Posted by Snoozy on May 4, 2003, at 20:13:47
In reply to Re: Low TSH numbers -, posted by kwazy on May 4, 2003, at 18:37:48
No, I've never noticed any weight loss from Synthroid. There is this warning on the drug from medline:
IMPORTANT WARNING:
Thyroid hormone should not be used to treat obesity in patients with normal thyroid function. Levothyroxine is ineffective for weight reduction in normal thyroid patients and may cause serious or life-threatening toxicity, especially when taken with amphetamines. Talk to your doctor about the potential risks associated with this medication.You can see the whole page here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682461.html
Hope this helps -let us know how your levels turn out.
> You're right, it's 100mcg (not 100mg). I just had blood taken so I should be finding my results out soon. I am curious to find out what taking Levoxyl has done to my TSH levels.
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> Have you ever noticed weight-loss from your thyroid meds?
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> > I've been hypothyroid pretty much my whole life. My internist keeps me on the high end of the normal range. (I mean that my medication dose is as high as it can go while still remaining in the normal range on the tests - I hope that makes sense). The reason he's doing this is to help my fatigue. I don't think it makes a big difference, but that's about all he has to offer me.
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> > I'm curious about your dose however - 100. I've always taken Synthroid, which is the same drug as levoxyl. After over a decade of slowly failing thyroid, I'm now taking 112 mcg (I think you meant micrograms, not milligrams?). I think I started at something like .075 mg. So assuming the medication you're taking comes in the same strengths as the one I take, which I think is very likely, that's a pretty high dose to start with for someone who's not really even hypothyroid.
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> > You should probably have your levels rechecked in 2-4 weeks.
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> > > I have a lot of the symptoms of being hypothyroid (fatigue, weight gain, depression).These are the results from my last blood test:
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> > > TSH = 0.88
> > > T4, Free = 1.5
> > > T4, Total = 8.7
> > > T3, Free = 286
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> > > The TSH # shows that I am not hypothyroid, but my pdoc put me on levoxyl anyway. I have been on it now (100mg/day) for about 4 weeks and I think my symptoms have gotten a good deal better (I am less fatigued and my mood has lifted a bit). Does anyone have any experience with being put on thyroid meds despite a normal thyroid panel? Think this is a good/bad idea if it seems to work?
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> > > Thanks
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