Synthroid

[murielm99]

I have been taking synthroid for only 9 days, but I feel worse, not better.

Has anyone else here taken this drug? I have a doctor's appointment on Aug. 8. I hope I can hold out that long.

[mopinko]

1. don't wait. call.

maybe that is normal, maybe it is a bad sign. maybe an adjustment can make you feel better. call.

[Susang]

2. Worse how?

[BluePatriot]

3. call doc.

dose could be too high which can make you hyperthyroid.

[alfredo]

4. That's what my wife had to do.

She's been on 'Thyroid for nearly 30 years.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

5. A lot of people take the natural stuff, Armour Thyroid.

Synthroid has one chemical you need, T4, instead of five chemicals you need for efficient thyroid synthesis -- T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 and calcitonin.

The makers of synthroid have been sued in the past for lying about its effectiveness in clinical trials, and also was not approved by the FDA becasue their manufacturing standards were not high enough. The dosages were not consistent.

Armour thyroid is a lot better and much cheaper for many people.

check out www.stopthethyroidmadness.com


Read about real patients and the fights they've had with their doctors to get treated properly. Sounds like you have a really narrow dosage range that you can tolerate.

[elleng]

6. I've taken it for a few years,

and think its ok. But read stuff here, and want to check with my doc about other stuff.

DEFINITELY get another date for appointment.

Good luck.

[MorningGlow]

7. That stuff has a lot of problems

It does work for some people, but does NOTHING for others. A friend of the family has been on it for more than 20 years and it has NEVER helped her--she's always exhausted and depressed, overweight, infertility, thinning hair, hair growing in the wrong places, bug eyes, you name it. It's like she's not taking anything at all. I feel so bad for her but she doesn't "get it" although I've tried to explain it to her.

There are a LOT of thyroid drugs on the market, and part of treating a thyroid problem is finding out which one works best for you (and at which dose).

Don't wait till your appointment--you'll be losing precious time. Call your doctor now and tell him/her how you feel. S/he might say to keep taking it a little longer, till your body starts to adjust to the meds. If that's the case, ask how long you should keep taking it before you can expect to see a change. It shouldn't be all the way till your next appointment. And if you get to the point where you know that the medication is affecting you adversely so much that it's not worth taking anymore, CALL and demand a different med. You have that right. Most doctors prescribe Synthroid by default; unfortunately it's up to us to request something different.

Good luck! :hi: :hug:

[Liberty Belle]

8. When I first started they got the dose too high; I had heart palpitations

and ringing in the ears, felt terrible! But when they got the dosage right, I felt like a new person - no more fatigue, lots of energy, no more dry skin or scalp.

Please call your doctor right away, and if necessary try a lower dosaage.