Body itching without rash

[Kchelsea2020]

So my body; head to toe has been itching for 2 days and there’s no rash or anything. It feels like I have to itch to stop it.

if it’s not my head, it’s my back or arm etc.

Could this be that I am over on my level of levothyroxine intake if I am hypothyroidism..

Does anyone else suffer with this?

Thanks!

[BadHare]

A work colleague had this when she started T4. Perhaps your GP can prescribe a different brand to try.

[shaws Administrator]

You could have a sensitivity to the fillers/binders in your tablet. Try taking one anti-histamine tablet one hour before your next dose and if you don't have a reaction, ask for a new prescription and ask pharmacist to source another pharmaceutical company's levothyroxine.

[Kchelsea2020 in reply to shaws]

I am definitely going to do this. Thank you so much. I’ve experienced it before , ended up going to the gp to have my levels and kidneys and liver checked and all came back but maybe it’s the manufacturer!?

I’m all up to date and all come from the same pharmacy, so surely they’d all come from the same manufacturer?

[shaws Administrator in reply to Kchelsea2020]

Pharmaceutical companies are permitted to have a change in fillers/binders if it is necessary and sometimes it can affect us in a bad way. Due to getting the same brand/make we don't expect it to be different but sometimes it can be and it can affect us.

In the past we've had some complaints about a product that had not been problematic before.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Kchelsea2020]

There are, currently, four formulations of levothyroxine tablet available in the UK.

Same pharmacy means almost nothing. You absolutely have to check the product. For one own label product, even different dosages are made by different companies with different formulations.

UK Levothyroxine Tablets

Last updated 05/02/2020.

This is a list of currently marketed levothyroxine tablets in the UK.

🔹 Accord – formerly Actavis (manufacturer)

50

100

🔸 Almus (brand owned by Walgreen Boots Alliance – Boots and Alliance distributor)

50 – This is repackaged Accord – formerly Actavis.

100 – This is repackaged Accord – formerly Actavis.

🔹 Mercury Pharma (manufacturer – part of Advanz) includes both “Levothyroxine” and “Eltroxin” which are identical.

25

50

100

🔹 Teva (manufacturer)

12.5

25

50

75

100

🔸 Northstar (brand owned by McKesson – Lloyds pharmacy and AAH distributor)

25 – This is repackaged Teva. ❗

50 – This is repackaged Accord - formerly Actavis. ❗

100 – This is repackaged Accord - formerly Actavis. ❗

🔹 Wockhardt (manufacturer)

25

🔹 – identifies manufacturers.

🔸 – identifies repackaged products.

❗ – Take particular note of the actual product which varies by dosage.

Numbers refer to tablet dosages in micrograms.

[Barrister]

I have had this for years. It started shortly after starting Levo. I changed brand and it continued. I’ve tried at least 4 different brands both here and abroad and also liquid levo and itch uncontrollably. I have been self medicating with T3 only as I can’t cope with the itching from Levo. My NHS endo has finally agreed that I can’t tolerate Levo but my CCG won’t allow my GP to prescribe T3 so I’m still getting it privately until I can see my endo again.

Clemmie

[johnmiller101]

I had severe itching with my 3 grains of NDT. I cut back to 2 3/4 grains, and the

itching disappeared, so it might be that you are overmedicating. John

[Kchelsea2020 in reply to johnmiller101]

Grains of NDT?

It has lessened since I reduced my meds for a couple of days..