Levothyroxine Side Effects (Page 26)

I was recently diagnosed with an underactive thyroid. I have been taking levothyroxine for almost two weeks. For the last four or five days I have had a weird feeling. It is hard to explain. I don't really feel dizzy but I get a strange feeling in my head. I guess you would describe it as a head rush. Has anyone else had this feeling and will it go away as my body adjusts to the levothyroxine?

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Hi,
I had thyroid cancer and I have been on L thyroxine since 1992 and I pretty much do the same thing at times. Because your thyroid does almost everything. So it should get better but at least call and let your doctor know and maybe they can adjust the dosage you're on. Good luck.

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Re: Sunny (# 500)

If she needs that syroid medicine and she stops taking it she may feel okay at the beginning but she will pay for it in the end. Check with your doctor because your thyroid is extremely important. Don't listen to others check with your doctor first.
Just sayin.

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Re: Tkelly21 (# 448)

I keep having heart palpitations and head rush. My doctor upped my dosage from 25mcg to 50mcg because my thyroid levels were still low. But this higher dose makes me feel sick and the heart palpitations don’t stop. I went to a different doctor before I started feeling these strange symptoms and she asked me if I was feeling heart palpitations since my first doctor has increased my dosage but I told her no since I wasn’t feeling these symptoms a few months ago. A few months later and now the palpitations won’t stop. I’m getting a second opinion and ask about alternative because I’m reading these comments on here and it looks like this medication does more harm than good to most patients

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Hello, Yup, me to, a little lite headed & dizzy, but it would soon leave. But, I’ve been on Levothyroxin for 36 yrs. Yup, you read right., this last year, my entire face was chapped, I could feel it, but you couldn’t see it. My GP sent me to a dermatologist and he just gave me cortizone cream,,Didn’t work- I had recalled a previous Dr. recommend, I skip a doze, and so I’ve been actually skipping every other day to a half-
Then next day, a whole pill.., YOU GUESSED IT, my chapped face went away…, A full year, I had a chapped face- it’s gone !! For those of you feeling dizzy or something else unusual, try half-ing a dose, and next day a full dose.., Hope this helps your Butterfly ~ Cheers!

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