anyone been overmedicated?

Yeah you feel like you are on speed. Your body is racing on the inside and you feel like you are dead physically and you are told you are just adjusting to "normal". You begin to feel neurotic with all sort of aches and pains and a myriad of other symptoms that don't make sense. Meanwhile your whole body is being shifted into dysfunction if you are as lucky as me you end up with Levothyroxine triggered hypertension Mayo Clinic confirmed) then "party time" for healthcare begins. Hope Catherine has answered you cause she has the knowledge and skill to help you and teach you. She helped me unravel the mess. Good luck and God bless

I too feel I could be over medicated. I was on 125 mcg for years and felt well then during the menopause I felt anxious,panicky,fast heart rate, pain in right side which eventually turned to a kidney infection. The pain was horrendous and had to go to A & E. I discovered for myself that every time I took Thyroxine it gave me a pain in my right side. After 3 days of no meds the pain went. 

I gradually re introduced it and it wasn’t so bad until now and the pain has started again! I have gained weight, can’t sleep and feel panicky over silly things. I am wondering whether to reduce it again although the last blood test last September said normal. 

Also last winter (UK) I was vitamin D deficient. Not sure if it’s the vitamin D or Thyroxine causing the pain, any ideas anyone?

Hi Dizzy, I have been experiencing  the same things as you, it will be April before I go back to be checked, taking 112 mcg now, after reading all the post think I'll cut it back and see, one thing I know stress has a lot to do with it and the past year I have had my share, I now started loosing weight, husband had a bad heart attack three months ago this was his second one, he's had to give up his truck driving job, our life was turned up side down, I had extreme anxiety so tired, dizzy, pain in head and eyes never thought it could be from overmedicated, but now I do, thank you for posting.

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I'm having the same thing going on been over medicated for months went to dr in july this year and my dr said youre over medicated to STOP taking my meds for 6 Days ( i have always heard not to stop meds but dr. orders) and start lower dose so did that. Dr. tested me 7 weeks later still no change said i was still over medicated and Stop taking meds again for 5 days and put me on a lower dose again now im waiting i going back nov. but i still fill nothing has changed also i have graves disease and had total thyroid removed 3 and a half years

Hello, I just read all the comments regarding this and even though it is 4 years old I feel identified with your replies. I had a total thyroidectomy 3 years ago, I started using 125 mcg SYNTHROID then after two years my Endo put me on 112 mcg, my Free T4 was in the high normal end of the range and I told him that I wanted my dose lowered because I know I'm very sensitive to have high FT4, my TSH is normal but I have hypethyroid symptoms. Two months ago he lowered my dose to 100 mcg as I requested, still having a high FT4. Now on 88 mcg since Friday. I want to feel like myself again, the anxiety, heat intolerance, nervousness, sensitive to noises, I feel like I'm running a marathon without making a move.