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hypothyroidism, thyroxine and

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tim31456
tim31456

I was diagnosed with graves disease 10 years ago and went through Radio active iodine treatment two years later and since then i have become hypo and have been on thyroxine from last 8 years. My tsh, t3 and t4 are within the normal range but recently i have experienced frequent anxiousness. Have anyone experience like this?

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  • shelia50385
    shelia50385 tim31456

    Posted

    I just started my medication Thursday and it seems like every bone, muscles and even my skin hurts. I did feel paranoid when I took it the first time, but I am gradually feeling like myself again.
    • icecool
      icecool shelia50385

      Posted

      Mind my asking which medication are you taking?

      Thanks.

    • tim31456
      tim31456 icecool

      Posted

      im on oroxine 100mcg mondday to friday and 150 mcg on saturday and sunday. i havent changed meds or the dose
  • icecool
    icecool tim31456

    Posted

    Has anything changed in your life?

    Have you changed meds or had the dose increased/decreased?

  • shellyC19
    shellyC19 tim31456

    Posted

    Hello Tim:

    My name is Shelly and I am a nurse in the USA.  I have Hashimoto's thyroid disease since 1987.

    Sometimes the medication Levothyroxine can make you feel anxious.  It can be longer for you to absorb it since you do not have a thyroid gland.  The body uses other organs like the liver and bowels and if your dose is high 100mcg or more,  maybe it is jagging you up.  It has been known to make people jittery and anxious in high doses.

    A thyroid gland in people without thyroid disease is making the hormone in small increments and not all at once.

    Maybe you could take 1/2 in the morning and then 1/2 at late afternoon to give you a 6 hour window of time. It does take about 1 hour to absorb and then it  peaks & wears down later after 6 to 8 hours.  You have a half life of the medication in you and each time you take a new dose it builds on that half-life, and then you have a level in you.

    I hope this helps,

    Shelly

    • tim31456
      tim31456 shellyC19

      Posted

      Hi Shelly

      Thank you for your advice and im going to try this from tomorrow. I will keep posting how i feel with the changes.

      Tim

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