Puffy eyes

[Guest guest]

> I finally dekurking here to ask a question. I wanted to know if anyone

> could suggest a formula or something that can be used to reduce under-eye

> puffiness?

Hi Annie:

Try using chilled witch hazel on cotton pads placed over the eyes for 10-15

minutes. Also helpful: cucumber slices and grated raw potato applied as a

poultice.

Cat

[Guest guest]

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> From: natasha <natasha@...>

> Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 11:48:59 +0900

> Annie Daghelian <milalina@...>

> Subject: Re: Puffy eyes

>

> on 23/5/00 2:18 AM, Annie Daghelian at milalina@... wrote:

>

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I finally dekurking here to ask a question. I wanted to know if anyone

>> could suggest a formula or something that can be used to reduce under-eye

>> puffiness?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Annni

>

> Hello,

>>

> Cucumbers placed on the eyelids while resting or cold chammomile tea bags are

> old remedies but they work.

> Natasha

>

> Kamakura Garden - It's Only Natural - Japan

> http://www.kamakura-garden.com

> Aroma Herbal Body Beauty & Skin Care Secrets

> --

[Guest guest]

the women who do modeling and the miss ..... pageants use hemrrhoid

cream. it reduces swelling, however i will continue with the cukes.

there's something about that idea that i really don't quite care for.

wendy in pa

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/23/00 9:29:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

stevewendy@... writes:

<< the women who do modeling and the miss ..... pageants use hemrrhoid

cream. it reduces swelling, >>

,

I think those pads contain witch hazel as the active ingredient, so you could

skip the pads and use the witch hazel, if I'm right.

Beth

[Guest guest]

I can't really tell you what to do, but I know that I did horrible on Synthroid.

You might want to seriously check out different options. Have you considered

selenium?

Blessings to you!

bridan90 <bridan90@...> wrote:

I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should have

started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but didn't. My

concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now gone

up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help the

eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

[Guest guest]

It may be that you are now hypo. Puffy eyes is a symptom of hypothyroidism. I

also did

not like synthroid. I am now taking levoxyl but the jury is still out.....not

sure how I am

doing.....get my blood test in a couple of weeks. Judging from my puffy

face.....not

working. Yes, it can make you feel at your wits end. Have you had a tsh to

see where

your at since you went off your meds. I would start there before going back on

it. Then

you may know what dose you need.

Venizia

> I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should have

> started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but didn't. My

> concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now gone

> up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help the

> eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is a risky

process.

IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

>

> Puffy eyes

>

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>

> Posted by: " bridan90 " bridan90@...

> <mailto:bridan90@...?Subject=%20Re%3APuffy%20eyes>

> bridan90 <bridan90>

>

>

> Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:22 am (PST)

>

> I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should have

> started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but didn't. My

> concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now gone

> up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help the

> eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

[Guest guest]

horse puckey

we do a far better job than the docs.

Gracia

Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is a risky

process.

IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

>

> Puffy eyes

>

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>

>

> Posted by: " bridan90 " bridan90@...

> <mailto:bridan90@...?Subject=%20Re%3APuffy%20eyes>

> bridan90 <bridan90>

>

>

> Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:22 am (PST)

>

> I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should have

> started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but didn't. My

> concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now gone

> up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help the

> eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

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[Guest guest]

Y ou should really be talking to your doc. You could be doing yourself

harm.

Dusty

Puffy eyes

I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should have

started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but didn't. My

concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now gone

up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help the

eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

[Guest guest]

My experience of doctors has not been great. My GP is a very good

doctor and a good listener but in no way an expert in endocrinology.

In the five years I have had this awful condition I have seen, in

all, two hospital consultants and a general physician open to

alternative treatments.

So far none of them have really helped. The last hospital consultant

I seen told me that despite the fact I had been overdosing on

synthetic t3 and my TSH was virtually non existent, none of my

symptoms were physical. My goitre was a " bit enlarged " but nothing to

worry about, I had not done any real harm to myself.

He told me I was suffering from anxiety and depression and the only

treatment that mattered for me at the moment was a long term course

of ssri's! He also recommended diazampam for a few weeks.

He was totally dismissive of any treatment other than levothyroxine

for my thyroid and told me to forget T3 altogether (the hospital will

not do the blood tests anyway) go back on the levothyroxine and keep

taking the anti depressants indefinitely.

Tell me what exactly is competent professional advice because believe

me if I could get it I would not be on the internet at all!

>

> Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is a

risky

> process.

>

> IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

>

>

>

> >

> > Puffy eyes

> >

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> >

> >

> >

> > Posted by: " bridan90 " bridan90@...

