Levothyroxine reaction?

[doodlebugpumpkinhead]

I was trying to determine if levothyroxine can cause rash and came across this website.  

I had been taking 60mg (1 grain) armour but was that was recently adjusted to 45mg armour and 25mcg levothyroxine due to the following lab results:
TSH  1.19 (0.34-5.60)
Free T4  0.61 (.61-1.12)
Free T3 5.3 (2.0-4.4)
T3 187 (71-180)
Reverse T3 19 (13.5-34.2)

My ears and hairline have a bubbly red rash.  After reading posts on this forum and the side effects med pages on-line, seems like the rash is definately related to levothyroxine.  

Do I stop taking it?

Thanks for any insight - much appreciated all.

[goolarra]

Since you'd taken your Armour before the draw, that's at least part of the reason your FT3 is inflated.  You shouldn't take meds with T3 in them before a draw.

How did you feel before those labs?  Were you having any hypo or hyper symptoms?  It's quite possible that if you hadn't taken your Armour before the draw, your doctor wouldn't have felt the need to add levo to your meds.

[doodlebugpumpkinhead]

Yes, I took the armour before the labs.  

I was just reading though old post from 2008 and seems like most people highly prefer brand name levo.  I will give that a try.  

Thank you :)

[goolarra]

You might try switching to a different brand of levo.  The different manufacturerers use different fillers in their tablets, and some people are allergic to or sensitive to them.  Sometimes just switching brands is all it takes.

Had you taken your Armour before the draw for the labs you posted?