dry eys and mouth

[hashihater]

i was wondering if anyone has experienced severe dry eyes or mouth after starting thyroid meds....................i have had sjogrens and lupus testing and all are negative..................my eye doc thinks, as i do, that it has something to do with adjusting.................my eyes have been so bad that ive gotten punctal plus.................i drink plenty of water everyday, and eat very healthy...................i am also low with female hormones....................i hope this is something that will pass when my levels are optimized.................thanks

[hashihater]

hi..............glad your doing better............i never drink anything but water..........are you having any side effects on the armour?..........my doc want me to switch to this...............are your female hormones low?.........sometimes i wonder how much that had to do with the dryness too, esp. since those hormones are low also..................its miserable trying to get all this balanced.......thanks

[iunderstand69]

I was on synthroid and cytomel.  I am now on armour (3 weeks today)  It isn't as bad since I am off synthroid.  I am still really thirsty, although it has gotten better since armour.  It was unbearable when I was on syn/cytomel.  My dr.  says my levels are fine, but that doesn't mean they are.  I am taking my BBT and it says my body temperature is low. I did stop drinking soda's and that also helped some.  I think when I drank diet coke that it made me more thirsty.  

[hashihater]

hi, what meds do you take?...........i am on generic levo and t3......................when i first started it, i didnt have this dryness............but about 7 months into it, it started with my eyes and then my mouth.............its really miserable................i dont know if its a hypo symptom, or not, but i didnt have it before starting the meds.............i know my levels are still low............are yours?

[iunderstand69]

I am always thirsty.  I seem to be more so after I take my thyroid medicine.  When I was on synthroid, I was so thirsty that it hurt.  I quit drinking soda and that has helped a ton too!