Levothyroxine

[PureHolistica]

Has anyone suffered severe headaches on the levothyroxine brands - Teva, or Mercury, or wockharedt please?

looking for personal experiences as have been given multiple brands, mix and match style to make up dose.

And any feedback on Accord would also be helpful

TIA

[helvella Administrator]

I have not had headaches on any make of levothyroxine - but I'm sure some members have reported issues with some makes.

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[SlowDragon Administrator]

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Headaches common when hypothyroid and/or on inadequate dose levothyroxine

How much levothyroxine are you taking

How long on this dose

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[SovietSong]

I had constant headaches when undermedicated on Levo.I have read on here of Teva not agreeing with some people.I contacted a local independent pharmacy and I only get Accord brand now.Could be worth doing that if you want consistency with particular brand.

[Hidden]

I’ve found I only have headaches when my t4 levels are too high.

[Thesun]

I only use Accord and use a pill cutter to amend dosage ( currently 100 x 3 days rest 75 ) so I split my 50 mg in half to make 75 as I won’t use anything other than accord. No headaches. Try keeping to one brand.

[Chrysali]

I experienced headaches when I took Eltroxin and I switched to Euthyrox.

Perhaps the acacia in Eltroxin was the reason?

Euthyrox has mannitol, about which I’d heard negative things , but it doesn’t seem to have caused any untoward effects.

It’s hard to always know because at 9 months post diagnosis I’m still a relative newbie to this game!

[grumpyold]

I only use Accord now too.

I never had headaches on other brands, but I did find that my joints ached on Mercury Pharma and Teva seemed to make constipation worse.

[Chriskisby]

I had problems with Teva, mainly just not seeming to work so well on me. No problems at all with my Levo of choice, Mercury Pharma, apart from supply issues. Boots are the only one who will guarantee me MP.