Levothyroxine And Ringing In The Ears
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I was recently diagnosed with Hypothyroidism after having my thyroid tested and my TSH was 5.9. I have been taking Levothyroxine since the end of June. The middle of July I started having non-stop ringing in my ears and still continues. I also have experienced severe hair loss and cannot put weight ON. Is it okay to stop taking Levo to see if the ringing in my ears stop? I really don't want to be on this medication, but don't want to cause additional issues as I'm getting married soon. Appreciate any sound advice.

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Re: LAHs (# 7) Expand Referenced Message

A weird thing about the ear ringing which I have had for years (and have been on Levothyroxine for decades), I have noticed that if I bite down on something hard like a hard candy, and when it crunches and my teeth hit together hard, the tinnetus instantaneously gets much louder! Can somebody explain that! I'll be testing the wine theory soon : )P

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I take levothyroxine and have ringing in my ear. Some times louder and sometimes soft. I tried tinnitus max. No help. Tried tinnitus 911. Did a little help. They say it’s a brain problem

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Please help, so this is my story. Over a month ago started taking 12mg Levo, now left ear ringing, then right ear, then another couple of days hearts palpitations and dizziness. Wt heck? The small amount shouldn’t effect me, my mom 86yrs takes 125mg, and she had no issues; which of course everyone loses their thyroid but 65yrs. So, I’m not hardly 53 and this is the first drug I ever taking for anything- my ears are ruined and I’m pissed, and won’t take another pill. Ruined ears, and drugs mfgtrs do this and put stuff out.

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All severe ototoxic drugs such as Levothroxine should be banned IMO, as I have permanent ear damage from one such drug and its driving me insane! The benefits from drugs (if they exist) sometimes does NOT outweigh the risks. In most cases the efficacy isn't worth the damage they can do.

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I have ringing in ear. But did not know it was from my Levothroxine. My DOCTER just up my dosage
To 100 MG From 50 That’s when my ears started ringing noise. Been going on line and trying
All these so called cures. But nothing helped and very expensive. I am going to lower and break
The pills in half.

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Re: Ceecee (# 20) Expand Referenced Message

Should not take Levo made in China. As for the bad symptoms caused by Armor, this will be because you probably switched over cold turkey. You need to do it gradually, like one every third day for a week, then second daily for another week, then change completely, but only as you feel. I went col turkey and had strange symptoms, headaches, brain fog, no energy, sleepy and could hardly function, but with a tweak, which I initiated myself, I am ok now.

cnbc.com/2018/08/16/thyroid-meds-chinese-manufacture-fails-inspection-leads-to-recall.htm

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Re: LAHs (# 5) Expand Referenced Message

As for Armour Thyroid, I switched from Levothyroxine to Armour, and thought I would die. The ringing I had turned into cymbals crashing, I had the shakes, I was hot in a strange internal way, sweating like a cartoon, and felt burning in my muscles. Everyone reacts differently.

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I wonder if generic thyroxine is as good as the brand name? I have read that drugs like thyroxine and epilepsy drugs have a narrow therapeutic index and generics only need to be within a 10% blood concentration of the correct dose and they are passed by the drug regulators of the country. This 10% is a big margin if you are titrating a thyroid dose. Just a thought.

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Re: Elizabeth (# 8) Expand Referenced Message

I was on Armour for 25 years for Hashimoto's disease. I went in for my yearly level check and came out with low TSH level "outside the norm" but all other levels normal and I was experiencing no symptoms. In fact I had been feeling rather really well. Didn't matter to the new doctor who said tests don't lie and she considered me to be Hyperthyroid even though there were not symptoms to indicate that I was Hyperthyroid. She refuses to prescribe Armour and instead switched me to Levothyroxine at which time she dropped the dosage "to bring the TSH level back into line." I started getting ringing in the ears on day 2. It is constant. I described this to her in an email and named it as my number 2 problem when I saw this specialist for one month check up. (#1 being brain fog) She dismissed my reports of the number of hypothyroid symptoms that have redeveloped. Dismissed ringing in the ears as "must be caused by something else and it was just a coincidence it started when I took the new medication". Dismissed feeling cold and increased brain fog as a "nocebo" saying that I expect to feel lousy since they changed the medication I have taken for 25 years. I have been prowling the internet to find out if there is a link. The tinnitus pages do show a correlation between ringing in the ears and low thyroid. The thyroid pages have people saying it's medication related. I just know my experience and whether my levels dropped with the change and so low thyroid is causing the ringing or whether it is the medication change to Levothyroxine, I don't know but I do know it's real and it's not a symptom or side effect I want to live with!

