Thyroid medication problems?

Question

I have hashimotos & hypothyroidism. Ive been on 0.075 mcg for about a year. Im 23 years old. Ive been getting my medicine from walgreens but just recently changed pharmacies due to moving. So now i go to cvs and one thing the shape and color of the medicine is different from walgreens, but i was told its just because they have different manufacturers so it should be fine. But i took my first pill from cvs and started having neck pain on the side up to my ears. Googled the symptoms came up “subacute thyroiditis”. Im obviously going to call my doctor and cvs back and tell them my symptoms. But i wanted to get on here and ask is this bad? Because you already know all doctors and pharmacists due is give you bs medicine and then when u have these “rare symptoms” they act like your asking a question about mars. Its annoying because i know damn well they know whats really going on but don't want to tell me cus unfortunately its all about the money. & yeah i never wanted to get on levoxthyrine but i had to cus my numbers were at like 9 and i was dealing with other bs. Sorry about the long letter but yeah why tf is the cvs medication giving me problems now? I should of just went to walgreens if i had known i was gunna have weird pain symptoms in my neck that i never had before 😒

Answer 1

The pharmacists are taught that the pharmacy only uses AB rated medication. It means that

all the medications have been tested against each other and given an equivalency rating. Anything

under a B is not accepted or sold by the pharmacy. It's possible a change in manufacturer could

affect you, but it's unknown if that's the reason. Sometimes, a person's thyroid is not stable, and

may sometimes produce different amounts of thyroid. So they really don't know they exact reason

for your symptoms. Also, taking the pill on an empty stomack vs. with tea or food can greatly change

the absorption of the medication. The doctor would have to check it out.

Answer 2

The weight of each pill should be on the bottle. Call the doctor who prescribed this and check the dose.

Answer 3

As others have said, it's nothing to do with the change in brand.

BTW, it's 0.075mg or 75mcg, not 0.075mcg

Answer 4

''Subacute thyroiditis'' is caused by a virus and has nothing to do with your medication. It's impossible for your medication to cause it. I get many different brands of thyroxine and they all work exactly the same. Different fillers and colourants but the active ingredients are the same. Complain all you like but you'll just look a fool. Your symptoms are either psychosomatic or you have an unrelated seasonal viral infection.

Answer 5

1 There are some differences between the medications between manufacturers. While the actual medication is the same, there are fillers and binding agents that may differ. The only way that you can see if there are issues between the pills is to have blood tests.



2 Since you have self-diagnosed thyroiditis, you should know that it has very little to do with your medicine. Contact your doctor and get a proper diagnosis, and the proper treatment.