Med-Induced Hyper

[bretbunch]

Has anyone ever been med-induced hyper?  I have been with Levoxyl 125mcg, (May 13 and went to the ER for it) and now on synthroid .050 mcg, but still have some side effects.  Anyone know how long it takes the side effects to go away or if I  need to switch to another medication?

Thanks for your help.

[peggy64]

I have just had that happen to me and it was pure tee heck!! I felt looney as a bird. Chest pains, heart palpitations, anxiety. It was awful. The dr had me stop my thyroid med for a week, then start at a low dose and work up.  I am on Armour. That was about 2.5 weeks ago.

If your dr will put you on armour, the recommended way to take that is to split up the dosage, and take it sublingual.

The best thing you can do is rest, rest, rest, and drink plenty of water.......

Best wishes for a speedy dumping of that excess med.....Peggy

[bretbunch]

Thank you so much for your response.  This has been really tough, both physically and emotionally.  I needed to hear someone with a positive outcome.  

I am having blood tests done again tomorrow and I think I will ask my endo for Armour.  Have you been doing okay on that drug?  

[MKlacza]

Hi.. I was in the same boat. I was on 125mcg of Synthroid and was hyper due to too much meds... went down to 88 and decided I wanted to try Armour. It took my body a few weeks to get that 125 dose out of my system. Hang in there... they will subside slowly.

MK