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levoxyl and acne

I had my thyroid removed due to cancer. I am on levoxyl .112 and 25 mcg of cytomel. My levoxyl was raised in august. I had acne all along. I've been to dermotologist and usually this helps but this time I have tries everything and it just keeps getting worse. Could my medicene be to high dosage?
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11313844 tn?1417131584
LID? Pre RAI? (New to the lingo here, sorry)
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When I was on a generic of Synthroid, I broke out in something much worse than acne....it was more like boils and went from all over my face in areas where I have never in my entire life broken out, but mainly around my mouth and chin all the way around the back of my neck and up into my hair.  I stopped taking the Synthroid and started taking herbal thyroid boosters and not only did my skin immediately clear up but my hair started growing back and was WAY softer AND I dropped about 35 pounds with not a whole lot of effort.  
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Really? Acne is affected by synthroid? By generics, too? Mine isn't bad, but I'm constantly getting a new outbreak somewhere.
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158939 tn?1274915197
I find that the higher the levels of my Synthroid the worse my acne.  In fact the best my skin has looked in YEARS was when I was on the LID (pre-RAI) and my TSH was 76+.
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