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Difficulty In Working, Have Weakness, Depression, Joint Pain, Mood Swings After Taking Throxine. Can I Take Any Other Medicine?
1 Month before tsh level was 90 due to lithium . Endo prescribe Throxine tablet.i start eltroxine 1 month before. Getting problem after starting eltroxine, unable to do any type of work, still on bed, feel weakness, joint pain, depression, irregular heart rate, mood swing , pain in bones, Latest Tsh level is 55. any other medication that can escape me from this conditions
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Mon, 15 Oct 2012
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Hi,
All your symptoms can be due to hypothyroidism. Just don't stop eltroxin/don't search for alternative medicines. Thyroxine replacement might also be reducing effectiveness of Lithium. You can ask your doctor for alternative for lithium if its possible.
Wish you good health.
All your symptoms can be due to hypothyroidism. Just don't stop eltroxin/don't search for alternative medicines. Thyroxine replacement might also be reducing effectiveness of Lithium. You can ask your doctor for alternative for lithium if its possible.
Wish you good health.
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