under my doctor i have a prescription for 75mcg of levo. After visiting an endo in November he suggested i dropped to 50mcg as i was getting anxiety and heart twinges and panic attacks. Have felt better since i terms of panic attacks but am so tired and still anxious that some days i cant get out of bed.
Am frightened of going back upto 75mcg as i dont want panic attacks again as they were horrible. At the time was on Goldshield tabs. My 50mcg is almus which appears to be ok. Does anyone notIce a salty taste with the 25mcg? Presume its the fillers but strange its not there with the 50mcg.
Anyway i picked up a repeat prescription on friday night and after speaking with my pharmacy they had some 25mcg tabs that were by mercury pharma. Have taken 1/2 a tablet for the last 4 days to try and get myself back up. Have noticed a slight improvement in my anxiety, however yesterday i had the most strange feeling in my throat - almost as if the new dose even this small has woken my thyroid and now its sore. It isnt sore when i swallow but it feels like my thyroid is inflamed or something and today i have felt glandy and very tired. My voice isnt hoarse and i cant see a lump but i am worried ive started a goitre or something.
Could it be coincidence, am i messing with my system too much, could i be allergic to this brand or company? Should i stop the tabs or carry on as it will get worze before its better.
Help me please im so confused and scared im killing myself slowly!
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You will see that Almus is not a maker but simply packaging. Check the Patient Information Leaflet.
You will also see that Goldshield simply renamed themselves Mercury Pharma.
We actually only have three makers in the UK - Actavis, Mercury Pharma and Wockhardt. Any other packaging is one of these re-branded. Wockhardt only make 25 mcg. Actavis only make 50and 100 mcg.
Hi A lot of endo`s routinely do an ultra sound of thyroid with these type of problems. I would at least ask the GP for one, so simple. Also make sure you have had a Free T3 test. Diagnosis and treatment used to be on TSH, T4 and Free T3. It is all about costs. If GP will not do it ( it is the NHS here ) then there are ways of getting it done. My endo and I consider it essential.
I also felt extreme anxiety on 75mcg but dropped to 50 and eventually-over a period of 3/4 months my system sorted itself. It did take time and I think the adrenal fatigue could be the problem-I only found this out on this site-doc obviously didn't know!
Still not sure how all that works but read up on internet and rested -had a lot of time out of my stressful teaching job.
I also take B complex/magnesium/starflower to name a few supps which can help.
You might be analysing the 25.50. makes of levo too much and having a panicky reaction which could be totally adrenal related.
Rest up-take it steady and try to distract your thoughts-I know it's hard but it eventually worked for me -also I had to stop the caffeine-so any stimulants need to be monitored.
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