> > <mailto:bridan90@...?Subject=%20Re%3APuffy%20eyes>

> > bridan90 <bridan90>

> >

> >

> > Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:22 am (PST)

> >

> > I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should

have

> > started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but

didn't. My

> > concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now

gone

> > up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> > uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> > pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> > leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help

the

> > eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

>

[Guest guest]

I think you would fair well to find someone who specializes in

treating hormone imbalances naturally. I would recommend you visit

http://www.drhotze.com/EN/index.html and read as much as you can on

low thyroid. He also has a great book called " Hormones, Health and

Happiness. You can also visit our site at www.hormonephysicians.com

and watch 1 of 20 videos on hormone imbalances.

Hope this helps

> >

> > Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is

a

> risky

> > process.

> >

> > IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

> >

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Puffy eyes

> > >

>

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> > >

> > >

> > > Posted by: " bridan90 " bridan90@

> > > <mailto:bridan90@?Subject=%20Re%3APuffy%20eyes>

> > > bridan90 <bridan90>

> > >

> > >

> > > Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:22 am (PST)

> > >

> > > I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I

should

> have

> > > started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but

> didn't. My

> > > concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has

now

> gone

> > > up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> > > uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> > > pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication

or

> > > leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this

help

> the

> > > eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I agree with you!! I am on the internet because, I too, am seeking help!!

Well said! Look into cleansing, www.modernmanna.org and keep seeking! I

believe that we will all find the truth if we truly seek! I am keeping you in

my prayers!

Blessings!

bridan90 <bridan90@...> wrote:

My experience of doctors has not been great. My GP is a very good

doctor and a good listener but in no way an expert in endocrinology.

In the five years I have had this awful condition I have seen, in

all, two hospital consultants and a general physician open to

alternative treatments.

So far none of them have really helped. The last hospital consultant

I seen told me that despite the fact I had been overdosing on

synthetic t3 and my TSH was virtually non existent, none of my

symptoms were physical. My goitre was a " bit enlarged " but nothing to

worry about, I had not done any real harm to myself.

He told me I was suffering from anxiety and depression and the only

treatment that mattered for me at the moment was a long term course

of ssri's! He also recommended diazampam for a few weeks.

He was totally dismissive of any treatment other than levothyroxine

for my thyroid and told me to forget T3 altogether (the hospital will

not do the blood tests anyway) go back on the levothyroxine and keep

taking the anti depressants indefinitely.

Tell me what exactly is competent professional advice because believe

me if I could get it I would not be on the internet at all!

>

> Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is a

risky

> process.

>

> IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

>

>

>

> >

> > Puffy eyes

> >

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> >

> >

> >

> > Posted by: " bridan90 " bridan90@...

> > <mailto:bridan90@...?Subject=%20Re%3APuffy%20eyes>

> > bridan90 <bridan90>

> >

> >

> > Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:22 am (PST)

> >

> > I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should

have

> > started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but

didn't. My

> > concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now

gone

> > up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> > uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> > pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> > leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help

the

> > eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I have had hypothyroid since my twenties. I took Thyrolar all that

time. I never had puffy eyes, until the endo decided to change my

medication to see if it was causing a skin condition I have.

Now, I have puffy eyes. I went back to my doctor, he had my blood

checked and the Levothyroxine has kicked me over into hyperthyroid.

Levothyroxine is the generic for Synthroid and Levoxyl, so it's all

the same thing.

Thyrolar is a combination T3/T4 drug, and I never had problems with

it.

Right now I understand that it is on back order. I hope they will

have it up and distributed by the middle of March, which is how long

I have pills for.

Roni

> > I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now.

I should have

> > started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but

didn't. My

> > concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now

gone

> > up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> > uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> > pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> > leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help

the

> > eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Synthroid is different from Levoxyl in that Synthroid contains sulfites as a

preservative.

Levoxyl does not contain sulfites. Found this out after I was very puffy using

synthroid. I

called abbott labs and they told me .05mg and .075 mg has 2.9 mg of sulfites per

pill. For

those of us sensitive to sulfites it can be a problem.

Venizia

-- In hypothyroidism , " matchermaam " <matchermaam@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi,

>

> I have had hypothyroid since my twenties. I took Thyrolar all that

> time. I never had puffy eyes, until the endo decided to change my

> medication to see if it was causing a skin condition I have.

>

> Now, I have puffy eyes. I went back to my doctor, he had my blood

> checked and the Levothyroxine has kicked me over into hyperthyroid.

> Levothyroxine is the generic for Synthroid and Levoxyl, so it's all

> the same thing.

>

> Thyrolar is a combination T3/T4 drug, and I never had problems with

> it.

