My wife has been on Thyroid medication for 14 years but has been struggling the last 2 years when Nature ND thyroid had dosage problems. She is 59 140 lbs 5ft 5” My wife has started having serious side effects since our last Holistic Doctor’s visit, after being switched from Armour Thyroid 30 mg. to Tirosint 25 mcg (levothyroxine sodium) and L-thyronine Sodium 7.5 mcg
Before she went to see her Doctor blood work was done Feb 21st Thyroid Free T-3 2.8 range 2.3- 4.2 Free T-4 0.82 Low range 0.89-1.76 Total T-4 5.8 range 4.5-10.9 TSH 2.10 range 0.55-4.78 Thyroid Peroxidase 61 range less than 60.
First week in March was told to try just Tirosint 25 mcg for a few days to see if she could tolerate it. She got a burning scalp just two days after starting it but then added L-thyronine and the scalp burning issued was reduced. She then got very Anxious, Heart Palpitations, very jittery, no energy, sometimes difficult swallowing and flem build up in throat, brain surges, light headed, ringing in ears, blurred vision not able to drive since early March because of dizziness and panic attaches, hair loss. Doctor advised if having chest pain to go to emergency room, saying don’t think the thyroid medicine is causing this. After a week of taking this not feeling any better but worse she stopped taking it. She did not sleep more than 3 hours in 3 days, after stopping this medication for 3 days, so took her to ER. They ran a bunch of tests Scanned her brain but with no iodine because of reactions with iodine. EKG x-ray chest blood work. Nothing found. Just Thyroid numbers off slightly and it was only because we suggested testing for T-3 and T-4. Results Free T-3 2.1 pg/ml range 1.6-3.9 Free T-4 0.6 ng/dl range 0.7-1.5 TSH 5.23 range .35-4.94
Her last D3 level was up to 75 max is 100 B vitamin level was in the upper range 75%.
She got her Armour Thyroid refilled and side effects got worse, after two hours of taking it.
Doctor then sent her T3 6.25 mcg + T4 22 mcg First day taking it she felt better next day symptoms came back. She thinks her body was tricked for one day then it figured out it was taking Thyroid Meds and started to react to it again. Got to the point she has to sleep in a recliner cause of panic attach and dizziness, some nights. She has had the brain zap and throbbing sensation when low on Thyroid hair falling out a lot too, very dry looking. she is in the recliner 80% of the time, her throat is clogging and getting tight again now too.
Convinced her so called Holistic Doctor that she does not convert well we got them to compound Thyroid USP Porcine 30 mg. in the lab. Said it would be a clean very little filler used but must be cellulose. Was told to take one at 6am and after 2 pm. the second dose, she even slept that night This worked for one day as today now 2 hours after taking the first dose her symptoms returned. She is in the recliner 80% of the time, her throat is clogging and getting tight again now too. She gets the feeling that she is slowly dying, very depressed.
Any idea’s?