Levothyroxin and acne

Hi, my daughter started on 25mg levothyroxin about 6 week ago. She is 17 and would tend to get bad skin for which the doctor gave her cream. The cream worked pretty well but I notice her skin has become really bad since starting the levo. Is this a side effect of levo and is there anything I can do about it.

[Marz]

Do you know what the cream was ? Some types of cream for acne can contain nasties 😊

Does your daughter have Hashi's ? Often the skin is a reflection of the health of the gut - so perhaps going gluten free would help.

[Hidden in reply to Marz]

Hi, thank for you reply, yes she was recently diagnosed with hashis and has been gluten free for a few months, not sure what the cream is called I will post when I get home. But the cream did work well before she started levo treatment.

[Marz in reply to Hidden]

Sometimes they are steroid creams which can work in the short term but not good for the long-term. Had a grandson on an acne cream which had horrid ingredients when we looked it up on the internet. He came off it immediately ....

[Hidden]

Did u find anything that worked for him, I feel so bad for my daughter, she's already suffering with the thyroid symptoms, now this. 😞

[bantam12]

My youngest had terrible skin problems, we tried everything on prescription , went to a dermatologist which was a waste of time. Ended up at a beauty therapist who uses DMK products, she went there for treatments and peels for several years and the difference was amazing, cost an absolute fortune but had to be done.

[hollieerin]

Did you find anything that worked??

I am struggling at 23 years old on 112mcg of levo