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Hi Bella,
I have had the exact same issue. Started Synthroid and 10 days later woke up with ringing in my ears. I immediately stopped the meds. I was feeling way worse on them than better. Still have the ringing and 4 doctors swear it’s not the meds! I’m at my wits end. Wish I never touched the meds to begin with. How have you been dealing with your tinnitus?

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I am taking Eutroxsig 75mcg and my TSH went up to 15, so the Dr increased my dose to 100mcg. I developed severe heart palpitations and went to ER one night. Did the usual heart EGG etc and blood tests, said it was ectopic beats and I was ok. So I read on a fb page where a woman had bad palps on Levo. I checked on the list of side effects and sure enough, this was one of them. So I dropped my dose and the palps decreased markedly. I told the Dr, and he said “unlikely to be the tabs.” He won't do a T3, said he never ordered one! I think this form of thyroxine is faulty. It is generic, and I know lots of generic drugs are not the same. Where is it made? Has anyone else experienced heart palpitations whilst taking this tablet?

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Have been on Levothyroxine 75mg. for several years and been bothered with izzyness, when standing and moving around and bothers my eye sight. Can I stop taking this medication?

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My advice to you is to learn about natural thyroid meds. Firstly, your TSH is too high. That is why you are having problems. There are several natural thyroid hormone meds. One thing that you should start with is a book called STOP THE THYROID MADNESS VOLUME 1 AND 2. After reading it you will never look at synthetic medicine again. Most doctors were taught that in school and refuse to change dispersing methods even though it is keeping people sick. Do yourself a favor.

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I have been taking levothyroxine for many years. Tomorrow I am going to go for yearly check up I will be asking her if tinnitus can be a caused by the L med. also feel achy when I sit too long, Dr's say not to stop the L meds I am con fused but I will ask thanks M

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I got ringing in my ears, I worried a lot, I have not tested my thyroid prblm...but can thyroid treatment can cure my ringing in the ears....? Sorry for my English...

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I have also stoped taking levo. I lost 6 lbs in 6 months & I don't want to lose weight, my pants were falling off me, I'm 54 I didn't think there was much difference but I'm now more lethargic, my brother told me I can't stop this med, it's also impossible to see the Doc who put me on this

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I have been on thyroxine for 7 years and never felt better, always had headaches, brain fog, and extreme tierdness so I went cold turkey three months ago and have never felt better, not totally back to normal but alot better. I have energy to go to the gym and do circuit training. Three days ago I decided to take my thyroxine dose and can say that by day three and I am feeling like crap, tierd, achy, brain attention loss, so I have decided to stay off it. Having said that, since i have been off it i have been taking maca powder mixed in yoghurt which helps balance hormone inbalance, worth looking into and trying for yourself. Any questions you can email me {edited for privacy}. I will be happy to help or just give support.

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The ringing in your ears is probably due to the wrong dose of Levo and probably due to your being under medicated.
It is very difficult to get your doc to medicate you to "symptoms", they just want to medicate you to "TSH". That will guarantee that you will be under medicated.
There is another possibility for ear ringing, that is that your medication has increased your blood pressure, that's what it did to me and I had to reduce my BP in order to reduce the ringing in my ears. I did actually increase my Thyroid Meds at the same time so I cannot tell you which had the most effect.

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Are you still doing well on the Armor? I developed tinnitus after my TT and to this day ring 24/7. I have tried all levels of Synthroid trying to calm it to no avail.

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This is purely, purely anecdotal but perhaps if a researcher is reading this it might mean something. I reported before that I now have a slight residual ringing in my ears. I have noticed, and have repeated this experiment with the same results, that if I have a ridiculously hot spicy meal (with lots of garlic) and drink a large glass of strong red wine, then the ringing disappears - until the next morning when it comes back.
One of the spices (or the wine) fixes it - I don't know which one yet, but I will try to find out and report back.

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