>

> Right now I understand that it is on back order. I hope they will

> have it up and distributed by the middle of March, which is how long

> I have pills for.

>

> Roni

>

>

>

>

>

> > > I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now.

> I should have

> > > started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but

> didn't. My

> > > concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now

> gone

> > > up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> > > uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> > > pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> > > leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help

> the

> > > eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Some people are particularly sensitive to iodine while others can

tolerate many times the RDA [or whatever it's called]. I have an honest

fear that someone who cannot tolerate iodine will take the level of

dosage you keep recommending and die. I surely hope not...

We are all different. What works for me may not work for you at all.

>

> Re: Puffy eyes

>

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>

>

> Posted by: " Gracia " circe@...

> <mailto:circe@...?Subject=%20Re%3A%20Puffy%20eyes>

> graciabee <graciabee>

>

>

> Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:27 am (PST)

>

>

> horse puckey

> we do a far better job than the docs.

> Gracia

>

> Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is a risky

> process.

>

> IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

>

>

[Guest guest]

That's why COMPETENT was all caps.

None the less, any doctor should be able give you better advice than

someone who has never seen you or examined you. But many here report

less than optimum results with a whole list of doctors. Still, it's

very risky to take advice over the internet when your life is at stake.

Best,

>

> Puffy eyes

>

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>

>

>

> Posted by: " bridan90 " bridan90@...

> <mailto:bridan90@...?Subject=%20Re%3APuffy%20eyes>

> bridan90 <bridan90>

>

>

> Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:11 am (PST)

>

>

> My experience of doctors has not been great. My GP is a very good

> doctor and a good listener but in no way an expert in endocrinology.

> In the five years I have had this awful condition I have seen, in

> all, two hospital consultants and a general physician open to

> alternative treatments.

>

> So far none of them have really helped. The last hospital consultant

> I seen told me that despite the fact I had been overdosing on

> synthetic t3 and my TSH was virtually non existent, none of my

> symptoms were physical. My goitre was a " bit enlarged " but nothing to

> worry about, I had not done any real harm to myself.

>

> He told me I was suffering from anxiety and depression and the only

> treatment that mattered for me at the moment was a long term course

> of ssri's! He also recommended diazampam for a few weeks.

>

> He was totally dismissive of any treatment other than levothyroxine

> for my thyroid and told me to forget T3 altogether (the hospital will

> not do the blood tests anyway) go back on the levothyroxine and keep

> taking the anti depressants indefinitely.

>

> Tell me what exactly is competent professional advice because believe

> me if I could get it I would not be on the internet at all!

>

>

> >

> > Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is a

> risky

> > process.

> >

> > IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I ABSOLUTELY agree about the lack of competent professional advice!!! It's a

fight to get healthy and stay healthy and the doctor's unless your case is an

easy one, really just want to push the Levothyroxine. My doctor doesn't like

Armour because it comes from a pig. He is referring me to an endocrinologist

because I do too much reading and I am standing up for myself.

Re: Re:Puffy eyes

Yes, I agree with you!! I am on the internet because, I too, am seeking help!!

Well said! Look into cleansing, www.modernmanna.org and keep seeking! I believe

that we will all find the truth if we truly seek! I am keeping you in my

prayers!

Blessings!

bridan90 <bridan90@...> wrote:

My experience of doctors has not been great. My GP is a very good

doctor and a good listener but in no way an expert in endocrinology.

In the five years I have had this awful condition I have seen, in

all, two hospital consultants and a general physician open to

alternative treatments.

So far none of them have really helped. The last hospital consultant

I seen told me that despite the fact I had been overdosing on

synthetic t3 and my TSH was virtually non existent, none of my

symptoms were physical. My goitre was a " bit enlarged " but nothing to

worry about, I had not done any real harm to myself.

He told me I was suffering from anxiety and depression and the only

treatment that mattered for me at the moment was a long term course

of ssri's! He also recommended diazampam for a few weeks.

He was totally dismissive of any treatment other than levothyroxine

for my thyroid and told me to forget T3 altogether (the hospital will

not do the blood tests anyway) go back on the levothyroxine and keep

taking the anti depressants indefinitely.

Tell me what exactly is competent professional advice because believe

me if I could get it I would not be on the internet at all!

>

> Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is a

risky

> process.

>

> IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

>

>

>

> >

> > Puffy eyes

> >

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> >

> >

> >

> > Posted by: " bridan90 " bridan90@...

