Side effects could include anxiety, insomnia, headache, palpitations, gastrointestinal upset and menstrual irregularities. Rarely, a patient will experience some hair loss in the first few months of therapy, but this usually subsides. The medication may need to be increased by a physician during pregnancy. The medication must be taken for life to maintain thyroid function. When these hormones are low, as with hypothyroidism, a person's cholesterol level can be affected.
Primary hypothyroidism resulting from radiation therapy is associated with high cholesterol.
Synthroid may help lower it. You should discuss this with your doctor. 882-7000 to make an appointment with a University of Missouri Health Sciences Center physician. My sister has been diagnosed with hemochromatosis. I am in the process of being tested.