Itching?

[Amethyst91]

Is all over constant itching normal? I have thyroid disease and have been itchy since 2018.

[abirose311]

Can you be more specific about your thyroid disease?

Dry skin is a common symptom of an underactive thyroid and my experience is that dry skin can certainly be itchy!

[Amethyst91 in reply to abirose311]

Dry skin runs ion my family so I’ve always had dry spots here and there. I’ve had hyperthyroidism for at least 10 yrs but it would go in and out of range. This causes many palpitations and heat intolerance and anxiety attacks. I noticed on 2018 that I would just get random small itches literally everywhere on my body and it’s been like this since. The itching never stops just constantly jumps. It doesn’t really bother me except that I’m terrified of liver disease but according to many tests and biopsy and drs it’s not liver. I still don’t know if I believe them. Anyway I had radioiodine last year which started some fun skin rashes occasionally and made me very hypoo and I take 125 levo. I don’t feel like death anymore and my heart rate is in place but my itching continues.

[abirose311 in reply to Amethyst91]

I had radioactive iodine to treat an overactive thyroid. I took Levothyroxine for 20+ years and still had awful hypo symptoms, constipation, dry skin, hair loss, brain-fog, weight gain, exhausted by exercise, chronic depression, inability to cope with stress, eventually agoraphobia and carpal tunnel syndrome. Due to suppressed TSH, my GP's kept my Levothyroxine low. I only discovered too late, when I asked for my records, that for years the labs had been flagging my T3 (which they were testing) with an exclamation mark every test. All those symptoms and the utter hell of it, vanished like magic with some T3. I don't itch much lately

[abirose311]

See this post

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

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Amethyst91

Which brand of Levo do you take?

Have you always had the same brand?

[Barrister]

I developed a type of itching all over my body when I started taking levothyroxine. I tried every different brand as well as liquid thyroxine and the itching never stopped until about 10 days after stopping taking thyroxine. So now I take T3 only (still not prescribed it on the NHS as CCG refused the last time even though NHS consultant said I need it. Currently getting myself together to start arguing again!) So far, no itching on T3 only.

[LeiL]

Until three days ago was taking brand name Synthroid only. Now trying Tirosint again.

[Lymeforyears]

Hi Amethyst91. I too have constant itching. I am low in t3 but could not tolerate it. I know it’s not allergies as nothings changed. I may go to a hemotologist to rule out some things. Just wondering how you are doing. I read that yours jumps. Mine too!!!!!! Constant and itch one place then another. Zyrtec worked for me but made me too drowsy. Did u try an antihistamine??