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Thyroid Hormone Medicines for Hypothyroidism
In general, you will not have side effects if you are taking the correct amount of thyroid hormone medicine.
Side effects of too much thyroid medicine include:
- Heart palpitations.
- Nervousness.
- Trouble sleeping (insomnia).
- Shaking (tremors).
- Frequent bowel movements.
- Too much weight loss.
- Discomfort in warm weather.
- Bone thinning (osteoporosis) if the dose is too high for a long time.
Report any side effects to your doctor.
If you have coronary artery disease and you take too much thyroid medicine, symptoms such as chest pain (angina) or heart rhythm irregularities (arrhythmia) may get worse. Also, you may have an increased risk of heart attack.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: July 16, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology | |
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