Recently diagnosed with sub clinical hyperthyroid.

[Wyates]

Help I've been taking 25mg of levothyroxine for 12 days. Apart from my heart beating like crazy after I took the first tablet for a short time all going ok.

This evening had 2 sips of red wine, and suddenly severe breathlessness, my temperature soared, my skin all over my body felt like it was on fire. The breathlessness lasted a few minutes and my skin took about 20 mins.

Has this happened to anyone else

[bantam12]

I hope you don't mean "hyperthyroid" as Levo is the treatment for hypothyroid, expect it was typo.

[Wyates in reply to bantam12]

Yes a typo

[Angel_of_the_North]

Sounds like an allergy - don't drink red wine (apparently you are more likely to be sensitive to red than white) - and check the fillers in the tablets for things like acacia which many people are sensitive to.

[Wyates in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

Thanks , I shan't be touching the red wine again that's for sure!

[silverfox7]

To check that it is an allergy to the fillers take an antihistamine and hour before your medication and if it stops the problem then it's the fillers. I have had a similar thing happen to me when undermedicated which you are until you find your dose. Some days I could have a drink and everything fine but sometimes I could feel very drunk so stopped the alcohol in case I got the drunken me!

But more likely to BEfillers so ask the pharmacist to suggest a different brand. When you are happy with the replacement then ask them to put that brand in your notes and also tell your GP.

[Wyates]

Thanks for the advice