I have recently had problems with my tablets.. I had them increased to 100mg but I had a health issue which was blamed on the increase of tablets so I was advised to lower dosage again.. then I went to endocrinologist and he said it Def wasn't my thyroid tablets that caused the other health issues and he told me to start taking my 100mg everyday again which was about 3 weeks ago. From I have started to take them again I have been having light spotting between periods.. is this normal? Is in the change in hormone levels doing this? Plz help someone xx TIA
Hi Amanda,
I hate to think of you getting nowhere with this, so I would suggest you go to 'Unacceptable side effects of Levothyroxine' on this site, and ask the same question. Gill
Hola Amanda:
Mi nombre es Shelly y soy enfermera y vivo en Estados Unidos. También tengo enfermedad tiroidea. Antes de que me diagnosticaran la enfermedad tiroidea de Hashimoto, apenas tenía mi periodo o era muy corto.
La tiroides ayuda a regular tu periodo. Cuando no funciona bien, los períodos no llegan o se vuelven irregulares. La tiroides envía una señal a los ovarios llamada (FSH - Hormona Foliculo Estimulante), y cuando el nivel es adecuado, llega el periodo.
Cuando tomas hormona de reemplazo, el cuerpo puede tener “demasiada” y puede causar manchado. ¿Has tenido períodos regulares antes?
Otra condición podría ser fibromas en el útero. Necesitarías ver a tu médico de ginecología y que lo revisen. Pueden hacer una resonancia magnética u otras imágenes para verlo.
Reduce el nivel en un 25% y ve si te sientes mejor y deja de sangrar. Los médicos prueban diferentes dosis, pero no sienten los efectos que tú sientes.
¿Estás tomando Levo 100 MCG y no MG? De todos modos, parece que quizás necesitas una dosis un poco más baja.
Que estés bien, avísanos cómo te va. Shelly
Spotting cd be due any number of cause , ranging from simple harmone blips to infection or rare sinister condition .
See ur gp for internal examination, cevical smear, infection test.
Talk to family planning clinic if you are talking haromonal contraception.
Thyroid harmone tend to regulate nonexistent period so it could be the female harmone are starting to do their jobs now.
Bottom line see the GP.
Hi, thanks for your reply..
My periods have been ok and on time in the past. But just the past 2 months since I've stopped taking my levo completely then starting them again, this spotting has happened. Also forgot to mention that the spotting came around the time of ovulation so thought maybe it was related to that.
I had a blood test 3 weeks ago as requested by the endocrinologist and he said to take the 100 for now just to try and get the TSH back to normal then do another blood test in 6 weeks to see if the 100 was too high or if it was ok..
Hola Amanda:
Estoy de acuerdo con tu médico, mantente en la dosis de 100 mcg y si tu nivel mejora, se detendrá. Creo que proviene del cambio de Levo, ahora y otra vez. Si continúa, consulta a tu médico de ginecología.
Que estés bien, Shelly