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jobismom
jobismom

I had my blood work re done at 6 weeks and my TSH went from 4.9 to 2.64 so the doc said stay on the levo 25mg. I also began doing a lot of reading, and started taking a multi vitamin geared for women over 50.  It has 200% rda of vit D.  I am experiencing aches and pains like I've never had before.  One thing I did have prior to the diagnosis and the levo was painful feet after a lot of walking, I bought better sneakers and tho they still ache they have not gotten worse.  One foot goes numb also so I stop take a break and continue the walk.  I have not had time to go to the foot doctor but still plan to.  I'm just reading here what others are saying and I'm thinking the levo is making me sore.  It is not crippling but I fear it will get worse, and I'm literally afraid to tell the doctor for fear of being misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia.  The end of the day is the worst especially if I sit down for a while, I ache getting up, arms, shoulder area, knees, just kinda an all over ache.  I'm in the USA.  As for hypo symptoms I was not symptomatic prior to this so I've had to watch for changes and try to relate it to the hypo and I do not see anything drastic.  Slight possibility of less hair in the shower, more alert during the day.  But nothing that makes me go WOW. So wondering that you advise, should I bump u the vitamin D more?? Should I call the doc and ask about being switched to a natural thyroid med?? Is it still too early to tell anything from this I started the levo 11-25-15 thanks for reading. 

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  • shannon93482
    shannon93482 jobismom

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    Hello Jobismom - I have a similar story.  I was on Levo for years without any problems.  Then, out of the blue I started having really bad nerve pain in my feet and legs, especially in my heel.  I walk every day and I was having trouble keeping to my walks.  I also had restless legs, numbing in my fingers and toes and muscle aches really bad.  It was so uncomfortable, especially at night.  I am 50 years old.  I suspect the issues are stemming from the changing hormones in our bodies brought on by pre menopaus.  I decided to switch to Nature Throid (NDT) and most of my symptoms disappeared except an occasional vibrating nerve feeling which I think comes when I'm overmedicated.  After doing a lot of reading I think that as we get older our bodiies have trouble converting the T4 to T3 so the symptoms pop up.  I have read several posts from women in the pre menopause state that are having feet issues and they are on Levo.  I'm really glad I switched to the NDT.  I would be in a mental hospital by now with all of the symptoms that I had.  
    • katejo11
      katejo11 shannon93482

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      Hello Shannon

      My symptoms are exactly the same as yours and they started just as my periods became lighter. First I had tight calves and then it moved to my feet. Unfortunately it is much harder to get alternatives to Levothyroxine in the UK. Doctors only seem to look at T4 not T3.

    • shannon93482
      shannon93482 katejo11

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      Katejo11 -  I'm sorry you are suffering that way.  I had to be quite pushy about it myself.   My doctor didn't even really know about Nature Throid so I went to my pharmacist and asked which NDT they supplied in the pharmacy and then told my doctor I wanted Nature Throid prescribed to me.  He did it, but I had to do the leg work and find out where it was available.
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