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?

[Puresoul34]

I feel the same way, started taking 50mg of Levothyroxine about 9 weeks now, my levels were at 7 then down to 1.5, I also have low iron, and that doesn't help as you can't eat anything with iron for breakfast as it doesn't absorb properly. I am so tired. As soon as the pill kicks in, I start to yawn and then I know I am not myself. I thought this would help me as my Dr also told me I would lose weight. Nothing fits me but pull up pants and I feel so gross trying on clothes. My stomach is bloated all the time and I feel nuts when I go to the Dr. I am going for a Abdomen ultrasound to see if the meds aren't killing my stomach. My face looks red and I have no more headaches, which is great, but still...I hate this. I feel like a zombie then the hulk...help!

[gabbzz]

I have been taking 25mcg of Levo for about 3 months now. It all started after I could not get out of bed for a week, felt flu-like, no energy, no motivation, etc. I went to the ER finally after having severe panic attacks. They did blood work & the only thing the doc could find was that my thyroid levels were slightly under normal. So I started 1 pill every morning on an empty stomach. It seemed to help a little bit at first, with the energy, but made my anxiety MUCH worse. My anxiety got so bad I lost my job, about 3 weeks ago. For the past 2 weeks I have felt extremely dizzy, light headed, tunnel vision, outside looking in, and find it severely hard to pay attention, and hyper senses (this is all day long). I almost have to hold myself up from passing out sometimes. I just started a new job this week & the symptoms have gotten progressively worse. I've already missed one day. The job is very detailed oriented, yet I cannot absorb my training whatsoever. I am deciding to stop taking the thyroid medicine as of 2 days ago. I had been diagnosed with pneumonia a week before I went to the E.R. when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I honestly believe I may have been mis-diagnosed. I've had anxiety on & off since 2007 (have an attack like once every 6 months) & it's never affected me this badly. I was never ever dizzy & had the tunnel vision. I just had random attacks, not an all-day anxiety thing. I even had to go to the mental health center today to talk about, yet again, more anxiety meds. I am a very down-to-earth person, very controlled & it's driving me nuts that I have no control over my body & mind. I want so bad to feel better. I hope that stopping this medicine will help. Anyone else feeling this way?

[Brucergoldberg]

LOL    never dude.  

[kl42]

keep positive!

[Brucergoldberg]

"if life is a bowl of cherries, why am i in the pit?"

[disabled_wolf1973]

OH my Gosh I have had the same problem as you have had to deal with   "low potassium and low magnesium It took 6 years.... before I finally found a internal Med Doctor that was my age that was Indonesian (LOVE THEM BY THE WAY)  that finally diagnosed me.... all the other doctors kept telling me the same thing  the same BS that the Doctors where tell you  "it was all in my head or that is was anxiety" Because I have Anxiety Attacks from Multiple TBI Traumatic brain injury. So everyone wanted to just through me out to the wolves and just say it had to do with my head injury and leave it at that or blame it on my Mental Illness that was brought on by my head injury.... So Latrice868 I feel your pain Are you in the USA by chance??? If so then I can understand why you went through this BS... I would suggest finding a Doctor that has studied outside of America and then Came to America got there Green card they are absolutely have the best bedside manner.... regular US Doctors bedside manner SUCK From my Experience... I am a USA citizen and it is sad to say that but from my experience it is the honest truth from my experience. US Dr.s they do not have the patients, the respect, and
common courtesy to deal with most of the severity cases. When it comes to the every day mondane people with the sniffles and common colds yeah.