]

Has anyone had/have the diarrhea from taking Synthroid or Tirosint.I was taking the Synthroid first & had the diarrhea very bad I was afraid I was gonna dehydrate or get sicker it was so bad,recently I was switched to Tirosint.I still seem to have the runs but not as much as when I was on the Synthroid.The Dr. said he didnt think it was my med. causing my problem but he switched it just to make sure.I just found out I had a problem w/ my thyriod so I've only been on med. about 4 months.I dont normally have a sensitive stomach to any med. but my belly has been very jumpy & it seems like its since I started the med.'s.Can someone help me out here!!!

[jmamie1]

KNOWING about tirosint is good to know..im learning so much from this website..i have nodules..and im getting the radiation pill to kill them..and to know there are diffrent wys to be treated is a blessing..when i go to my endo next week..i will ask her about the tirosint..any thing to feel normal again..is a blessing..or real close to it..

[gardenalot]

I had my thyroid removed also.  I was miserable on both synthroid and levo.  Then my endo prescribed Tirosint 88mcg.  Like you, in 2 weeks, I noted a big difference.  Much better.  It's a little costly on my health insurance, but well worth the improvement in how I feel.  I recommend it to anyone who is struggling on synthroid and levo.