Feeling dreadful

[ceedee81]

So I was on Activis for 15 years. Can't say I ever had any major problems but have never felt full of energy. I then got Teva around Jan/Feb this year and have had chronic pain in my knees ever since. I put this down to starting a new job. I've felt worse and worse on Teva so took what I had back to the chemist and demanded they change it. They gave me Mercury Pharma. I've been taking these for about 5 days and have spent most of that time in bed. I am sleeping for between 10 and 13 hours. When I am awake I feel so tired and lethargic. All my limbs feel like they weigh a ton. I had 2 days of feeling like my liver was about to pack in. I feel like I've been hit by a bus. Prior to all this I was able to exercise regularly and was very active. Now a walk to the end of the road almost kills me. Don't know what to do as my chemist won't change my drugs again.

[Jazzw]

I think I’d go to the GP, explain what’s happened (and tell him or her, if they don’t know, that many people you know with thyroid issues have found Teva made them ill) and ask for a new set of thyroid blood tests before you do anything else. If poss, you could do with having B12, folate, ferritin and Vit D testing too.

I know last night you were considering NDT but if so, you really need to know where you’re starting from. It could simply be that you either need an increase in dose or that you have a nutritional deficiency which is making things worse (or a combination of those things).

[ceedee81 in reply to Jazzw]

I have had bloods done which I did post on here. Just done a private Free T3 test andsent that back today so will know this week. I've been in the doctors and asked for a prescription for Actavis so will hopefully get some this week

[Jazzw in reply to ceedee81]

Oh, I only saw the results you’d had done last July which are too old to be of much use. Apologies if I’ve missed more recent results.

Hope your doctor is helpful. It’s pretty awful how Teva has mad so many previously stable hypothyroid folk ill.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Definitely Teva has caused lots of problems for many members. Maybe you're still experiencing symptoms from that as you only changed to the new brand 5 days ago. If it continues then I would ask to go back on Actavis, if your pharmacy can't get it then ask for your prescription back and ring round to find a pharmacy that can dispense it.

[ceedee81 in reply to SeasideSusie]

I've asked my doc to give me a prescription for actavis. I can't go another week feeling like this