http://www.ei-resource.org/ 2502-355 http://www.ei-resource.org/treatment-%11-medications/thyroid-medication/thyroxine-%11-t4-(levothyroxine,-synthroid,-levothroid-etc)/ Although I had almost every single symptom and a family history of hypothyroidism my doctors wouldn't treat me until I reached '10' [for TSH] on their stupid scale. I put on 3 stone, had symptoms too numerous to mention and thought I was going crazy! On the 2nd September 2008, I finally reached this goal, then and only then did they say "You will be glad to know we can treat you now." I was angry, disgusted and seething but took my T4 gladly at first; they made me very ill while I took them for seven months, until I'd really had enough of all the debilitating symptoms. Read my full story on the blogs! I felt so miserable, I wouldn't recommend it to my to anyone other than my Ex Doctor just so he could feel how utterly down I was in the dark, empty, lonely, black hole I call Levothyroxine! Denise Belgacem ]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:08:20 +0100 2502-315 http://www.ei-resource.org/treatment-%11-medications/thyroid-medication/thyroxine-%11-t4-(levothyroxine,-synthroid,-levothroid-etc)/ I developed chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) aged 11 and later in my teens had my thyroid function tested by a ME/CFS who suspected low thyroid function may have been contributing to my condition. My thyroxine levels came back borderline low so I was given thyroxine medication which I took at a dose of 25mcg, increasing to 50mcg, over a period of a few months. I noticed no effects from the thyroxine tablets at all. There were also no side-effects to report however. Years later I was given T3 medication. T3 is the active form of thyroid hormone where thyroxine is seen more as a storage form. The T3 produced very positive results very quickly. I'd therefore advise anyone with similar health concerns to myself to get comprehensive thyroid testing that includes T3 levels and to ask for T3 medication (or natural thyroid extract) to be added to their treatment if thyroxine alone is not effective or only partially so. ]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:18:44 +0000