Sex drive and thyroid

[Anna_may]

Hi there

I am new to this platform and am looking for information to help with a rather embarrassing issue

In June this year I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. My doctor put me on 25mg euthyrox and I felt a million percent better. Then in October I began to have similar but more intense symptoms to before I was diagnosed and went for more tests. My doc increased my dose to 50mg.

I felt better within a few days and have been taking it for about three weeks. In this time my sex drive has increased to the point where I feel it controlling my life. I did not have the usual symptom of low libido before the medication so I understand that what I am experiencing is beyond extreme.

From what I have read I have noticed that this is something fairly common for those diagnosed with hyperthyroidism but I have yet to see this with hypothyroidism.

I worry that this means my treatment has taken a step backwards and I am going from one extreme to the next. 25mg too little but 50 may be too much.

Is anyone having similar symptoms?

[Rmichelle]

Ooh eer-go for it lady, i have heart palps and breathlessness but sadly not due to sex!! I wish. Cant say ive noticed with being hyper-i would be too scared incase of dying from a heart attack😨 On a more serious note i hope someone can offer you advice on this. ☺.xxx

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Do you know if you have autoimmune thyroid disease also called Hashimoto's diagnosed by high thyroid antibodies

When we increase dose can get temporary hyper type symptoms as body steps up a gear.

Also important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

These need to be at good levels, not just in range. Common to be very low especially with Hashimoto's

If these are too low then can struggle to use thyroid hormones and get mix of hyper and hypo symptoms

[Anna_may in reply to SlowDragon]

Thank you so much. I will definitely talk to my doctor to get tests done.

I appreciate it.

[Luny555]

Synthroid

Thank G-d, I am not going crazy. I am a sixty-seven year old. I have had no sex drive for the last few years. About 3 weeks ago, I started taking Synthroid for an under-active thyroid. It was amazing that after a couple of weeks I had more energy than I had in years. Then I noticed, to my delight, that my libido was perking up again. Except it did more than that, I was in a state of constant arousal and started to feel "engorged" and uncomfortable with the continual sensation in my genital area. I did not quite understand what was happening and thought it would pass. But it is now 3 days and it has become painful enough that I had to take some Advil. I called my 2 doctors today and reported what was happening. They both said they had never heard about this side effect of the drug and I believe them and trust them. Needless to say, I am wondering if they think I am making this thing up and I feel pretty embarrassed.

I am lowering the dosage from 75 to 50mg as I loathe stopping altogether because it has given so much energy and has made me feel so alive.

I wonder if there are more women who have experienced the same thing.