How Can I Manage Consistent Discomfort In The Thyroid After Which I Started Taking Tirosint?

Posted on Mon, 2 Apr 2018

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Question : Just started taking tirosint. My thyroid is consistently feeling like its throbbing, not painfully but its a huge discomfort. Since taking the medication I can't stop burping and being bloated.

Answered by Dr. Mirjeta Guni (40 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
About Levothyroxine treatment

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Levothyroxine (tirosint) is a medication used to substitute thyroid function when hypothyroidism is confirmed. If your TSH level has been high, you should take tirosint in order to keep normal hormonal balance in blood.

Usually, it does not have side effects and after starting treatment we usually expect these symptoms to get better not worse. You should be sure that tirosint is taken fasting, with empty stomach and for one hour is recommended not to eat or drink anything.

I would suggest to try to find any other cause for the symptoms you reported as they are not related to Levothyroxine.

Hope the information helps you.

Regards,
Dr. Mirjeta Guni
Endocrinologist

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