Hello I have been hypothyroid since my mid 40's I am now 69. For most of this time I have been on a dose of 125mmg daily with no trouble and yearly blood tests ok. Lat year we moved house and my new gp sent me for heart scans to see if I had angina because I had been experiencing some shortness of breath and tighness when walking in the cold or up hill. During my wait for the results I happened to have some blood tests and it was found that my TSH was was outside the range and I had my thyroxine reduced to 100 mmg. The symptoms disappeared and I got the all clear from the hospital. I should mention that I sufffer from anxiety and asthma so they both may have played a part. Fast forward I had been wondering for some time whether I should change my morning dose to the evening having read it is better absorbed. This I did after telling my gp. I think it was 2/3 months ago. When I picked up my latest prescription I noticed the levothyroxine pack had a new formormulation written on the back. I did not take much notice at the time as I had a lot of other things going on in my life. I had taken one packet and have just started my second one. I started googling new formulation on thyroxine and found a lot of people were talking about it. I wonder if anyone has changed to this new one and if they suffered any side effects. I have had a virus which I assumed I had caught from grandchildren. My asthma had been playing up and my rhinitis and I have been tight chested, although I am much better it has been a month and the cough gets me down. I have seen my gp and she found that my chest was clear but has prescribed nyastatin for a oral thrush which I have been plagued with for year despite rinsing out mouth after inhalers. I just wondered if this has anything to do with or whether the evening levo is being b etter absorbed and I need another reduction. I have made an appointment to see my gp in 2 weeks. Thanks for reading this post.
oi, sobre a primeira parte do seu e-mail, ficar um pouco sem fôlego é um sinal, tanto quanto eu entendo (e é para mim) de ter mais levo do que você precisa, então não me surpreende que você tenha sido aconselhado a reduzir. Você não é muito mais velho do que eu e tive que reduzir meu levo massivamente - fui informado por um consultor geral que isso não é incomum. Nos últimos anos, tive que reduzir o levo em etapas para muito pouco - indo para testes em algumas semanas. Confuso sobre o resto do seu post, se os testes do hospital estiverem ok, por que você precisa alterar a dose/horários, etc. e se preocupar com a absorção, pois você ainda pode estar diminuindo a necessidade de levo, meu GP da época estava fora de sua profundidade e tive que ir a um consultor que parou todo o levo por meses para ver onde eu estava - eu, como você, tinha pensado que os sintomas eram todos do meu antigo asma, mas era só muito levo, isso é ruim para os ossos, coração, etc. antes de qualquer alteração na dose, faça exames de sangue e, se ainda mostrar necessidade de menos, tenha menos, e esteja ciente de possíveis reduções futuras necessárias. Verifique seu pulso regularmente, registre-o, etc. Faça mais exames de sangue se houver alterações consistentes.
Olá Libralady, parei de tomar os remédios para a tireoide completamente devido às constantes alterações de formulação, que não foram divulgadas. As alterações repetidas de formulação foram apenas um dos muitos fatores que resultaram nos remédios sendo mais prejudiciais do que úteis para mim. Tão desanimada! Você não é a única.
Se você ler os muitos posts aqui, muitas pessoas postam perguntas sobre sintomas parecidos com os da gripe no início do uso dos remédios.
Lembre-se, estamos em uma economia global, e a fabricação é frequentemente feita em países do terceiro mundo remotos para reduzir custos.
Sorry I pressed the wrong reply. This post is for Annie78444. Sorry if I confused you. As I mentioned before the reduction my dose of levothyroxine the TSH was very low. At my last blood test it was 2. something. Now for year my levels were around 2.8 however I had read that optimum levels are around 1. After breaking my wrist I was found to be low on vitamin D3. I was prescribed D3 and my TSH levels gradually reduced to 1. somthing down to 0,9. When we moved here I had a routine Dexa scan and my bone density ( was diagnosed with osteopenia back in 2012 hence the higher dose of vitamin D3 on GPS recommendation) was much the same possibly a little improved. My new gp was not happy about the dose of vitamin D3 (2.200 iu daily) and wanted to reduce it to a chewable tablet 400iu D3/and calcium. She said this was the recommended guidelines for osteopenia. I have read on many occasions that low vitamin D3 is connected to low thyroid function hence why my readings improved on the large dose of VitD3. I did not start the new chewable tablet until a couple of months ago so I did wonder if the lower dose might make the tsh reading higher. Now because I take a water tablet and fibre drink in the morning which have to be taken 30mins before breakfast I wondered about whether it might be better to take my levothryoxine at night for better absorbsion. I am not really due for blood tests until October but I have made an appointment for 2 weeks time to see my gp. I would be interested to know not only the TSH level but VitD3 and calcium levels as well. I have other health issues and what wth the anxiety it is often hard to know if any symptoms I have are side effects of any medication or my anxiety. Hope this makes sense.
