My thyroid is getting worse even with medication (synthroid) what is the next st!
Question: been taking synthroid for 6 months and it actually got worse. my dose is higher now but what if it doesnt help
Answers: been taking synthroid for 6 months and it actually got worse. my dose is higher now but what if it doesnt help
Here what I found about syntroid (L-thyroxine) side effects. There is a number of hypothyroid patients who are reporting worsening of the symptoms after starting this medication. You may ask your doctor to prescribe you the natural thyroid hormone.
"Levothyroxine has profound effects on the body. Make sure your doctor is aware of all your medical problems, especially heart disease, clotting disorders, diabetes, and disorders of the adrenal or pituitary glands. The doctor will also need to know about any allergies you may have to food or medicine, and will ask for the names of any medications you take, whether prescription or over-the-counter.
You should receive low doses of levothyroxine, under very close supervision, if you are an older person, or if you suffer from high blood pressure, angina (chest pain caused by a heart condition), or other types of heart disease. If you develop chest pain or additional circulatory problems, your dosage may have to be reduced.
If you have diabetes, or if your body makes insufficient adrenal corticosteroid hormone, levothyroxine will tend to make your symptoms worse. If you take medication for any of these disorders, the dosage will probably have to be adjusted once you begin taking levothyroxine. If diabetes is the problem, you should immediately report to your doctor any change in your glucose readings.
Postmenopausal women on long-term levothyroxine therapy may suffer a loss of bone density, increasing the danger of osteoporosis (brittle bones). To minimize the loss, the doctor will prescribe the lowest dosage needed to control symptoms of thyroid deficiency.
Levothyroxine may cause seizures at the beginning of treatment, although this is rare. You may also notice some hair loss at first, but this is temporary.
It may take a few weeks for levothyroxine to begin working, and you may not see any change in your symptoms until then.
If it doesn't help, you try a medication that is both T4 and T3 like Armour or Thyrolar. Most people are given Synthroid (T4) with the idea that conversion of T4 to T3 will happen in the body. Many people are poor converters and that's why they still are plagued with thyroid symptoms. By taking a med that is both T4 and T3, it helps because the person is now having more T3 in the body.