Nausea, queasy.....

[Anniewoz1]

Good morning everyone

I’m new to levothyroxine, the last couple of days I’ve felt a bit queasy / nauseous, I’ve also “burped” quite a lot !

Just wondering if this be levothyroxine related ?

I’m only taking 50mg at the moment.

Many thanks

[greygoose]

Sounds more like a hypo problem : low stomach acid.

If stomach acid is low, you will have problems digesting food, so it will sit for longer in your stomach, and ferment. This causes burping and queasiness.

Do you know the bicarbonate of soda test? It's is explained at the bottom of this article :

scdlifestyle.com/2012/03/3-...

[Anniewoz1 in reply to greygoose]

Grey goose,

Thanks so much for your reply,

I’ve read the article, so informative, I’ll certainly be doing the bi carb test.

👍

[greygoose in reply to Anniewoz1]

You're welcome.

[crimple]

What brand of levothyroxine are you taking?

[Anniewoz1 in reply to crimple]

Hi crimple

They’re Lockhardt

[crimple in reply to Anniewoz1]

Just some people have issues with TEVA.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

If you search low stomach acid of here you will see many posts

It's a common hypothyroid symptom.

thyroidpharmacist.com/artic...

drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/hypochl...

scdlifestyle.com/2012/03/3-...

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[Anniewoz1 in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks SlowDragon, I’ll read through these ....

I’m just a bit concerned as these symptoms began since starting levothyroxine 🤔

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Anniewoz1]

That's pretty common. The Levothyroxine is high enough dose to turn your own thyroid production down, but your dose is only the starter dose. Bloods should be retested after 6-8 weeks and then likely increased by 25mcgs. Retesting etc

It can be that some of us are sensitive to different brands of Levothyroxine. It's trial and error what suit each person best. Teva is the one many react badly to. Generally best to stick on just be brand if possible

Taking Levothyroxine at bedtime can help too, if you are not doing that already. But again it doesn't suit everyone

verywell.com/should-i-take-...

Only make one change at a time. Then wait at least 2-3 weeks to evaluate