today was the third day i took my synthroid. I swelled up like a beached whale. I can not walk. My throat is scratchy, i am coughing, and my bones feel like I got beat up. HUmm the dr says i am having a alergic reaction to it and to stop taking it. anyone else have this problem?

Tresa1025,
I have been on the same dose (200 mg)of levothyroxine for several years and I have had the same problems!! I was running 4 miles a day and not seeing any weight loss.
I went to a naturopathic doctor. Seems I have food allergies (which I thought were just minor stomach discomfort or intolerances) I had my gallbladder removed and was still having pain after eating. But besides the food allergies I had adrenal fatigue. Your adrenal glands work to help support your thyroid, so much that after a while they being to become depleted and tired. Traditional doctors dont treat tired adrenal glands but naturopathic doctors do. She put me on some herbal supplements. I feel incredible!!

I also lost 5 lbs in the first week. You may want to look for alternative support for your immune system. You may have more than just thyroid issues going on.

Did not work for me until I was supplemented with T3 (Cytomel) as well. It was like a switch had been turned back on. I think it's also almost worse than not being treated to be treated with too little. If your doctor only goes by the numbers on the TSH test and not how you feel, you have to find another doctor who is willing to find out where your place in the range of normal is. Many primary care doctors really don't look at you beyond the numbers and this is dangerous.

I have been on Levoxyl 50 mcg since I was diagnosed several years. I just had labs done and doctor said levels are fine. But I am suffering with chronic fatigue. I do not sleep well but then I also have sleep apnea and diabetes which may also impact the fatigue. This has caused me to lose a good paying job with good insurance. Now I am working only 32 hours a week and for a company that does not supply insurance. Makes it tough to not run out of meds from time to time which I know is not good. If I could just get my energy back I could easily get a better full time job with insurance. I could not handle it at this time. My finances are really in bad shape due to this. So frustrating.

outofhere, it sounds like yu have hyPERthyroidism. hypo symptoms, are weight gain, sleepiness, very lethargic. Yes adn endo is a specialist in the endocrine system.... I stay freezing cold all the time , that is also a symptomof hypo... good luck....... allmy siblings have hypo, i have beenonsynthroid for about 10 years........ they haejt adjust it sometime, i am now on 200 mcg.

tresa, it sounds like yours synthroid needs to be increased. Im going ot have them check my TSH, T4 T3, adrenal level and hormone level. some doc say the TSH, is just a basic guideline, so om gona hve my doc check all of these to get a more accurate reading......

my dr. says I have thyroid antibodies. does anyone know anything about this

Hi Zena. I suggest getting copies of your test results. Which antibodies are present? This may indicate Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, a type of auto-immune hypothyroidism.

Some people who have Hashimoto's have normal thyroid test results. If you have Hashimoto's with normal test results but have symptoms, you may benefit from treatment.

my roomate started a new thyroid med today. She h as so much energy I am worried. Usually by now she is ready for bed. really. We have worked in the garden shopped gone on a mile walk and she is still going. Like her old self. Cross your fingers, tonight she may have her first longer than 4 hour night of sleep in 20 years. Wouldnt that be wonderful for her. is this how it ususally works?

outofhere, what medicine did she start on! I need that!!! It does seem extreme for having just started it today. It may be too strong for her.

My daughter had her thyroid removed a year ago and she has changed drastically. Most of the time shes depressed, annoyed, agitated, tired most of the time, very, very argumentative. She has become cold and distant. I hardly recognize her anymore. To be quite honest I am almost starting to hate her. Literally hate her. Shes cold towards everyone except her husband. Her and her brother use to be so close and now he sees her as this morose, negative, hardly ever laughs anymore nuance. She takes Armor for thyroid replacement. I would really appreciate it if someone, anyone can tell me what to expect now that she has no thyroid. Is her behavior normal considering her thyroid has been removed? What effect does NOT having a thyroid have?