Hey Hezzer! I don't think the doc will advise you to take Synthroid with food. If he/she does, I wouldn't recommend it. I also wouldn't recommend taking it with other medications or vitamins. Every specialist I've ever spoken to says that there are some vitamins, like iron or calcium that, when taken with synthroid, basically cancel out your dosage… So taking it with food would be like not taking it at all. Most people taking thyroid medication, including me, usually take it in the morning right when they get up. By the time you get ready (about 30-45 mins.) it should be okay to eat breakfast. I hope this info helps in some way, but you should still ask the doc to explain the medical perspective a little better. By the way, I'm sorry you're feeling tired all the time! I know the feeling! My ex-regular doc tried to convince me that I was suffering from depression. I knew I had a family history of thyroid problems, and I had never had these issues in the past. Before I let him put me on Zoloft, I made him test my TSH... which was WAY out of wack!!!! I was sent to a specialist and then put on synthroid. It will take a couple months to get the right dosage, but I guarantee you'll be feeling MUCH better soon!! Good luck!
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I asked to have my levels rechecked because I was feeling so drained. I then was told my TSH & T$ & posted them on SC & was told by others that I was overmedicated. My old Dr did nothing. He has been the one to manage my meds & such for 7+ years. I had the lab draw at my new Dr's & they faxed it to my old/regular Dr. Let's just say he is no longer my Dr now. I then called the nurse at my new Dr's. He is my IF specialist & only temporarily since he is quite a distance away & that is why I kept with my old Dr too. One of the Dr's there looked at my levels & immediatly told the nurse to lower my dose. The nurse called me back & told me this & that I should have it rechecked in 6 weeks to see if it is back to normal. She also referred me to an endocrinologist at my request. I have only been on the new dose for a week & maybe it is just wishful thinking but I feel so much better.
I stared out on 75mcg then was upped to 112mcg then told to take 112mcg 6 days a week then on the 7th take a half a pill. Now am on 100mcg. I hope this is my last time I have to change anything.
Trina
Hi, I'm new here. I've been hypo for 8 years. Hashis. I've noticed, anecdotally, that people with RAI or Hashi's hypo tend to take more hormones. Probably because they have very low or zero functioning thyroids (especially RAI).
Someone asked if someone is taking something other than Synthroid or Levo. Well, I am. For the last 7 years I took 100mcg Synthroid (T4) and 50mcg Cytoment (T3) because my body wasn't converting the T4 into enough T3. However, in the past several months I switched to Armour dessicated thyroid, which is CHEAP and has been around forever and is not synthetic but rather dessicated swine thyroid. So, it contains all the Ts. You'll hear a lot of doctors disparage it because they claim that the amounts of Ts are inconsistent, etc. However, all pills within a batch are consistent. AND, on the bottle they list the amounts of Ts in that batch. SO, you can adjust the amount you take to give you the amount of T4 and T3 you need from batch to batch.
Right now I take 2 grains, which is 2 60mg pills, 2x a day (7am and 3pm). Each grain has 68mcg of T4 and 9mcg of T3, so that's 136mcg T4 and 18mcg T3. In addition I take 100mcg Synthroid right before bed. So, I am getting a total of 236mcg T4.
I am in the middle of lots of testing because my endo has noticed a rapid change in my need for T4 and T3 and suspects I have PCOS, though we have not yet discussed treatment. So, my dosages might change even further as things progress and PCOS treatment options are considered.
As for symptoms...I had joint pain and plantar fasciatis (sp?) that would not go away on synthetic thyroid hormone. With the Armour those things are GONE! I am just one of those people who do better on a natural source than on a synthetic.
I still have weight problems, though, despite exercise. I am hoping that treatment for PCOS will help me with that....including going on a low carb diet....
Thanks for such a wonderful site!
And consider Armour thyroid if you would like to try a natural source.
It does stink when you have to take 2 RX's for your thyroid. I am on 2 different RX's for my thyroid. Synthroid and Cytomel.One is for my tsh and t3,then the other one is for my t4.My thyroid was all out of wack. Although now that my thyroid is leveled I can say that I am grateful for the 2 meds helping it get back on track!!!!
I have been on Synthroid for about 7 years. I started at 50mcg and now am up to 75mcg. I had no idea that PCOS and hypothyroid are related. I'm pretty stable now at 75 and so we are working more on the PCOS side of things.
I'm taking levothyroxine at 0.05mg a day, which is just the generic of synthroid which would be equal to 50mcg a day. I don't know about my thyroid levels, but its' been a while since I've had bloodwork done and I think my dose needs to be changed because I'm always tired and my thyroid nodule hasn't shrunk at all.
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Hi there!
I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism when I was 13. At that time, I was put on a dose of 75 mcg. Since then, I have been as high as 137 mcg. Now, I'm reduced to 100mcg.
