Synthroid side effects

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  • Bobbi54
    Bobbi54 Member Posts: 1
    #22
    JAWsSavannah said:

    Synthroid provides one
    Synthroid provides one thing--T4 hormone. It is the same hormone a healthy thyroid gland produces. Unless you're allergic to the dye in the pills your symptoms are probably unrelated.

    The ONLY side effects you are likely to have with Synthroid are hyper or hypo--too much or too little. Hyper symptoms include heart palps, rapid pulse, sudden onset fatigue that goes away fairly quickly, and a few other minor ones. Hypo symptoms are chronic fatigue, hair loss, weight gain, and a few other minor ones.

    dry skin
    do you have excessive dry skin and swelling of the feet? I am taking 150 mcg of levothyroxine and my TSH level has gone from 17 to 34? What does that indicate? I am a survivor of over 10 years.
  • 3boys_mom
    3boys_mom Member Posts: 47
    #23
    T3
    One thing to look into is seeing if maybe adding T3 (Cytomel) to your regimen would help. Some people can take T4 (Synthroid) but it doesn't convert to T3. When you don't have T3, nasty things happen. I'm biased. T3 literally saved my life

    Sarah
    (currently still have thyroid, but have hypothyroidism)
  • nasher
    nasher Member Posts: 505 Member
    #24
    3boys_mom said:

    T3
    One thing to look into is seeing if maybe adding T3 (Cytomel) to your regimen would help. Some people can take T4 (Synthroid) but it doesn't convert to T3. When you don't have T3, nasty things happen. I'm biased. T3 literally saved my life

    Sarah
    (currently still have thyroid, but have hypothyroidism)

    T3 helped me
    subject says it all

    I asked my endo if i could do a synthroid/cytomel combo... I showed him a few articles i printed out about the combo. He mentioned he had heard it helps some people and allowed me to try it... I think it help me even if its just a placebo-effect.
  • sunnyaz
    sunnyaz Member Posts: 582
    #25
    nasher said:

    T3 helped me
    subject says it all

    I asked my endo if i could do a synthroid/cytomel combo... I showed him a few articles i printed out about the combo. He mentioned he had heard it helps some people and allowed me to try it... I think it help me even if its just a placebo-effect.

    I am convinced.
    After reading a lot of posts on this subject I am convinced that I will take my Endo up on his offer to try the T3, T4 combo.
    Thanks everyone,
    Julie-SunnyAZ
  • DrLeightsPatient
    DrLeightsPatient Member Posts: 1
    #26
    Hang in there!
    Hang in there cjsgirl025! I was just like you. I had my cancerous thyroid removed when I was 24 years old. In 1988!!! YES 23 years ago! There is light at the end of the tunnel! Hang in there girl! You can do this! I am also on synthroid 175 now..... I didnt experience the mood swings but I didnt have three kids and a husband. Take time for yourself and lots of prayer! I hope you are doing well now....

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