> > <mailto:bridan90@...?Subject=%20Re%3APuffy%20eyes>

> > bridan90 <bridan90>

> >

> >

> > Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:22 am (PST)

> >

> > I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should

have

> > started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but

didn't. My

> > concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now

gone

> > up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> > uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> > pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> > leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help

the

> > eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

I do not understand why your doctor has any problem with the fact that Armour

comes from a pig. Also standing up for yourself is your RIGHT.

Kind reagrds

Suzanne

sesimplyme@... wrote:

I ABSOLUTELY agree about the lack of competent professional advice!!!

It's a fight to get healthy and stay healthy and the doctor's unless your case

is an easy one, really just want to push the Levothyroxine. My doctor doesn't

like Armour because it comes from a pig. He is referring me to an

endocrinologist because I do too much reading and I am standing up for myself.

Re: Re:Puffy eyes

Yes, I agree with you!! I am on the internet because, I too, am seeking help!!

Well said! Look into cleansing, www.modernmanna.org and keep seeking! I believe

that we will all find the truth if we truly seek! I am keeping you in my

prayers!

Blessings!

bridan90 <bridan90@...> wrote:

My experience of doctors has not been great. My GP is a very good

doctor and a good listener but in no way an expert in endocrinology.

In the five years I have had this awful condition I have seen, in

all, two hospital consultants and a general physician open to

alternative treatments.

So far none of them have really helped. The last hospital consultant

I seen told me that despite the fact I had been overdosing on

synthetic t3 and my TSH was virtually non existent, none of my

symptoms were physical. My goitre was a " bit enlarged " but nothing to

worry about, I had not done any real harm to myself.

He told me I was suffering from anxiety and depression and the only

treatment that mattered for me at the moment was a long term course

of ssri's! He also recommended diazampam for a few weeks.

He was totally dismissive of any treatment other than levothyroxine

for my thyroid and told me to forget T3 altogether (the hospital will

not do the blood tests anyway) go back on the levothyroxine and keep

taking the anti depressants indefinitely.

Tell me what exactly is competent professional advice because believe

me if I could get it I would not be on the internet at all!

>

> Getting medical advice from unknown people over the internet is a

risky

> process.

>

> IMHO you need COMPETENT professional advice.

>

>

>

> >

> > Puffy eyes

> >

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> >

> >

> >

> > Posted by: " bridan90 " bridan90@...

> > <mailto:bridan90@...?Subject=%20Re%3APuffy%20eyes>

> > bridan90 <bridan90>

> >

> >

> > Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:22 am (PST)

> >

> > I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should

have

> > started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but

didn't. My

> > concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has now

gone

> > up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> > uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> > pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> > leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this help

the

> > eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Lots of doctors have trouble with people who read and

stand up for themselves. However, I think it is

getting more common, and eventually (can't wait till

then)it will be expected.

Roni

P.S. to the person who said she had freezing cold

hands and feet. The same thing happened to me on

Levothyroxine, along with other bad feelings of

widespread pain, like nothing I have ever encountered,

along with the puffy eyes. I've been back on Thyrolar

for a couplde of weeks now and everything is getting

better.

--- Suzanne Booth <suegeoboo@...> wrote:

> Hi

>

> I do not understand why your doctor has any

> problem with the fact that Armour comes from a pig.

> Also standing up for yourself is your RIGHT.

>

> Kind reagrds

> Suzanne

>

>

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I just stopped a week ago from taking my levothyroxine because I was having

widespread pain. It was in my lower back, neck, hands, feet, legs... One day my

legs felt sore and achey as though I had worked out new muscles the day before,

which I hadn't. I was hurting bad. I told my chiropractor, who always asks on

a scale of 1-10 (10 being the worst imaginable) what is your pain, I told her it

was at a 7 or 8. My pain seems to be decreasing, with only an ocassional pain

when I pick something up.

I'd like to hear more about the pain you were experiencing before you stopped

the meds.

Re: Re:Puffy eyes

Hi,

Lots of doctors have trouble with people who read and

stand up for themselves. However, I think it is

getting more common, and eventually (can't wait till

then)it will be expected.

Roni

P.S. to the person who said she had freezing cold

hands and feet. The same thing happened to me on

Levothyroxine, along with other bad feelings of

widespread pain, like nothing I have ever encountered,

along with the puffy eyes. I've been back on Thyrolar

for a couplde of weeks now and everything is getting

better.

--- Suzanne Booth <suegeoboo@...> wrote:

> Hi

>

> I do not understand why your doctor has any

> problem with the fact that Armour comes from a pig.

> Also standing up for yourself is your RIGHT.

>

> Kind reagrds

> Suzanne

>

>

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[Guest guest]

There seems to be no end of complications when the thyroid stops

doing its job. No one ever prepares you for it, you just get told to

take this pill and it will all go away and maybe for some folk it

does but what about those of us who continue to suffer?

