I had thyroid surgery 30 years ago. I took 120 mg of Armor thyroid ever since.?
My doctor changed my medicine to Synthroid. My system crashed. All symptoms of low thyroid returned with a vengenace. My doctor insists my thyroid is fine. What can it be?
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- a good site to see all about thyroid, including high & low, as well as cancers, etc.:
http://www.targetwoman.com/articles/thyr...
and, here's some more sites. look them all over, see which one intersts you most. write down what symptoms you have, and take it to your doctor.
http://www.bioslim.com/definitions/thyro...
http://www.endocrinologist.com/thyroid.h...
this is a link to several different links about thyroid.
http://www.mysuresearch.com/feed/search....
- I'd get a second opinion!!!!
I am on Synthroid for an underactive thyroid and it seems to be helping me a little.
- second opinion time
- It's most likely due to the change in brands of hormone. We advise patients who have achieved stability with one brand not to change to another. You may want to ask your doctor why the change and why now after 30 years?
- its probably taking your body a while to get used to the medication. armour thyroid is made from ground up throid tissue from pigs, it contains T3 (the quick acting) and T4 (the longer acting) forms of the the drug. synthroid contains T4 only, which your body then converts to T3. so you body should adjust with 4-5 weeks of the change. I didnt know they still made armour thyroid.
- I can't answer your question, because I am not a medical person. It sounds like a couple of things:
1) Get a second opinion right away!
2) It could be the drastic differences in medication. If you're body is used to one thing, then it's gone completely & switched to something else, I'm sure it's gotta go through some kind of adjustment (think of getting a new lung or heart...your body would not immediately take it...there would be some waiting time to see if it takes)
3) Was there a reason he changed the medicine? Perhaps it's something else going on with your body. I would want to know WHY it was being changed. Maybe there's an underlying problem that you need to be aware of.
I have given several links below to read & perhaps you can find out what you're seeking. Read each one, even if you skim it over...you might just catch something that rings a tone of what you're dealing with.
if not, at least there's a bit of information for you to read through & understand the thyroid problems.
here is some information about myself, plus some symptoms in case anyone coming upon your question may be interested;
I have low thyroid. if you have low thyroid...here's a great question to answer: can you see the floor of your house? that was what was asked of me at one point, and to my amazement, the answer was no!
anyway, the signs are:fatigue and lack of energy. Women suffering from underactive thyroid experience heavier menstrual periods. Sluggishness and forgetfulness are symptoms of underactive thyroid problem. Other symptoms of this thyroid disorder are dry skin and hair and constipation.
if you have high thyroid, or an overactive one, the signs are:increased body metabolism. This is followed by weight loss and excessive warmth and sweating. Persons suffering from overactive thyroid experience trembling hands, irritability and rapid heartbeat or palpitations. Women with overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism may experience shorter or lighter menstrual periods.
I take medication, and sadly will have to take 1 pill everyday for the rest of my life. there's a blood check that they will do to see if you have low or high. I hope I've helped you!!