Side effects from not taking synthroid?
Hi! I am 35 yrs. old and last Feb. I was diagnosed with graves. My sis has it also. I had RAI last March. My question is...I forgot the last 2 days to take my 150mcg of synthroid and I woke up this morning all puffy and swelled, then I realized its probley from NOT taking my med in the morning. Could it be that? Ticks me off cause I was just finally feeling better. My labs are normal.....though I still have bone.muscle pain. Also 170lbs and cant lose it if I starved myself! Ok....Thank you!!!!! -Cheri
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- Yes it definitely sounds like the missed medication. Here is the government's source of good medical information. When you don't take the pills you have hypothroidism, and puffy face, hands and feet are one of the symptoms.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...
- Most definately, I am hypothyroid and before I was on the proper dose I swelled like a balloon, just get back on the pills and try not to forget!
- Well, I am also on it (thanks for reminding me to take it by the way) If I don't take it like I should I get constipated, very tired and can't lose weight for anything. The thing is, it will take a while for you to feel the effects of not taking it. So that means even when you are taking it like you should it will take you a while to feel better. the best thing would be to try and take it everyday. I don't know when you started, but you should have your levels checked about 3 months from the time you began to take it.