According to the medical profession there must be either some other

physical cause for your symptoms or your more than likely just a

hypochondriac because the blood tests are fine and the tablets have

always worked before for their other patients. Why should you be any

different?

It may well be a dodgy business taking advice from strangers over the

internet but when so called professionals close their eyes and their

minds what else can you do?

I have now discovered that I am hypertensive. For the first time in

my entire life I have high blood pressure. Another problem to add to

the list, high cholesterol, early menopause, fatigue, muscle cramps,

depression edema and sore, puffy eyes that give me sleepless nights.

I'm on so many tablets now that I have started to rattle when I so

much as move.

>

> > Hi

> >

> > I do not understand why your doctor has any

> > problem with the fact that Armour comes from a pig.

> > Also standing up for yourself is your RIGHT.

> >

> > Kind reagrds

> > Suzanne

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

I didn't stop the meds completely, I just stopped

taking the levothyroxine,(which, by the way is the

generic form or Levoxyl and Synthroid) so basically it

is the same. What I am taking instead is Thyrolar, a

medication I have been taking since my 20s, and I'm

starting to feel better on this. I know many people

who had bad experiences from Synthroid and it's

generic levothyroxine, including my mother, and now

me.

Roni

--- sesimplyme@... wrote:

> I just stopped a week ago from taking my

> levothyroxine because I was having widespread pain.

> It was in my lower back, neck, hands, feet, legs...

> One day my legs felt sore and achey as though I had

> worked out new muscles the day before, which I

> hadn't. I was hurting bad. I told my chiropractor,

> who always asks on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the

> worst imaginable) what is your pain, I told her it

> was at a 7 or 8. My pain seems to be decreasing,

> with only an ocassional pain when I pick something

> up.

>

> I'd like to hear more about the pain you were

> experiencing before you stopped the meds.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

After reading your last posting, I looked up side affects of levothyroxine. I

did stop taking this about a week ago and about 90% of the pain I was

experiencing has gone away. Here is what I found:

Levothyroxine Side Effects / Hypersensitivity Reactions

(Note: the reviewers believed these reactions are probably due to dyes or tablet

constituents)

Urticaria (hives)

Pruritis (itchiness)

Skin rash

Flushing

Angioedema (swelling of the hands, feet, trunk, face, abdomen and airways)

Abdominal pain

Nausea

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Fever

Arthralgia (joint pain and aches)

Wheezing

I was experiencing the diarrhea, joint pain and aches and the wheezing was just

beginning.

Re: Re:Puffy eyes

I didn't stop the meds completely, I just stopped

taking the levothyroxine,(which, by the way is the

generic form or Levoxyl and Synthroid) so basically it

is the same. What I am taking instead is Thyrolar, a

medication I have been taking since my 20s, and I'm

starting to feel better on this. I know many people

who had bad experiences from Synthroid and it's

generic levothyroxine, including my mother, and now

me.

Roni

--- sesimplyme@... wrote:

> I just stopped a week ago from taking my

> levothyroxine because I was having widespread pain.

> It was in my lower back, neck, hands, feet, legs...

> One day my legs felt sore and achey as though I had

> worked out new muscles the day before, which I

> hadn't. I was hurting bad. I told my chiropractor,

> who always asks on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the

> worst imaginable) what is your pain, I told her it

> was at a 7 or 8. My pain seems to be decreasing,

> with only an ocassional pain when I pick something

> up.

>

> I'd like to hear more about the pain you were

> experiencing before you stopped the meds.

>

>

>

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I have a slow thyroid and also have problems with high blood pressure

and diabetes. Puffiness is also a symptom of slow thyroid.

> > > Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:22 am (PST)

> > >

> > > I have not taken thyroid medication for two weeks now. I should

> have

> > > started back on levothyroxine (50mcg) about a week ago but

> didn't. My

> > > concern is that I may still be hyper as my blood pressure has

now

> gone

> > > up and my eyes are still giving me problems, they are puffy and

> > > uncomfortable. I cannot get a good night's sleep because of the

> > > pressure I feel when lying down. Should I start my medication or

> > > leave it for another while and if I do begin again will this

help

> the

> > > eye problem? Can anyone help I am at my wits end.

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

Drink lots of water, at least 4 litres a day, fill up large bottles and drink because cups and small glasses are no use. Carry the large bottle and drink as I had puffy eyes all the time and they slowly disappeared after drinking more water and cutting back on caffeine drinks. Re: Sick of it> > > I felt immediate relief and saw the acupuncturist every other week for> three months.>

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