What bothers me is that I have all but one of those symptoms, and I'm not
taking Synthroid, but Levothroid, since 1985.  I don't see how I could get
around taking a synthetic drug, since I have Hashi's.  Hmmmmm....

Is there any idea why this may be happening?

Ananda
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On Saturday, July 12, 1997 2:48 AM, Thyroid on behalf of Carol Tease wrote:
> I have been making a note for the last year of common reported side
> effects of medications in the alt.support.newsgroup. I thought all of you
> may be interested in what I have so far.
>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> These are the symptoms people have reported repeatedly in the newsgroup
> for the last year who use Synthroid. I have been keeping a record of them.
> I have NOT recorded problems with other thyroid replacements although
> there has been the odd one or two people who felt they were better on
> Synthroid. Where people have mentioned symptoms I have written to
> them and asked the brand.
> I have to point out that I think Synthroid is T4 only so the problem may lie
> with
> this and not the fact it is a synthetic drug ( see your doctor) The other
> thing is that these people may just be on the wrong dose for them personally
> even though their doctor says different.
>
> * Paluptations ( not sounding similar to hyperthyroid/skipping beats)
>
> *eye twitches
>
> * Itching/hives
>
> * Dry eyes
>
> * Reading problems.
>
> * Low sex drive.
>
> * Fatigue
>
> * Dieting difficulty.
>
> * Problems drinking alchohol
>
> * And a very funny thing but has been mentioned several times is
> sore knees/elbows.
>
> * There have been some reported that they felt birth controll pills have
> interacted in someway
>
> * A few have mentioned hair loss
>
> I am only giving you all my observations and the notes I have been keeping
> over the last year, it's up to you all what you make of them. It also does
> not
> mean that there are not other side effects.
>
> Carol
>