Linda Says:
I'm taking 137 mgs right now but when my thyroid was dowm the Dr. gave me a different mg level, but I can't remember if is what it was, but it sure gave me energy and I lost weight but then he change it and said that I'm were I should be and if I continued it would get osteoarthritis the dr said that I'm right on the border line. I wish I could remember the mgs, because I felt so good and didn't have any problems on that mg level and I ask him if I could go back on it and he said no..
Thank You Linda Coakes
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Verwon Says:
[Moderator]
Monday, 9/11/2006 5:40:33 AM
Well, there is, of course, no way for us to know for sure, what that dosage was, but I am betting you just hit a dosage that worked better for you than your current one. Whether it was a higher or lower dosage, our bodies do sometimes do better with a certain amount of something, which is why doctors should titrate the dosage according to what works the best for you and makes you feel the most improvement.
If your current dosage is not providing these results, then he is remiss to keep you on it, if he does not wish to lower or raise the dosage to whatever it was when you felt good, then he should try other meds to see if something else works better for you.
My suggestion, if you doctor will not work with you, and no one wants their meds to make them feel worse all the time, I mean that sometimes happens for a few weeks when you start a new med, but should not be an ongoing indefinite thing, then you might want to try seeing a different doctor who will listen to you a little better and pay attention to your needs.
Unfortunately many docs develop a god complex, they think they always know everything, and do not believe you could possibly know what works better for you and what doesn't. I have been to some doctors like that myself, and I have to tell you that I do not go back for another appointment.
To hear this makes me so angy. I know what this is like. Perhaps you were feeling better and/or (God forbid) losing weight! It's almost like these doctors would rather see you FAT with numbers that suit THEM, than to see you feeling/looking good! Everyone is different. I am a firm believer that even if your particular thyroid levels are high or low, it depends on the INDIVIDUAL and how they FEEL. Thyroid function is by FAR from an exact science and I wish these doctors would listen to their patients instead of ignoring them and ONLY looking at level numbers. Without a doubt I would change doctors until you find one who will work WITH you instead of AGAINST you.
Have you tried taking any of the dessicated pig thyroid medicines like armour? I had osteoarthritis and have been taking synthroid for years. I have been looking into this and have found out that it may be synthroid period that is causing osteoarthrits (as in is doesn't matter on whether or not they suppossedly give you to much). I am trying to find anyone who will prescribe anything else. It is kind of baffeling that there is only one drug for hypothyroid disease and several for things like erectile disfunction. Maybe it is because thyroid problems happen primarily to women. Did you know that synthroid is the third top selling drub in the U.S.?
I would like to know if the thyroid pill levothyroxin 100mcg tab mylan has sulfur in it. the doctors at the hospital seem to think that i am alergic to sulfur, due to a suden break of nose bleed and bruises and rash over my body. does this mean that I should not take any or eat or use anything that has sulfur.
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