Eeyoregal

Hey, everyone -- I just have a quick question. Went to the endo Monday and my levels were high, even though I've been on 50mg Levoxyl for about 1 year (I get so confused about thyroid levels vs. TSH so I hope I'm describing this right!!). Endo didn't want to up to 75 mg every day so she told me to alternate days (1 day at 50mg, 1 day at 75mg) to get things in order.

I took the 75 mg on Tuesday, waited for breakfast, etc. as usual. DH and I went to workout and I felt *very* faint afterward. Is this due to the increase in meds? Has anyone else had to "alternate" and, if so, how long did it take your body to adjust??

Thanks in advance for any info!

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omcv

Actually it is possibly due to low blood sugar and not the thyroid increase. If your heart starts racing, you get the shakes, hair start falling out, etc then you have a thyroid overdose. Though just in case call your endo and tell her what happened. I hope all will be well. Have a wonderful day!!!

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MellyM

About the increas...thyroid medication is a lot like the pill. It's not one pill that makes the difference, it's the cumulative effect of them over a long period of time. It can be likened to if you miss one or two pills, your body does not feel the effect right away and probably won't if you quickly get back to your routine of pill taking. It's because your body has enough of that drug in it's system to cope until you are back on them. Likewise, your doctor may not feel comfortable just yet to bump you up to 75. He/she may just want top start you out with alternating days to see if that helps and gets you into normal numbers, because over time, the alternate may be enough in your system cumulatively for it to function properly. If that does not work in a while, your docotr will likely bump it up 75 per day.

I am unsure of the dizziness, but have never heard of it associated with that med. IT could be your blood sugar was low or high, that you didn't not eat or drink enough, or your blood pressure. Just mention it to your doctor the nest time you go in, especially have him/her check your blood pressure, as thyrpoid disease can affect your heart and it may be raising your blood pressure if your numbers were low. That's likely the case and will straighten out once your numbers are normal.