I see you have stopped taking thyroid tablets all together. How do you feel and what are your test results? I hear what you say about people posting questions about flu-like symptoms and manufacturing in third world countries but not sure if after all these years it would be safe to come off this medication.
Se você procurar no Google ou perguntar ao seu médico, verá que para a nossa idade um TSH baixo não é bom e prejudicial para os ossos, e se acelerar o pulso e afetar o coração, grave. Parece que o melhor para mulheres mais velhas é estar em torno de 3 - ou, até onde eu posso ver, até 4,5 ou 5,0, que está na faixa de referência ok do Reino Unido, as coisas mudam com a idade, eu uso Teva, sem problemas para mim, o problema é só conseguir uma dose bem pequena
Thanks for your reply. I will certainly bear that in mind when I see my gp. Maybe then the 2.8 was about right for me. I will see what the result is at the next blood test. I hope I can get it done earlier than October. Either it will be ok or need reducing or the dose changing back to mornings. I admit I have let things slide a bit this last few months. Both my husband and myself have had various hospital tests and procedures which have alll turned out ok. Unfortunately my husband is waiting for the results of a prostate biopsy which according to the nurse and the results of the MPMRI scan are likely to show cancer. Of course we are hoping this won't be the case but must be prepared for bad news. He has been monitored since 2002 and had got used to negative scans or biopsies. So you can see that we are focused on that at the moment. Going back to thyroid problems it seems to me that the average GP has limited knowledge of hypothyroidism other than making sure sure that your blood tests are in the range which as you know is not always reliable.
aqui estão os remédios para tireoide, o pulso acelerado pode sugerir que você está tomando muito levo, tenho dedos do pé quebrados, agora sei - não sabia antes - que os níveis podem parecer normais em um exame de sangue aleatório, mas podem mudar para cima e para baixo e é importante não ter em nenhum momento do dia níveis muito baixos, agora verifico o pulso regularmente - se ele ficar mais alto que o normal quando estou em repouso, reduzo a dose por um ou dois dias, tudo bem porque é um medicamento de ação prolongada. Sinto muito em saber de outros problemas, a preocupação pode - pergunte ao seu médico para confirmar isso - acelerar um pouco o seu metabolismo, de qualquer forma, o melhor é não combiná-lo com a ansiedade, que é um efeito colateral comum de excesso de levo, os melhores votos
Thank you. I broke my wrist because I missed a kerb outside a railway station and fell forward on to the pavement. The hospital kept asking if I had put my arm out to stop myself falling as they seemed to think this would be connected to the type of fracture. Actually I did not I was wearing a long cardigan and it was a bit windy so I was actually holding the cardigan together with my hand and fell on top if it. It was underneath me not outstretched. Will see what my gp says in two weeks hopefully we will have my husbands results by then and whether he needs treatment. He also has other health problems.
This post is a revelation and a vindication. I am 74 and for the last 5 months have been suffering from tachicardia, breathlessness , weight gain, far more joint pain than usual with my acute osteoarthritis. A two day hospital stay in hospital was necessary the symptoms were so bad ....doctors admitted they could not pinpoint problem and discharged me with 'aggravated asthma'. My GP called for a blood test which showed I have gone from under to over active thyroid so meds reduced from 175mg to 75mg a day. I am STILL struggling with symptoms. I am outgoing and have a great group of friends who are contnually saying 'you are not you anymore'. My right eye was removed in August last year cos a more virulent form of the original melanoma ... successfully treated 18 years ago ..had returned. Rare form so now Cancer Research regularly call me for blood tests and scans. In amongst all this I have asked at least two doctors and other medical personnel "are my ongoing symptoms anything to do with medication despite reduction" Was told no. NOW remember at least 6 months ago my 50mg box of tabs had "new formula" written across the corner and still has!! My life has changed dramatically. I usually bounce back from anything life throws at me but am constantly tired even after a good night's sleep and generally feel below par. A recent chest infection with Amoxycillin and steroids prescribed literally had me man down. Incidentally I also have Lichen Sclerosus which is now linked to thyroid problems. So you can see why I really need to get back to my old self to battle along with my other health issues. Will ask GP next week and post again. Thanks so much for your post and good luck to everyone in the same boat. Lets hope at leastone of us can get some answers.
Sim, deixei cair algo no meu pé e fiquei fora por quase dois anos devido a múltiplas fraturas... nunca tinha tido um osso quebrado antes. Os remédios podem causar ossos frágeis.
Hi there. After my last post when I said I was going to Doctor for Thyroid problem check up ...I asked the question re the Levothyroxine Tablet w
hich was marked "New Formula". The answer was that I should speak to a Pharmacist! My Chemist was so helpful .. explained that the only difference was that the New Formulation tab has the Lactose removed which could not cause problems. In fact some lactose intolerant people prefer this tab. So the possibility of women posting reactions is probably some link with dosage or other tablet interaction. Shame ..poor us ... I was really hoping we had found a cause for our misery. We will have to persevere. I have blood tests again tomorrow so will only know by end of week. Cheers