New to thyroid meds and problems

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Registered: 09-20-2004
New to thyroid meds and problems
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Wed, 09-22-2004 - 10:43am
I am new to this site and to thyroid meds. Does any one have the bloating

and constipation problems as symptoms? I have been on thyroid .1/4 gr. for

a month now working from one pill to six and still have all my symptoms.

I have been reading other posts and can agree to the arm and hand numbness

and tingling. This happens every night. Also the afternoon brain fog.

Another one I have that I haven't seen is my upper arms itch all the time.

Thanks for listening.
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Registered: 11-09-2001
Wed, 09-22-2004 - 3:18pm
Hi and welcome - I used to feel bloated all the time but that doesn't happen that often anymore. Are you taking Armour Thyroid? No matter what medication you're taking, it could take up to 3 months to feel the full effect of the meds. In the meantime, different symptoms will probably go away and sometimes, new things even crop up for a time! But if you can get your TSH level to a normal range between 1.0 and 2.0, you'll have your best chance of feeling normal again - I finally got mine there over the summer and I don't think I really have any symptoms anymore. I'm trying to enjoy that while it lasts! So I hope that encourages you to hang in there. Feel free to post here whenever you like. And if you have any other questions, just ask! Cathy :)
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Registered: 05-09-2003
Wed, 09-22-2004 - 10:47pm
Sharon,

From whet I understand Tyroid effect both the skin and nerves so I would venture to guess that your itchies are from either dry skin or the nerves in your upper arms. My mom Doesn't have a tyroid problem but she does have a place on her upper arm by her elbow that has nerve damage and it itches constantly, if cortizone helps it's probobly dry skin, but if creams don't help then it's most likely nerves, if the itching isn't helped by cream, then try putting ice on it that helps my mom. I hope that helped.

Take care,

Michelle
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Registered: 08-20-2003
Wed, 09-22-2004 - 11:20pm

I had both the bloating and constipation initiall as well---it probably took several months for those symptoms to go away and still the bloating happens from time to time!


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Registered: 09-20-2004
Thu, 09-23-2004 - 10:58am
Hi and thanks to all who answer me.

Cathy, yes I am taking Amour Thyroid. It has been just one month and I am up to 6 1/4 grain pills a day. I was so excited to find out what was wrong I think I expected results

right away. I hope I can find enough cothes in my closet to make it till the bloating stops. This is the worse symptom.

Michelle, I will try the ice packs. Sometimes bendryl works and sometimes it doesn't. Mostly I think it just helps me sleep.

Laura, I can relate with you and the shins. Sometimes I feel like people must think I have fleas as I scratch my arms like crazy.

It is nice to know I am not alone with all these crazy symptoms and things going on with

my body. I will keep reading and following everyones advice.

Sharon
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Registered: 09-06-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 11:09am
I have those same symptoms, I had the tingling arms, but only when I would lay down and go to sleep at night and it would wake me up, it was like my arms were sleeping. I get the bloating now, and I am on Levoxyl 100 mcgs. It took me almost a year to get rid of the symptoms, I just now started to get the bloating and gas. But I also went through the brain fog in the afternoon and it sucks, i know. But hopefully it will subside if not talk to your dr. Best of wishes and good luck to ya.

Amy