I Was wondering if anyone had experienced being ivovermedicated and what were your symptoms?
I've been going through hell the last month with extreme anxiety and tiredness feeling dizzy/lightheaded random pains in head and eyes, and now I've had it confirmed I've been taking 25mcg to much, anyone experienced something similar I've felt like I've been going out of my mind x
Hi Dizzydoll I have suffered with achey body (life flu) and sore feet as well as slow body movments for about 5 years andwas convinced it was due to my levthyroxine medication however my GP wouldn't hear of it. Over the years myGP has tried different things to try to solve my pain etc and nothing worked. 10 weeks ago I went back to see my GP and demand that she listen to me I asked her to reduce my medication from 100mcg to 75mcg and at first she said no but then agreed when I said that I would reduce it myself with or without her. First 6weeks nothing felt different, had a blood test which said I was in normal range, then about 8 weeks in I started to feel better less pain, no aches. 12 weeks on and I feel fantastic, ive started cycling to work, excersise when I'm not at work. Im in no pain, I've lost 12lb in weight and yes my GP states I was obviously over medicated, she should have listened to me years ago. luckily for you it has been found quickly without you suffering for many years. Let us know how you get on xx
Oh dear I'm so sorry you suffered for so long but glad your doing much better, il keep you posted I hope it don't take to long to resolve I feel so strange it's quite frightening x
Im sure it wont as your GP has recognised that ur medication is too much for you. Take care x
that's what's happening to me .... neva thought it would be to go with taking too much med - i will check up with my doc now.
i get pains down my RHS, anxitety is bad, nothing really rattles me but i've noticed latley any little thing that goes wrong makes me really highly strung etc.
also i've nausea which makes you feel gross ..... i am def going to talk to the doc! thanks heaps.
Hi dizzi. I had a complete thyroidectomy 4 years ago and have been on 100microgrames of thyroxine ever since. In the last couple of months ive had nothing but sleepless nights fatigue and waking up with hot sweats with palpitations. Then i just spend the rest of the sleep time staring at the ceiling thinking what on earth is wrong with me. My recent blood test shows levels of t4 high and beyond the normal range. However ive looked high and low on these forums as to what folk have achieved after sucha discovery. I go to see yet another endocrinologist (this time in curacao) to see if i can get some common sense sorted. Because im a bit of a traveller with my work its difficult to attend the same medical practice and i dont want any doctor treating symptoms without undersanding that my endocrine system is way out of balance
cheers kevin
Hi there - yes I was overmedicated for quite a while. I complained of acute anxiety and chest pains and was put on a 24 hour heart monitor. I was a bit naive then - have learnt a lot since. Eventually my dose was reduced back down to 100 mcg so I wondered why it was ever increased 
You have to become your own health detective....learn all you can
How long until you felt better Jill?
Sorry for the delay in answering - I've found it can take at least 3 months for a new medication level to show its true effects. Mine was increased from 100 to 125 just over 3 months ago and today my hands are warm!! lol
We are given T4 only - even though our thyroid produces 4 hormones - and its a long lasting/slow action hormone
It is just horrible. I know what you are going through. see my post. (rick5258) I have had so many things in my body screwed up since starting Synthroid, I am ready to give it up all together, and just deal with being Hypo. Now just waiting to see a specialist.
Hi everyone
Thought I'd update you on how I was getting on. I've had my medication reduced for about 5 month now. I continue to lose weight and to date I've lost 1 stone and 4lb.I feel great. I started to take sea kelp and I think it has promoted my thyroid as I started to get body aches again so will go get my bloods checked, never know my medication may need reducing again. My advice listen to your body and don't give into doctors excuses like I did. x
I had my medication reduced about 3 weeks ago due to over-medication. I've gone down from 150 mcg to 125 mcg Levothyroxine. I'd been feeling very tired, anxious for some time but was really worried about having diarrhea for about 3 or 4 weeks. I was only eating chicken and boiled rice for ages so obviously that wasn't helping and I lost a fair amount of weight (I'm hypothyroid but naturally skinny!). I started to feel a little better about a week ago but yesterday I started to get the shaky hands and upset stomach again 
I'm thinking it's because I've been working non-stop for the past week and getting very stressed out with certain situations. I'm wondering if overdoing things can make the symptoms worse? Hope you're starting to feel better dizzydoll. 
Hi Dizzydoll
Yes I was overmedicated when my dose of 100 mcg of levo was increased to 150. I began to have panic attacks, my heart raced uncontrollably sending me to A&E where I was put on betablockers. It was some time before my dose was reduced again to 100 mcg. However I was then back at the 'undermedicated' stage
It has taken a long time to persuade GP's that I needed to see an endocrinologist (I'd asked for this for 8 years) who will now monitor me more closely. You know your own body - you know when you feel well and when you dont.
Ive been over medicated off and on over the years, but doctors just said oh leave it, it will come around again...Sometimes it did...I didnt know much about over medicated, but now i have....I think when i would lose weight, it would make my meds too high....They think my meds too high made me lose weight...but that doesnt work quite like that, and normal GP dont know much...I dont feel anxiety or all the other..Had a few sleepless nights etc. I found out my Blood Pressure is fairly high, so for how long I wonder? This can give heart disease...plaqued arteries etc....Here where i live in Canada they dont seem to check blood pressure like they use to....duh!That may well have been going on for years...i use to have pretty good blood pressure as i recall...
ps/i had been trying to lose weight on weight watchers...but took like 6 months to lose 15 pounds...
Hi there - I'm extremely fortunate to have an undertsanding endo whoallows me to adjust my own meds according to my symptoms. It took a while for my GP pharmacy to get the idea but they now provide me with different increments of levo. However the biggest change to my thyroid health was made by the introduction of T3 with my T4.
....and lol
I can only lose weight by dropping carbs. Kind of like the Atkins diet but much healthier with lots of veg and salad. Works every time I want to drop some more weight. Hope this helps (I'm never hungry )
Hi dizzy doll,
several years ago I had insomnia and I went to doc and asked her what I can do for the insomnia. Then I was told my thyroid was out of whack. My dosage was too much. Once they reduced it the insomnia went away. Now years later all of a sudden I have this horrible insomnia. I also have severe untreated sleep apnea and many other conditions. One night I had slept 5 hrs next night 3 hrs and next night not at all. It has disrupted my life in every way. I can't go to work and worried bout that. Then I remembered my thyroid so I asked the doc to check and I am praying that is the answer. Doc gave me sleeping pills and first night I DID NOT sleep at all. I cry all. The time am sooo desparate to find answer. Also have depression, anxiety and agoraphobic. Taking Zoloft, Ativan and now sleeping pill still can't sleep. Can anyone help? Sooo desparate.
Hi
A similar thing has happened to me. Can I ask, how long before you felt better?
I recenvtly found out that I am allergic to Levothoroxine and now am going to start taking a more homeopatich medication. I experience, so much itching, the tiredness to the point I felt my day was filled with naps and attempts to scratch off my skin! Check with your doctor and switch medications if you can and see if it helps.