Tirosint, what are you doing to me?

[librarygirl2]

I have been on Tirosint since November but I could not last longer than 10 days in a row on it.  Why? Because it gave me the following side effects:

- Intense sleepiness after taking it
- Hair falling out everywhere I go like it's supposed to be a sweater
- Anxiousness
- Heart beating rapidly
- Sweats and increased body odor
- Buzzing inside body like being really wired
- Teeth pain and dry mouth
- Anger issues
- Muscle pain
- No period

I was taking 50 mcg after being switched over from Synthroid 50 mcg. Not sure why my body reacts so weird to it but I couldn't even take it long enough  (6 weeks) to get a TSH, FT3, and FT4 test.   The sleeps and the hair loss was too much to deal with.

Anyone else have reviews with Tirosint?  I really was hoping that it would work for me but it was not the miracle treatment at all.

Thanks!

Can anybody else

[LauraSB]

I am getting ready to try Tirosint or try to if my doctor will let me. I had my thyroid removed about 3 years ago because of cancer and I have never been adjusted properly. I am on Synthroid .175 mcg and my TSH won't remain stable. I was at .23 after switching to .175 mcg. Then 4 weeks later I was at 1.43 after taking .175 mcg 6 days a week and .150 mcg one day a week.  That is a huge jump.

I am so tired of not being level. Now I am showing signs of going hypo again. I am beyond frustrated and I really hope this will work. I will report back if I get on it and if it works.

[Barb135]

Synthroid did not relieve my hypo symptoms, but it wasn't necessarily the fault of the med... my doctor panicked, because my TSH was very low and he refused to go by anything but TSH so he insisted that I was hyper..

I'll also note that I did better on levo than on Synthroid, but by then, I was going to the endo, who was willing to give me higher doses, so I can't say it was specifically the med.  

My other doctor (pcp) was all about Synthroid and very specific that I should NEVER take any T4 med other than Synthroid, whereas my endo said it levo was just as good... I sort of figured my pcp might be married to Abbott Laboratories, who makes Synthroid.

[Neeson]

Just so I understand.  Synthroid did not relief your hypo symptoms - correct?  Hence switching to a different T4.  So it did not help the heart palps etc.  I know that everyone's body reacts to meds in different ways.  Trying to find the right T4.

I will fix my profile...I am female.

Thanks!

[Barb135]

Hypo... I just commented on the thread you've had going for a while... I did have a lot of the heart symptoms you noted.  Also, your profile says you're male, but you said some things that indicated otherwise, could you clarify?

[Neeson]

Barb, when you state you did not do well on synthroid-what were your symptoms.

Thanks!

[Connie2000]

When you get your TSH where it needs to be you can have other sypmtoms appear that may be from other causes.  Those causes need to be investigated.  I went on Armour for a time after Synthroid did not work.  Aftfer getting levels adjusted for a few months I went into Nutcracker Esophageal Spasms.  This was hiding under all the low thyroid for years.  I also had been taking years of Statins and the muscle problems showed their ugly heads.  Years later looking back I can see the early symptoms of Celiac or Gluten Intolerance and Statin Intolerance causing those issues.  Have to be careful throwing all your ills in one basket.  Health is like peeling an onion. Work on each layer!