Meds increase

[Pumpkin04]

Can you actually start to feel worse before better?

I've been on an meds increase for nearly 3 weeks and feel worse. I was so bad yesterday that I was in bed all day aching and fatigued and couldn't stop crying...

[BShankly]

Hi Pumpkin04 Sorry to hear you're suffering. I don't know if this helps? I'm also feeling worse after an increase, it's now been 5 weeks. The first 3 weeks my symptoms lifted a little and I wondered (for a brief moment) if there was anything wrong but for the past 2 weeks I've been suffering a bit with muscle fatigue, nausea, mild headaches, dry eyes, anxiety. And generally feeling ill. It can be tough to get through the day at times.

I'm guessing it's the Hypo not the Levo. And the only forward is through.

I'd also be interested to hear of other people's experiences.

Wishing you good health.

B.

[Pumpkin04 in reply to BShankly]

Thanks yes I've had l exactly the same symptoms the nausea yesterday was horrible. Hope you feel better soon xxz

[BShankly in reply to Pumpkin04]

Thanks for the kind words, Pumpkin04 The nausea and unsettled feeling in the stomach isn't nice and hangs there all day and night.

Take care.

B.

[BShankly in reply to Pumpkin04]

Also... been having nightmares.

[Lalatoot]

Yes! Weeks 3 and 4 of an increase are bad for me. Hang in there.

[Marz]

Have you managed to have the vitamins and minerals tested ? Mentioned in your last post. Often many of us feel poorly when B12 - Folate - Ferritin - VitD are low in range and your levo will not work as well ... it can make a difference.

[tattybogle]

Thyroid hormones are slow things, (well Levo is anyway!)

It's like weighing yourself every day is a bad idea to judge weight loss.

Same with levo changes~ judging how you feel in 'days' is too variable to tell much at all.

See how you feel on average over a 2 week period , and then the next 2 week period etc.

That way you'll get a better idea of what's going on ( and the time will pass quicker!)

You won't know for sure until many weeks a have passed . I used to think i was sure after 6 week's, but i now think that's far too soon to make my mind up. And if you panic and change the dose before it's had chance to work on all you cells, you will never know if that WAS the right dose.

Sorry for the 'boring, sensible' answer

Hope tomorrow is a better day, but don't give it too much thought till the weekend xx

[Pumpkin04 in reply to tattybogle]

Thank you xxxx

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Are you taking same brand of levothyroxine as before

[Pumpkin04]

Hi I've changed from TEVA to accord. I feel a lot better than I did earlier this week, but I've found this is what it's like a roller-coaster days of feeling semi OK then days of feeling terrible. I can't honestly remember when I felt totally well and like my old self x

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Pumpkin04]

May I suggest you put in a Yellow Card report?

yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/

This helps to make sure that your experiences are recorded and might influence the MHRA and others that different formulations affect us differently.