Reviewer: Go Natural, 45-54 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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I was on this thyroid medication for several years, but was always dead tired by mid afternoon, and always had a headache..happened to forget to take the medication for a few days, and noticed I was starting to feel better! I then chose to not take it anymore, I felt so much better, and was not as moody and depressed, neither was I sleepwalking in the afternoon. My numbers were still off on the bl ... Show Full Comment

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I was on this thyroid medication for several years, but was always dead tired by mid afternoon, and always had a headache..happened to forget to take the medication for a few days, and noticed I was starting to feel better! I then chose to not take it anymore, I felt so much better, and was not as moody and depressed, neither was I sleepwalking in the afternoon. My numbers were still off on the blood work, so I went to my Chiropractor who suggested taking beef thyroid, so that is what I am doing. I feel fantastic going on a year now! Get off the synthetic drug and go natural.
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Reviewer: Kat, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Like another user said I have only on Levothyroxine for about two weeks and I know it's supposed to take a couple of weeks to begin to work, but I cannot handle the side effects. I would be dizzy for most of the day after taking it and then headaches raging headaches would begin. They were horrible - and I'm not one to complain about pain - but they were to the point that I thought I neede ... Show Full Comment

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Like another user said I have only on Levothyroxine for about two weeks and I know it's supposed to take a couple of weeks to begin to work, but I cannot handle the side effects. I would be dizzy for most of the day after taking it and then headaches raging headaches would begin. They were horrible - and I'm not one to complain about pain - but they were to the point that I thought I needed to go to the ER. Then after a few days I noticed that I was swelling, particularly in my abdomen. I checked the scale and was shocked to see that I was seven pounds heavier, and it had to be all water because I didn't change my diet or exercise in that time. The worst though and what put me over the edge were the mental side effects. I take antidepressants and was hoping that having treatment for my thyroid would make it so that I wouldn't need to take them but this medication has made it worse. I swung between being furious to crying to obsessively worrying. The scariest part though and the reason I stopped taking the medication is that I'd been having suicidal idealization where I felt so overwhelmed between my mental issues and now these physical ones that I thought it would be better to end it all rather than have to keep trying new medications and dealing with side effects like this. I'm hoping another medication is a fit for me because I'm never touching this one agian.
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Reviewer: flolovesfood, 19-24 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have only on Levothyroxine for about a week. I know that you are supposed to be on this drug for a couple of weeks for this to really take effect. The side effects have pushed me over the edge. I would have rage out-burts, I would burst into tears, feel like things weren't real (for example, be picking fights with my boyfriend over the smallest things because I keep thinking he is going to b ... Show Full Comment

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I have only on Levothyroxine for about a week. I know that you are supposed to be on this drug for a couple of weeks for this to really take effect. The side effects have pushed me over the edge. I would have rage out-burts, I would burst into tears, feel like things weren't real (for example, be picking fights with my boyfriend over the smallest things because I keep thinking he is going to break up with me. And when I bring it up he keeps saying no he isn't, we have plans to get married, we live together and are normally very happy), start to feel suicidal, feel extremely panicky, my chest would start to pound at points, I couldn't lay on my side because it would cause me chest pain, give me pounding migraines. I literally felt like I was going insane and losing my personality. I also got extreme diarrhea, dizziness, dry mouth. Pretty much everything. I feel so hopeless.... I don't know what I can do... I am taking this in the morning with a glass of water and then I wait an hour before consuming anything further.
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Reviewer: Magnolia, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I had horrible reactions to this drug: severe itching, chest pains, palpitations, high blood pressure, and worst of all, irritability and rage. Do yourself a favor and if something is causing you major problems and the doctor tells you to keep taking it, find a new doctor! Feeling much better since I stopped taking this horrible drug.

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I had horrible reactions to this drug: severe itching, chest pains, palpitations, high blood pressure, and worst of all, irritability and rage. Do yourself a favor and if something is causing you major problems and the doctor tells you to keep taking it, find a new doctor! Feeling much better since I stopped taking this horrible drug.
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Reviewer: irishmom, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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After trying the generic levothyroxine and getting headaches which is not normal for me, my doctor changed to synthroid - no problems. I seem to have more energy, no bad side effects.

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After trying the generic levothyroxine and getting headaches which is not normal for me, my doctor changed to synthroid - no problems. I seem to have more energy, no bad side effects.
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