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Synthroid and acne

‎03-01-2015 07:57

‎03-01-2015 07:57

Has anyone had the side effect of acne (mostly back, neck and chest) when on synthroid?  If so what do you do?  (I can't reach my back!)  I have never had a problem with this and I feel embarassed.  Especially with my neck.  I can't hide it 😞

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‎03-01-2015 10:10

‎03-01-2015 10:10

@megs1980 wrote:

Has anyone had the side effect of acne (mostly back, neck and chest) when on synthroid?  If so what do you do?  (I can't reach my back!)  I have never had a problem with this and I feel embarassed.  Especially with my neck.  I can't hide it 😞

No one here is qualified to give you medical advice on a prescription drug.

You can check information here: http://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-7033/synthroid-oral/details

and it seems that a phone call or visit, to your prescribing doctor, would be appropriate.

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‎03-01-2015 12:34

In response to SunsetRunner

‎03-01-2015 12:34

I wasn't asking for medical advice.  I was asking if anyone has PERSONAL experience with getting acne after starting Synthroid.  

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‎03-01-2015 14:01 - edited ‎03-01-2015 14:06

In response to megs1980

‎03-01-2015 14:01 - edited ‎03-01-2015 14:06

@megs1980 wrote:

I wasn't asking for medical advice.  I was asking if anyone has PERSONAL experience with getting acne after starting Synthroid.  

You were asking for personal experience in regard to a medical problem you take prescribed

drugs for. Any personal experience is irrelevant and dangerous, as every person is different in

regard to age, metabolism and specifics why the drug was prescribed by their personal doctor.

 

What you're experiencing, could be reaction to the drug, you should talk to your doctor about.

 

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‎12-16-2019 02:29

‎12-16-2019 02:29

I had broken out after my RAI. Skin was very dry and pale when I was on a very high Synthroid dose with very suppressed TSH ( 0.08, 0.09) . Now that my dose has been lowered a bit my skin, as all other adverse hyperthyroid symptoms I was suffering and noticing, have improved. Good luck! 🙂

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‎08-10-2021 05:19

‎08-10-2021 05:19

products from aeno helped me in due time. I have clear skin on my face, but my back was always covered in big red and white pimples. and in the summer I wanted to wear open things, but I was ashamed of how I looked (I started taking their multivitamin complex for acne + cream spotted acne, after a month there were visible results, only acne spots remained, but the sun helped me with this))

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