hi my name is Kathleen Duncan I have a real sreious weight problem but now I am taking synthroid I also have a real sweet tooth so I was using splenda and lost 20 LBS. But my primary doctor told me not to use splenda anymore because of my thyroid I have tried ebery other sugar sub. not liking it at all . My question is now that I am on synthroid can I feel free to use splenda again???

Yes, thank you. I had my thyroid removed in 1979 and have been taking synthroid ever since. Recently, my physician began experimenting with my dosage. I went from .015 to .112 to .125. Then, my insurance stopped carrying synthroid and I had to try generic. After several months of feeling really tired, starting to gain weight, and being irritable, also, having unbarable leg pains an couldn't sleep' I went back to taking the .015. I just want to know if the generic replacement is exactly like the synthroid? And, will it hurt me to take it after all these years of taking synthroid. My TSH readings have been all over the place.

I take Synthroid 0.112 mg daily. May I safely take Actialin in addition. I had my tryroid killed at age 27 with radio active iodine at the age of 28. I am now 66, and recently my Doctor lowered my Synthroid from 0.150 mg so that it would not overtax my organs?

I was prescribed synthroid for thyroid issues, when I started the medication I noticed the next day I broke out in hives. After years of trying to get my dr to take me off of synthroid because along with the synthroid came prednisone because the hives were uncontrollable, I stopped both the prednisone and the synthroid. Against my dr wishes of course. After stopping the drugs they eventually disappeared. Now 6 years later I go back to the dr and I was told I had to take synthroid again, I figured its been years so let me just take them. I took them and agin like the last time, I broke out in hives. Is there an alternative to synthroid and Levothyroxine ?

I started taking a lower dose of Synthroid about 4 months ago. Since that time I have started losing lots of hair and it is so thin now that I can see my scalp. Could the meds be the cause and should I ask my Dr. to increase the synthroid to the previous amy?

I have taken Synthroid for about 9 years. I have been having a lot of joint pain in the last couple years. Recently also neck and finger joint problems. I was healthy until I started taking Synthroid. In the last 3 years I have had cancer in my colon 2010, my left breast 2012, in my right breast 2013.fortunately all were caught in the early stages. My dose is .75mcg. I want to get off this drug. How can I do this without harming myself. I didn't really need it when my doctor prescribed it. I was in the low normal range and he wanted me to be more in the higher normal range. I have had nothing but health problems since I started taking it. Please tell me hoe to get off this medicine.

Mother in law thinks she has or will get liver problem from generic synthroid. She has taken it for a few months & now says she has dark stool & blames the synthroid. However she just went to hospital for chest pain she thought was heart but indigestion from the chili ch. I have to agree she wants to find something wrong. But aleese hot dog & fries. She is 81. Her sons say she is hypocondriac I can see is possible difference in delivery of the thyroid med in the generic which is debatable but nothing about liver problems. She said a pharmacist told her there was problem with generic synthroid meds & liver.