Synthroid compliaction..- Desperate?
Mom was int he hospital, ran a TSH test which came back at 11.2 - they put her on synthroid 25mcg and with in 3-4 days she beace extemely week , it's now been over 2 weeks , they have stoped, started and noe stoped the synthroid again, as her TSH has now come back normal..
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- Also does anyone know if taking Synthroid for about 2 weeks can permenantly damage or messup her Tyroid? Oh and how long would it take to get her back to normal as it seems that the TSH eleveation may have been trasisnet?
- I was going to answer this question ,but I don't think your going to get a better response then by MX.She should get best vote.Actually she explains this very well.I don't understand though why there not continuing treating your mother, as a hyperthyroidism person this just doesn't come and then go away.I think she needs to keep a close eye on this or get a second oppion.I had my thyroid killed with radioactive iodine and know take levothyroxine .175mcg once a day for the rest of my life.Good luck
- Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium tablets, USP) is a synthetic thyroid hormone intended to replace a hormone that is normally produced by your thyroid gland. Generally, thyroid replacement therapy is to be taken for life.
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). Normal result – Adults:- 0.4–4.5 mIU/L. A high thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test result often indicates an underactive thyroid gland caused by failure of the thyroid gland (primary hypothyroidism). Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common cause of primary hypothyroidism. On rare occasions, a high TSH value can occur from a pituitary gland tumour that is producing excess amounts of TSH. In this case, the person usually has symptoms of hyperthyroidism such as weight loss, rapid heart rate, nervousness, diarrhoea, a feeling of being too hot, or irregular menstrual periods. Other thyroid hormone test results will likely be high as well. A high TSH value can also occur in people who have an underactive thyroid gland and are receiving too little thyroid hormone medication. A low thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) value can indicate an overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism). Causes of hyperthyroidism include Graves' disease, a type of goitre (multinodular goitre), or a noncancerous (benign) tumour called a toxic nodule. A low TSH value can also indicate damage to the pituitary gland that prevents it from producing TSH (secondary hypothyroidism). In this case, the person usually has symptoms of hypothyroidism such as weight gain, tiredness, dry skin, constipation, a feeling of being too cold, or frequent menstrual periods. A low TSH value can occur in people who have an underactive thyroid gland and are receiving too much thyroid hormone medication.
The subject is quite extensive and for further details you would be advised to contact your doctor
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Matador 89
- Has anyone ever heard of this exteme exhaustion ?
- first of all why is she undergoing. what are her symptoms?
remember doctors take care of the symptoms, not of the underlying cause of a disease.
my advice: get a glucose tolarance test. if the gtt comes out okay , check for anemia.
- Wow! It is not safe to start and stop synthroid like that. The good thing is that 25 mcg is a very low dose, the lowest possible, actually. Being exhausted is a very common sign of a hypoactive thyroid. It can be confusing because when the TSH is high (11.2 is very high, she should be 5 or less) it actually means that the thyroid is not producing enough thyroid hormone. You see, your body produces the TSH (thyriod stimulating hormone) to get the thyroid to put out T3 and T4, two types of hormones. Your mom needs to get a complete panel to check the T3 and T4 also. She may also need a thyroid ultrasound to have a closer look at the thyroid. The 2 weeks of synthroid will not cause permanent damage, however starting and stopping can be hard on her body, including her heart. It takes quite a while to get the TSH where it needs to be. Sometimes 6-8 weeks. If she does have thyroid disease, she will take synthroid the rest of her life and have TSH checked at least every 8 weeks.