How to reduce thyroid tsh

  1. Symptoms of Too Much Levothyroxine (Thyroid Medication)


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Symptoms of Too Much Levothyroxine (Thyroid Medication)

• Elevated pulse and blood pressure • Anxiety, nervous energy, tremors • Feeling irritable, overemotional, erratic, or depressed • Difficulty concentrating • Difficulty sleeping • Fatigue or feeling extremely tired • Feeling overheated, even when others are cold • Diarrhea • Feeling like your heart is skipping a beator racing • • Increase in food intakewith no weight gain Pay attention to any symptoms that start after you've refilled your prescription at the pharmacy, as they could be a sign of a medication error or change in the formulation. Diet Changes Sometimes, you end up getting too much levothyroxine because of factors that are not directly related to the medication. Monitoring for Overmedication To avoid overmedication with levothyroxine, your healthcare provider will use your thyroid blood test results to see if you are getting too much. In some cases, having a TSH level that is lower than normal or a T3 or T4 level that is higher than normal can be a sign of overmedication. Summary There are a few reasons you could end up taking too much levothyroxine. For example, you may become overmedicated with changes in the dosage or type of thyroid hormone replacement therapy you are taking. Certain health conditions and lifestyle changes can also make an overdose of levothyroxine more likely to happen. Side effects of levothyroxine can include hair loss, headache, diarrhea, fever, weight gain or loss, vomiting, joint pain, heat sensitivity, appetite changes, menstrual cyc...

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