Morning can anyone advise on "hot flushes" with teva?

[Elle137]

I'm due to up my medication (private bloods show increase needed & symptoms back) NHS bloods due this week but I'm sweating like I was with menopause pre oestrogel? Which I'm still using? Is this side effect of teva? Be grateful for advice x

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

Many don't get on well with Teva due to excipients you could request Vencamil which is lactose free and doesn't contain acacia or mannitol (I like it 😏)

[Elle137 in reply to TiggerMe]

Good morning & thank you for your reply, I've been taking it for nearly 3 months, would it have taken this long to have an adverse reaction do you think? 🤔

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Elle137]

Could well be a side effect of mannitol as it builds up in your system?

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I could also be that your HRT needs a tweak as your thyroid levels adjust?

[Elle137 in reply to TiggerMe]

That's interesting thank you, I can up my oestrogel? But it may well be the mannitol?

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Elle137]

I needed to up my oestrogen when raising my thyroid hormones so could be an easy first step to see if it helps? I've always dodged Teva Levo just in case but thinking about it I don't tolerate sweet potatoes or butternut squash which contain it 🤷‍♀️

You need to balance all or your hormones to find your happy place as they all effect each other

[Elle137 in reply to TiggerMe]

Thank you so much, I don't tolerate butternut squash or sweet potato either, really helpful ☺️

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Elle137]

Funny old game isn't it 🙃

[Elle137 in reply to TiggerMe]

The hot flushes are a new treat! 🙄

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Elle137]

Celebrate with another squirt of slime 😁

[Elle137 in reply to TiggerMe]

Indeed 😅

[Obsdian]

Do you have any other symptoms that may indicate you might need an increase on your hrt?

I found my estrogen dose roller coastered around for over a year before settling at a (so far) consistent dose.

[Elle137 in reply to Obsdian]

Thank you for your reply, I've been on oestrogel for quite some time & it's worked really well, no more flushes (main problem with my menopause) this last 2 weeks the "flushes" are back, increasing in severity as are my pre medication thyroid symptoms, it's so confusing as hypothyroidism is supposed to cause us to feel cold?Which is why I wondered if it's a side effect of the levothyroxine? Opinions seem mixed? 🤔

[Obsdian in reply to Elle137]

Perimenopause/menopause can skew tye hypo symptom of feeling cold. I don't get that one either. I do get hot too fast just moving around.

It's complicated when you have menopause and hypothyroidism as the symptoms can feel similar/the same.

I'm lucky telling them apart as mt ankles and knees go stiff along with it and I don't get that one from hypothyroidism.

[Elle137 in reply to Obsdian]

Should be "post menopause" by now! My biggest symptoms (that started this hypo journey) was/is chronic back ache, muscle/joint pain, brain fog, hair loss are all back so I know it's thyroid, not had the hot sweats before, new treat!!