I was just checking has Eltroxin ( Mercury Pharma ) changed its formulation since around Autumn 2021 ?
You will see from previous posts that I’ve recently come off NDT Armour ( 1/2 Grain ) as I was struggling with costs so I’ve been prescribed Eltroxin 50mcg .
I’ve been on it 7 days ( but just 25mcg ) as I’m so sensitive to changes and Ive been having itching flares 🙈. I feel like I could crawl out of my skin 😞 Scalp itchy too .
I am just wondering if it’s because I’ve started so low on dose and my body is missing what I had got up to with Armour before stopping it .
When I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto’s around Autumn 2021 I was prescribed Eltroxin 25mcg but I don’t recall any itching all over !
Has formula changed since around Autumn 2021 ?
Thank you in advance for any kind responses , much appreciated 🙏
Kelly
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Having swapped from Armour that includes T3 to Levo only is a huge change for your body alone and you may not be on the correct dose yet.
Is there a reason you're only taking 25mcgs Levo at the moment? I would suspect you're on too lower dose and your body is missing the T3 thats in Armour.
UK levothyroxine products rarely change their ingredients. Indeed, I don't remember a single one that has done so other than when one product was taken off the market in 2012 for a few years then returned as a new formulation. (And that was printed across every pack.)
However, there could be a problem with an ingredient - for example, coming from a different source, or contaminated in some way. Or even a batch rather than a single ingredient.
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I hadn't connected itching to levo. I was self medicating with t3 only and let Christies Manchester talk me into taking levo and lio. At the moment it's a trial on my side because I was not brilliant but ok on lio only.
My scalp is the worse with the itching but I do itch on other parts of my body and dry skin.
It does make me wonder now how many other people have the same side effect.
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