what are the long term effects of synthroid

[macmad]

what are the lond term of effects on the kidneys especially if you are on snythroid


This discussion is related to CAN I BE ALLERGIC TO SYNTHROID?.

[kywillow]

I have switched to Armour thyroid in 1993 (Hyperthyroidism from Graves Disease and the removal of my thyroid gland) since I found I was allergic (or having a reaction) to synthroid.  The symptoms after starting the synthroid was a metal taste in my mouth.  I kept developing more and more symptoms every month I was on it (digestive problems, staid muscles) until I finally (after being on it for nine months) developed rheumatoid arthritis symptoms over my entire body.  My internist suggested I stop all medications and restart each one until I found the culprit.  It proved without a shadow of a doubt to be synthroid.  I got off it immediately and started taking the Armour Thyroid and have never had a symptom since.  That is until the manufacturers decided to stop making it thinking people would turn to the synthetics....I think they found out just how important this medication is to people who simply cannot tolerate the synthetics or their dyes or whatever cost-cutting measures they can introduce (or at least I sincerely hope so) because I would certainly be "up a creek."  Recently the supply has started to return.

[TamraW]

Low thyroid hormone can lead to kidney disease. See below article:

http://www.eje-online.org/cgi/content/full/160/4/503

I would think that NOT treating low thyroid hormone or not taking enough Synthroid to get your FT3/FT4 levels in the upper 1/3 of the range, would be worse on kidneys.

If you feel you don't like Synthroid, there are other options. Armour, Nature-Throid, Levo. Just remember that not treating low hormones is far worse on the kidneys in the long run.

:) Tamra