Thyroid meds

[Valicious]

I was on Synthroid for over a year and did quite well until I went from .75mcg's to .88mcg's and then the migraines started. I had migraines for about a week and went to the dr's and he suggested we switch the thyroid meds. Well I have taken so many different thyroid meds and they either give me migraines or I get a rash. I am at my wits end with what to do now. I am back on Synthroid .12.5mcg's every other day and am wondering if this will eventually help or should I be taking them daily? I don't want to have to take them daily as the migraines are so horrible I am in bed all day taking meds for them. What can I do to fix my problem? I have taken Armour thyroid, levo, cytomel, synthroid and the list goes on. I don't think there is a thyroid med I havent tried thus far. If anyone has any suggestions please help me.
VaL

[Smilerdeb]

compare each med (ingredients) and find out what is in each one...ie..talcum powder etc.
Then I would suggest you have an allergy test done to see if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in the meds.

[Valicious]

The weirdest part is....I didn't get headaches like these before taking the meds. I now take the meds every other day and am ok with them but still get slight headaches but, the ones I have when I take the meds on a daily basis are full blown ocular migraines. I know its the meds doing it because I have taken them for a week straight then stopped for a week. Then when I started taking them again the headaches were back. I am wondering if migraines can come from being allergic to an ingredient in the med? I guess anythings possible. My main concern is the med going to work taking it every other day?

[Smilerdeb]

Did you suffer with the headaches before you went on the meds?
I know I have had the odd headaches and found that it is from stress.....even though I didnt realise I was stressed.
The headache would feel like my head was in a vice...a sort of squeezing headache.
After my Doc massaging my jawline and back of the neck, the sensation disappeared.
I havent had the 'vice type headache' since.

Here is some interesting reading......

The Mayo Clinic says that "some researchers think migraines may be caused by functional changes in the trigeminal nerve system, a major pain pathway in your nervous system, and by imbalances in brain chemicals, including serotonin, which plays a regulatory role for pain messages going through this pathway." When the serotonin levels dip, the trigeminal nerve releases neuropeptides. These neuropeptides cause the blood vessels in the meninges (outer layer of the brain) to swell. This brings on a headache or migraine.

The trigeminal nerve is the largest of the cranial nerves. It originates at the brain stem and branches into three nerves. One of these is the mandibular nerve, which branches even further. The interesting part is that it innervates various areas such as the tongue, inner cheek, teeth, gums, lower lip, and chin. With this knowledge, it seems that dental issues, including TMJ, could aggravate migraines. So, alignment of the jaw and release of the tongue will be used in therapy.

Serotonin is sometimes called the "happiness drug", because it impacts your mood. Low levels can be felt as sadness or depression. Stress can lower the amount of serotonin in your body.

Hope that is of some help....