hi
anyone explain or experience heavy sweating with hashimotos thyroidis. I've noticed I get flares, cud this explain it, I recently reduced my 75mg to 50mg leverthyroxin. Early days yet to tell what dose I should be on..
also was having difficulty falling asleep and restless legs.
I don't have a swollen thyroid
thanks
Hi Carnations21, welcome to the forum.
What exactly do you mean by 'flares'?
Did you reduce your levo due to blood test results? Can you give us your results and ranges to have a look?
We really do need more information to be able to help you. 
Hi greygooseTo be honest i am all in a quandary at mo. About a couple of months ago, I hadnt been sleeping, and felt wide a wake all night, I really thought I needed to reduce my thyroxin and stupidly I reduced it completely over the next few weeks. Had a blood test, result showed it was very low ? Can't give info, but was advised to take 50mg which I have for the last 5 days. Sleeping better now, but the sweating is on going and has been for the last few months. It's something the Doctor needs to investigate for sure, so this is all very vague.
Hi Carnations21, do ask your GP for a copy of your thyroid blood tests (you are legally entitled to these), then put results on the forum in a new post, giving ranges (in brackets). Members will then be better able to advise re thyroid medication. You need to be on the same dose of medication for 6-8 weeks before retesting thyroid levels.
Have you tested key vitamins (ferritin, folate, vitamin D and B12)?These levels need to be optimal to facilitate thyroid health. I once had restless legs and this resolved when taking a good B Complex (eg Thorne Basic B), but please do not supplement until you’ve tested key vitamin levels first.
Better to ask the receptionist for a print-out of your results. Doctores don't always like us having them. And, with a print-out there's less likely to be any mistakes, which is always a possibility when being given verbal results or results scribbled on a bit of paper.
Night sweats often low B12
Low B12 is EXTREMELY common when hypothyroid and on inadequate dose levothyroxine
Similarly restless legs can be low magnesium and/or low iron/ferritin
Request GP test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 NOW
How long had you been on just 75mcg ….that’s only one step up from starter dose
Also which brand of levothyroxine are you currently taking
Teva is only brand that makes 75mcg tablets
Teva brand upsets many people
What brand is 50mcg dose
Thyroid levels should be retested 6-8 weeks after getting back on 50mcg every day
Always taking levothyroxine on empty stomach and then nothing apart from water for at least an hour after
Test thyroid levels early morning, ideally before 9am and last dose levothyroxine 24 hours before test
Come back with new post once you get vitamin results
Members can advise on what supplements needed
Have you had a full blood cell panel— white cells, red cells, platelets, population differentials? Also a smear will permit examination of cells for proper maturity.
Night sweats can have other systemic causes outside the scope of this thyroid forum. You should follow up with a GP who cares about you. I pray that’s possible.
Get your b12 checked and iron and ask to see your blood results.
I recommend taking magnesium at night, Viridian powder version is great to aid sleep, I take this with zinc and vitamin d&k complex.
I’m not sure how old you are but hormones, stress etc can cause night sweating. I recommend a low dose vitamin e supplement if your doing all of the suggestions and nothing else works, it really helps me. Looking at herbs too which aid hormones and sleep, a gentle way to start is teas.
Wishing you well.
I’ve had a lifetime of nightsweats and restless legs. Runs in the family. Things that helped me… stopping drinking white wine especially prosecco. Barely drink alcohol at all now. Gradually increasing Levo, coming off HRT after 3 years before Levo (although initially it helped). Magnesium night time cream from better you. Stopping cocoa made with cows milk at bedtime, I have pukka night time an hour before bed now. B vitamins as already stated by others. Sheeps wool mattress topper (memory foam is a like sleeping in a binbag) thinnest available Sheeps wool duvet, sheeps wool pillow. Viscous pyjamas, cotton stays wet. Cotton sheets not poly cotton, lie on a towel when worst. Window open at night. Still get a bit sweaty pre-menstrual week but improving all the time. I’m hoping to titration up to 75mcg in the next few weeks GP and blood tests permitting. Hope this is useful, I know it’s exhausting I hope you get to the bottom of it and get some proper rest. 🙏🦋🙏
All the above. I am teetotal but my friends drink alcohol and they all complain about nightsweats even although we are all past menopause. I find too many carbs, sugary ones especially, give me sweats. It’s like my body is attempting to burn off these useless calories that I can’t otherwise get rid of.
I also have hot flashes, night sweats, restless legs AND insomnia. Was taking 50mcg Levo daily. I reduced to 50mcg every other day. Has not eliminated [above]symptoms but has reduced. Only doing this for abt 3 weeks now. Pamphlet in Levo box suggested med. every other day as way to reduce dosage instead of 1/2 pill daily. Doc said meds required as I have a small benign nodule. Any suggestions?
Hi Hidden you might want to put this as it’s own message thread. I’m not experienced enough to answer but others will . Wishing you well 🙏🦋🙏
Hi thank you. I am new in this site so still haven't gotten it figured out yet. May God continually bless you.
This may be more info than you need Hidden , but just in case....
On my laptop I have a 'write' button towards the top of the screen on the right hand side (you might have to scroll up a bit to find it). It has a pencil image on the blue button. If you click that and type in your question in that will get things started.
On my phone (iphone) its slightly different, but I have a section at the top of the screen (below the menu) that says 'ask a question', if I click in there it asks me if I want to post the question to Thyroid UK, and then if I click that i get a window to type into. Hope thats helpful
I'll be looking out for your question to 💙 it and reading the replies from the amazing experts here.
I get VERY restless legs when I’m over tired. Are you having maybe menopause hot flashes?
Hi K8TK8No I'm long past the menopause.
I have recently been suffering from hot flushes and am way past the menopause. i asked for bloods doing and so far I have had info from GP that I am deficient in vitamin D despite taking Adcal D3 which contains about 10mcg of vit D daily and spending time outdoors, I accuse Hashimoto's!
Levo at night
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