I was put on levothyroxine in 2008 following a blood test and informed that I had an underactive thyroid (the blood test results were never given to me).
I was started on 25mcg. Within hours of the first dose, I got the most awful pains in my legs, from my thighs to my ankles, whenever I walked more than a hundred metres or so.
My circulation in my legs was tested and it was claimed that it was narrow arteries (intermittent claudication) but the fact is that within hours of taking the Levo, the pains started and have never gone away. Moreover, restricted circulation affects the lower legs not hips and thighs, entire legs.
Has anybody else experienced these symptoms following Levothyroxine?
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Yes, back then I was under-medicated, I'm on 125mcg Levo and all my vits etc are in range. I don't convert FT4 very well. In fact whenI first went onto Levo, I was in a weird brain fog for over three years. I have a feeling that my thyroid has never worked well as I've been cold since I was a kid and I think my body adjusted/compensated and when I started on Levo it came as a shock to my system. Hey, that's my theory.
The last ones I got from the NHS were unreadable and didn't include FT3, I've given up on getting tested as I can't get the right treatment anyway, so what's the point?
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Yeah, I came across an obscure paper awhile back that claimed that Levothyroxine interferes with oxygen supply to the leg muscles and advocated that it be treated with Quinnine! So I forwarded the paper to my GP; she never got it. Then I spoke to another GP who informed me that he couldn't prescribe quinnine, thatI should drink Indian Tonic Water instead! After I hung up, I realised the bastard was putting me down! I'll never trust a doctor ever again.
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