Over medicated on (T3 )thyroid meds - anyone else had this ?

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can anyone help me... has anyone else felt like this?

I have lost nearly two stone in a month I was 10.8lb now I’m 8.7lbs

I am taking 35mcg of T3 thytoid med ... my endo tells me i am ivef medicated

If it was too much T3,in my body would my symptons below improve if i stopped taking it for a few days

i have half a working thytoud still

I feel really awful are my Symptoms too much T3:

pins and needles around my face

heart pounding

Teutching muscles

feeling very anxious

trembling, constantly inside my body

Severe trouble sleeping

sweating

feeling really uncomfortable in heat

feeling clammy

Really loose stools

headache & awful head pressure

Severe weight loss

Confusion due to head pressure & anxiety

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  • Posted

    hi Jen, i see this post is very old however i wanted to see how you are feeling and if things have gotten better? i have a similar experience with t3 medication and am feeling some of the symptoms you described.

  • Posted

    All this sounds like symptoms of anxiety. I can say that at least if you address and cure your anxiety, most of what your going through will become irrelevant.

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